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  1. 1 hour ago, redtiger said:

    A downside to playing 2 games in 1 week

    With these quarantine rule any team is one positive test away from losing a 3rd of the season.. just like in college ball this year the region winner will be the team that is the smartest off the field. Webb, Atkins, Bradshaw, and Harris can’t make a difference if the 3rd string TE walks in to Walmart without a mask and get covid and shuts down the whole team. 

  2. 4 minutes ago, -oo- said:

    M7 is better as a whole. I think it'll be Marion vs Gate City in the championship. Marion/Ridgeview will be close but I think Marion has the best player in the region so I give them the nod.

    That Kimberlin girl can flat out play. She's a playmaker and can do everything.

    Ridgeview has a 6'0 girl Sutherland that is very very skilled. Marion has a big that I think will hold her at bay though.

    Marion also returns everyone, I believe, next year so look out for them next year.

    As for the other game. Gate City. Yeah, they'll win.

    Thanks for the insight. Marion girls are very talented as a whole right now. 

    The Kimberlin girl is a stud in soccer as well if she wants to she can pick where she wants to play at the next level. 

    I like Marions chances moving forward this bunch has been playing together on varsity for since their freshman year I know they lose to older Moss kid (brother was a great wrestler and football play and little sis can ball too) I am not sure who else they lose next year besides that. I hope they continue to advance I just do not really know the first thing about basketball honestly its just not my sport.

  3. 18 hours ago, Real Sasquatch said:

    Found out today.  250 spectators allowed.  Most tickets will be taken up by band, cheerleaders and 2 tickets per athlete.  Not sure how others will be sold .

    After February possibly 30 percent is the word floating around.

     

    that would be nice! 250 would allow the most bands and cheerleaders to be there in full if they are counted as spectators and still have enough tickets for the home team parents

  4. On 2/7/2021 at 11:28 AM, redtiger said:

    No real room for rescheduling.  6 weeks, 6 games. Those teams playing on the 22nd give themselves some wiggle room through the season but their opponents schedules have to work too. I wish as a district the M7 would have all played on the same dates with a open week at the end(how Central schedule sets up). That gives everyone a makeup date. 

    As far as kids playing other sports, they will have to decide what they want. Union has a few football players on the basketball team and they will make a run, Central has a few football players that made the state wrestling tournament 

    The smart move would have been for everyone to have that bye week at the end for just a little bit of wiggle room. As far as kids playing right now, I dont think I want a kid on my football team that bailed on another team sport just to get to mine. That just does not speak very highly of their competitive nature. That first week of games could see some upsets that we werent expecting because of that but that is just the world we are living in right now. 

    I also heard a rumor that Wise Central is already dealing with a 2 week quarantine I would hate to see a kid lose a shot at a state championship in wrestling because he was at the practice field. It sucks for football because those are usually the best football players but you have to finish up your season before moving to the next one.

  5. 17 minutes ago, Bluefield researcher said:

    Maybe it is not really the coaches??

    True.. I have noticed that more and more kids have lost the concept of hard work all together unless they are getting paid for it. I know there are some kids out there who have got a taste of that food city bagger money and dont want to give it up. I hate that for battle and their staff because I know they are busting their ass just like every staff to make this work. 

  6. 2 hours ago, Real Sasquatch said:

    That's odd.  Tazewell's basketball players that are on the football team are practicing with the football team in the mornings.  6:00 a.m. practices.  Pretty sure the track kids and wrestlers are too.  In these times, coaches need to work together.  Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.  I don't think I am.  Other schools are doing this same thing.  I guess it varies school to school.  I think there are far fewer "required" practices this year.  I think it's only 7 (again, correct me if I'm wrong).

    You only need 5 practices and that is so you can get your 3 helmets days then 2 shells before going full go.

  7. 2 hours ago, -oo- said:

    I think there are some issues, or possibly some procedural things, with going to two practices. If one team were to have a positive test then 2 teams would have to shut down. Not sure how much that is followed but I think some schools/counties are trying to follow that idea.

    That is what the "rule" is. It makes a ton of since honestly even though I hate the rule. Lets just say Graham or Union are about to make a run to the state semis and one kid goes to football practice and another kid that doesnt play basketball test positive for COVID then both teams are done for 2 weeks. For football that means less practice for the first game. For those basketball player that dont play football that means a chance a state just got ripped from them... again. Like I said I absolutely hate the rule but I completely understand it. 

