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Down through the years Richlands has had their moments.

They also lost their lucky horseshoe Hokiebird.

They used to be Stonewall Jackson - Quicksburg until political correctness came along.

# 1 - Rural Retreat Whiny Papooses # 2 - Virginia High Pole Cats # 3 - Abington Blue Buzzards # 4 - Richlands Blue Fizzlers # 5 - Grayson Co. Poor Excuses Footnotes: Pole Cats, your big game with Jenkins, KY is getting closer. Grayson Co. Poor Excuses, you should be playing 2A. When it comes to traveling you’re not Thomas Walker or Hurley so stop using the “far” traveling excuse. Rural Retreat, Dean Rhea’s gone. What? 20 years ago. You complainers probably wouldn’t know the difference between a T, Split-T, or Wing-T formation. Abington, you’re still a good place for a pit stop, just like West Roanoke (Salem). Blue Fizzlers, maybe you should schedule Jenkins, KY like the Pole Cats.

That’s a lot of counties around here. We’ve seen Tazewell play. They have size, speed, and talent. They’ll beat the teams they’re suppose to beat. Yet, they don’t have that swagger to be the winner against the really good teams. That mentality and attitude that’s needed to be the big dog of the pack. That Rural Retreat thing has to be one of the most ridiculous things if not the most ridiculous thing ever in high school football especially in SW Virginia.

A man with a lot of common sense. Don’t know why he’s tucked away on Hospital Hill, when there are several on this site that should be locked up on Hospital Hill.

Long ride?????? Try Logan, WV by way of Matewan.

Probably been around a lot longer than most of you. Seen a lot of changes in high school sports. Matter of fact, I’ve seen 31 high school football teams play that no longer exist due to consolidation. We can also add a few basketball teams to that number like G.W. Carver. In ways, Consolidation has hurt numbers due to increased travel for some kids. However there are several other things also. Redtiger hit the nail on the head with this year round practice. A lot of Coaches only want kids playing their sport. Also travel ball, I know someone who has one kid on 2 travel teams and their other kid on another travel team (3 different sports). My opinion, this travel ball leads to burnout for some kids and parents with all the practice, travel, and expense. Another problem down through the years and some of you have probably seen it also, is Little League or Daddy Ball. Do I need to really explain this? There is a need to better organize youth leagues and make it fun for all not for a few. I’ve seen this Daddy Ball carry over into high school and what problems it can cause, especially with the numbers of players. Another problem today, kids have more things to do, lack dedication, and lose interest quickly. They are not as physically fit, they are softer and are use to an easier life. When some of us were growing up, high school athletics was the biggest thing in our lives, that not the case with a lot of today’s kids. So numbers are going to be low and will slowly continue to decrease for a lot of schools. Just our opinion.

Uncle Percy said You had Better recount.

Uncle Percy said to put it this way. Then you might understand. Rye Cove lost in a close one. VA High Pole Cats stunk things up 3 - 43. Someone said Tazewell/Richlands resumes Monday @ 7:00. Cousin Claude thinks you’re one of those Union experts like BigWinners.

Honaker and Radford won. Doesn’t Tazewell resume Monday @ 7:00?

Congratulations Cousin Liam.

