Unfortunate for Carroll County. I heard last night, they lost their 30 PPG scorer to a season ending injury a few minutes into the district tournament championship game against Floyd.
Tough way for the best season in school history to end.
Edit to add; his dad confirmed a dislocated kneecap early in the 2nd quarter against Floyd in the TRD Tournament Championship game.
I wonder if they TRD will rethink having a district "tournament" when it really doesn't mean anything. Carroll was a really good team and lost their best player during it. They haven't done a tourney in years so why did they start now?
OMG! The parity just doesn't end. Floyd was supposed to be the best team in 2C. Said this earlier man, a team like Lebanon could play for a state title. I know Lebanon is now done with the loss to Union, but even a team like Lebanon was that close to playing for a state title because C is equally as bad or worse than 2D, and 2D is just parity all over. Floyd actually beat Blacksburg once and beat Carroll County once and Blacksburg beat Auburn twice. That score (Floyd loss) is unbelievable.
Floyd was definitely not the team to beat in 2C. They went to the wire twice with a very mediocre Radford team. they only one the so-called TRD Tourney because the best Carroll player got hurt right before the half. I imagine they got out out coached again.
This is the best Carroll team in years. Not a lot of size but athleticism to spare. They have a good shot at winning the TRD.
I don't think anyone in the TRD can compete with Carroll. Carroll has imploded in a few games the past few years with these kids but if they can keep their head straight, they will walk away with it.
It seemed as if Radford knew what Graham was doing before they did it on Saturday. They shifted players over to the side that Graham ran to seemingly every play. I give credit to Radford's coach for being ultra prepared. Graham's defense played well, I thought. The offense didn't do enough to win that game.
Who is the O.C. for Graham now? The play calling this year reminded me of what they did a few years back when Dixon was the O.C.
Graham has very strong tendencies from certain formations. makes it easy to predict.
On 12/3/2023 at 11:58 AM, BandanaVTDavis4321 said:
Anybody ever ponder the question about Crist in that.....
We thought it was all Crist, but maybe it wasn't Crist after all. Maybe it was just Virginia High because the place has been pretty much unwinnable for decades, regardless of who the coach is. For those who haven't pondered this question, it might be time to start giving it some consideration.
This! I read all season about how he was a bad coach and Radford may lose in the finals but he is a good coach. I questioned hiring a coach with a losing record but look what he has done. We could only field a JV or middle school team and now we have enough for both. He is building and growing a program in a sport that is dying. The kids really respond to him. I think it's time to end the personal attacks.
In watching some of the Radford game what struck me was Clark often had all day to stand there and pass with what looked like a field full of receivers. Someone has to get to him to beat him. Make them pull people in for protection. You can’t let him stand around back there all day.
We have seen teams try to put pressure and then they have no one to prevent big runs and then we have seen teams try to contain him and he picks them apart with the receivers. I also think his arm strength surprises players. They are not used to see throws so deep. He can easily throw 50 yards in the air while scrambling.
Fisher will do well, but there's going to be a drop off. Odds are, Radford doesn't stay the same with Cormany leaving and the transfers, and I'm guessing Clark will also not play basketball again his senior year in order to focus on football, but could be wrong about that.
It will be interesting to see. This year will be a stuggle because of losing Gavin and Kelly but the pipeline is strong. Ben is behind many of the concepts that are run by Radford. The question is can he be a game coach and make adjustments and calls in close games.
Due to lack of numbers they have ended their season prematurely.
They still show 4 games on the schedule and 2 days ago the coach sent out a notice for a game this week against Alleghany. Are you sure on your source? I know the AD isn't great at updating the website but the coach hasn't sent that out yet.
He was last week's Roanoke Times Player of the Week. In 3 games this year, he has 14 TD's (8 rushing and 6 passing). BVM Sports Ranks him the number 4 QB in the State of Virginia. Offers so far are from Old Dominion, Elon, Maine, VMI. Has interest (close to getting an offer) from Marshall, ECU, Coastal, Liberty, JMU) and has some interest from Wake and NC State.
he has a PWO from Va Tech also. My guess is he will be either a receiver or on defense at the next level. he is unguardable as a receiver in high school. Radford has put him at receiver once and I'm sure they will do it more.