  8. I would say its going to be a big drop. Especially with Graham, Richlands, Tazewell, and Marion all making the region tournament in basketball. Wrestling is in their region tournament that ends Saturday. Indoor track wont start regions until next week. I would say that is going to hurt a lot of the numbers for the first day of practice.  

  9. Home teams are allowed 2 tickets per player. In my opinion all of this is very dumb. They should rope off the stands with sections 6 feet apart, Require mask, and if you got vaccinated then that card should be used as VHSL pass. It’s really pretty simple but the people in charge are absolutely incompetent.

  10. 9 hours ago, Gridiron60 said:

    Graham will probably have several athletes this affects. If you suck at winter sports you get an advantage as far as having all your football players when practice starts. If your school has multi sport athletes and playoffs for winter, then sucks for the football program as far as having all boys to practice leading up to abbreviated season.  

    I saw where Graham is undefeated I know that tackle yall have played basketball last year and I am sure most yalls stud athletes do as well. They should be in shape but being being ready to play from a mental aspect could be tough. Opening up with Richlands could be tough but they have a good wrestling program so I am sure they are going to be short some lineman and they have a bigger learning curve with a new staff round one of that game should be pretty interesting. 

  11. 44 minutes ago, cityofRaven said:

    This isn't a new concept....

    Every year, football players are late to getting on the floor for basketball or if your basketball team makes a run, athletes are late to getting on the field for baseball, soccer, softball, etc.

    Suck it up one year and lets move on.

    I disagree

    It is a brand new concept for football. All the sports you mentioned are use to dealing with that issue. Plus it is very hard to practice like you suppose to with less players. Basketball you only need 10 guys if you have less you can easily do 3 on 3 and rotate what you have and still have a productive practice. You can do the do the same with the other sports you do not need a full roster of athletes to practice and get what you need done. Sure you can do skelly stuff but in the trenches where the game is won if you a missing 3 or 4 lineman you are dead in the water. Even if you can put a full 5 out there on the o line who are they going to block? linebackers playing d line and DBs playing linebacker? 

    Not making excuses but this year is different and coaches are going to have come up with some very creative ways to get the boys ready to play. 

  12. We already know that this season is going to be different than any other season we have ever seen but this year that is an added hurdle that football has never had to deal with it. 

    Football is going to have to wait on athletes from winter sports to finished their season before they are allowed to even start football practice. We have a practice start date of Feb. 4th and regions for basketball start the 8th, wrestling has until the 13th to finish region and indoor track starts on the 6th. If the school you root for is not good at any of those sports then you are fine but wrestling state meet starts on the 18th that means any wresters that make that tournament wont have enough practices to compete in the first game (that is 5 for this season). If you have any stand out track stars that make it to the state meet that wont be held until March 3rd so you are looking 2 games missed for those kids. 

    So which teams do you think are going to run into these issues? I have no idea who is doing what in basketball because I could care less about that sport but I know Graham is usually pretty good, Richlands best lineman are in the state tournament, Chilhowie is usually in the same boat as Richlands as far as wrestling is concerned, and Tazewell is well represented at track meets.

  13. Something about Bullitt Park that is just different when you walk through those gates around playoff time. It really is one of the best atmospheres I have been in. Watching a game there honestly feel like you are watching the most important game in the state. Coaching there feels like you are down 2 scores from the get go. I love it and hate is all at the same time. 

    Gate City has best turn out I have ever seen for a small school. When you are walking out on the field for pregame and you look behind your own sideline and see nothing but blue.. that really makes you feel like you are in for a dog fight.

    Mitchell Stadium fells like you are playing at a college game but its so big I have a hard time believing it would be packed unless they are playing Richlands or Graham

    Honorable Mention for goes to Chilhowie. When they are good that is a very hostile environment 

  14. Honestly I am very worried about the possibility of even having a season at this point. It is going to be very hard to tell the difference between COVID and the flu. I do not think schools will be up and running by February. I really hope basketball works out so we have a chance at this. There are too many good athletes in the area who are getting absolutely rob of the opportunity to play ball and if you take that away from them I fear that you will see graduation rates drop as well. This whole situation has sucked hopefully we get over it sooner rather than later. 

  15. On 9/18/2020 at 8:33 PM, Gridiron60 said:

    My guess is the reason for playing twice was they didn’t want to do a three or four hour road trip. That’s just my own thinking and I could be wrong. I believe the 2nd game between the two will be only that counts as far district. 

    I think the main reason is that playoff seeding is going to be based off the power points we have used in the pasted. The mountain 7 gets a big points boost because they have to play 3A Abingdon. So instead of taking less points by playing a 1A school they are just gonna play each other.

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