Well folks this season has already stated off with a couple of Trophies being claimed, The Buzzard’s Roost Trophy and The Lemonade Trophy. Last week the Honaker Tigers reclaimed the Buzzard’s Roost from the Lebanon Chipmunk Hunters with a thumpin’ victory over Castlewood. This next Trophy, renamed by Cousins Delbert and Claude, The Lemonade Trophy was claimed by the Princeton Tigers. Princeton claims the Trophy over The Revenuers by out pointing them using the FIFA Kickball scoring system since they don’t always play each other but both play the Flattails. If any of you all are wondering why they named it the Lemonade Trophy, well rumor has it that Coach Simon Says is starting to get more heat than it takes to get a few cup of lemonade in Bluefield. Let’s pick us some losers. Radford @ Virginia High The #1 team in Uncle Percy’s Biggest Losers Poll will be hosting the Radford Bobcats. We don’t know much about these BobCats except what we read posted on here by That other Cat, Sixcat and the rest of the C Litter. Uncle Percy says that Radford is usual a tough cat to scratch. So far this season the Pole Cats of VHigh have been stinking things up and it doesn’t get any better in the coming weeks. Last week they barely got by a bunch of broken down Chariot Riders. This week they are getting into a cat fight that they really don’t want to be in. There’s not Vets in Bristol to help this bunch of cats. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: The Pole Cats Footnote: Pole Cats, you still have Jenkins, Ky to look forward to. Abington @ Gate City The Blue Buzzards are taking flight over Moccasin Gap to take on Young Coach “Hoss” Wright’s Blue Devils this weekend. The way the Blue Devils have started this season looks like Young Coach “Hoss” Wright and some of the Older Devils have spent some serious time sharpening’ the pitchforks. Last week they took the sting out of some mean Kentucky Yellow Jackets. Last week the Blue Buzzards, wait a minute, they’re playing back to back Blue Meanies. Oh well, if Abington wants to tangle with Blue Demons and Blue Devils they better schedule The Castlewood Blue Devils. They definitely don’t have anything for these Devils. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: The Blue Buzzards Richlands @ Tazewell The Big Blue Win or rather The Big Blue Fizzle Machine is traveling up the Clinch River to take on the Tazewell Bulldogs for the Jewel of the Clinch Trophy tonight. I swear Cousins Delbert and Claude have gotten onto some kind of Trophy kick or bad brew. The Blue Fizzlers have started this season bad. Some of the Blues fans are suffering more than just the Blues. The Bulldogs tangled with a bunch of pissed off Russell Crowes last week and ended up with a big spankin’ and an injured QB. We don’t know if their QB will be at 100% this week or not but the Shortleg Dogs still have a lot speed and that could cause the Blue Fizzlers a lot of trouble. The Blue Fizzlers best hope to put out a win tonight is lots of rain. However, the Fizzlers’ fans will have a lot more to cry about than singin’ the Blues. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: The Big Blue Fizzle Machine Honaker @ Rye Cove This is just the 3rd week of the season but this a big game with potential big playoff points. We could very well see a rematch of these two teams in November. The high flying Eagles have yet to be scored upon this season and the Tigers are averaging 56 points a game. Interesting. Both have played weaker teams thus far, we really don’t know how good the Lebanon Chipmunk Hunters are yet and this will be the first major test for both of these teams. The Eagles have the Home Field Advantage but the Tigers may have the edge in talent. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: In a close one, Rye Cove

Well as you all know, we like pickin’ losers, especially Uncle Percy. Uncle Percy says that you folks will not see West Roanoke (Salem) listed because all you posters and lookers on this here site should know who the biggest loser in this area, if not the entire State of Virginia, is. West Roanoke is just taking up space for another loser. However, Uncle Percy says that if you traveling I-81, West Roanoke is a decent place for a pit stop. Now for the losers. 1 - Virginia High Pole Cats 2 - Abington Blue Buzzards 3 - Richlands Blue Fizzlers 4 - George Wythe Maroon Drizzles 5 - Grayson County Can’t Travels Footnote: Washington County would be listed here if not for Patrick Henry Head Coach Padgett and the Band Director. Uncle Percy knows the Band Director and wishes he would teach his band to play A Double Shot of My Baby’s Love by J.J. Jackson and the Swinging Medallions. Till next time this LL.

Did you say G-Men? As in Graham G-Men? Oh “Schiff”!!!!!

Thank you Cousin Liam. Good to hear from you.

