Jags52

I dont know stats for sure this list is for the most part an eye test
1. Simmons GW this kid is lights out and by far the best true QB in the region even if you cover well he is capable of breaking a 40 yard scramble
2. Lester Graham - one of the top athletes in SWVA. He is playing out of position at QB that is the only reason he is 2 on the list
3. Simmons Richlands- Mance has a great system and this kid has learned it as the year has gone on. It doesnt hurt that he has the webb kid to throw it up to
4. Thomas VA High- I know he is a running back but he does catch the snap for them more times than not. If this kids was on any other team he would be an all state kid for sure. If he can get some help look out he could be future POY in the southwest district
5. Pickett Galax- I havnt seen him play but they stats yall keep throwing up are pretty darn impressive. 

I don't see the problem. Sure some bad teams get in, but why not let those kids have that extra game? And maybe they pull the massive upset.

I just feel sorry for Marion having to play Ridgeview. It's a heck of a long drive for the whoopin' they're going to take but kudos for not dropping the game like Warren County did. Just enjoy being out there Canes & have fun! 

Yes the helmet of the offensive player must be at the waist line of the center.... I'm just wondering if he was saying we were in an illegal formation.

I dont know stats for sure this list is for the most part an eye test
1. Simmons GW this kid is lights out and by far the best true QB in the region even if you cover well he is capable of breaking a 40 yard scramble
2. Lester Graham - one of the top athletes in SWVA. He is playing out of position at QB that is the only reason he is 2 on the list
3. Simmons Richlands- Mance has a great system and this kid has learned it as the year has gone on. It doesnt hurt that he has the webb kid to throw it up to
4. Thomas VA High- I know he is a running back but he does catch the snap for them more times than not. If this kids was on any other team he would be an all state kid for sure. If he can get some help look out he could be future POY in the southwest district
5. Pickett Galax- I havnt seen him play but they stats yall keep throwing up are pretty darn impressive. 

I dont know stats for sure this list is for the most part an eye test
1. Simmons GW this kid is lights out and by far the best true QB in the region even if you cover well he is capable of breaking a 40 yard scramble
2. Lester Graham - one of the top athletes in SWVA. He is playing out of position at QB that is the only reason he is 2 on the list
3. Simmons Richlands- Mance has a great system and this kid has learned it as the year has gone on. It doesnt hurt that he has the webb kid to throw it up to
4. Thomas VA High- I know he is a running back but he does catch the snap for them more times than not. If this kids was on any other team he would be an all state kid for sure. If he can get some help look out he could be future POY in the southwest district
5. Pickett Galax- I havnt seen him play but they stats yall keep throwing up are pretty darn impressive. 

I don't think that is the case at all.

I despise the entire concept of bye weeks in high school football.  6 team regions do solve the problem of truly unworthy teams getting in but gives an unfair advantage to the schools getting byes. A week to rest after a long season while the other teams are fighting their guts out against strong competition is HUGE imo. 

I definitely wouldnt call the system broken, 1 additional week is added with some bad games and no deserving team will ever get left out. Its not perfect but broken is an overstatement imo.  
I still say a East/West format with only 8 teams per side. This season the 2A playoffs would be 
1 Ridgeview /  8 Richlands
4 Radford / Graham
3 Union / Gretna
2 Appomattox / Central
the worst record to make it is Richlands at 6-4.   Gretna to Union and Central to Appomattox are long trips but the others arent too bad

It has to be bottom up.  Daddy ball is always gonna be a thing (who else is gonna volunteer that much?) but the program and ultimately the kids have to come first. 

If you go to the doctor/nurse practicioner/veterinarian and complain of a headache and tell them you play football I can guarantee you they are going to diagnose you with a concussion.

So here is what Marion has had to deal with this year
Best linebacker (hm all state) quits before the season starts
12 “concussion“ through out the year with most of those player being starters
11 other players that started 2 a days are no longer on the team (quit, trouble at school, and didn’t like being told they couldnt play if they didn’t come to practice)
0 support from the community instead of cheering at any point they are trashing the coaches in front of the kids which after a while makes the kids second guess the coach when mom dad uncle grand dad etc tell him that the coaches are dumb asses and he should quit.
Greg Mance would have a hard time winning with what Marion has to put on the field at the moment. 
 Are they world beaters.. no. Do they have good individuals.. yes. Does their record deserve a play off appearance? No but that’s not the kids fault let them play it’s the last time some of them will put on a helmet. Is there a culture of folding it up and quitting when things don’t go your way? Yes it’s been like that even with the good teams Marion has had. 
 It takes time to change a culture and that hard to do when you are in a down talent cycle. Coach Smith is doing everything he can with the cards he has been dealt. 

