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I don’t know a ton about who has what coming back from last year Lebanon sounds like they are going to have the largest roster. Rural Retreat is always A tough team to beat. PH and Holston have had some recent success. But Chilhowie is going to be the team to beat IMO until they have more than one bad year in a row. Coach Robinson always has those boys ready to play I honestly though they would be down for a while after their second trip to Salem because the talent way going to be gone but they find ways to stay in the hunt for the hogo every year.

If Lebanon and Chilhowie both move up to 2a it would make since for one or them to go to the southwest right? If I where an AD at a southwest school I would be pushing for that hard just to get the voting edge on the mountain 7 when it comes to all region team. The hogo team would probably be happy to get rid of Chilhowie anyway give some of those other teams a chance in all sports

Is this football number or band numbers I’m confused

There is a lot more that goes into touches than just talent level. At the end of the day it falls on the QB most of those 5 yard outs were just teams giving Harris a 10 yard cushion so they didn’t get burnt deep so I would take that throw every day of the week. They were running full concepts away from him but that out was the right throw. We honestly don’t know what went down at practice but as much as I can’t stand J’me throwing that pitch and catch with the best athlete on the field is just stealing yards and good coaching regardless if that is his kid. It’s sad that running from things that don’t go your way has become the norm in sports.

Jones may be getting some looks in baseball as well. He is having a great season

That would make the most since. It would even up the 2A schools and travel wouldnt be as much as a pain

New prediction.. Castlewood goes 1-9 for 2 season then makes the playoffs for the next 3 years

The talent he had a PH when he got there was.. well not talented at all. Humphery really helped turn that around and even after he graduated that continued to roll. If he can get that same production I can see Castlewood making the play offs in a very weak 1D. Overall I really like Mark. He did a lot with FCA when he was at PH and the kids really seemed to buy in to him. I also never saw his teams get a lot of personal fouls or run their mouth too much which says a lot about the culture he was able to build. I wish him the best at Castlewood. If he had got the Ridgeview job that would have probably blown this board up though.

Former PH head coach?? I guess that gig in Kentucky wasnt working for him

Well that is just a scary thought the rich just keep getting richer.. not that they really needed that help. I guess enjoy beating Graham on the diamond in the spring because its not happening on the gridiron come fall.

Lebanon graduated 6 guys off that state championship team. Looking at the stats from the Richlands game I looks like Richlands hit Buchanan well which shouldn't surprise anyone Richlands has always been able to swing the bat. 12 Ks killed them at the plate though putting the ball in play is the best way to beat Richlands. As for the Hogo Holston has one good arm but he is wild everyone else is eh. Northwood has a good team by their standards but they dont have an ace. Chilhowie has the best pitcher in the district out side of Buchanan but Marion and Grayson had great days against him. I dont know much about PH or RR but Lebanon should be fine Doc will whip them into shape when it matters the most come may.

Northwood went with Greg Prater who stepped in as head coach the last when their last 2 coaches left in the middle of the season. The guy deserves in I mean he has been on the staff for years and has stepped up twice. With that being said I think they fumbled this hire. Nothing against Prater I am sure he will bust his tail but he isnt in the building and if your head coach in not in the building especially with football it usually doesnt work out well. I am sure there where applicants with teaching license that could have been hired and if there was not a job open then make one if you care about the success of your football program. As for Lebanon. I heard that they hired from with in but I havnt seen anything in the paper about it.

I agree that schools need to do a better job of keeping coaches around. it would suck to have 3 coaches in 4 years that is just not good for the kids or the program as a whole. I am also afraid that the era of coaches like Coach Hubbard staying some where for 30+ years may be over. It seems like every year there are 5 to 8 head coaching jobs come open. Who is the longest tenured coach in the area right now? I guess it would be Palmer at Graham in the southwest with 7 years. Im not sure about the mountain 7 or the 1A schools but lee, battle, GC, wise, and RV have all come open in the last 4 years.

Marion returns a JR QB and a pretty deep receiver core from last year. They spread the ball around a lot with 4 of those guys catching 20+ balls. I dont know what the offense will be with the new head coach but the potential is there for that group to have a break out season if everyone is healthy and on the same page.

IMO its not a good look to up and move just because you dont like the coaching staff. I know its been done in this area and the transfer portal at the college has absolutely ruined any loyalty that kids have to a program. I really hope this doesnt happened because I can see it becoming the norm and it is very annoying.

Admin is a joke at Marion the only sport that has a chance is basketball because the powers at be like it but even then there they still have to fight to get anything. Don’t get me started on any sport that isnt played in the hurricane house. They really don’t stand a chance

If we are talking about the same thing fire him.. I mean you can’t do all that and it has nothing to do with politics

Hell I’m all for swva teams doing well after region if it’s not my team it might as well be someone close. I have been and always will defend the Marion kids on this board god knows no one else will especially if they have a Marion icon. These boys and girls bust their ass and deserve what little praise they did especially with the cards stacked against them to succeed at Marion and I have seen it first hand. I go no personal issue with any team in the region, but I will go to bat for these kids behind this keyboard by god!

@Unchained I didn’t say anything about Union they are the favorites to win the M7 Graham will give them a good game IMO. I just think it’s funny that @BigWinners is butt hurt over kids from the SW having a good tournament so far and the fans being proud of that. Graham is solid and a win is a win once you get to this part of the season it doesn’t matter if it’s by 1 or 40

A bad RV that won 18 games in the rugged M7 🤔 yeah I team that hasn’t won double digit games in a season in 5 years shouldn’t be proud of that at all.. come on man. Union and Graham will be a good game but don’t down play that first round

And he is a great kid as well! very close to 1000 and that is a mark he deserves with the work he has put in. He will probably need a monster game against Union to get it but I hope he does

Fans are like that everywhere Holston almost started a fist fight in the stands when they came over.. Refs have been trash all year so what happened last night doesnt surprise me. I heard from people on the court that the ref that called the foul at the end of the first OT thought Marion was down and was trying to foul to extend the game which is just mind blowing to me. As far as where to sit at Marion some parents, coaching families, and some teachers have always been behind the bench. I dont know if its like that everywhere I dont attend many away games.

honestly it went both ways... and would not have happened if things werent being said to those parents kids..

If the rumor I heard is true then wow just wow.. he might be asked to step down to save a little face but no one in their right mind would walk away with that team.

Being there live as well outside of that last call in the first OT I thought it was about par for the course as far as what we have seen all season from officials. As far as #24 (Grant Williams) him carrying the ball was the same thing Ridgeview players where doing all night long! and he was whistled for it atleast 3 times that I remember. #2 "grabbing" a jersey it just not true. That is called good defense when Marion switched to a Box and 1 that completely shut Ridgeview down in the second half. I guess If 5 inches and 40 pounds on the kid guarding me and couldnt get away I would be complaining too. As far as Marion fan sitting on the Ridgeview side.. They were all parents that have been sitting behind Marions bench for years so that can be closer to their kids as they play the game.. Ridgeviews fan where talking shit to to a 15 and 17 year old kid every time down the court and to the student section full of children. so that is okay? hmm lets think about every adult wearing blue last fight waving good bye and cheering when they saw Grant foul out it what could have been his last high school game. All I got to say is ball dont lie Marion won and deserved to win after that come back the kids played their asses off to over come a lot.