Well folks we’re back, almost back. We been rushing around like a bunch of chickens with thar heads whacked off this summer. Uncle Percy has been under the weather, Grandpa Cletus’ Redbone Hound Digger got ran over by some lost fool in a Gator trying to find the Hatfield-McCoy Trail. Them Vets are expensive, too bad you can’t get that pay a dollar office visit for your dog like those lazy people can. However the saddest news is that Grandpa Clovis’ fightin’ rooster Old Phantom flew to that Big Chicken Coop and Fightin’ Pit in the sky. Been a bad summer. Best we get to beatin’ the kickoff time like one reporters beating the deadline at a big newspaper like the Coalfield Progress or The Voice. GateCity @ Richlands This game used to be one of the biggest slobber knocker football games in the area. Now, it has lost a lot of the slobber with not as much knocking. Last Richlands put a thumping on The Blue Imps and looked like they were ready to roll like the Big Blue Win Machine of the past. However, they fizzled into the Big Blue Fizzle Machine as the season went on. On the other hand, after a serious butt whippn’ in game 2 by the BobKittens of Radford, Coach Hosswright reshaped and resharpen the Blue Imps into a good season. This year The Blue Imps will be looking forward to giving the The Blue Fizzles a nice home opener like they received last year. We once used Ol’ Phantom, bless his pecking’ heart, to help pick this game because it used to be a hard pick. Not anymore. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: The Blue Fizzles. John Battle vs. Abington Once in every 10 years, or more, The West Abington Chariot Riders have a decent team. (Doubtful this year.) West Abington is 2 - 29 against the Blue Buzzards in the last 31 years. 2013 was the last year West Abington plucked any Buzzard feathers and we correctly pick that loser. They used to call this game some kind of bowl game. Don’t know if they still do. We don’t know much about the Blue Buzzards, except that they are always arrogant, but they probably have enough to cause a big chariot wreck over on I-81 tonight. If you’re traveling in that area tonight watch out for a bunch of broke down chariots. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: Both of these teams Phelps, KY @ Twin Valley This is a matchup of teams trying to survive. We call it The Survival Bowl. The Phelps Hornets haven’t packed much sting in their stinkers for several years now. Phelps no longer qualifies for the state playoffs in football because they don’t play a full district schedule. Ever hear of a team called Pikeville, same district. Last year Twin Valley dropped football after one game, a thumpin’ by Montcalm. We saw a picture of this years’ Knob Cats and only counted 15 players. Looks like Coach “Runs Like A Deer” Crigger and his Knob Cats could be in for a long year or a very short year. If Twin Valley drops football early again this year, Uncle Percy has a suggestion. They need to plow up their football field, plant corn and beans, after the corn and beans are gone, turn it into a Corn Maze and be sure to charge admission. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: Probably Phelps, but the maybe not. Graham/Bluefield, WV at Mitchell The Game. The Revenuers, defending 2-A State Champs, 28 - 1 last 2 seasons, are lookin’ forward to another season of butt kickin’. They’ll have a couple of small bumps in the road this year but next week we’ll get to see the big log in the road (Riverheads) when it rolls into Tazewell. But tonight The Revenuers will be out in force to blow up a big Flattail Dam that is blocking the start of another big season. Now the Flattails have not been in their prime the last couple of seasons but in this game who knows what can and will happen. In the past, The Flattails have been use to going deep into the State Playoffs but that hasn’t been the case in recent years. Tonight the Revenuers will be looking to harvest some Prime Flattail Pelts and Flattails will be looking reverse the past few seasons in a big way. Lil’ Leonard’s Loser: In a wake up call, The Revenuers

Coach Plymal has resigned as the head football coach of Grundy today. Regular School Board meeting tonight.

Uncle Percy said that even with a year off, if the Knob Cats can’t go at least 5 - 5 with this schedule they should plow up the football field and plant corn & beans next year and forget football. Coach “Runs like a Deer” Crigger can start a British Kickball team.

Loser 0 - 10. Uncle Percy is getting ready for this fall.

Thank you G-Man.

Some people have inquired into how a team gets the privilege of be named to Lil’ Leonard’s Losers Biggest Losers Poll. That is a very complicated and complex process, not really. (1) Coaches, ADs, School Administration; (2) Fans at the game and people who post on this site; (3) Team and Players’ actions on and off the field; (4) Community. These 4 categories represent the 4 things which determines who gets picked. Don’t ask, Uncle Percy would tell us how he picks the Losers Poll. Will tell you this, we’ve already seen this year’s Preseason List and there are At least 2 SWD teams with a possible third SWD team being named. (List may go from 5 to 7) These 2 have really stepped in it ( actually up to their knees) with Uncle Percy. Only 2 and 1/2 months till football. See Ya.

Little more to the story than this according to Uncle Percy.

Need to put Uncle Percy on this so called Classification Committee.

Here on Possum Tail Hollow, One of the things we like about this site is the “comedy”. However, Uncle Percy has decided that some of you, instead of using your brains you just sit on your brains.