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Ahmad Bradshaw (Graham)...Virginia Brandon Holland (Northside)...Virginia Tech Jordan Johnson (Abingdon)...Concord Maurice Kitchens (William Fleming)...Marshall Doug Legursky (Woodrow Wilson)...Marshall Franklin Martin (Martinsville)...James Madison Jacob Phillips (Bath Co.)...William & Mary T.J. Slagle (Virginia High)...Carson-Newman Joe Thomas (Mount View)...Concord Greg Vineyard (Mount View)...Hofstra Sam Wheeler (Blacksburg)...Virginia Tech Anthony Hayes (Princeton)...Marshall (partial scholarship) Adam Hughes (Princeton)...WVU (invited walk-on) I will continue to update the list as more names/schools come in.

In-state recruiting??? WVU and Marshall both signed more players from VA than WV. WVU's only WV signee was Brandon Barrett, a 4-star player from Martinsburg. Marshall signed two WV kids...Doug Legursky from Beckley and Joe Bragg from Morgantown. WVU picked up two players from Virginia, massive OL John Bradshaw from Fredricksburg and extremely exciting QB Terry Mitchell from Virginia Beach. Marshall landed three signees from the Old Dominion...LB Jason Kaminski, LB Maurice Kitchens, and DE Floyd Wright. Marshall was also in the running for the VA AAA Offensive Player of the Year and the #2 rated player in the state Eddie Royal from Chantilly, VA. Royal, whose brother is currently on the Thundering Herd squad, signed with VT and will continue playing with his high school QB Sean Glennon, who also inked with VT during a joint press conference/LOI signing at Westfield HS. Virginia Tech signed a total of 12 kids from Virginia, including 4 of the top 10 players. UVA has signed 11 in-state kids, includes 4 of the top 10 players and the #1 rated player in Virginia, Olu Hall.

