The Marshall people seem to have no issue with it and frankly I don't know how it changes. on the court after the game, Cormany told the VHSL head, that something needs to change and the VHSL person immediately walked away without responding.
Just sad. If i were one of those John Marshall kids I wouldn’t even be proud of winning the state title. It’s like Golden State coming in to March Madness and winning it all, not impressive
Best returning backs in my opinion are Clements from Graham and Huff from Lee. I’d say those two will be in the debate for region POY toward the end of the season. Anyone know about the kickers or punters that have a big leg around here?
Who’s going to be the best in each spot next year? A bunch of talented Qbs and receivers returning that we know of. What other players are coming up. Give some linemen and LBs some love
The real predictions to be making is when are the Union fans going to be calling for Turner and crews’ heads. Will it be by week 5? or will they survive until the inevitable second round loss? lol
I see Union as the spoiler in the M7. Central is losing their coach and that can be a big adjustment. Union is consistently good and always seems to have enough talent to make a run. I think Ridgeview should be favored to be the top 2A M7 team followed by Union and Central.
Not sure if Union could ever be considered the spoiler. They’ve been the top dogs in the m7 (minus abingdon) forever it feels like and until RV or Central handily beat them more than once they will always be the district favorite in my opinion. Too well coached to have down years even when their athletes aren’t as talented and plentiful as they used to be.
Ridgeview will be as good as their team chemistry and coaching allows. If they can strengthen their run game to take pressure off the pass they’ll be a hard night for anyone. Egos, bad coaching decisions and poor discipline may be their undoing.
Central will more than likely struggle in their first year with a new coach regardless of their talent level. Transitioning to a new offense after having an established identity might take a while for those kids to get used to but they’ll start clicking as the season goes.
Lee has some firepower on offense with the RB Huff who’s a hard runner and the QB Pendergraft who can sling it and could very well upset Union, RV or Central on any given night. But where they are bad, they are really bad. Especially on the defensive side. Their OLBs and secondary could not tackle a soul last season and would consistently get chewed up on the outside in the run game. Interior d-line was their strong suit. As for keeping their starters in for the whole game, that is true, but Lee’s first string are the same age as the second string guys they play against, they don’t really have a lot of JV guys to let develop. This years 2nd string opponents is who they’ll be seeing on the field next year.
I know nothing about Gate City and Battle but Abingdon will be consistent as always with their unlimited pool of kids
This kid sounds like the “GREAT WHITE HOPE” for the Bears. Is he the missing link to finally get them over the top?
Wouldn’t necessarily say that. He’ll probably fill the same role Polier had and be slightly better or slightly worse. Now if his pops could throw on a pair of pads he would sure straighten up that Union D that everyone complains about
Been watching some games both in person and on YouTube. The officiating crews seem to be trying to make every game about them. A few of them ref with a chip on their shoulder. I have seen multiple accounts of them putting ball down on inbounds plays and start counting (quick count too). There have been a few times there were technicals for dunking in warm-ups . Stopping the game to make kids put jerseys in their shirts. I know the rules but come on.
Unless the refs have family in attendance I don't think there is a single person buying tickets to see them. People go to the Arby's to see the talent. Relax and enjoy the show.
Refs are obviously necessary but man can they suck the fun out of a game when they’re blowing the whistle every 5 seconds over some minimal contact or because someone’s jersey came untucked. I’d rather see a couple missed foul calls than watch both teams stand on the free throw line all night.
Hancock County vs. Ridgeview for the championship. Ridgeview will have their hands full with the Indians. Hancock County is in the TSSAA 1A top 10 poll.
Hancock barely beat Thomas Walker earlier in the season. Ridgeview wins handily in my opinion
I already miss football and i’m sure y’all do too. Who’s going to improve, who’s going to fail to live up to expectations, who’s winning district, what players will have breakout years? Lemme hear what you think
I liked watching Satterfield and understand he's back next year. Reminds me a lot of some players we've had in Pearisburg over the years. Tough as nails and not that big, but all heart.
What he lacks in size he makes up for in muscle mass. Kid is shredded to the gills
Graham starts slow, down 14-7 at the half. Come out in the second half and handle their business. 28-24 G-Men.
Dont know much about Galax but they’ve been awfully consistent for years. Holston’s great season comes to an end here 21-14
Abingdon has a tough one ahead of them tonight. Gonna take a lot of pressure from the big guys up front on D if they want to slow down LCA’s offense. They can’t make any mistakes on offense either if they want to stay in it. LCA wins 28-14 (though they shouldn’t even be in 3A in the first place)
Abingdon & Union are probably the best boys teams in the district. Could see them trading wins and losses in the regular season but as for the rest of the district it’s a toss up.
If the guy at Lee (I think Carroll is his name) has equal talent, he wins much more than he loses. The question for Lee High is whether they have talent and if they do, can their staff get em out of the hallways and onto the football field.
Lee’s issue with getting people to play sports has a lot more to do with the county itself and the very poor towns within it. Most of the students there come from impoverished families that can’t afford for them to play sports or just don’t show their kid any support and encouragement to play. Not to mention all the people who move out of the county looking for work because there is nowhere but McDonalds and Walmart to work. Gas money for traveling to and from practice/games, paying for certain equipment, and paying for their kids to eat after an away game isn’t feasible for a lot of people in Pennington Gap and Jonesville. Driving through both towns is a sad sight with all the closed down shops and people walking the streets who look like zombies. I’m sure other coal mining towns whos economy got wrecked can relate to having low numbers like Lee.
Well Lee’s best season in recent memory comes to an end. Good group of kids in that senior class, #54 Lovell especially is a hell of a football player despite his attitude sometimes. They return a lot next year and will only be getting better. I see them earning a legit spot in the playoffs with an above .500 record. Their most important steps to make this off-season needs to be defense, weight room and film room. If that defense can actually make people work for their scores instead of 1-2 play drives then they will have a ton of success. Offensively they made leaps and bounds compared to last year, even if they’re scoring on the jv bunch they still move the ball well. Carroll has done a good job in his first season, hope they can get a bigger turnout next year and keep turning the program in the right direction
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They’ve got a million kids to choose from and a good coaching staff. I’m sure they’ve just reloaded and not taken any steps back