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1. Graham G-Men - Southwest District - Class 2 2. Ridgeview Wolfpack - Mountain 7 District - Class 2 3. Honaker Tigers - Hogoheegee District - Class 1 4. Gate City Blue Devils - Mountain 7 District - Class 2 5. Union Bears - Mountain 7 District - Class 2

The Devils are 2-0 to start the year. They blew out the Tornado in Richland.... no pun intended. They stung the Yellow Jackets that swarmed over from Kentucky. Now the game tonight is on the CW on Friday Night Rivals against a very terrible Abingdon Falcon team. Not taking anything away from the Trojans but yeah. Battle beat Abingdon. For me that tells me that Gate City is going to walk into Legion Field in front of a regionally televised audience, and probably a sold out Legion Field for the first time in forever (they are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the 2003 State Championship football team), and shoot down the Falcons by a tune of 56-7. Not until September 22 and 29 will the Devils actually be tested on the football field. Next week they should defeat the Hurricanes by 40 as well. When they face Union, I'm predicting a win against the Bears because they are so young but a win at that. Probably by 14 I think. Should be tested against Tennessee High. They aren't what they used to be either. Only game I see being a problem for the Blue Devils is Ridgeview and that should be for the Mountain 7 District title and that will be at Ridgeview. This should be a very easy schedule this year for Gate City. No reason why they should lose more than say 2 games this year in the regular season. Biggest battle should be when they face Graham and a chance to go to the state championship this year. That and Ridgeview should be the toughest test by far.

Wouldn't bother me to see Graham recruit the ever loving heck out of West Virginia and bring in all kinds of hoopers and lay it to John Marshall. Wouldn't bother me one little bit. Lay it to em G-Men!

Wade on top of it again. IMO I never thought they would choose him with so many former players currently coaching. After talking to some other former Devils the other day I understand now why they knew he was going to be chosen over the other people out there. I am pretty sure because the kids like him is not the only reason why he was chosen. Probably because certain parents with kids coming up like him as well and will likely help some of their business associations with the schoolin the process. Who knows he might get a nice NIL deal out of it as well since the VHSL passed the legislation. Not being employed by the county and if I am correct leading the Boosters Club were just a couple of the reasons why I thought he would not be chosen. It just might be a couple reasons why he was chosen among a few others. Wade knows his business. Now the question is what will the staff look like? Wade you up first?

If you don’t know who the next head coach at Central is you’ve been living under a rock for the past 20 years. Money and position gets you everything you want. That guy never stood a chance at Central North the same way JRB never stood a chance at Central South I mean Gate City. As far as the Big 3 are concerned which Big 3 you speaking of? The Big 3 that run the basketball program, that own the town or the three who played together five years ago? It’s ok You’re correct on all counts All three of the Big 3 run in the same circles and yes. You will never be as good or live up to the expectations as what is expected by the Big 3. It’s funny You hear all these people talk so much trash on Central for all these years Yet they have become the very thing they said they would never be. Central

Fugate as in the JV Coach? Who knows. I think anything is possible. Shannon Boy I think is working at Twin Springs with Tyler Webb and is with most probability an unlikely candidate. Both previous guys are also lifetime assistants and unproven as head coaches. Would probably want someone with at least some credibility coming in with the players. I have also heard the same thing about Jones at Rye Cove. Was very well liked out there. He may just be the front runner after looking at this discussion now. I think for the most part it is wide open. Hard to say who they will bring in now.

I have been hearing a ton of rumors going crazy in the rumor mill. I guess it would not be Gate City if that wasn’t going on though. Anyone have any clear idea who it will be? Anyone have any idea who they would like for it to be? I would think the pool is wide open for quite a few people. If you have a top 5 of people you think should get it put it down. It would make for interesting reads to see who gets closest to the real thing. Here are my top 5: 1. Keith Warner 2. Tyler Webb 3. Jamie Hackney 4. Hunter Jones 5. Austen Arnold 1. Why it may not be #1? Although a Vermillion product, #1 has built a solid football program which is doing very well. Would not see him leaving at this point. 2. Why it may not be #2? While #2 is also a Vermillion product he has built the Titan basketball program into a state contender every year with considerable less students than Gate City. He is also a Titan graduate and is fiercely loyal to the red and white. Which through hearing people talk of this choice rules him out. 3. Why it may not be #3? Although a Vermillion product and former member of the GC staff he has now become the boss of the Lee High program and lives in Lee County the Generals are a program on the rise just missing a few players to make them a state contender. 4. Why it may not be #4? Also a Vermillion product and hailed by Vermillion as the next greatest head coach in Scott County this person was a former JV head coach at Rye Cove who led them to a championship year before coming to GC. He was also the lead assistant this year under Barnes. Bringing in another “young” guy after two sub 500 seasons seems might seem unlikely though but he does have about four aces up his sleeve no one else in the group has. 5. While it may not be #5? Also a Vermillion product the guy was an All American 4 year player at Lynchburg College. He is currently the head baseball coach at the school. A position he filled to take that program in a different direction as well. One year and done seems unlikely. He also has an ace up the sleeve as well but not as many as Jones. Should be a very interesting summer to say the least Lots of people with kids who have some major pull and importance coming up that have a great need to be appeased first before anyone. Should be an interesting pick

