I’m confident we were tied on the last play of the third quarter is what I’m saying, be it 28 or 21. Cousin went down to injury and Union RUTS in the 4th. I don’t exactly call a game where the underdog stands toe-to-toe with an undefeated team for 3/4 of the game to fade in the last 1/4 a “beatdown”.
Well no it wasn’t a beat down. But Union did pull away.
As an adult in the situation, you are no better to perpetuate the situation on a message board. They are kids, you are an adult
To acknowledge that it happened is not wrong. Kids of 14-18 ought to know better than some of what was seen. If Union players were behaving that way at any point then people would be calling them out. When I acted like a knucklehead as a kid, I got called out. If I see a young person doing things like that then they will be told off.
No person is bashing Graham. Acknowledging what happened and thinking your thoughts is not bashing.
I don’t think about it all the time but I do remember it.
I don't believe this for one second. You don't know Coach Palmer very well. Enough of this B.S. about our boys being disrespectful and the insinuation that Graham has discipline problems. Far from it. These kids are yes sir, no sir all the way. They are quiet when coach talks and are super good kids. Give it a rest. There is not a finer role model than coach Tony Palmer. This crosses the line.
I don’t know how they are on a regular basis but the ones who played for Graham in 2015 did not display a lot of discipline at Bullitt the last time they were there. It was repugnant to see some of those boys behaving in a way that embarrasses their community.
I mean this with all due respect to the Graham faithful.
I hope Palmer has addressed this since.
As for the hearsay, I have my doubts about that myself. But if that’s true then Palmer has just made a serious mistake.
Tied at 28 on the last play of the 3rd quarter doesn’t exactly scream butt-kicking. Good luck in your playoff game this week against “Couch High School”.
The final score of the last Union and Graham game was 49-20.
That will be entirely up to my wonderful wife lol. Since we go to different colleges (we both went back to school after many years off), we don't get to live together. So I'm gonna assume she will say no since we haven't seen each other in 2 1/2 weeks and this is Thanksgiving break. But ya never know.
I’ll be in from Roanoke during Thanksgiving Break. We are heading back to the Star City after the game. Say hello if you are nearby.
James MItchell is easily the best player for Union right now as far as talent, discipline, and execution. But he has not accounted for ANY of Union's points tonight so far. He has definitely been a factor and set them up.
I might also add that this is evidence of Union's other threats in addition to Mitchell.
James MItchell is easily the best player for Union right now as far as talent, discipline, and execution. But he has not accounted for ANY of Union's points tonight so far. He has definitely been a factor and set them up.
Be thankful pv2vt the bears are barely in the playoffs!!!!
Barely but surely. Union won even though Richlands played well enough to win. Union won a hard fought game against a much improved Richlands. A team Marion beat almost as late in the game as Union did. A team Graham beat in overtime. I cannot recall the last time a team beat Richlands twice in one season. No small feat at all.
Keep refusing to give Union credit and being proven wrong almost every time. With your rhetoric most would have to get rude because you keep going. You can bet that players who may be reading are likely feeding off of it.
Richlands was one of the top tier bands and, much like the football team, they weren't seen favorably in the band community for the most part. So I still believe they did it to punish Richlands for not only being good in football, but also being the premier band this side of Blacksburg in the 2000s.
And that was at a time when Richlands’ numbers averaged 100 or more. Richlands has always had quite a few audition and make it.
I never had a problem with Richlands’ Band or their band director at the time, which is why I was shocked when he got in trouble because I never would have suspected something like that. Long story there.
I always felt that if you deserved to be placed in the All District Band (symphonic or concert) then your audition would show it. Whether you auditioned first or last.
I can remember in the 2004 D2 State Championship, Manassas Park had a 2 hour drive to JMU. They did not bring many fans. They did bring their Band who had about 30 people.
Powell Valley brought a lot more with a 5 hour drive. They brought 80-85 members of the band. We had to go to the game. It coincided with All District tryouts at John Battle. One charter bus brought half the Band straight to JMU. The other stopped at John Battle. We got to audition first and head to JMU immediately after all of us were finished. Got there just in time to warm up the Band and march to the stands.
That is another example of the dedication of fan support here.
Graham wouldn’t have won theirs in 1995 and Gate City wouldn’t have won theirs in 1997. I don’t think Phil would have left as many on the table as y’all think...
People underestimate many of the Championship PV teams that didn’t have a Jones.
True, add to that, if P. Valley played in Div 3 where the belonged with Gate City and Graham and Giles and Radford in the same region, he also wouldn't have had all of those titles. Those would be trimmed by a bunch, not to mention, the competition that awaited in the old Region 3 in the state semi final game with teams like Rustburg, Jefferson Forest, etc.
Oh brother. The tired “If PV had been D3 or GC in D2 then they wouldn’t have those titles.”
It may be true but to constantly hear it makes one wonder if there’s some sour grapes.
Phil is a jerk. He showed me he was one after smarting off to me at school one day about me and my family after seeing me defend him to bashers. But excellent coaches are not always the nicest and he was an excellent coach. If he wasn’t an excellent coach then PV would not have won 7 State Championships in addition to the one they got under Bolling in 82. Sure he had talent at PV. That is an ingredient to success. But talent alone without a coach to develop it and utilize it will only take a team so far. He found ways to win when there was a big talent drop off at PV. The loss of talent became apparent.
I think people are putting Appomattox on a pedestal. I understand it but they are beatable. That said, I think Appo wins. It’ll be closer than many think.
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Well no it wasn’t a beat down. But Union did pull away.