I was a senior in the 98 game Richlands that one in overtime at Grundy. I am about 99% sure Grundy won the 97 game at Richlands that was the year Grundy played in the state semifinals against Salem at Tazewell I believe.
Luke Owens senior year at Richlands, 1997 score was 26-14. Grundy's last win over Richlands. Close a few times but no win since!!!!
Lance, when was the last time Grundy beat Richlands? Had a buddy tell me it was in the early 2000s. I know that's not right. But I'm not sure the exact date.
Chilhowie football players disciplined for 'horseplay'
Smyth County Schools Superintendent says some younger students were unwillingly dragged into the fray
By: Michael Owens | Bristol Herald Courier , Jim Sacco | Bristol Herald Courier
Published: September 25, 2012 Updated: September 25, 2012 - 10:06 PM
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CHILHOWIE, Va. --
A murky picture is emerging of a Sept. 13 incident in the Chilhowie Warriors locker room that ended in disciplinary action for some members of the football team.
Smyth County Schools Superintendent Michael M. Robinson confirmed Tuesday that some “horseplay†erupted among upperclassmen that day, and some younger students were unwillingly dragged into the fray and videotaped.
Robinson described the roughhousing as some students being held down while other players stood over them.
“They stood over top of students and how far they squatted down I don’t know,†Robinson said. “There was no physical contact of another kid’s face with any kid’s genitals … everybody was clothed.â€
Jonathan Ensor, a tow-truck operator and 2003 Warrior defensive end, said he discounted what he first heard of the event because the described activity didn’t make sense and he heard it from an 11-year-old relative who wasn’t present when it happened.
Ensor said community conversations have likely blown the incident out of proportion.
He also said the community often talks about what happens with the high school teams because high school sports are important to Chilhowie residents.
“Football and wrestling is all there is to do around here,†he said Tuesday. “We don’t even have a movie theater around here.â€
Warriors coach Larry Russell was not on the sidelines for Friday’s homecoming game against the Northwood Panthers. Robinson refused to say whether the coach’s absence was the result of disciplinary actions connected to the locker room antics.
“It could be [disciplinary],†Robinson said. “Because it’s a personnel matter I can’t say.â€
Russell refused to discuss his team’s locker room behavior.
“It’s been handled and taken care of by the school board,†he said.
Last week, Robinson’s office questioned 20 players in an investigation that ended with an unspecified number of students disciplined for their involvement. The video is no longer in the hands of school investigators.
“It took us a good while to do that [investigation] because we didn’t want the rumor mill to drive it,†Robinson said.
He refused to cite the number of players disciplined because that might divulge their identities.
He also refused to specify the punishment, saying only that it was “appropriate.â€
“We can do anything from having a conversation with a child or a parent to a long-term disciplinary action … like expulsion,†Robinson said. “It’s somewhere in there.â€
The case also attracted the attention of police investigators, Robinson said.
“I am aware that the commonwealth’s attorney, Virginia State Police and the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office are aware of this situation,†he said.
Neither county prosecutor Roy Evans nor Sheriff R. David Bradley returned messages. State Police spokeswoman Corinne Gellar, after referring questions to Evans, wrote via email that her agency has not opened an investigation on the locker room incident.
I talked to an old guy at a Graham game about 10 years ago...guy was probably 80 then.
He said he went to Grundy and was in the senior class that picked the name. He told me they had 3 or 4 to vote on and Golden Wave won...he said it was based on the "sun hitting the waves of the river" (which was bigger back then). I should have asked him what year he graduated but I was trying to watch the game and wasn't paying much attention. I bet the guy is probably not around anymore, he used to be the gate keeper over on the visitors side...but like i said he was pretty old 10 years ago.
Lance that guy's name is Adkins. The people know him as "Shifty" Adkins. He did go to Grundy. He lived up Mill Branch. He came to a sports banquet and told us this story also. We have not been able to confirm this with anyone. Anybody that is named "Shifty" makes it hard to believe this story!!!
any news? just rumor mind you, about some heated discussions, about where to build new school...
You are right, just a rumor!!! No school will be built unless they combine the whole county. Grundy High has plenty of room. It use to house over 1100, grades 10-12. They have around 500 on a good day.