Look at this way. If Ramsey goes in.... gets stronger, quicker... dominates and puts some good averages up... he might go and pull a Bradley Dean in the transfer portal and get some hard Division 1 looks.

What changes would everyone like to see in high school basketball? As John Marshall has shown, the game is evolving. Sometimes not for the better. But since the VHSL seems to say that what John Marshall is doing is legal (in the latest Richmond Times Dispatch article), it looks as if the talent influx and legal relocation into the state of Virginia isn't going to stop anytime soon. So what would you like to see different in high school basketball? I have some proposals: 1. Move the 3point line to 22 ft. 1 3/4 inches to match the men's and women's college game. Put an emphasis on coaches to coach players and develop them to take the mid range shots. If player's aren't able to shoot the 3 from this distance, it will definitely show up and force coaching to develop the mid range game. Also when games are played on college courts there will not be as much of a difference in the three point lines. 2. Do away with quarters and institute two halves of play. Many teams now play supers and as we know the games sometime take forever. Eliminate some of the breaks. Play two 16 minutes halves so that the flow of the game doesn't go uninterrupted. Give each coach 2 full time outs and 2 30 second timeouts each half. To use how they like. If they don't use them, they lose them. They then get two more full timeouts and two more 30 sec timeouts in the second half. 3. I am 50 percent on the shot clock. I feel that not all schools are equipped to handle the shot clock. I believe once all of the small Southwest Virginia schools become consolidated as well as rural schools throughout the state and the gyms/arenas are able to handle the new technology then I believe that the state of Virginia should go to a shot clock. Make the game quicker and put some responsibility in the hands of the players.

I find this very ironic..... Swagger (TV series) Add languages Article Talk Read Edit View history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swagger Genre Sports drama Created by Reggie Rock Bythewood Starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. Isaiah Hill Shinelle Azoroh Tessa Ferrer Quvenzhané Wallis Caleel Harris James Bingham Solomon Irama Ozie Nzeribe Jason Rivera Tristan Wilds Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Executive producers Reggie Rock Bythewood Kevin Durant Brian Grazer Rich Kleiman Samantha Corbin-Miller Running time 45–59 minutes Production companies Undisputed Cinema Thirty Five Ventures Imagine Television CBS Studios Distributor Apple Inc. Release Original network Apple TV+ Original release October 29, 2021 – present Swagger is an American sports drama television series created by Reggie Rock Bythewood. Loosely inspired by the experiences of current NBA player Kevin Durant,[1] the series premiered on October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+.[2] In June 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[3] Swagger has garnered critical acclaim from critics for its writing, acting (primarily Jackson's and Hill's), production values and social commentary. Premise[edit] Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.[4] Cast[edit] Main[edit] O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ike Edwards Isaiah Hill as Jace Carson Shinelle Azoroh as Jenna Carson Tessa Ferrer as Meg Bailey Quvenzhané Wallis as Crystal Jarrett Caleel Harris as Musa Rahim James Bingham as Drew Murphy Solomon Irama as Phil Marksby Ozie Nzeribe as Royale Hughes Jason Rivera-Torres as Nick Mendez Tristan Wilds as Alonzo Powers

The best team that Team Loaded could put together

John Marshall is now a 2A school because everyone wants out of Richmond and are moving to the suburbs. They were Class 4 and now are Class 2. They have 40-60 more students than communities in the Mountain 7 and Southwest District.

If by chance you have 5 guys who can handle the ball very very well and you get to face John Marshall in the 2A Final, do us all a favor down here. Call on the spirit of Dean Smith and just go the Carolina 4 Corners and hold the ball on those guys. I'm sure Ty White would be so frustrated at his number one team not being able to score more than 20 to 30 points in the first quarter and how that would look so bad on him and his recruited private school public school team. If I'm playing that team full of recruited jokers and I have a team that I know can handle the ball, I'm going to go spread 4 corners and make them work for every single thing they get. If I get beat heck I get beat. But you want to have some fun and get all the fans who don't want JM to win on your side and make it a ballgame??? Go do that 4 corners. The NFHS Network would blow up with people trying to watch this going on. I can see it now. Final from VCU's Siegel Center John Marshall 21 Radford 6 I would bow in the utmost respect to any coach that does this. And I'm sure the point would get across I would hope. But to me, It would be awesome! Just my take. Any others?

