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Thomas walker could surprise a lot of folks in 1D. Don’t quote me on this if I look stupid in 5 weeks lol 

Fragile egos and county politics would be the reason for that 

Fragile egos and county politics would be the reason for that 

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

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? 

Thom Walker

Xander Spears DE Thomas Walker
 

Jacob Hamilton guard Union
Austin Clevinger D tackle central 

Walker Lester, Ridgeview (OL/DL).kid is jacked, super strong and likes to mix it up with anybody and everybody.  The Sneed kid from Union perplexes me……built like a D-1 kid right now but doesn’t seem to take over games…..he might blow up this season.

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

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

Mountain 7      Battle... poor Battle. Lee, who knows. Central should fall off a little. Ridgeview will be gearing up for a potentially deep playoff run. Union will be reloading, they lose almost all of their offense from 2021 (QB, top RB and WR). Lee looks to be better. Gate City who knows, probably better overall but they lose their best player and the majority of their offense. Abingdon, they lose a lot but seem to have built a strong program. They will have the QB who started the season back but I think they lose both RBs and at least 2 WRs.
 
I don't know much about the SWD but
Tazewell has some young talent this season. Richlands will be different next season after losing a couple of playmakers. Graham looks to be strong again but may take a step back after losing 2 D1 players. Marion shew, seems like they were young in 2021. Virginia I know they lose some and return some, they could have another good year.
 
1D
A lot of weak teams.
Holston loses what was left of the talent from this 2 year run, we will see if they can reload. Not sure about the other teams up that way.
Rye Cove has a lot coming up but will be very young. Thomas Walker loses their bet player and didnt have much else in terms of playmakers. Castlewood wasn't good and looks to stay true to form. Eastside loses a lot (QB, RB, WR). Twin Springs loses a lot (WR, RB, best OL). JIB should bounce back if Caudill can rally the troops.
Honaker doesn't have a lot to work with. Twin Valley lost their superstar and idk if they have the kids to replace him. Hurley has been young for a couple of seasons and may finally be growing up but they still don't have a lot of talent. 
 
 

What he lacks in size he makes up for in muscle mass. Kid is shredded to the gills 

Last team to beat Appo from around here was Lee in 2014 if i’m not mistaken. That seems like many moons ago for us General fans lol 

One of the best things is you have a good make d of Clintwood and Haysi people running the program. It doesn’t seem forced like at the beginning. Coaches are doing what they should be doing. Grant on D where he should always have been and Edwards in the offense.

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

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

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

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

Yeah Lee is really gonna put the whooping on the G-Men. You hate to see a 9-0 season end in a blowout loss to a team that shouldn’t be there in the first place :’(

Yeah Lee is really gonna put the whooping on the G-Men. You hate to see a 9-0 season end in a blowout loss to a team that shouldn’t be there in the first place :’(

Can we do a Lee/GC Allstar team? That would be a much better game!

Either way Lee or Gate City is getting smashed by Graham in the first round. Gotta feel bad for the seniors who lose a chance on playing another game for GC, but happy for the seniors at Lee who get to play an extra one. 

Lol it wouldn’t surprise me if Battle finally got some gumption about them and won 48-0