Here is how the the "Big 4" from VA and WV have fared (only listing players who have signed letters): Virginia Tech QB Glennon, Sean 6-4 195 4.7 Chantilly, VA QB Cory Holt 6-5 215 4.6 Chatham, VA (Hargrave Military Academy) RB Bell, George 5-11 225 4.45 Fayetteville, NC RB Ore, Branden 6-1 197 4.4 Chesapeake, VA FB Green, Michael 6-1 240 4.8 Deptford, NJ WR Gilchrist, Jeremy 5-10 175 4.55 Virginia Beach, VA WR Harper, Justin 6-4 190 4.5 Catawba, NC WR Morgan, Josh 6-1 200 4.5 Washington, DC WR Royal, Eddie 5-10 173 4.4 Chantilly, VA OL Holland, Brandon 6-6 275 4.8 Roanoke, VA OL Shuman, Ryan 6-3 263 5.0 Zion Crossroads, VA DT Howard, Carl 6-5 295 4.8 Matawan, NJ LB Bowman, Andrew 6-1 230 4.6 Richmond, VA CB Flowers, Brandon 5-11 180 4.4 Delray Beach, FL CB Miller, Theodore 6-2 181 4.4 Washington, DC DB Parker, D.J. 6-0 185 4.5 Chatham, VA (Hargrave Military Academy) S Sturdivant, Purnell 5-10 205 4.4 Norfolk, VA ATH Reevey, Maurice 6-3 225 4.5 Highland Springs, VA ATH Wheeler, Sam 6-3 240 4.68 Blacksburg, VA Virginia Branden Albert OL 6-7 310 Glen Burnie, MD (Glen Burnie) Kevin Bradley FB/LB 6-1 220 Fayetteville, NC (Seventy First) Devonta Brown LB 6-2 225 Charlottesville, VA (Charlottesville) Philip Brown CB 5-11 188 Hampton, VA (Phoebus/Hargrave Military Academy) Theirrien Davis RB/DB 5-11 182 Bowie, MD (Eleanor Roosevelt) Scott Deke QB 6-3 207 Pacific Palisades, CA (Loyola) Chris Gorham CB 6-0 175 Pottstown, PA (Pottstown) Chris Gould PK/P 6-1 190 Lock Haven, PA (Central Mountain) Olu Hall LB 6-3 220 Fairfax, VA (Robinson) Jamaal Jackson WR/S 6-3 204 Chesapeake, VA (Deep Creek) Jon Kirchner DE 6-4 258 Lexington, VA (Rockbridge County) Chris Long OL/DL 6-4 265 Ivy, VA (St. Anne's-Belfield) Nate Lyles DB 6-0 195 Chicago, IL (Hubbard) Cedric Peerman TB 5-10 185 Gladys, VA (William Campbell) Tom Santi TE 6-5 225 Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy) Clint Sintim DE 6-3 250 Woodbridge, VA (Gar-Field) Zak Stair OL 6-6 280 Manassas, VA (Osbourn Park) James Terry FB 6-2 220 Stafford, VA (Woodbridge/Fork Union Military Academy) Ahmad Bradshaw DB 5-10 185 Bluefield, VA (Graham) West Virginia Brandon Barrett WR 6-1/190 Martinsburg, WV Tyler Benoit RB 6-1/194 Lafayette, LA John Bradshaw OL 6-5/295 Fredericksburg, VA Louis Davis TE 6-7/260 Norwalk, CA Mike Dent DE 6-4/254 Jeannette, PA Jake Figner OL 6-4/290 New Tripoli, PA Tito Gonzalez WR 6-1/185 Tampa, FL Alphonso Gross RB 5-9/185 East Brewton, AL Ben Iannacchione OL 6-4/283 Pittsburgh, PA Mortty Ivy DB 6-2/200 Monroeville, PA Chad Mayse LB 6-3/215 Mentor, OH Alton McCann DB 6-0/205 Ellisville, MS Terry Mitchell QB 6-3/190 Virginia Beach, VA Marcus Platt RB 6-0/185 Venice, FL Darius Reynaud WR 5-10/185 Boutte, LA Matt Sinclair LB 6-3/220 Crowley, LA Doug Slavonic DE 6-6/230 Pittsburgh, PA Ryan Stanchek OL 6-4/255 Cincinnati, OH Tyree Suber DT 6-3/295 Concordville, PA Brandon Tate WR 6-4/210 Macon, MS Pat White ATH 6-1/180 Mobile, AL Pernell Williams RB 5-10/196 Dayton, OH Marshall Joe Bragg 6-4, 254, TE, Morgantown HS, Morgantown, WV Jeff Bush 6-3, 225, DE, Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville, NC Bilal El-Amin 6-3, 240, DE, Lafayette HS, Lexington, KY Jermaine Filer 6-3, 190, WR/DB, Countryside HS, Clearwater, FL Marcus Fitzgerald 5-10, 195, RB, Academy of Holy Angles, Minneapolis, MN Phillip Gamble 5-11, 190, RB/KR, Bainbridge HS, Bainbridge, GA Demone Goins 6-3, 210, QB/FS, Lumberton HS, Lumberton, MS Ian Hoskins 6-2, 190, FS, Campbellsville HS, Campbellsville, KY James Houston 6-2, 183, CB/FS/QB, Starmount HS, Booneville, NC Jason Kaminski 6-3, 225, LB, Hargrave Military/C.D. Hylton HS, Woodbridge, VA Maurice Kitchens 6-3, 225, LB, William Fleming HS/Roanoke, VA Antonio Leath 5-7, 170, RB, Cummings HS, Burlington, NC Doug Legursky 6-3, 308, OL, Woodrow Wilson HS, Beckley, WV Deondrea Lindsey 5-11, 180, RB, St. Petersburg Catholic HS, St. Petersburg, FL Blake Merritt 6-4, 265, DE, Hargrave Academy/East Wake HS, Wendell, NC Jon Moravec 6-0, 190, S/KR, Linganore HS, Frederick, MD Matt Parkhurst 6-3, 245, TE, St. Josephs Prep, Philadelphia, PA Mandell Smith 6-3, 190, WR, Holmes C.C. (MS), Northview HS, Century, FL Emanuel Spann 5-11, 170, WR, Westlake HS, Atlanta, GA Sam Walker 6-1, 185, FS/WR/KR, Englewood HS, Jacksonville, FL Floyd Wright 6-0, 271, DE, Moorpark College (CA)/Hayfield HS, Hayfield, VA

Show me the link! I can't find anything on the VHSL site that says anything about "strength of schedule"...I can't find any rankings of "strength of schedule" either. HELP ME!!! Show me where you found this...

"3rd hardest schedule ranked in the VHSL System" Where do you come up with this???? Give me a link...I'd love to see those kinds of numbers from the VHSL!!!

Listening to it on the radio, it sounded as if the announcer and the two teams were the only ones in the gym...I know that's not true because the parking lot at the HS was full when I drove by.