Read the newspaper article pasted in this thread. Carroll would not have to play Bland or Narrows, or any other school 2 classes below themselves. The VHSL is already doing this with another district.
It's a cumulative issue. Trade a few long trips for ALL long trips.
If that is the case, then do not play Franklin County!
Hurricanes coach Al Golden's staff used booster's associate in potential recruiting violations
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Less than one week after the University of Miami hired Al Golden as coach, members of Golden's coaching staff began using Sean "Pee Wee" Allen – a then-equipment manager and onetime right-hand man of convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro – to circumvent NCAA rules in the recruiting of multiple Miami-area players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
Golden, hired by Miami in mid-December 2010, had direct knowledge of Allen's improper involvement with Miami recruits, according to a former Hurricanes athletic department staffer and federal testimony given by Allen in Shapiro's bankruptcy case. Additionally, multiple sources interviewed by NCAA investigators have told Yahoo! Sports that Allen has become a focal point in the association's probe into Miami athletics. The sources said investigators focused on Allen's role in providing impermissible benefits to Hurricanes players, as well as his contact with Miami recruits.
Former Miami equipment manager Sean Allen, left, worked with booster Nevin Shapiro.
University of Miami spokesperson Chris Freet cited the ongoing NCAA investigation and did not have immediate comment. Allen declined comment when reached by Yahoo! Sports.
The latest issues involving Allen are twofold – his having provided improper benefits to players dating back to early in his career at Miami; and his continued improper contact with Miami recruits, which allegedly lasted through his final days working for the Hurricanes in the summer of 2011.
One former Hurricanes staffer told Yahoo! Sports that Allen was used specifically by members of Golden's staff as an "off-the-books" recruiter. As part of those duties, the staffer said Allen kept tabs on Miami-area kids, including making calls about their recruitment, and on some occasions, supplying improper transportation to and from campus that aided Miami in its efforts to gain a commitment from some prospects.
Allen "was directed to call those kids and would have never done it without the coaches pushing it," the former Hurricanes staffer said.
NCAA rules stipulate that anyone who improperly "assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families" triggers the association's booster clause under bylaw 13.02.14. Allen said in federal testimony in connection with Shapiro's bankruptcy case that he provided improper benefits to players as far back as the mid-2000s. The NCAA's rules also state that equipment managers such as Allen cannot engage in recruiting calls or assist in off-campus recruiting unless they are designated and counted as an assistant coach under Bylaw 11.7.
If Golden knew that Allen was impermissibly recruiting for the Hurricanes during Golden's tenure, it would contradict the message the Miami coach has sent repeatedly in recent months: That his staff was cleaning up problems from the Shapiro era – not taking part in them. As Golden framed it for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in a Feb. 1, 2012, story, "We weren't responsible for [the problems], but we are responsible enough to fix it."
But according to Allen's federal testimony and the former Hurricanes staffer, Allen's recruiting infractions occurred almost immediately after Golden's tenure began and took place with the participation of at least two other former or current coaches – former assistant Aubrey Hill, who left Miami's staff three weeks into Golden's tenure, and current assistant coach Micheal Barrow.
[Related: Renegade Miami booster reveals illicit benefits to players]
One former recruit, former Miami Northwestern High School wideout Elston Lane, said Allen showed he and then-cornerback recruit A.J. Leggett around Miami's facilities at the request of Barrow.
"He's just the type of person when you get around him, you feel comfortable with him," Lane said of Allen. "He did a lot of little stuff for us. Sometimes he'd give us like a pair of gloves that maybe a University of Miami player used. Like, say Lamar Miller or something.
"I didn't think he was a recruiter. He was just like, a UM fan. He would just be like, 'This is the best place for you.' He was egging on for UM. I had a couple of schools recruiting me, and he was like, 'Yeah, I like this school for you, or that school for you, but the best for you I think is UM.' He was a fan. Of course he was going to say UM was the best place."
A holdover from the Shapiro era who also worked for the booster's sports agency between stints with the Hurricanes, Allen is already under NCAA investigation for connecting recruits with Shapiro and providing benefits to both recruits and players. In his December 2011 deposition in Shapiro's bankruptcy case, Allen turned over personal records and testified to witnessing or playing a part in multiple Miami players receiving improper benefits.
