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I agree didn’t do much for either team besides okay gate money

Hard to keep coaches in Smyth County when you can 10-15 miles either way on 81 and get a 5 to 10 thousand dollar pay raise.

Most people don’t hats off to you sir that is a job I do not want but the same people that crap on officials are the same ones yelling at the coaches to “run something different!”

Any Fort Chiswell fans want to come out of the wood work?

Great man and a great coach! He will be miss by everyone who had to opportunity to meet him. Emory lost a great one today.

Northwood has some talent running up and down the basketball court right now even though that doesn’t always translate to the football field if Johnson could get them out then that gives them a chance to make the playoffs is a very week region D

I know absolutely nothing about goochland but graham has a team that I think can get it done. I think there may be a good chance SWVA has 2 state championship titles come home after next Saturday

Standing water on the field in Saltville great call on moving the game....

That’s just silly chilhowie has the speed to hang with anyone on turf. They earned the right to play at home and their field is unplayable and they had a chance to come play on a good field but they decided to play in Saltville. I hope this doesn’t hurt the players mind set for the game

Doesn’t change the fact that the back right corner of the end zone on the score board side is nothing but rocks and a giant tree roots

I mean both Chilhowie and Northwood’s fields are in bad shape. The only plus of playing on Saltville is that they haven’t played there in 5 weeks but by the look of those pictures it looks rough. Emory would have been good for everyone involved but Chilhowie earn the right to play in Smyth County I just hope the last game for this talented senior class isn’t in Saltville...

I mean any grass field in Smyth County is going to me a mess. It’s done nothing but rain and snow over the past 2 weeks. Hell you can’t play at Marion because even though both goal post and visitor bleachers are up the right field fence is already going across the 30 yard line. I don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to play at Emory with more parking, everyone can find a place to sit, and you don’t have to worry about getting any of your studs hurt playing on a muddy field! There were several times Sanchez got up limping last week in those same conditions idk why you would risk it. I think they win either way it will be fun to watch a full game without the jv team getting to play. But now you are stuck in the sink hole that is Saltville on a field that is just as bad as chilhowie and HAS A TREE ROOT AND ROCKS in the corner of the end zone... but hey you got a 5 minute shorter drive. I honestly how chilhowie makes it to Salem again but how about y’all focus on playing the game instead of where it is played.

I’m not on here to get mad brother. I unfortunately could not make the game and have no ties to either school I just know Richlands had to do enough to slow them down at least to the point where they felt like they needed to put the ball in air. Richlands is a very well coached team and may not have the athletes other schools do but have good smart football players and in the playoffs that wins. If Ridgeview was able to run the ball like that they should have stayed on the ground. Sounds like Richlands was able to move the ball better than Ridgeview but you are right hats off to both teams on great season.

Chilhowie has too many play makers for PH. The only thing that makes this game close is if chilhowie over looks a talented PH bunch. Even if they do I think chilhowie is just too good and will pull away in the second half. Both teams are having great season though hats off to both staffs and those kids.

Chilhowie has too many play makers for PH. The only thing that makes this game close is if chilhowie over looks a talented PH bunch. Even if they do I think chilhowie is just too good and will pull away in the second half. Both teams are having great season though hats off to both staffs and those kids.

I told y’all Richlands was going to be able to slow down that run game and Ridgeview did not have the quarterback to win a playoff game if they had to throw. Richlands seems to have a lot to play for with the tragedies the last few weeks. When you have a team that has an entire town behind them and they have great football player and they are well coached they are going to be hard to beat regardless of their play off seed.

Well I havnt seen a ton of that this year from them I could be wrong it’s just my opinion

I am not denying his ability to catch but most high school offensives don’t throw the ball the the back unless it is a screen or a swing and you can catch it all day but if you have a backer in your back pocket it will not do you any good.

I’m sure ever lineback going to know where Adkins is at all times and I think Richlands has athletic enough backers to cover him. But I do agree with it should be a heck of a game and chess match between these 2 staffs.

Even in 10 personal (1 back 4 receivers) Richlands can easily go cover 0 and press all 4 guys out wide and leave 7 in the box. That leaves 5 to block 7 which is tough to do. If Ridgeview goes 3x1 which they like to do a lot that brings the DB covering #3 closer to the box making him another run defender. Ridgeview also loves split backs which would in turn bring an 8th body in the box. If you run a spread offense but can’t hurt anyone with the pass it’s not hard to stop the run. With that being said they still have to tackle the big kid and catch the quick one.

Graham has had a stable of athletes the last few years for sure RB, DB, WR, and QB but I knew some of them there hurt or didn’t play last year that’s all I was saying

That is true I forgot about how loaded Union was last year and Cooke was a talent (he might have ended up at Marshall). But Graham’s entire secondary could probably play on Saturday not all d1 but should at least get some looks and according to the paper the Atkins kid has everyone drooling over him and I’m sure his exposure has helped some of his talented teammates out this season. Graham also didn’t have their stud running back that got hurt early in the season last year who is back for this match up if it happens.

Agreed and Richlands has a weapon at kicker that could put them over the top in this one

Richlands will do everything in their power to shut down the run and If they can I don’t think Ridgeview has the quarter back to win a playoff game.

If that happens that game will feature the best athletes that SWVA has seen on the same field in while. Lester is a pure football that makes plays where ever he is on the field. Allen is a D1 talent on defense that throws the ball some. The two headed monster that ridgeview has in the backfield is also good I still give the nod to graham on this one mostly because of what those 2 guys are able to do on both sides of the ball.