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Bradshaw scores 42.

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Belcher 8 pts. Braxton 8 pts. Remines 7 pts. Jones 7 pts. Goodson 5 pts. Bovenizer 2 pts. Graham falls to 9-2.

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Give me the link to where 10+ people pick Glenvar as a Region C contender.

VaPreps has you ranked 2nd in what in Region C??? Definitely not football! There are three teams in your own district, in Division 2, that you can't beat in football...not to mention George Wythe and Lebanon from the Hogo. Heck, I'm not sure you guys can beat James River or Grayson Co., two other D2 schools from two of the weakest Class A districts in the state. You may have all your starters coming back from a 2-8 team but that only means you've got a team that is experienced at losing. If you had finished 6-4 or better, then I might feel differently about your outlook for next season!

Looks like it could be a LONG night for the G-Men. I found this article from 11/20/03...these guys are scary!!! Prep School Countdown: No. 1 Laurinburg By Jeff Goodman TheInsiders.com Laurinburg (N.C.) may not be quite as loaded as last year when they claimed the first-ever prep school national crown, but these guys are still right there - and that's why we've given them the top spot to start the season - until proven otherwise. We’re unveiling the most extensive and only prep school poll of its kind and we’re finally down to the top-ranked team in the land – No. 1 Laurinburg (N.C.). These guys finished on top last season with just a pair of losses and while we have them as our preseason numero uno, this year will be much tougher. Don’t get us wrong. These guys have plenty of talent, but there is more parity this season among the prep school ranks. "It’s just a matter of putting everything together,” Chaney said. “Right now we’re at the stage where we’re changing a lot of things up and we haven’t gotten a solid rotation.” ``Last year we kind of developed an “us against everyone else” mentality,” he added. “The players believed in that and that got us to number one. This year’s team is the all-name team. We have an opportunity to do it, but it’s a lot different because everybody’s juiced for us.” Up front, it’ll be 6-11, 220-pound center Longar Longar, a terrific athlete who will play at Oklahoma next season that can run the floor and block shots. Baltimore native Richard Dorsey, a chiseled, 6-9, 225-pound power forward who signed with Memphis, is a man-child who gives the team an intimidator in the paint. It’s likely that Chris Chaney will go with a three-guard offense that includes Vincent Banks, C.J. Anderson and Joe McCray. The 6-3, 190-pound Banks is a scoring point guard from Georgia who will play for Bob Huggins at Cincinnati. Anderson is a versatile 6-6, 200-pound swingman who could also see some time at the point and is being recruited by Virginia Tech and McCray is a former two-sport star at Ft. Lauderdale Dillard (Fla.) who is a deadly outside shooter headed to Nebraska. Senior big man Benny Songondo is still recovering from a knee injury, but is expected to play this weekend at the War on the Shore. The 6-11, 245-pound Central Africa Republic native is getting plenty of early looks from high-majors who want to see him in action since he’s been injured for much of his time since arriving in the U.S. Former Las Vegas Cheyenne (Nev.) stars Chad Ferguson and Chris Fuller will both play vital roles coming off the bench. Ferguson is a 6-7 ½, 220-pound forward who can bury the outside shot and has committed to Coastal Carolina while Fuller is a 6-5, 205-pound swingman who will play at Loyola (Ill.) next year. Other players who will provide depth for Chaney’s squad this year are Kiwan Smith (6-7), Kelvin Davis (6-4) Justin Holland (6-3, 180), Kris Clark (6-4, 175), Chance McGrady (6-3, 180), Eric Howard (5-11, 145) and Bruce Royal (6-0, 155). Laurinburg also expects 6-9, 215-pound Cameroon junior Stephon Belindea after the holidays. ``Our strength is definitely our athletic ability and our depth,” Chaney said. “We can run out a lot of different lineups, big or small. We don’t have trouble scoring, but it’ll be interesting to see if we get better as we go on.”

It was off and now its back on according to a post on VAPreps from a PD fan...don't remember if it was mhsalum or piedmontfan or someone else...

He was a good man and will be missed by many in the Graham family!

Lance...the verbal committment is a done deal! Its been in several major VA newpapers and on several websites. Unfortunately, our local media has missed out on yet another story! I'm sure they will have some sort of coverage on signing day though (Feb 4th).