Would love it if Virginia High pulled an upset, but it's unlikely. Without Radfords QB it would be close. If it only came down to coaching, Virginia High wins.
Patterson > Crist
Radford 35 - only because of talent, not coaching.
VHS 14- improving every game, but need to find an identity on offense and be able to pass some to keep defenses honest.
I disagree. I saw an undisciplined and unprepared team lose to Radford.
We couldn't get the pass rush we did on Clark last year and the kid just had a monster night. He looked fantastic, and we didn't have an answer. But it wasn't a good night for us all around.....we couldn't get out of our own way. But that's why I'll always love opening with Radford, even years when they thump us just like they did last night. There's always a clear understanding of who we can depend on, where our trouble spots lie, and what we need to clean up.
Never did catch why no one could sit on the visitor side lol! I couldn't make it to the game and had to resort to NFHS lol.
It's a mess left by our former superintendent. Basically the bleachers are deteriorating. They were last refurbished in the 1990s. the construction to replace them was supposed to start of the summer but they are still waiting on the bleachers to arrive. they were okay for soccer and graduation but apparently not for football. The story is longer but lets just say the lawyers are making the decisions.
Don't get me started on this one. There was a small hole between a riser and some seating where the band sat and a few places where it is sagging between the supports. The original plan our brilliant former superintendent had was to move the first couple games until construction was complete. The families(especially seniors) found out and got them to come up with alternative solutions. Seniors missing home football games was not an option. The next one was to close the home side and put everyone on the visitor side while the home side was being worked on. Then during the season switch and close the visitor side to complete it. Now that they are STILL waiting on the bleachers to arrive, they decided the visitor side isn't safe enough(even though they were going to start everyone over there). The loss of common sense in this world just baffles me. There is lots more to the story but I'll just end it there. GW fans were good last weekend as far as I have heard. There are a couple games where it will be interesting having everyone on the same side.
Gavin Cormany has transferred and is reclassifying to 2025. Elijah Kelly has transferred to Miller School and is reclassifying to 2025 as well. I have heard nothing official on whether Rick Cormany will retire from coaching but I expect he will so he can go watch Gavin and Cam play. If he does retire, Ben Fisher is likely the next coach and is behind many of the concepts the team uses. Its a big loss of talent but the pipeline is strong. This year will be a struggle losing the top two scorers but the future is bright.
Radford obviously looked better than Blacksburg. Take aways from watching this on NFHS from my opinion only.
Radford is not nearly as explosive athletically as last year. Radford is not as good up front as last year, and last year, they were pretty good up front, but what got them was issues up front againt Glenvar and Appomattox. Radford is still and 8-2, 9-1 type team. Glenvar will beat them. Tough games will be Galax, GW, Giles, maybe Floyd, maybe V. High. They could still win all of those. Finishing 9-1 last year, they absolutely don't look as talented across the board as last year in space, or up front. One key piece- The QB. In my opinion, he's the best HS QB in Virginia West of Radford, VA to the Kentucky border for the 2023 season. ODU has offered and VT is interested as well as WF, JMU, NC State, ECU.
Blacksburg- Blacksburg is better than last year. Are they going to be "good"? I don't think so, but they are a better football team in my opinion in a scrimmage against Radford than what they were in game 10 of the regular season last year. They look better athletically and up front. Blacksburgs last win in football came around October of 2019 and they have lost approximately 25 games in a row since then. I think they get 1-2 wins this year and finish 1-9 or 2-8. They are going to be bad, but "less bad" than they have been.
Only my opinions...
Blacksburg did not look very good. They have a couple bright spots but they aren't going to be very good.
I agree with your view of Radford. Offense will need a RB to step up. The offense will go as 7 goes. Capable receivers but other than 18, not as good as Baylor and Prioleau. LIke last year, there is a lack of depth. I expect a couple freshmen to get extended playing time to improve the depth. They are running a new defense so we'll see how well that works.
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I wonder if they TRD will rethink having a district "tournament" when it really doesn't mean anything. Carroll was a really good team and lost their best player during it. They haven't done a tourney in years so why did they start now?