Yahoo! Sports reviewed Allen's phone records and testimony, and found contact with at least 10 Miami-area prep players being recruited by Golden's staff. Although text messaging records were not available, Allen had calls to prep recruits ranging from Dec. 17, 2010 – less than a week after Golden's hire – to July 2011. Allen ceased working for Miami in August 2011 after being named in a Yahoo! Sports report for his alleged role in a multitude of NCAA violations over the previous decade.
The former Hurricanes staffer and a handful of sources at other schools alleged that Allen played a significant role in a number of recruiting violations during Golden's tenure. Among the incidents detailed:
• On Dec. 17, 2010, five days after Golden was hired as Miami's coach, Allen testified that he was summoned to the restaurant Dan Marino's in South Miami to pick up Miami Northwestern High school quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater had withdrawn his commitment to the Hurricanes earlier in the month and Golden's staff was attempting to reverse his decision.
Phone calls between Sean Allen and Aubrey Hill and recruit Teddy Bridgewater.
Allen testified that Bridgewater, Golden and other Miami coaches were at the restaurant during an unofficial visit and that a member of the coaching staff asked Allen to pick Bridgewater up. Allen testified that "I sat with Teddy and – actually that might have been the first time I met coach Golden, and they talked and I drove Teddy home from there."
Allen's phone records show eight calls exchanged with Bridgewater that afternoon and early evening, as well as four calls exchanged with Hill. The former Miami staffer told Yahoo! Sports that Hill, a then-Miami assistant, was present at the restaurant and arranged for Allen to pick Bridgewater up and transport him home – a violation of NCAA rules. The staffer also said Golden was aware Allen was there to take Bridgewater home.
[Phone records: Sean Allen calls to Aubrey Hill]
Hill left Golden's staff two weeks after this alleged incident, joining the University of Florida's staff as an assistant. Bridgewater eventually committed to Louisville on Dec. 20. Allen's phone records show he received calls from Bridgewater the day before and the day after his commitment to the Cardinals. According to a source at the University of Louisville, Bridgewater interviewed with the NCAA about the incident involving Allen at Dan Marino's restaurant.
Louisville spokesperson Rocco Gasparro said Bridgewater declined comment. A spokesman for the University of Florida said Hill also declined comment.
• On Jan. 3, 2011, a little more than three weeks after Golden's hire, Allen allegedly aided Barrow in attempting to convince Florida State commitment Devonta Freeman to withdraw from the school in favor of playing at Miami – the day before Freeman was set to begin classes at FSU as an early enrollee.
Allen's Jan. 3 phone records show repeated phone calls to or from the hotly recruited Miami Central running back, as well as the player's mother, Lorraine.
Allen's phone records show six calls to Freeman and four calls to the prep running back's mother, intertwined with 17 calls with Barrow, who was Miami's lead recruiter on Freeman. According to a source at Florida State, Freeman was questioned by investigators about his Jan. 3 contact with Barrow and Allen.
Allen's phone records show calls to Freeman and Freeman's mother four times in the early afternoon. After the fourth call, in which Allen spoke to Freeman for 32 minutes, he then placed six consecutive calls to Barrow's cell and office lines in a span of 18 minutes. Later that evening, Allen's records show he attempted to conference Barrow in to a call to Freeman's mother. That call lasted only one minute, and Allen then conferenced Barrow in to a second unlisted number.
Phone records between Sean Allen and Micheal Barrow and recruit Devonta Freeman.
Four other times during the course of the night, Allen connected with Barrow and then immediately called Freeman or Freeman's mother. At 10:02 p.m., Allen conferenced Barrow into a call with Freeman. That conference call between Allen, Freeman and Barrow lasted for 13 minutes, and upon its conclusion, Allen immediately called Barrow for a call that lasted four minutes.
After 11 p.m. that same evening, Barrow called Allen's cell again for six minutes. Following that call, Allen placed a call to an unlisted number, and then a second call to Durell Eskridge, a prep recruit who was known to be a close friend of Freeman's and also his teammate at Miami Central High School. Allen was connected with Eskridge for six minutes, then called Barrow again. Before the night was over, he would speak to Eskridge one more time, then immediately to Barrow, before placing a final one-minute call to Freeman.