Like John Marshall and their "recruiting" doesn't already eliminate teams around here from a state title. Not much of a difference would you think?

State Tournament Dates: NFHS Week 35 through 36 - Tournament will start on Friday March 5 and run through the following Saturday. For 2022-23, Quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, March 3 (Snow Date – Saturday March 4). State Semifinals are scheduled for Monday, March 6 (Snow Date – Tuesday March 7). State Finals are scheduled as follows: Class 1 & 4 – Thursday, March 9; Class 3 & 6 – Friday, March 10; Class 5 & 2, Saturday, March 11th. All finals will be played in two game sessions. VHSL State Final Snow Date is Sunday March 12th with the groups snowed out moving to that date. (Poster's note - Funny how the last game listed for the finals is the Class 2 Championship on Saturday March 11th. Even the VHSL knows John Marshall is going to draw them in some big bucks from a big crowd and win it in Richmond in their backyard again.) Quarterfinals/Semifinals Format: Eight-team, single-elimination tournament per classification pairing: Higher seed hosts in high seed area. If two # 1 seeds are matched together in the semifinals the top of the bracket will host. The default time is 7 PM for a single game and 5:30 and 7:30 for doubleheaders. Quarterfinal pairings for all Groups: Region B champion vs. Region A runner up , Region A champion vs. Region B runner up . Region D champion vs. Region C runner up, Region C champion vs. Region D runner up. Semifinal Pairings for all Groups: Region B champion bracket vs. Region A champion bracket and Region D champion bracket vs Region C champion bracket Semifinal winners advance to the State Finals at VCU. Sites: Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond Awards: Team trophy and individual medals to State Champion and Runner-up teams. VHSL Class 2 State Quarterfinals Predictions Region A Champion - John Marshall vs. Region B Runnerup East Rockingham Region B Champion - Madison County vs. Region A Runnerup Brunswick Region C Champion - Radford vs. Region D Runnerup Graham Region D Champion - Virginia High vs. Region C Runnerup Floyd County VHSL Class 2 State Semifinals Predictions Region A Champion - John Marshall vs. Region A Runnerup Brunswick Region C Champion - Radford vs. Region D Champion Virginia High VHSL Class 2 State Championship Finals Predictions Region A Champion - John Marshall vs. Radford VHSL Class 2 State Champions Region A Champion - John Marshall

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Region D, Class 2 Predictions Gate City (M7#1) vs. Richlands (SW#4) Graham (SW#2) vs. Union (M7#3) Virginia High (SW#1) vs. Central Wise (M7#4) Ridgeview (M7#2) vs. Tazewell (SW#3) Region D, Class 2 Semifinals Predictions Gate City (M7#1) vs. Graham (SW#2) Virginia High (SW#1) vs. Ridgeview (M7#2) Region D, Class 2 Championship Finals Virginia High (SW#1) vs. Graham (SW#2)

Prediction for Region D, Class 1 Tournament Bracket Norton (CD#3) vs. Patrick Henry (Hogo #3) Winner vs. Honaker (BDD#1) Eastside (CD#2) vs. Chilhowie (Hogo#2) Twin Springs (CD#1) vs. Hurley (BDD#3) Lebanon (Hogo#1) vs. Grundy (BDD#2) Region D, Class 1 Semifinal predictions Eastside vs. Honaker Twin Springs vs. Lebanon Region D, Class 1 Championship Final (Toss Up) vs. (Toss Up)

Top 4 Get A Bye 1. Radford 2. Floyd County 3. Glenvar 4. Gretna First round games: 2/17 Alleghany Vs Appomattox - Winner plays Radford - 2/21 2/17 Martinsville Vs Chatham - Winner plays Gretna - 2/21 2/17 Patrick Vs Dan River - Winner plays Floyd - 2/21 2/17 James River Vs Nelson - Winner plays Glenvar - 2/21

