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This last couple  of  years teams the Super touted as being the best to come thru GC.  Very sub par to clueless on offense.   As far as the money goes  wasnt one of the reasons GC petitoned to play down was financial hardship?  Paying your coach 90 plus and installing a  turf field?   Most A/AA  schools wish they had type of harship?

Grayson Super thinks he is a Sports Agent/Coach/AD rolled into one.......he will be in search of.

Grayson Super thinks he is a Sports Agent/Coach/AD rolled into one.......he will be in search of.

Grayson Super thinks he is a Sports Agent/Coach/AD rolled into one.......he will be in search of.

Riverheads has mastered finding the opponents weakness and exploiting it. Adjust to what Riverheads is doing, they make a slight adjustment and take right off again. Relying on Riverheads to make mistakes is a fools errand. It's not going to happen. Too well coached and far too disciplined. CCC will be the best player on the field, in my opinion. Yes, that includes Clark. Just look at what CCC did to Kam Robinson from Essex last year. Robinson is now a 1st Team Freshman All-American at UVA. 

Grayson Super thinks he is a Sports Agent/Coach/AD rolled into one.......he will be in search of.

Grayson Super thinks he is a Sports Agent/Coach/AD rolled into one.......he will be in search of.

I’m pretty sure George Wythe only graduates 4 or 5. If they can successfully replace Smith at QB, they will be loaded for bear. 
 
Galax graduates 4 senior starters. If they can replace Ashworth and Tucker somehow, they should be in the mix again.  
 
I think Fort Chiswell is going to take a step forward too. They return a lot of size and talent. With a solid coach now, they will continue to improve. 
 
Grayson County will take a step or 3 backward unless they can find another crop of homeschool kids somewhere. 

Galax will need to be super disciplined and play error free football Sat.  This is not a great Essex team but they have a number of defenders who can tackle #9 and & #7 for Galax which is something Region C/D teams have struggled with.  That being said I really like how Galax is playing right now and feel they are confident in what they do.  #7 has been dominate the past several weeks on both sides.

Congrats to Coach Allen on job well done under difficult circumstances.  Grayson was a mess offensively...... IMO very poorly coached on that side of ball.  Had 12 weeks to come up with a offensive scheme with the best skill in region and relied  on random big plays and special team scores.  

All of this is hypothetical considering anything VH$L does will be to maximize profit. 
My contention that 6 classifications is too many is rooted in common sense. Make the smallest classification exclusively for the smallest schools in the state, regardless of the number of schools. Pick a cut-off number that makes sense and stick to it, even if the asshole at Grayson County threatens a lawsuit. Then divide the remainder of the state into three equal divisions. Four classifications is plenty. Anything more is watered down and nonsensical. 
Everybody understands this is about money. It always has been with VH$L. That doesn't mean that it's in anyone's best interest. Keeping 6 classifications and only allowing 6 teams to qualify out of each region would still be fewer teams and fewer games, which is less revenue. Doing the right thing often means giving something up.

My comment was meant to be a joke. A take on the "if you have two QB's, do you have a QB" mantra. 
Not that I could do a lot better, but I see an awful lot of coaches in this region that have little to nothing in terms of operational or tactical strategy intelligence. I see a lot of "let's pound our head against a brick wall and see which one breaks first" strategy. 

Only because Region 1C is a shell of its former self. By default, somebody has to win it even if they all appear to be trying not to. 

Not sure Graham or any school had their Superintendent actively involved in process?

Not sure Graham or any school had their Superintendent actively involved in process?

Grayson has been recruiting the best baseball players from Galax since I was in school. I graduated from Grayson in 1992. 

The 2019 QB was current VT TE Cole Pickett. Cole went to Galax from kindergarten thru graduation. 
 
The leading WR in 2019 was current Ferrum Safety Ian Ashworth. Also attended Galax from kindergarten thru graduation. 

Grayson Superintendent  is active in seeking transfers....those you mentioned above and several others.   Graysons baseball for years siphoned off Galax and Carroll talent.

Denver attended Galax from kindergarten through 7th grade before transferring to Fort Chiswell when his dad took a job in Wytheville and married Johnson’s mom. Then returned to Galax midway through his junior year. His dad, uncles and aunts all attended Galax. Two of his older brothers were starters in the 2015 state championship team. His grandmother has lived across the street from my mother for 25+ years. I would classify him as a transfer for Fort Chiswell before I would Galax. But that’s just me. 
 
I grew up with Isaac Hawks dad, uncle and cousins. They all went back and forth from Grayson to Galax depending on circumstances. 
 
Don’t get me wrong, Galax benefited from transfers and I agree, that well has dried. But it’s not like Grayson and Carroll aren’t seeing tremendous benefit from the transfer portal as well. The three Goad brothers live just off of Main Street in downtown Galax. Gillespie’s dad has been a teacher and coach at Galax for over 30 years and live in Galax. The Gosnell and Cox kids at Carroll. The Lundy kid at Carroll that played QB a few years ago lived in Baywood (Grayson County).
 
It happens everywhere and is cyclical. Grayson seems to be riding a superintendent willing to throw money in whatever direction he thinks will win a few games. We’ll see how that works out for him. 

Grayson claiming hardship while  preparing to intall @ 1 million turf field and spending tens of thousands of doillars on football and hiring and finding jobs for 3-4 additional coaches is somewhat odd.  Super has taken care of the school board and they will take care of him.  He saw athletes coming and made sure they would be 1 A.  Also saw opportunity with Dixon's leaving,  

GW does not in any way have an athletic advantage.....I said before that  this is the best run of athletes Grayson has had in 15 years.  This was prior to some new arrivals via tranfer.  They will be a top tier program in 1A for awhile.  The Super has assembled a strong staff and has poured a ton of money into program.  The Def Coord is the best around IMO.

GW does not in any way have an athletic advantage.....I said before that  this is the best run of athletes Grayson has had in 15 years.  This was prior to some new arrivals via tranfer.  They will be a top tier program in 1A for awhile.  The Super has assembled a strong staff and has poured a ton of money into program.  The Def Coord is the best around IMO.

GW does not in any way have an athletic advantage.....I said before that  this is the best run of athletes Grayson has had in 15 years.  This was prior to some new arrivals via tranfer.  They will be a top tier program in 1A for awhile.  The Super has assembled a strong staff and has poured a ton of money into program.  The Def Coord is the best around IMO.

Accurate assessment.....Grayson has best run of skill kids in a long time but have no run game to speak of.  The rely on big plays in pass game and have been really good in kick return game.  The Superintendent is pouring a ton of resources into this group.

I've been saying it since Grayson fought to come down to Class 1 claiming they would immediately compete for state championships, until they get stronger up-front, they are just going to be an average team. It's nice to have weapons on the outside but when your QB is being hit as he receives the snap, it doesn't do you any good.
Grayson's QB was 14-40 for 171 yards and 3 interceptions. Grayson finished with 73 yards rushing with 48 of those yards coming on one play with under 2 minutes remaining in the game when Galax had 7 players in deep coverage. The Gillespie kid was a non-factor. He had zero rushes, caught 1 pass for 10 yards, and had 26 punt return yards. Grayson was 3-18 on 3rd and 4th down conversions for the game. That's a clear indication, you're getting manhandled up-front. 
RJ Vaught and AJ Ashworth are worth the price of admission!!!