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Photo by Rick Baker

Photo by Jeff Williams, Giles at Haysi (1993 State Semi-Final)

Last hosted a game in 2014
Top photos are from Facebook by a cleanup crew in 2024
The bottom photo is by Rick Baker of Fourseasonsfootball.com, which I grayscaled and redacted the mascot name.
The stadium is famous for aerial attacks and mud

Good one....I was actually looking at this one last night, so I won't answer just yet.

For those not familiar, Saltville was a company town. Olin-Mathieson Chemical owned, operated and/or funded most things in town, including the school system. 
Olin built a new high school in 1957, and it was named for Olin Plant Manager, RB Worthy. After Olin left town in 1972, Smyth Co took over control of the school.
 

Or you can go completely lazy and do "Eagles."
Yeah, I'm looking at you Buchanan County.

Home of living legend EH31 and the Pocahontas Indians

Chilhowie

Show me a LL program that is locked in with the varsity HC and I'll show you a successful high school team.  The more active the varsity HC is with the LL program, the more success.  The more daddy ball can be eliminated or reduced the more long term success.  

Die hard Blackhawks fan.  Go to Raleigh every time they're in town since 2016.  Had front row seats even with the O-zone dots for a couple years.  The 2nd year, buddy caught a puck in warm ups and in the 3rd, got tossed a game puck right before a face off right in front of us.  Hawks won in OT also, so that was a phenomenal day.  This past year, sat front row club level.  Got to talking to usher while waiting to play to stop so I could get back to my seat.  Usher was from Fancy Gap.  It is a small world.  

I am one of few avid hockey fans in SWVA. Loyal to a fault for my sorry Philly Flyers. Being from Roanoke, I grew up watching the minor league Lancers, and my Roanoke Railyard Dawgs won the President's Cup last year:). I was hoarse for a week lol. NOTHING beats hockey as a fan in person, especially front row when you see folks get blasted against the boards and blood and teeth go flying.

One of my closest friends of mine, a current teacher at Giles, lived in Miami and also is a big hockey guy.  Said you could always tell when the Canadian teams, especially Leafs and Habs, were in town.  They would say it's cheaper to fly to Miami, get accommodations, tickets to the game, eat, other entertainment, and fly back than it would be for the group just to get in the door in Toronto or Montreal.  

One of my closest friends of mine, a current teacher at Giles, lived in Miami and also is a big hockey guy.  Said you could always tell when the Canadian teams, especially Leafs and Habs, were in town.  They would say it's cheaper to fly to Miami, get accommodations, tickets to the game, eat, other entertainment, and fly back than it would be for the group just to get in the door in Toronto or Montreal.  

*James Monroe noises*

John Mustain at James Monroe after Donny Jackson's 2nd tour of duty.  

Great guy....good luck Nathan

Coach Mabry's youtube channel is continuing to be updated with new games.  Added lately the 1986 Giles at Tazewell win for Giles, the 1994 final four game Narrows @ Appalachia, and the 1961 radio broadcast of Blacksburg at Narrows when the Virginia Tech radio team was brought in to cover the game.  Obviously New River District school focused but a lot of games involving Gate City, Abingdon, etc also.  
Three Rings Football
https://youtube.com/@mabryfamily4123?si=8v_OxxnN1ox-5y1G

Coach Mabry's youtube channel is continuing to be updated with new games.  Added lately the 1986 Giles at Tazewell win for Giles, the 1994 final four game Narrows @ Appalachia, and the 1961 radio broadcast of Blacksburg at Narrows when the Virginia Tech radio team was brought in to cover the game.  Obviously New River District school focused but a lot of games involving Gate City, Abingdon, etc also.  
Three Rings Football
https://youtube.com/@mabryfamily4123?si=8v_OxxnN1ox-5y1G

Agree....Travis was good but not near Stevens and Stanley level

It went to pot when Mike Stevens left and Roy Stanley passed.

It's January 16th and Ridgeview is already trailing 14-0 to Paintsville and Perry Central.....

I would like to see more matchups with swva and NE Tennessee.

I've been sitting on this for a while but the BHC finally reported it so I'll post now
Virginia High 2025 Schedule:
Aug. 29 Patrick Henry 
Sept. 5 @ John Battle 
Sept. 12 George Wythe 
Sept. 19 Tennessee High 
Sept. 26 @ Grayson County
Oct. 3 Tazewell 
Oct. 17 @ Graham 
Oct. 24 @ Lebanon 
Oct. 31 @ Richlands 
Nov. 7 Marion 
 
Dropping Radford, Ridgeview, and John Marshall 
Picking up Tennessee High, Grayson County, and George Wythe 
This'll be the 111th V-T Game as well as the first time we've played GW since 1956 & first meeting with Grayson County 

There is no such thing as finding this answer "in no time".

I agree with 1, 2 &3 in above order. On a good day Va High gives Strausburg fits

Poor announcers sound absolutely deflated haha