William C. (Bill) 'Pig' Pruett Jr. BLUEFIELD - William C. (Bill) 'Pig' Pruett Jr., 77, of 2814 Bland Road, Bluefield, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bluefield, Va., and was a son of the late William Crockett Pruett and Sheila Davis Pruett. Mr. Pruett was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Bluefield, Va., and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, having served in the Philippines. He had attended Graham High School and graduated from Greenbrier Military School. He was former owner of Little Pigs Barbecue in Bluefield and was owner of Valley Ford Dealership in Alderson until his retirement. He was affectionately known as the 'Godfather' because of his involvement and interest with the Graham High School football team for over 30 years and other sports activities at the school. He was the designer of the Graham "G" Star which is the school emblem. Survivors include his wife, Reba Harris Pruett; brother, Dr. Charles D. Pruett and wife Edna L. of Bluefield; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, Va. with the Rev. Edward A. Fisher officiating. Entombment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Glynn Carlock, Glynn Carlock Jr., William Pruett, Wayne Green, Charles David Pruett. Friends may call Saturday from 2 p.m. until the hour of services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Graham High School Athletic Dept., 210 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605 or to the First Baptist Church, 1325 Augusta St., Bluefield, WV 24701.

"AA" VHSCA FOOTBALL COACHES 2003 FIRST TEAM ALL STATE OFFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL HT WT YR CENTER Fryer, Randall Lafayette 6'1 220 12 GUARD Shomper, Mark Chancellor 5'11 255 12 GUARD Fernandes, Ricardo Stone Bridge 6'2 215 12 TACKLE Endicott, Keith Heritage 6'0 215 12 TACKLE Baker, Josh Lafayette 5'10 240 12 TIGHT END Morton, Lodonus Prince Edward 6'4 290 12 WIDE OUT Nelson, Richard Monticello 6'1 175 12 WIDE OUT Turner, Brandon Gretna 6'2 190 12 RUNNING BACK Zindenberg, Josh Poquoson 6'0 210 12 RUNNING BACK Lescanec, Bryan Western Albemarle 6'0 200 12 RUNNING BACK Bradshaw, Ahmad Graham 5'11 185 12 QUARTERBACK Hall, Vic Gretna 6'0 185 11 KICK RETURNER Curtis, Mijuan William Fleming 5'9 165 11 PLACE KICKER Develli, Jared Parkview, Sterling 6'1 180 12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hall, Vic Gretna 6'0 185 11 DEFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL HT WT YR END Wilson, Ryland Lafayette 6'4 220 12 END Holland, Brandon Northside 6'6 281 12 LINEMAN King, Josh Chancellor 6'1 215 12 LINEMAN Bryant, Nathan Liberty 6'3 250 12 LINEMAN Martin, Franklin Martinsville 6'5 335 12 LINEBACKER Byers,Eric Powhatan 6'3 206 12 LINEBACKER Heath, Doug Liberty 6'0 210 12 LINEBACKER Kitchens, Maurice William Fleming 6'3 220 12 LINEBACKER Preston, D.J. Magna Vista 6'3 218 12 BACK Brown, A.J. Liberty 6'0 200 12 BACK Harris, Ryan Powhatan 6'1 172 12 BACK Gouveia, Landon Stone Bridge 5'7 165 12 BACK Cook, Chris Heritage 6'2 190 11 PUNTER Elliot, Mike Staunton River 6'1 190 12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Byers, Eric Powhatan 6'3 206 12 Kitchens, Maurice William Fleming 6'3 220 12 COACH OF THE YEAR: DIVISION 3 - Senseney, Rob Gretna DIVISION 4 - Woodson, Jim Powhatan 2003 SECOND TEAM ALL STATE OFFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL HT WT YR CENTER Enterline, Joel Fauquier Co. 5;9 264 12 GUARD Hughes, Eric Salem 5'11 243 12 GUARD Lee, Matt Grundy 6'0 235 11 TACKLE Pace, Adam Magna Vista 6'1 240 12 TACKLE Mosler, Derrick Powhatan 6'2 275 12 TIGHT END McNallay, Ryan York 6'0 195 12 WIDE OUT Wade, Carlos Laurel Park 6'3 185 11 WIDE OUT Hastings, Hunter Marion 5'10 140 12 RUNNING BACK Brown-Rich,Charles York 5'9 