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Blake Graham and Marquel Ray are the go to guys for Graham, in my opinion. Ray is the leader on the floor, he dictates the offensive play, very good ball handler and decision maker, good defender with good hands, causes turnovers.. Blake can score and is very scrappy and plays good defense, can make steals and block shots. Fix contributes quite a bit for a freshman, but he along with G. Palmer (another freshman) and a few others all contribute about the same, good group of players that rotate in and out without any noticeable drop off.

https://www.facebook.com/videostreamWV They have a youtube channel too. https://www.youtube.com/@WVVideoProductions Just scroll down the page to the Bluefield vs Graham game. Check around 7:00 to see if the stream has started yet. Game is supposed to start at 7:15, but JV game is already over.

Video Productions is broadcasting the game.

Graham is at Bluefield tonight in the old high school gym. I don't think it has the capacity to hold the crowd to show up. I hear when they get to 1000, they are going to turn folks away. Should be interesting to see how Graham stacks up. Bluefield always fields a good basketball team and this year is no exception. Still seems like Graham isn't in basketball shape yet, from what I've watched. They play Bluefield again in a couple weeks, that might be a better indicator.

I think Graham will be in the mix for the SWD title this year. They have some very good young talent.

I think the thing that waters it down is allowing so many teams in the playoffs. I'm ok with 6 classificaitons, 5 may be better, but having so many teams in the playoffs waters it down imo.

I disagree. 4 is the appropriate number for WV. The disparity between teams like Martinsburg and Huntington to teams like Princeton and Fairmont are huge.

IN addition to basketball, football, cheer, softball, volleyball, baseball and volleyball will all have 4 classifications. Below is a link to the final competition model (classifications). (copy and paste into your browser) chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Final-Copy-of-WVSSAC-Competition-Models-2023-Version-3.pdf

Former Christiansburg coach and current Athletic Director at CBurg to take over as head coach for Floyd County after a 7 year absence from coaching.

Wait, What? Akers is out at GC?

Yeah, no parades when you go 0-10. Just a parade of coaches leaving over at RHS the past few years (not just football).

We must do something about that.....

You mean "the greater Bluefield area", make sure you get it right!! I think Graham's defense will be flat out nasty next year. Looking forward to see how Cambell Fix is utilized on offense. Watched him play basketball the other night, that kid is very athletic and fast.

I'll put the over/under at 1 and I'm going with the under....

I'm sure Davis will do a great job, maybe if he can give them a few years at the helm, it will get them steered back in the right direction. He has a lot of time in the County and you have to wonder how many more years he's going to work in the school system, so there's that. Maybe they can bring one of the younger coaches along for the long haul. They need some stability and somebody who can get the kids to come out and buy in. I don't think they have a tremendous pool of athletes to choose from right now, so it will most likely be a rough road for a few years, regardless of who is coaching. I wish him luck, he certainly has his work cut out for him. Anybody expecting a quick turn around will probably be disappointed. It will take time to re-build the program.

Hinkle will be a big target too. I think they should use him more next season, tall receiver, good hands. Also, Chase Noel, if he plays. RB will be the question mark. Mullins may be able to take that role, he is a durable athlete.

From region 2 D. Three best returning 1. Graham 2. Union 3. (Gate City, Tazewell, Ridgeview- flip a coin) 3 best rebuilding 1. Marion 2. Lebanon 3. V-High

Yes. Haven't heard if anybody was appointed yet.

Tazewell!! (I'm biased).

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Galax is your State Champion!! What a wild finish!!

That ball hit the cross-bar and barely fell over the other side....

Holy Frickin Crap!!!!

I think I would have tried to draw Essex off side before calling that timeout to try a fg.

Come on Galax, you got this... just 2 more safeties!!