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Vaught coming back????
 

Vaught coming back????
 

Could Richlands throw some money at Mark Dixon from Galax....hes a great HS recruiter.

Enjoyed playing for Coach Hart and Coach G!!!

Galax by at least 30...........PH regular season schedule was WEAK, it will show today.

Galax by at least 30...........PH regular season schedule was WEAK, it will show today.

Yes, three times this year and it wont be close.  Galax 45 PH 12

and I heard they have installed a new offense and a lot of trick plays.

Dennis Vault?

Dennis Vault?

Dennis Vault?

I don’t think there is among most people. I’ve spoken to many former players, parents, guys he coached with, all say good things about him including Greg Mance. You always have a select few that can’t say anything good about anybody or want to be a douche. As for Mance, I’d say he’s there until he & his wife decide to retire. 

Dennis Palmer. He will come back.

Dennis"Snake" Palmer is one of, if not, the best defensive coordinators in the region.  Is he on Grahams staff?

Dennis"Snake" Palmer is one of, if not, the best defensive coordinators in the region.  Is he on Grahams staff?

He came on their staff last year after two years not coaching football. I'm sure Mance wishes he'd kept him. I'm sure Tony Palmer is glad to have him. Rex Bradshaw & Dennis Palmer had that defense going like a well-oiled machine. They adjusted until things clicked, once they clicked, Graham's defense was brutal. I think they'll they be just as unforgiving this year too. 

Let's not forget that a lot of Richland's success in those years 2004 to 2015 is owed not only to Coach Mance but also Dennis Palmer, the defensive coordinator for Richlands during those years. I'm not taking anything away from Mance, he's a coaching legend in SWVA  but when you think of Richlands as a powerhouse, one usually thinks of their defensive prowess. Palmer crafted one of the best consistent defenses in the state while there. Rex Bradshaw & Palmer did the same thing last year, by midseason, the were solid as any I've seen recently.   It wasn't the defense that cost the Blues a couple additional state championships but it sure helped Graham win another one. 

Pretty accurate...I was looking forward to seeing the RB and DB play from Bluefield as I know they are being recruited/committed to D-I programs.  Just didn't see that potential today, however I'm sure they have what it takes.  The DE is def has a D-I body and played with great effort, IMO.  I should also note that Pulaski County is pretty good and I will bet anyone here a soda pop that Lord Bottletop beats Bluefield by 20!

Send the Hometown Tazewell coach home and bring his players with him!

I feel bad for the kids at Fort.  They replaced the best coach in school history, Stephen James, with arguably the worst coach in SWVA history, Tom Hale.  He eroded the program for several years, even though he was only there for a season.  Todd Tiller left just a few weeks prior to the beginning of the season last year after three very solid years rebuilding the damage Hale left behind.  Josh Wingate surpassed expectations in a big way in his lone season as the interim head coach.  
Those kids deserve some continuity and stability.  Five head coaches in seven years is difficult to overcome for anybody.  Based on his experience at Gate City, I'm not sure Akers is the right choice to rebuild the program.  A couple of Fort's better players transferred to Galax prior to the end of this past school year.

You can thank you Mr. George Brown, former Superintendent of Tazewell County Public Schools for working to secure Coach Hicks in the HOF.
 

You can thank you Mr. George Brown, former Superintendent of Tazewell County Public Schools for working to secure Coach Hicks in the HOF.
 

Akers is the hire.  Carroll turned it down.  They had a better guy on staff the interim Coach last year