So here is what Marion has had to deal with this year
Best linebacker (hm all state) quits before the season starts
12 “concussion“ through out the year with most of those player being starters
11 other players that started 2 a days are no longer on the team (quit, trouble at school, and didn’t like being told they couldnt play if they didn’t come to practice)
0 support from the community instead of cheering at any point they are trashing the coaches in front of the kids which after a while makes the kids second guess the coach when mom dad uncle grand dad etc tell him that the coaches are dumb asses and he should quit.
Greg Mance would have a hard time winning with what Marion has to put on the field at the moment. 
 Are they world beaters.. no. Do they have good individuals.. yes. Does their record deserve a play off appearance? No but that’s not the kids fault let them play it’s the last time some of them will put on a helmet. Is there a culture of folding it up and quitting when things don’t go your way? Yes it’s been like that even with the good teams Marion has had. 
 It takes time to change a culture and that hard to do when you are in a down talent cycle. Coach Smith is doing everything he can with the cards he has been dealt. 

So here is what Marion has had to deal with this year
Best linebacker (hm all state) quits before the season starts
12 “concussion“ through out the year with most of those player being starters
11 other players that started 2 a days are no longer on the team (quit, trouble at school, and didn’t like being told they couldnt play if they didn’t come to practice)
0 support from the community instead of cheering at any point they are trashing the coaches in front of the kids which after a while makes the kids second guess the coach when mom dad uncle grand dad etc tell him that the coaches are dumb asses and he should quit.
Greg Mance would have a hard time winning with what Marion has to put on the field at the moment. 
 Are they world beaters.. no. Do they have good individuals.. yes. Does their record deserve a play off appearance? No but that’s not the kids fault let them play it’s the last time some of them will put on a helmet. Is there a culture of folding it up and quitting when things don’t go your way? Yes it’s been like that even with the good teams Marion has had. 
 It takes time to change a culture and that hard to do when you are in a down talent cycle. Coach Smith is doing everything he can with the cards he has been dealt. 

Agreed 100% that place sucks for opposing teams

Agreed 100% that place sucks for opposing teams

Bullit Park is probably the best home field advantage in SWVA. 2 vs 3 seed is huge for Union. 

Maybe Princeton's players should be playing for Princeton if you want them to win games.

Every man over the age of 35 has a slacker nephew that they just can't relate to. Today's music, fashion, and irrational interest in flavored water vapor that may or may not have nicotine or THC in it is beyond you, and while you're sure he's a good kid, times have left you behind and the only thing that you have in common is that you both have an AC/DC shirt in your closet because you both "used to like them when you were young and stupid." But one way or another, Christmas is coming and you have no idea what to get this brat, so while your wife browses Bed, Bath, and Beyond, the mall takes you to Spencer's Gifts to see what may be suitable to convince this kid that you're not completely out-of-touch. 

Then, you see it! You have no idea what it is, but it looks wicked awesome. The fact that it's sat on the shelf for so long that it's now listed at 75% off list price just means that he will be the only cat the block who has one. The label says it's an incense burner, which is super sweet, because every body knows that all the cool kids are into smoking things. So, he opens it, and of course, he hates it, but he pretends to like it before putting it in the closet and pretending like it doesn't exist.

This is where the story gets complicated. Your nephew has a stepbrother, and the stepbrother is the black sheep of the family, mainly because he is constantly being unfairly compared to his two older biological brothers who are far more successful. It's not his fault, he just doesn't have the natural skills that his brothers have, but it's left him with a chip on his shoulder. So, every year, usually about the time the family opens up the closet to get out the Halloween decorations, he is reminded of the incense burner that his stepbrother has kept tucked away on the top shelf. Now, he doesn't really care about the incense burner, but if he can't one-up his older brothers, he might as well take something from his stepbrother; after all, he's had it for like three years and never shows it off! Meanwhile, your nephew really doesn't want that rejected prop piece from ABC's Dinosaurs, but the last thing he wants is to let that freshman annoyance that his mother married into the family get a hold of anything that is his.
 
And thus, "The Battle for the Spencer's Gifts Clearance Sale Incense Burner" was born.
 

You really cant assume 1-4 will win all the time. Just take a look at Richlands last year. They played grayson/Ridgeview and were the underdog in both.  Also an earlier post asked why do you play harder competition during the regular season if you get the same points for playing down. The answer is simple. You play harder compitition so when the playoffs come you are battle tested and ready for the caliber of other playoff teams. Playing weaker teams during the regular season sets you up for a letdown in the playoffs. Just ask the above mentioned teams that Richlands beat in the playoffs last year.

Look on the bright side canes. you will get either union or RV the first round so the playoffs will be over quick. I for one would be happy as a pig in mud if my team were the 8th seed and got to play after week 10 no matter what their record. But thats the way i am. always looking for a football game even if my home team is not playing.

I've got on good authority it's Coach Rick Vice.
 

GW does not run a tempo offense....
 
and with 30 ish players and no jv team there is no 3rd string

As long as Cheathowie doesn't let Jeter ref..🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wow someone supporting a coach and understanding that it takes time I didn’t know these people existed any more. Good for you sir