TaterHater

Numbers pulled from Va Dept of Ed for fall enrollment. I added the 8th grade numbers for what 22/23 will look like for SW and M7.

Fact: abingdon is in the district and their players deserve some  attention also.  Is it right? No, not on the same scale.  Easier said than done,  get better and learn to overcome and compete.  They still only play 11 at a time.  
Fact: O'Quinn numbers great, but their lack of a solid run game accounted for most of his attempts, just as tazewell.  Still incredible numbers that exceeded anyone else, should be #1. 
Fact: the most talented list of skill guys in 10 years. H2H should determine a lot when you're talking db vs wr, or rb vs lb, not qb vs qb. Stats are all you have but if you don't perform vs district games then your stats vs hogo, bd, and Cumberland don't mean squat. Just the same,  your starters vs everyone's jv late in a blowout/shootout don't count for much but if you're into moral victories then buy your own awards. Defense had just as many tough kids with great stats so I'd hate to have to be the coaches lobbying for awards. 
Great season,  everyone is bringing more to the table each year and it's beginning to get to where almost everyone is competing and on a given night,  anyone's game.  Things aren't as simple as they used to be when everyone was is a running formation. 
When our region can produce state contenders, you can't ask much more.  In the end,  to the victor goes the spoils. 
Most everyone on here is in direct contact with these young athletes. Encourage all these kids to become better athletes, season by season.  Weights, track, baseball, soccer, etc. If they learn to work and compete,  they'll always represent. 

M7
Offensive player of the Year:
Zavier Lomax and Haynes Carter
1st Team Offense
QB - Cole Lambert - Abg
C - Drew Belcher - Cen
OL - Desean Lucas - Abg
OL- Logan Mullins - Cen
OL- Junior Lovell - Lee
OL - Jacob Hamilton - U
RB - Malique Hounshell - Abg
RB - Matthew Boggs -Cen
RB - Zavier Lomax - U
WR - Peyton McClanahan - Abg
WR - Haynes Carter - Abg
WR - Brandon Beavers - RV
TE - Tyson Tester - Cen 
K - Ricky Onate - Cen
All P - Carson Jenkins - GC
KR - Carson Jenkins - GC
M7
Defensive Player of the Year:
Tyson Tester and Desean Lucas
1st Team Defense
DL - Desean Lucas - Abg
DL - Tanner Jervis - U
DL - Caden Gibson - RV
DE - Daniel Hawkins - Cen
DE - Shane Deel - RV
LB - Logan Mullins - Cen
LB - Tyson Tester - Cen
LB - Cannon Hill - RV
LB - Zavier Lomax - U
DB - Bishop Cook - Abg
DB - Ethan Mullins - Cen
DB - Malachi Jenkins - U
DB - Braeden Church - Cen
P - Brandon Beavers - RV
PR - Ethan Mullins- Cen
All-P - Johnny Satterfield - U
 

I have it 22-16 KW, Claiborne scored after a big completion

Getting back to the train horn.......does the horn work? Function that is....we know it doesn't influence the outcome of games 😉
Seems like it disappeared after the Ridgeview game.  

106.3 Kicks Country is Grahams broadcast. You can also stream the audio from their website.

I guess I'm ridiculous and crazy for expecting the defensive coordinator to know something about football or at least make some adjustments during the game multiple teams just lined up and ran it down Unions throat this season and not 1 adjustment. I knew Union wasn't beating Graham. 

Not 1 person thought Union was beating Graham what everyone is pointing out is the coaches can't seem to adjust during the game

This was what Travis said:
“Give Graham credit. They outcoached us and were more prepared and I didn’t do a very good job of getting our guys ready to play today,” Union coach Travis Turner said. “This one falls on me. We’ve got to go back to work and get in the weight room.”
 
Give Palmer a HUGE amount of credit..........the man had his team ready to play even during a week were he lost his father!
 