Far Southwest Virginia Top 10 - Final Rankings Pos. - Team - Record - Class - (Prev Ranking) - District 1. Abingdon - Class 3 - Mountain 7 2. Virginia High - Class 2 - Southwest 3. Lebanon - Class 1 - Hogoheegee 4. Ridgeview - Class 2 - Mountain 7 5. Twin Springs - Class 1 - Cumberland 6. Chilhowie - Class 1 - Hogoheegee 7. Eastside - Class 1 - Cumberland 8. Honaker - Class 1 - Black Diamond 9. JI Burton - Class 1 - Cumberland 10. Grundy - Class 1 - Hogoheegee Honorable Mention: Patrick Henry - Glade Spring, Central-Wise Southwestern Virginia Top 5 1. Abingdon - Class 3 - Region D 2. George Wythe - Class 1 - Region C 3. Radford - Class 2 - Region C 4. Virginia High - Class 2 - Region D 5. Lebanon - Class 1 - Region D Class 2 - Virginia 1. John Marshall - Region A 2. Floyd County - Region C 3. Radford - Region C 4. Nottoway - Region A 5. Virginia High - Region D Class 1 - Virginia 1. Lancaster - Region A 2. Franklin - Region A 3. Altavista - Region B 4. Middlesex - Region A 5. George Wythe - Region C Southwestern Virginia Top 10 - Girls Basketball 1. Carroll County - Class 3 - Region D 2. Richlands - Class 2 - Region D 3. Floyd County - Class 2 - Region C 4. Eastside - Class 1 - Region D 5. Ridgeview - Class 2 - Region D 6. Central-Wise - Class 2 - Region D 7. Honaker - Class 1 - Region D 8. George Wythe - Class 1 - Region D 9. Marion - Class 2 - Region D 10. Gate City - Class 2 - Region D 10. Rural Retreat - Class 1 - Region D

I found this stored away on a flash drive in my office. I thought I would post this. This is something that will never ever take place in Virginia but interesting to think about. In Kentucky they play 16 Regions with 64 Districts. Now this is a concept that will never ever ever come about in the state of Virginia. Since we have a forum, it is ok to dream about and to talk about what this might be like in the state of Virginia. So here is the conceptual dream. 16 Regions. All 16 Region winners go to John Paul Jones Arena for the VHSL's state of Virginia "Sweet Sixteen". The set up: District Champions regular season get automatic region bid District Tournament - If District Regular Season champion makes the District Tournament final, the other opponent to that team is the second qualifier. If the District Regular Season champion does not make the District Tournament final then the winner of the tournament goes on with the regular season champion. Region Tournament - District Regular Season Champion and District Tournament Champion (or qualifier w/ regular season champion) are the top two seeds. Top 8 seeds cross bracket with another region every other year then repeat again on the 4th year. Region Tournament Champion goes on to the Sweet Sixteen as the representative of that region in the State Tournament. State Tournament - Region 1-16 have a blind draw to see who they play in the tournament. Down here on this post is half of the 16 regions stretching from Ewing to Richmond. Northern Virginia and the Eastern coast have not been completed. Again. This will never ever take place but an interesting format to say the least. Giving teams from the west to the east a chance to play the best of the best and to be apart of something they may never have had the chance to dream about. Some of the matchups make for some pretty interesting scenarios. It also makes the battles that would take place between communities go about at a fever pitch. Some of the crowds that would attend these region tournaments would be crazy. A great dream for sure. One of the questions you could pose out of this set up. Which region in the state of Virginia is the best basketball region in the state? In my opinion, the best overall competitive region of the group listed would have to be Region 3. That would be a basketball brawl come region tournament time. Region 1's championship site would be played at UVA Wise. Region 2's championship site would be at Radford University's Dedmon Center Region 3's championship site would be at Cassell Coliseum at Virginia Tech or the Berglund Center in Roanoke Region 4's championship site would be at Atlantic Union Bank Center at James Madison University or Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Region 1 - 19 schools District 1 - Thomas Walker, Lee High, Gate City, Twin Springs, Rye Cove District 2 - JI Burton, Union, Central, Eastside, Castlewood District 3 - Virginia High, John Battle, Abingdon, Patrick Henry, Holston District 4 - Lebanon, Honaker, Ridgeview, Buchanan Co. HS Region 2 - 17 schools District 1 - Richlands, Tazewell, Graham, Bland County District 2 - Northwood, Chilhowie, Marion, Grayson County District 3 - Rural Retreat, George Wythe, Fort Chiswell, Galax, Carroll County District 4 - Narrows, Giles, Pulaski County, Radford Region 3 - 22 schools District 1 - Floyd County, Patrick County, Martinsville, Magna Vista, Bassett, Franklin County District 2 - Auburn, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Eastern Montgomery, Salem, William Byrd District 3 - Craig County, Alleghany, James River, Lord Botetourt, Glenvar District 4 - Northside, Cave Spring, Hidden Valley, Roanoke-Patrick Henry, William Fleming Region 4 - 22 schools District 1 - Highland, Bath County, Fort Defiance, Rockbridge County, Parry McCluer, Stuarts Draft District 2 - Amherst County, Nelson County, Albemarle, Western Albemarle, Monticello, Charlottesville District 3 - Waynesboro, Staunton, Riverheads, Buffalo Gap, Wilson Memorial District 4 - Broadway, East Rockingham, Spotswood, Turner Ashby, Harrisonburg Region 5 - 22 schools District 1 - EC Glass, Heritage, Jefferson Forest, Liberty, Staunton River, Liberty Christian Academy District 2 - Chatham, Dan River, Gretna, Tunstall, George Washington-Danville District 3 - Brookville, William Campbell, Rustburg, Altavista, Appomattox, Buckingham District 4 - Halifax County, Charlotte County, Prince Edward County, Cumberland County, Central-Lunenburg, Mecklenburg County Region 6 - 20 schools District 1 - James Wood, Sherando, Millbrook, John Handley, Clarke County District 2 - Central-Woodstock, Mountain View, Strasburg, Page County, Luray District 3 - Warren County, Rappahannock County, Fauquier, Kettle Run, Liberty District 4 - William Monroe, Madison County, Orange County, Culpeper County, Eastern View Region 7 - 21 schools District 1 - Louisa County, Fluvanna County, Goochland, Powhatan, Amelia District 2 - Nottoway, Brunswick, Dinwiddie County, Greensville County, Sussex Central District 3 - Franklin, Southampton, Lakeland, King's Fork, Nansemond River District 4 - Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry County, Smithfield, Windsor Region 8 - 25 schools District 1 - L.C. Bird, Carver Academy, Cosby, Clover Hill, Thomas Dale, James River District 2 - Manchester, Matoaca, Meadowbrook, Midlothian, Monacan, Deep Run District 3 - Mills Godwin, Douglas Freeman, Henrico, Glen Allen, Hermitage, Highland Springs District 4 - JR Tucker, Varina, Thomas Jefferson, Armstrong, George Wythe, Huguenot, John Marshall

