This is a game that Central cannot look past. It's hard to beat any Union/PV/Appy team twice in the same year. They are aware of this. I'm glad it's at home and not bullit park lol
Fun fact: only two programs have ever beaten Powell Valley twice in one season. Those were Pennington in 1987. Also Gate City in 2003, 2008, and 2009.
For Appalachia , the two programs to do it were Burton in 90, 05, and 06. Then Clintwood in 07.
No team has ever beaten Union twice in same season. But unfortunately, that will probably happen.
I've heard u guys mention on here that they should be 2a but I don't know much about them because I haven't kept up with 1a since the Appalachia days. They must have been division 2 back then because I never heard of them then. It was always Parry mcCluer or bath Co. Coming from the east that Appy had to deal with
Ah. A couple of past Pioneer District powerhouses.
Which is probably a result of the fact they had very little incentive to keep their grades up with no sports in the fall.
Lots of kids they only reason they try to keep their grades up is to play sports. Remove that "reward" and some will barely do anything to help themselves.
But what if they aren’t athletes and having that problem?
Craig County has 160-170 kids 9-12. Middle School has about 130 6-8. Elementary school has about 230ish K-5.
This pandemic has deprived many of the structure needed to succeed.
Facts are facts Richlands faithful...why y'all so defensive...you cheated plain and simple...so claim 1 title then
I say own up to the issue. They used illegal cleats.
Would it have made a difference? Not entirely sure. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s illegal. Richlands will forever have that controversy on them. Since they were found out, nobody will ever mention that season without the cleats.
Is it time for Salem people to move on? Way past.
But acknowledging what happened is just the reality.
Perhaps it's different circles. If you ask a lifelong Salem fan who's in the 44-48 age range, you'll get an earful. I've tested this enough to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal.
Well there’s those fans.
I can certainly understand it if they were on the 92 team. Once Richlands was found out, they probably felt cheated out of something they worked hard for. If they were students during that time and not on the team then they may feel that their classmates got cheated.
Not saying the Richlands players cheated. From what I gather, it wasn’t the fault of the players. That cleatgate was on Richlands’ coach.
It probably didn’t make a difference. But the Richlands players on that team now have the asterisk on the trophy they won.
Most Salem fans I see everyday do not whine about it. Why should they whine? From 1996 through today, they’ve been the cream of the crop in the Roanoke Valley. 9 state championships in 21 years.
I've never heard one Salem fan even mention Richland's much less care about what happened years ago...I'm sure those 500 state titles they have won since then made them forget what happened that day
I encounter Salem fans everyday.
I ask them about the cleats. Most of them shrug their shoulders and say oh well.
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Central should be the favorite. But I would not be surprised if Union sneaks up and snatches victory.