Good luck Beavers! Despite my love for Isaac McKneely, I hope you all bring it back. Good group of kids and I’d love to see them rewarded. Gonna take their A+++++ game.
There has been an agreement in principle with a VA school quite a bit east of here, that will become official upon their central office giving it the OK.
@Real Sasquatch, I owe you a Frosty and I need to make good upon that!
Buchanan goes 3 2/3 scoreless, with 6 Ks, to earn his first collegiate win in a 14-4 romp over Rider. Mabe makes his first appearance of the season, and pitches 3 innings (2 ER) to pick up the hard-way save. Lots of promise there.
Matthew Buchanan (Lebanon) made his collegiate debut for UVA today, striking out 2 in a scoreless 9th to close out a 17-2 win over Cornell. UVA is 6-0 to start the 2022 season.
Avery Mabe (George Wythe) is also on the UVA roster, and I’m digging to see if he has received any action this year. He’ll be playing for the Pulaski River Turtles this summer, too.
Buchanan will have his first collegiate start against Rider this evening. Good sign that the freshman has earned this much trust!
Hearing possibly Montcalm for a replacement for Kiser or Pikeview
We’re still working backchannels to find something closer than Keyser. Schools just aren’t picking up the phone, despite openings. Somewhat of a backhanded compliment, means Tazewell’s not a creampuff.
For the rest of us it isn’t yet here we are. Personal bias is a helluva drug. O’Quinn was selected over Creasy for Region D honors (voted on by the coaches) as well as Kingsport Times and Bristol Herald Courier staff writers. O’Quinn took a Ridgeview team that not much was expected of (4th in M7) and took them to Region D final where for 2 quarters they put a serious knot in Graham’s throat.
O’Quinn has a stronger arm, is much more of a dual threat and doesn’t have a hitch in his throwing motion.
There’s no personal bias. The M7 paint-huffers just discount what Creasy did because Tazewell went 5-6.
(1) You trot out Bristol-area sports reporters voting for O’Quinn over Creasy despite Dickenson County being squarely inside their territory and Tazewell County being on the outer fringe of the territory. Sure, no bias there…
(2) The M7 has 6 votes, and the SWD has 5 votes on awards. If you don’t think that bias benefits M7 athletes on receiving awards, I’ve got some beachfront property in Mongolia you might want to take a look at.
(3) Creasy was 13 yards shy of 3,000 for the season, and threw 27 TDs against defenses that dropped 8 into coverage to stop him. That more than outpaces what O’Quinn did in 2 more games.
(4) Ridgeview played exactly to expectation last season. They finished globbed in that unbreakable 3-way tie for 2nd, and the bracket broke just right for them. They needed a miracle to survive a Richlands team that they clobbered earlier that season. Then they beat a Central team who was a perfect stylistic matchup for them.
(5) Before accounting for sacks, Creasy rushed for over 900 yards and 11 TDs. He’s every bit as dual-threat as O’Quinn is.
If Creasy stays healthy, he’ll obliterate the VHSL career passing list. And M7 folks want to claim he’s the 2nd best QB in SWVA. Typical M7 homerism (see also: Basketball Forum).
You can't blame the qb for playing within the offense if teams want to play 10 to 15 yards off the ball throw the short stuff all day
What does Taz have coming back this season what does the swd look like going into next season
Tazewell returns 9 on offense and 7 on defense.
The 2 on offense (Mills, Mullins) were WRs, and there are a couple of sophomores (who just recently competed at the state indoor meet) who are primed to step into those positions. The entire OL returns, and there are 2 solid 8th graders that should provide great depth.
The 4 on defense may present sone early season difficulty, but those stepping in did get reps last fall.
Depending on how Week 1 goes, I’d say 2nd or 3rd in the SWD.
the qb from taz hardly ever pushed the ball down the field. he would throw a two yd screen pass and the wr would house it!!
You obviously never watched a second of Tazewell football this season. Considering I watched every second, I can recall maybe 10 “screen passes” thrown the entire season, and all of those were WR screens out of trips.
Stop being a cryptic weenie. If you have inside knowledge MG, just say it definitively. Union play a JR at home Fri or Sat.
Yeah, pretty poor look for someone in a position of authority. Wise County struggles enough with appearances of arrogance without occasions such as this confirming them.
Matthew Buchanan (Lebanon) made his collegiate debut for UVA today, striking out 2 in a scoreless 9th to close out a 17-2 win over Cornell. UVA is 6-0 to start the 2022 season.
Avery Mabe (George Wythe) is also on the UVA roster, and I’m digging to see if he has received any action this year. He’ll be playing for the Pulaski River Turtles this summer, too.
I saw Tim Hayes’s Twitter, and he said that the pitiful, pathetic, unworthy SWD went 3-1 in Region D play against the “Big East’s Daddy” M7. Is this true? Can this be? Would someone please confirm this for me?!
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Good luck Beavers! Despite my love for Isaac McKneely, I hope you all bring it back. Good group of kids and I’d love to see them rewarded. Gonna take their A+++++ game.