Fairlawncat

Difference in Strasburg game was a Poquoson turnover at its own 9.

Graham should actually go back to the deep ball against Strasburg. They don't play teams that throw it and seldom see a wide set/formation offensively with 3 or 4 wide. Strasburg is Union good or even possibly better on the line of scrimmage on both sides. Their weakness is the secondary. They are slow and Graham will have some guys running wide open.

6 minutes ago, EH31 said:

He made a great TD catch to cut the lead to 21-12 tonight but immediately got an unsportsmanlike penalty that made the extra point 35 yards and it came up short which kept it at a 2 score game. 

The 2 times I saw him he had at least 3 and maybe 4 unsportsmanlike over 2 games. Graham fans told me he had a big one on them in their scrimmage. Needs to mature before his senior year.

Best football player I watched for Princeton in the 2 times I saw them was Mosser, a junior, made every tackle at linebacker and more explosive offensively and on special teams than Lowe and Jennings

1 hour ago, jeffro said:

I bet if there's a message board for their area they are all saying Glenvar thumps Graham just as most of us are predicting a Graham win.  😆

They are leary of Graham. So were we at Radford last year. Kids thought they could win the game and had a healthy level of respect, but fans crossed into concerned or borderline worry status. Same for Glenvar fans I speak with. As a Bobcat fan, the concern we had with Graham last year was nowhere close to what it was with Riverheads for myself and Bobcat fans I spoke with, but can't speak for all. The last time Graham lost a state semis game in Bluefield? I think Vic Hall and Gretna about 20 years ago and you have to go back another decade with J. Forest for the other loss. Very tough to beat them up there in the semis.

Graham by 2 TDs. The team Graham played yesterday is much better on the line of scrimmage on the offensive and defensive side. Graham will live in the Glenvar backfield and the QB under major duress. Graham will also move the ball on the ground better than what they did against Union. 

12 minutes ago, goose111874 said:

Does strasburg still throw the ball alot.  I know when Appalachia played them years ago they passed quite a bit 

No heavy run, but they throw it more than most teams in the Valley roughly 5 to 7 attempts per game. 

I've seen Graham and Glenvar. Glenvars offensive line is nowhere near the caliber of Union. Your going to see sacks for a loss and strips and fumbles against Glenvar as the QB will be under far more duress than Union's QB was. Glenvar also does not have the run defense in their front 7 that Union has. Graham won't throw much on Glenvar because they won't need to. They'll gash them. Graham will have to throw it to beat the Poquoson/Strasburg winner.

Poquoson taking King William apart. About 5 minutes left in 2nd quarter and has not punted.

Poquoson 20, King William 0

Bobcats don't have physicality this year. We are 1 to 2 years away from being great team. GW physically beat us. Raddy don't belong in top 7 this yr. 

22 is a lot of points if that's his average especially considering how many steals he gets on defense and the ball pressure he can apply.

1 hour ago, Stelley said:

That would have been the most logical solution but I’d say Virginia wouldn’t agree on a site because of how much longer Graham would have to be on a bus than V High would

Is Lebanon that much further from Bluefield compared from Lebanon to Bristol? 

1 hour ago, Bcats said:

I'm going to say 1-1 I'm throwing out the 1st game that's when VA High had Ethan Carpenter, this is a different VA High team now and now more beatable than before 

I think VH is 2 and 1 over Graham this year.  VH played without Carpenter the last 2 games vs Graham if im not mistaken was 13 point loss and a 6 point win.

47 minutes ago, Gridiron60 said:

I figured it could go either way. I’m still concerned if  Graham gets in foul trouble in any given game. They tend to have some really dumb fouls.

I’m guessing game will be at VA High not Gate City?? Anyone know for sure. 

Graham, Virginia High, Martinsville, and Gretna are all very athletic. All 4 are good enough to win the west and all 4 are very close. 

Va High vs Graham and Martinsville vs Gretna. Winner of VH-Graham hosts loser of Martinsville-Gretna and vice versa to decide the West.