170 12 RUNNING BACK Blake, Donnell William Fleming 5'10 182 12 RUNNING BACK Preston, Quenten Magna Vista 5'9 170 12 QUARTERBACK O'Brien, Mike Stone Bridge 6'0 180 12 KICK RETURNER Bradshaw, Ahmad Graham 5'11 185 12 PLACE KICKER Zehr, Kyle Magna Vista 6'0 170 12 DEFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL HT WT YR END Clark, Aaron Rockbridge Co. 6'6 225 11 END Mabe, Travis Carroll Co. 6'2 220 12 LINEMAN Shook, Nate Lafayette 5'10 190 12 LINEMAN Moore, Matt Monticello 6'0 265 12 LINEMAN Haskins, Moe Gretna 6'0 230 12 LINEBACKER Reyher, Todd Lafayette 6'0 205 12 LINEBACKER Pennington, David Abingdon 6'2 245 12 LINEBACKER Wilson, Lawrence Loudon Valley 6'1 200 12 LINEBACKER Hubbard, Dewayne Gretna 6'4 235 11 BACK Brown, Timmy Richlands 5'10 170 12 BACK Bradshaw, Ahmad Graham 5'11 185 12 BACK Haywood, Marcus Bruton 6'2 185 12 BACK Freeman, Quincy Jefferson Forest 5'10 195 12 PUNTER Dillon, Carrington Magna Vista 6'0 185 12 2003 HONORABLE MENTION ALL STATE NAME SCHOOL CENTERS Booth, Carlton Liberty Becker, Manual Magna Vista GUARDS Lourinia,Josh Powhatan Carter, Brad Rockbrdge Co. Christopher, Seth Gretna Wolford, Josh Carroll County TACKLES Speaks, Aaron Stone Bridge Crickenberger, Robert Western Albemarle McCambridge, Casey Pulaski Co. Price, Mark Marion TIGHT ENDS Donaldson, Drew Western Albemarle Preston, D.J. Magna Vista WIDE RECIEVERS Harris, Ryan Powhatan Walton, Jamar Greensville Fisher, Rick Potomac Falls Williams, Bosco Alleghany RUNNING BACKS Fridley, Cory Powhatan Brown, A.J. Liberty Jacobs, John Broadway Burks, Derrick Pulaski Co. Moody, Andre Buckingham Johnson, Jordan Abingdon QUARTERBACKS Faison, Todd Southampton Brown, Timmy Richlands KICK RETURNERS Hill, Trayman Greensville Huggard, Evan R.E. Lee PLACE KICKERS Lapetina, Brandon Lafayette Hall, Grant Salem DEFENSIVE ENDS Arrington, Ross Powhatan Washington, Jeff Liberty Childress, Ian Liberty Osborne, Andrew Marion DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Banks, Jexmel Greensville Carter, Brad Rockbridge Co. Christiansen, Peter Stone Bridge Price, Allan Blacksburg Boyenizer, Jonathan Graham Taylor, Avery Fieldale-Collinsville LINEBACKERS Dawson, Rico Caroline Brown, Taylor Chancellor Isenhart, David Spotswood Welsh, David Monticello Bennett, Shane Blacksburg Casey, Austin Salem Beasley, Sam Carroll Co. Marcum, Aaron Grundy DEFENSIVE BACKS Zindenberg, Josh Poquoson Smith, Dowchar Greenswille Fisher, Rick Potomac Falls Wells, George Orange Co. Clements, Barrett Gretna Curtis, Mijuan William Fleming Watkins, A.J. Magna Vista Weaver, Brent Tunstall PUNTER Cypress, Harold Park View-South Hill Develli, Jared Park View-Sterling

2001...I guess you are right...I don't go to many HS basketball games (can't stand the always horrible officiating) and sometimes I lose track of time. I did make it to the Bluefield-WW game last year at BHS...the one where Bluefield came back from a 20+ point deficit and almost won the game.

Graham opened with a 13-0 run and never looked back. Bradshaw had 34 and Belcher added 21 as the G-Men defeat their cross-town rivals for the third consecutive year (including the last two Princeton Christmas Tourneys).

Thanks for clearing that up! I've heard SO MANY rumors (most of it wishful thinking) that its getting stupid! Folks don't understand that hiring a HS coach is MUCH different than a college or pro team hiring a coach...there are no "contract negotiations" (I heard that one the other day) over salary and such (that is something that is set by the school board - take it or leave it). Hopefully Tazewell will receive some quality applicants for the position and hopefully the school board will hire the right person!

The days of Grundy's dominance in wrestling are history...

per Mike Farrell...more to come....