[Phone records: Sean Allen calls to Micheal Barrow]
A spokesperson for the Seminoles and Freeman declined comment, standing on the school's policy that players aren't currently available to the media. Eskridge, who plays football at Syracuse, did not return a message left on his cell phone voicemail.
• On the evening of Jan. 22, 2011, the former Hurricanes staffer alleged that Allen arranged for Hurricanes defensive end Olivier Vernon and visiting recruit Anthony Chickillo to gain entrance to BT's Gentlemen's Club in Coral Gables. The former Hurricanes staffer said Allen paid for Chickillo's drinks and entertainment at the strip club. Allen's phone records show that between 6:49 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. that night, he traded 12 phone calls with Vernon and two with defensive tackle Marcus Forston – the two players who were hosting Chickillo on his official visit that weekend.
Having previously de-committed from the Hurricanes, Chickillo reversed course and ultimately became Al Golden's highest-ranked recruit of the 2011 class. On Jan. 23, Chickillo told Y! Sports' Rivals.com of his visit, "On a scale of 1 to 10 it was a 12. I'm 200 percent committed to Miami. The recruiting process is over for me."
• On Feb. 9, 2011, the former Hurricanes staffer alleged Allen picked up then-Florida State commitment A.J. Leggett and delivered the nationally acclaimed cornerback recruit to the Hurricanes' football building. Allen then allegedly took Leggett to a meeting room, where Golden and other coaches allegedly pitched him on changing his commitment to Miami. Allen's phone records show one call to Leggett on this day, as well as subsequent calls on February 17, 19 and 21 of 2011.
Leggett did ultimately change his commitment to Miami on Feb. 9, telling Rivals.com that day, "There's nothing against FSU, but I got caught up in the moment at the time when I said I was committed there. I have always wanted to be a Cane. I grew up a Miami fan since I was five. I want to stay close to home and be with my family. The combination of everything makes Miami right for me. I'm really relieved now that I know for sure what I am doing."
Hurricanes coach Al Golden has pledged to clean up problems from the Shapiro era. (AP)
Former Miami Northwestern High School recruit Elston Lane told Yahoo! Sports that Allen had once given Lane and A.J. Leggett a tour of some of the school's facilities after assistant coach Micheal Barrow invited the pair to campus.
"Me and A.J. Leggett, we played together at Gulliver Prep [school], and coach Barrow used to tell us to come by UM together or whatever and we would see Sean," Lane said. "Coach Barrow was like, 'Hey, Sean can show you around.'
"When [Allen] took us to the school, he showed us the buffet and things like that. He would show us the uniforms and say you can wear these uniforms. Because he was the equipment guy, he would show us some players' uniforms. But he also told us the downside, too. Like the downside of the school or the coaching staff or whatever. He was pretty fair with the whole situation."
Lane also appeared in Allen's phone records on June 8, 2011, and July 31, 2011. Leggett would later de-commit from Miami because of qualifying issues and commit to Marshall. Lane was only briefly recruited and eventually signed with Texas Southern.
Among the other prep players whose numbers appeared in Allen's phone bills:
• Class of 2011 recruit Thomas Finnie. Finnie was committed to South Carolina before a change to Miami on Jan. 7, 2011. Finnie and his family told reporters that Golden's staff won him over during the week he made the change. The day before the change in his commitment, Allen's phone records show Finnie calling Allen at 1:54 p.m. At 7:27 p.m. the same day, Allen's records show a one-minute call to Barrow immediately followed by a two-minute call to Finnie.
• Class of 2012 recruit Herb Waters. Allen called Waters seven times on June 11, 2011, and received one call from Waters on the same day. The former Hurricanes staffer said Allen was working the third session of Golden's summer football camp on this day and was tasked with making sure Waters attended the practice. The staffer said Miami was vying for a commitment from either Waters or Amari Cooper for one open recruiting slot at receiver. Waters committed to Miami in July of 2011.