More of the blame should be placed on opponents or all the other teams. I think other Class 2 teams, ADs, admins should put more pressure on VHSL. I think Coach Cormany was wrong for having us play JM for the title game last year. We should have set it out. 

Down early in the game, John Marshall came back to beat Nottoway after trailing by a score of 2-0. Final score 105 to 23.

1C. Final. Auburn 73, East Montgomery 17.

1C. Final. Parry McCluer 76, Galax 49.

Semi's  P. McCluer vs George Wythe and Auburn vs Grayson.

7 minutes ago, pdfan said:

The best team in the region in my opinion is Gretna. They got off to a slow start this year but have everybody back from last years team. They'll be a tough out. Martinsville is a very scrappy bunch,  a lot of kids in the 6'1" to 6' 3" range, that play very hard on the defensive end of the court. Offensively they do it by committee, usually a different leading scorer every game. Radford-Martinsville and Chatham- Gretna should be two good games Thursday.

Pdfan, how is the new coach in Bulldog land? Is he popular with the fans? Is he changing or trending the culture back to old form? Scary stuff if that happens. Record turnaround speaks for itself

37 minutes ago, RadCat said:

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.  

Martinsville and Floyd I thought were the 2 best in C. Floyd was good. Martinsville is good. We got a history of playing a great game against Martinsville in recent yrs. I think they take us, but under 10 pts. Don't know about Chatham. We are young. Bulldogs have a bunch of seniors. Matchup favors Dogs this yr

I want to know why Glenvar is 6th. Shouldn't Glenvar be 2nd behind Radford according to one guy on this board? I said this on the other board. The best team we played all year was Graham. I don't care what Calpreps says. 

2 minutes ago, S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE said:

I don't know the ins and outs of the old southwest or who was in it but I think when the Highlands was created and Lee came out swinging, it made for some enemies quick.  At that time, Gate City was controlling the district/region and weren't accustomed to losing so I'm sure the two fan bases were not receptive of one another.  Miss those kind of rivalries and crowds.  You knew there was a game on Friday, lights were out in town(s) but the stadium lights were on.

In the late 80s when Lee was formed, they were good, very good. So was Gate City, but Gate City wasn't controlling the SWD or Region. Graham was. I know because I played against them twice in 1989. They won the Region in 89, 90, 93, 95. Lee started to fall off in 96. In 91 and 92 Radford won the region. 

Great show of fan support by Graham. My Bobcats finally did it. What's it been, 30 or 31 years since beating Graham? Happy for our kids. Going to be tough to beat Riverheads. We got a shot though.  For the 2 Gmen fans I met today, if you are on here, I enjoyed the beers and conversation. Best of luck to Graham next year, but I don't think you will need it with all that youth.

Cuz u ain't right man. LMAO!

10 minutes ago, RedPrideNation said:

 I feel like Graham and Radford are miles faster than Riverheads and Poquoson. 

No offense, but I think you are underestimating Poquoson. I know there's the thought about Poquoson as a bunch of slow white dudes that can't run, or that's the perception. At Poquoson, they are big into Olympic type sports. Kids down there are just all around athletes. Watch them on defense against Lafayette or King William and how fast they close. Poquoson has not just average, but very good overall team speed. They have lots of track guys on their team. My wife is from Poqouson and lived some in Nottoway, so I keep up with those 2. 

Perception of Poquoson is good football players and not very athletic. It's almost the exact opposite. They have far more athletes than truly good football players. Lots of their kids come from Langley Air Force Base and NASA kids whose parents have traveled. Langley and NASA border Poquoson. They've been exposed to Olympic type sports, training, distance running with their military parents etc.

The Reg D winner needs a strong AD to make the case to the VHSL to ensure it gets moved in case the powers that be at Radford try to keep it at Radford. I hope the people at Radford don't put up an argument and move the game. The Glenvar game should not be played at Radford.

If you are a Reg D team coming to Radford and Radford didn't move it, I would do the same. Get there early and set on home side. Warning to all Region D fans, if played at Radford, the power Karen's will be there at the gate trying to direct you to the non home side. Legally, they can't do that, but they will try to intimidate you. They can't stop you from setting on Radford side.