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Ridgeview will have the best player on the field with Atkins with that being said he is just a sophomore and has a lot of growing up before he is ready to play on Saturday. Also Richlands is not scared of any one player. Richlands under Mance has been the most prepared team in swva since he has been there. Richlands is very good at taking away what you do best. For Ridgeview that is running the ball with there big back and running outside with their speed back. If Richlands can keep them in check it is going to come down to quarterback play and that is not a game Ridgeview wants to get into. Unless the quarterback play has gotten a lot better since mid season then I’m calling the upset for a rematch with Graham for the region title.

I think Graham has way too much speed for Union. While Union has the advantages up front I don’t think the gap is near what it has been in past years. No disrespect to Union but James Mitchell is not going to step foot on that field and Graham will have the best 3 players on the field. Graham defense is a hard hitting bunch, their backers fly around very well and the secondary has 22 ints on the year (in the regular season) and when they do pick the ball off they are looking to score. If Union can shorten the game they have a chance. They also have the advantage of the worst possible visitors dressing situation I have ever seen so that may help. With that being said Graham has proved this year they are not afraid of a helmet with the way they handled the all mighty Richlands I think this is a theme of the season. Graham by 3 scores.

Fiser probably gets lose a few times and scores twice but that is after Sanchez and Cale both score 2 of their own and chilhowie defense lets down their guard some. Great players are going to make plays in big games Grundy has 1 chilhowie has about 6

I have not seen Burton play but I know PH is pretty solid upfront on the offensive line. When you have the ability to move people against their will especially in a cold playoff that goes a long way in getting a win. I know PH is far from stout on defense but it’s hard to consistently throw the ball in the cold I would go PH by 2 scores

I didn’t think about that when I post last you have a good point It’s not even close but Grayson has some good size and they are a hard nosed bunch

The forecast does not favor the blues as of right now. If it is going to be cold and rainy I would say Grayson has a clear advantage in this one

It’s all about that money. Most of the players would love to play in a mud bowl but with a schools entire athletic budget depends on the football gate administration will move games for better gates. Your average fair weather fan isn’t sitting in the rain and cold for a football game. Also if you top 2 seed why would you destroy your field in the first round only to play in terrible conditions in the second or have to move you home game to a different field.

I was not at that game but I’ve seen them play. IMO Tazewell has more overall speed than VA High but VA high is more disciplined and better up front than that Tazewell group. VA High has all kinds of speed in the back field but not anyone that scares you on the outside. There is always a chance especially if it rains and Graham can not connect on deep balls.

1. Bluefield 2. Graham 3. Chilhowie 4. Abingdon 5. Ridgeview 6. Radford 7. Galax 8. Grayson 9. Union 10. Patrick Henry

Jeff Robinson has done a great job not letting all the hype get to his kids head. Mark Palmer’s PH team really came out of no where for me. Now they don’t play the toughest schedule but they took care of business in those games. They also beat a play off bound battle team and hung 23 on chilhowie which 2 more scores than anyone else could do.

So excited! I watched him play at abingdon last year and the kid balled out! I am interested to see how he does at the college level.

Well said sir. Chilhowie caught a few rough breaks in the state championship game last year and Galax didn’t have their best player but that was last year. Chilhowie for sure has not played down to their competition. It would have been easy for a team as loaded at chilhowie this year to lay an egg against a PH or a GW but Coach Robinson has those boys laser focused. I have no clue what region C looks like but with all this hype let’s hope they both make it

Graham has the best athletes in the region and it’s not even close. Speed kills and they have plenty of it. The only thing that will slow them down at far a region D goes is injury, a team dominating them at the line of scrimmage (they are much improved in that department from years past), or a muddy field. VA high has a thunder and lightening back field with Rose and the freshman. The Mulumba kid is a freak on the d line along with #77 but they played before and it wasn’t close I’m not sure how much losing their leader early in the game had to do with that but as long as graham doesn’t over look them it should be the same result.

Being able to have one way players is a huge advantage for them considering they are a 1a school. Chilhowie vs PH round 2 might be a good game if Palmer can make adjustments the second time around but I still don’t know if they will help. If everything goes to as it should and everyone stays healthy Chilhowie and Galax should be fun to watch

Richlands doesn’t have over whelming speed but they are always going to be in the right spot so that makes up for it. I think the QB is accurate enough to hurt Grayson outside. Grayson should have some success moving the ball with the veer but Richlands will have all their gaps covered it will be hard to break the long one.

Thank you, I honestly thing this will be the most competitive game in the first round

Shouldn’t be close chilhowie should enjoy the next 3 games at home until Galax rolls into town with another trip to Salem on the line

Should be a good game. Grayson has a solid front 7 and a stud a middle backer and they are very good at running the split back veer. Richlands also has a well coached front 7 that should be able to shut down graysons offense. If Richlands has time to throw the football they should tear up a weak Grayson secondary. If they try to run the ball it is a toss up game

A team with a losing record probably shouldn’t make the playoffs but Marion can’t help that the playoff system is what it is. So why would you be cheering for your team not to get in? Do you not think that an extra week of practice wouldn’t help the younger kids on the team? Just speaking with some common sense..

I guess you just glossed over the fact that you said that Marion didn’t deserve to get into the playoffs but what was Wise Central’s record? Oh yeah 4-6 so if you are going to trash talk a school, their players, and coaches you might want to change your name so you don’t sound like a cry baby like much the gate city fans everyone it tired of.