And to all the Graham fans on here, do what you can to encourage your fan base to show up because it’s disappointing. Do a fan bus if you need to. Goochland typically brings a big and loud crowd and that can be a difference maker.
Does the school or the county not provide some sort of option to parents and fans? Something like a $10 bus ticket or do a bus and game ticket package? I feel like that would draw more people who wouldn’t want to make the almost 2 hr drive. Regardless people need to get together from both sides of the state line and support the team when boarding the bus and start to get the word out about car pooling and what not! This is a pretty major accomplishment for the G-Men regardless of the outcome in Salem and they deserve all of the support they can get!
They play in the James River District and most of those teams are not very good except for maybe Amelia and Buckingham which are descent. Bluestone, Prince Edward, Randolph Henry, Cumberand are all about on the level of Tazewell, Lebanon, Princeton no offense to those schools. Cumberland is perpetually one of the worst teams in the state and actually petitioned a couple years back to not have to play Goochland because of the large margins of defeat, even though they were in the same district. So, no they havent had a tougher schedule IMO. Not by much anyway.
Hey good info...makes the matchup much more interesting! What about Goochland? I found like two videos on there program from this year I believe the Poquoson and East Rockingham games...are they as good as advertised? I mean they have made it to the State Championship, but what sort of offense do they run, what are they traditionally known for?
I think you are correct, Goochland will be the best team they've played since their loss to Bluefield but on an up note, Graham is definitely not the same team as that first game either. If we got by record & seed , then Goochland is the favorite. Seeing Graham play lights out Saturday, Goochland will have their hands full. IMO
Very true...I hope that Graham pulls out the win, I don’t know very much about Goochland, but based upon both teams seasons Goochland seems to be the better team. Here’s what I’ve looked at.... Goochland avgs 32.8 pts, there opponents avg 7.5 ....Graham avgs 40.9 pts their opponents avg 10.9. Goochland has beaten Amelia County (9-2), King William (9-2) Poquoson (9-4) and East Rockingham (13-1)....Graham notable wins against Richlands (8-5), Union (9-3) and Radford (12-2). I don’t know much about Goochland or their opponents and was cruious about how Graham and Goochland match up? Also as a side question for the “old heads” how many times has Graham and Bluefield both made it to the state finals in the same year?
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Congrats G-Men!!!!! Well deserved and long overdue!!!