• Class of 2012 recruit Amari Cooper. Allen called and/or received a total five calls from Cooper on June 13, 2011, and July 4-5, 2011. Cooper committed to Alabama. A spokesperson for Alabama declined comment, citing Nick Saban's policy of barring freshmen from speaking with the media.
• Class of 2012 recruit Randy "Duke" Johnson. Johnson called Allen on June 15, 2011. Johnson committed to Miami and became Golden's second-highest ranked recruit in the class of 2012.
• Class of 2012 recruit James Burgess. Allen called and/or received a total of six calls from Burgess. Burgess initially committed to Miami in July of 2011, but later de-committed and headed to Louisville. Cardinals spokesperson Rocco Gasparro said Burgess declined comment.
• Class of 2011 recruit Eli Rogers. Rogers called Allen on May 29, 2011. Rogers ultimately signed with Louisville. Cardinals spokesperson Rocco Gasparro said Rogers declined comment.
Done...I also listened friday nite and when he said they were "hosed by he refs
last year", I had to turn it off...I am not a Graham fan but a swva football fan and
every team deserves better than this
Boycott the sponsors of the broadcast. That will get their attention FAST. As long as the advertising money is there, they could care less, who broadcast the games.
hackney never started agiainst Grundy? he sit the first 2 series......he sat out of practices becasue something was always wrong with him....from my understanding he was there most of time but always found a way out of practice. clabough didnt miss as much as hackney but he was kicked for other reasons.....Hackney will miss a least 1 day a week and the others days somethin will be wrong with him
He lead the team in tackles that game. Still got to play for missing. Some reward!!!!
28-6-2 from the vhsl handbook, states that the superintendent may transfer a student in his county at will. Seems like the super of Buchanan County, who resides in Hurley has opened a can of worms and has no other option. As it stands in the last month, 5 kids from Hurley are at Grundy, 1 from Council and 1 from Twin Valley. 2 Grundy kids are at Hurley. Out of all of these moves only one kid has changed addresses. It seems the inmates are getting ready to rule the prison. The only good out of this, it seems the kids are doing what the school board will not. They are consolidating the county on their own with waivers from the super. At best, the county is running high school sports like a little league program. Everyone gets to play, if not i go to another team.
Whats this place coming too?? How can you get kicked off a team at one school and then transfer to another school and play. Why would a coach even let 2 kids that have played 2 games at another school step right in and be on the team in WEEK 5 of the season. Really setting a good example for kids today. Hey lets miss as many practices as we want and if we get kicked off we will jsut go across the hill and play......LOL
If they missed that many practices. How in the world were they starting against Grundy? If you allow them to miss and still play them, and then out of the blue say you miss too much. As them playing at Grundy, if they practice they play. If not, they sit. That is from day one. Not after the third game.
I think the difference between Grundy and Haysi is size, Grundy had it and Haysi didnt. As far as playcalling I will take Colley, in terms of program building its gotta be Rowe.
Anyone know about where the all time series stands between Grundy and Haysi now? I have no idea.
Since the series picked back up in '05 its Haysi 4, Grundy 2 I think?
Just got comfermation that Grundy is Clintwoods 9th game this season (Still Not sure of the date) the game is at Grundy
10/28/11 or 10/21/11. Clintwood at Grundy. Grundy had 10 games the 1st of May. Shelby Valley declined to play after changing coaches. Pike Central just called and said they picked up someone else. Would have never known from Pike Central until we needed their schedule for vhsl. Right now, have calls into Mt. View and Oak Hill who both have dates that match ours. Open dates are 9/16, 10/7, and 11/4.
I'm thinking "The Drive" was the last time Grundy beat Richlands.
The next year after "the drive", the last year of Vaught, 1997 Grundy won by fifty points. The next year after that, at Richlands, The last time Grundy won at Richlands 1998 Luke Owens senior year.
College coach for 6 years at VMI. Knows the kids and area make up very well. Will be a great pick for the school. Outstanding gentleman. A players coach.
Does State Runner-ups ring a bell from 1974 in basketball under the direction of Allen Wiley. Ronnie Edwards who signed with Don Devoe at Tech. By the way this was under Coach Carlock as AD
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Luke Owens senior year at Richlands, 1997 score was 26-14. Grundy's last win over Richlands. Close a few times but no win since!!!!