They are better to watch up close and in person. Best girls basketball team to ever come out of any part of Southwest Virginia by a landslide!

Thank you... I forgot to put Union in for some reason. It has been fixed now.

These are just hypothetical matchups based on the set up of the seedings of the teams today in their districts. Class 2 if tournament started today Southwest District Mountain 7 District 1. Virginia High 1. Gate City 2. Graham 2. Ridgeview 3. Marion 3. Union 4. Richlands 4. Central-Wise Region D Prediction (Class 2) Cross Bracket (this is not official) Virginia High over Central Virginia High over Graham Virginia High over Gate City Graham over Union Gate City over Ridgeview Ridgeview over Marion Gate City over Richlands State Quarterfinals Radford (RC Champ) over Gate City (RD R-Up) James River (RC R-Up) over Virginia High (RD Champ) State Semifinals Radford vs. James River State Finals Radford vs. John Marshall --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class 1 (If tournament started today) Black Diamond District Cumberland District Hogoheegee District 1. Honaker 1. Twin Springs 1. Chilhowie 2. Grundy 2. Eastside 2. Lebanon 3. Hurley 3. JI Burton 3. Patrick Henry 4. Twin Valley 4. Thomas Walker 4. Northwood 5. Council 5. Rye Cove 5. Rural Retreat 6. Castlewood 6. Holston Region C Prediction (Class 1) this is not official Honaker vs. JI Burton or Patrick Henry Honaker vs. Eastside Chilhowie vs. Eastside Eastside vs. Lebanon Twin Springs vs. Chilhowie Twin Springs vs. Hurley Chilhowie vs. Grundy State Quarterfinals Eastside (RD Champ) vs. George Wythe (RC R-up) Auburn (RC Champ) vs. Chilhowie (RD R-Up) State Semifinals Auburn vs. George Wythe State Finals George Wythe vs. Lancaster

Region D, Class 2A could go with a North/South set up: Southwest District - Tazewell, Richlands, Graham, Lebanon, Buchanan Co. consolidated HS, Central-Wise, Ridgeview, Mountain District - Lee, Union, Gate City, John Battle, Virginia High, Abingdon, Marion Region D, Class 2A could go with an East/West set up: Southwest - Virginia High, John Battle, Abingdon, Marion, Graham, Tazewell, Richlands Mountain District - Lee, Central-Wise, Ridgeview, Buchanan Co consolidated HS, Gate City, Lebanon, Union