R.I.P Butch Palmer

This was what Travis said:
“Give Graham credit. They outcoached us and were more prepared and I didn’t do a very good job of getting our guys ready to play today,” Union coach Travis Turner said. “This one falls on me. We’ve got to go back to work and get in the weight room.”
 
Give Palmer a HUGE amount of credit..........the man had his team ready to play even during a week were he lost his father!
 
R.I.P Butch Palmer

I see the combo of Phil Robbins and Barry Jones somewhat analogous to Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus. Powell Valley football, like Hendrick Motorsports, was already at the top. Robbins and Johnson both win 7 championships but neither would've been as successful without their "Crew Chief" or the groundwork laid by those who came before them.

Seeing the photos vs live it does look different. Regardless it was pretty dang amazing. It changed the game for RV.

Bluefield Reseacher, will all due respect, Uncle Percy says you are wrong.  There’s more than 33 expert coaches on here.  Also, Cousins Claude and Delbert have came up with the solution to solve the so called problems at Union.  Fire all the coaches and make Union’s Hammer the head and only Union Coach.  

Park on the visitor side near the student athletic building if you can. On the map it's called the Bluefield Auditorium..... The hill on that side is less steep, also there are 5 or more handicap parking spaces at that gate. 
 

Correct #13 Hill took the ball off of the finger tips of the Central corner. Had he not the defender probably would have had the interception. 

Yap ole Phil took all the credit.....all the way to the hall of fame. But he wouldn't have had the teams he had in the non-Thomas/Julius years if it hadn't been for the defenses those teams had. From personal experience as a player, Phil lost more chances at state titles due to his offensive schemes and ego.     

And that there is the reason PV lost their mojo. It was never Phil Robbins it was Barry Jones.....where did Barry go after PV? Gate City?....How did GC do from 2000 till he left there?
 
Travis Turner needs to find his Barry Jones....defense wins championships! 

I honestly can’t believe we’re having this conversation.  Turner is a top level coach at any high school in the region. Maybe even the state.   If everyone knows what play he is running , every single snap , then a whole bunch of coaches need to be fired in the region for never stopping him.  

 Example.      The va high coach did a remarkable job this season getting those kids playing back to a respectable level.  They had talent all over the field .  Had a first quarter lead on union in the playoffs. Then the i Turner some how ran  the same play over and over and beat them by 20plus points.   He didn’t panic and continued to get the ball to Lomax with the expectations that he would wear them down and they couldn’t tackle Lomax late in the game. It worked.  It’s worked for a long time.  And like I said. Let’s fire the idiot coaches who loose to him since he is so vanilla.  Those guys , who he beats 70 percent of the time are the ones needing fired ........

Delusional. Be careful what you wish for, it can get much worse. You all ever stop and look at past "great" programs and where they are now? The man is averaging around nine wins a year. He's from our community and relates to our kids better than anyone else we could get in here. We're not more than eight months removed from him winning the Region D Title with a team most of you all on here said was the worst team in school history! From a consistency stand point, that program is the best in the area. They have made the playoffs every year the school has been open and have won at least one playoff game for ten consecutive seasons. And some of you all want to fire the coach?
Back to my hole of mostly reading........

I thought some football fans in Tazewell County were bad but you Union fans trying to run off Turner need to be committed into a facility. 

Park on the visitor side near the student athletic building if you can. On the map it's called the Bluefield Auditorium..... The hill on that side is less steep, also there are 5 or more handicap parking spaces at that gate. 
 

Anyone remember the Lowered Expectations skits from MADtv? Man those were funny.....some Union fans could benefit from the laugh.  

No need to replace the HBC. They definitely need to make some changes. 

Graham is good ill give them that. And yes they probably would have won today anyway but our defensive coordinator couldn't coach and stop Stevie wonder. Just straight up sickening to watch.

True, but playing a 3 man front?? Ridiculous.
And I'm here, but wish I wasn't. Haha