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Grundy looked like a regional contender/favorite tonight knocking off GW, they controlled this game throughout.

First 6 game losing streak since the end of the Soviet-era for Richlands. 1989 was the last time the Blues had this bad of a stretch, 3 years later they were state champs

Reminder that this game is for 2nd place in Tazewell County and Richlands is 1-5 and Tazewell enters at 3-3. this rivalry is great for the feud above as neither of these teams is winning anything worthwhile this year.

53-42-2 Richlands

GW 37 Slate Creek 20

These five losses L 0-42 Union L 3-48 Graham L 0-21 Abingdon L 10-26 Bluefield L 6-33 Ridgeview

First five game losing streak for Richlands since 1990 Those five losses L 18-20 Grundy L 7-12 Tazewell L 8-32 Gate City L 6-30 Graham L 12-22 Virginia High credit fourseasonsfootball

Tazewell coming off a big win against Grundy at Nelson. Richlands has scored 46 points all year. Does Tazewell have the We beat Richlands Parade #2? Looks that way. Huge rivalry game and anything can happen here. I’d put the early line on Tazewell -8.5

Like others have said give credit to Tarter for sticking with these kids when other coaches have bailed on them and he has caught much more flak for staying than the others have for abandoning the team. There are a lot of issues with the program but Tarter imo is not one of them.

Richlands has now scored in back to back games. Also I believe they had 3 turnovers on three straight possessions last week, last I heard only 2 tonight. lots of issues but hopefully most parents are supportive of the program rather than airing dirty laundry. If the entitlement of the moms and pops of Richlands continues then the big R will not have another winning season for a decade.

Definitely some discipline issues with the Bluefield area teams.

Richlands stopped at 1 ridgeview 13 richlands 0

Grundy wins a sloppy disgusting nail biter of a game. Grundy 13 Tazewell 8

Bluefield goes 0-4 and remains ranked. Wins a game and falls out of the poll. Beautiful.

SWVASB has this at -27.5 spread for the Wolfpack. I think that’s about right. I do think the Blues making a change at QB was long overdue, Brown is touching the ball each play now and you have that other back on the field for most plays now as well. I still look for a big Ridgeview win but I think Richlands is moving in the right direction as they get into the “softer” part of their schedule (Tazewell, Marion, Crockett and Virginia, if things break right Richlands could close 2-2 or 3-1). Ridgeview 48 Richlands 20

Or you could throw a pick or an incompletion. Also if you’re down 16 you aren’t really playing for FGs in the 4Q. If you watched this team you’d know they have no passing game

If you have no passing game whatsoever then yes it makes sense to run it on 4th down. 3 yards is better than 0 yards

Tazewell did pretty well today. I’ve thought all year that the Tazewell-Richlands game would be a slugfest and it still will be, just not a competitive one. Tazewell should beat Richlands comfortably for the first time since Bush 41 was in office.

Those back to back INTs came after big 4th down stops by the defense as well, when they were down 14-3 and could’ve got back in the game. The 3 straight turnovers is what led to Brown moving to QB and running two pretty good drives to close out the game.

The QB threw back to back INTs and the play before that he fumbled it. They have no passing game, it makes sense to run it when the QB is getting sacked or turning it over 90% of the time. Manceball does not jive with the current makeup of this team, they’d be even worse if they were committed to the spread.

Looking at what’s left for them, their only 2 wins may be from the Smyth County Cup

Before that you have to go back to 1999 for the last 4-game L streak for Richlands. They were outscored by 110 in that stretch. They’ve been outscored by 124 in this slide

First 4-game losing streak for Richlands since 2017. That team lost 13-10 against Union in the 1st round of the playoffs.

Bluefield is 1-4 and has lost 3 of those games by a combined 9 points. -14 PD on the year after tonight. Richlands is 1-4 and hasn’t played a competitive ballgame since Week 1. -100 PD after tonight. Big difference in the teams behind those records. Neither team should be celebrating much of anything regardless

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