We are from graham so….. the senior class are the the kids my sons grew up and played with until we moved! You do a good enough job acting a fool on your own!
So you have one account for supporting George Wythe and another account for supporting Graham? That's weird.
8 minutes ago, Buffy Miller said:
Lol you would be more mortified if you had to attempt athletics.
Well, make that 3 accounts. Which school does this one support?
Obvious troll is obvious, but not a shocker that his “Hard Hitter” account has been drinking the Graham Kool-Aid for weeks. I’ll say this, if I were a 17-year-old athlete, I’d be mortified if someone repping my name was acting a-fool like that.
Travel that road everyday and no problems here. But those players that live there or down the road from here to Rocky Gap, its a short trip
It’s 55 MPH the whole way, and once you get about 2 miles out of Rocky Gap, it’s flat and straight. Might be a matter of 1-2 minutes closer to Graham, but negligible in the long run.
Where I think you are off some, but respect your opinion on the matchups is...
Graham vs Richlands ,Gate City vs Tazewell, Virginia High vs Lee, Ridgeview vs Union
You predicted Union to beat Graham in round two. I don't think Union vs Graham is possible in round 2, BASED on how you predicted the teams will be seeded in round 1.
For example. Graham is the 1 seed, so in order to play Union in round 2, Union would have to be the 4th or 5th seed (very possible) but if this were the case you did predict Ridgeview playing Union in game 1 of the playoffs, so if Union is the 4 or 5, that would mean Ridgeview would have to be the 4th or 5th seed. Ridgeview can't be the 4th seed. The lowest they can be is the 3. Even if Gate City beats Ridgeview and both finish 8-2, Ridgeview will outpoint them even if EVERYTHING went Gate City's way with opponents played this weekend and even if Everything went Against Ridgeview with opponents played this weekend. Gate City can't outpoint Ridgeview, so Ridgeview can't be a 4 seed, thus they can't play Union in round 1. If you are saying that Ridgeview is the 3 seed and Union is the 6 seed, then the winner of that game can't play Graham in round 2. Graham would play the winner of 4 vs 5.
This isn't correct. Per the VHSL, Ridgeview is at 219 points and Gate City is at 202 points. Including the Power Points those 2 teams should expect to receive, I have them at Ridgeview - 225 and Gate City - 207 without including results of this game. If Gate City won, Gate City would get (18 + 16) points, or 34 total. Ridgeview would get (6 + 8 ) points, or 14 total. Gate City would outpoint Ridgeview 241-239. Even if something weird happened (Richlands over VHS), Ridgeview would still have to outpoint GC outright to get the #2 seed, which is very unlikely.
It's perfectly foreseeable for Union to get the 5th seed (or even the 4th seed), which would put them on a collision course with Graham in Round 2. Richlands beats Virginia High OR Abingdon beats Lee, and there it is. In the 1st scenario, VHS falls to 5th/6th depending on the results of the Lee/Abingdon game (Lee win = 6th, Lee loss = 5th). Union moves up to 5th (with a Richlands or Abingdon win) or even 4th (with a Richlands + Abingdon win).
The only thing I think cannot happen is for Ridgeview and Union to be matched in the 4/5 game, mostly because Ridgeview cannot fall farther than 3rd at this point. GC can fall to 5th with a loss, so you may see a Union/GC matchup in Round 1 if (a) Ridgeview over GC, (b) Richlands over VHS, and (c) Abingdon over Lee.
@Union_Fan can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure of this.
The way Gate City is playing right now they are going to be a tough out in the playoff now if they pull off the win against Ridgeview they wouldnt play Tazewell but for arguments sake lets say they do match up. I think Tazewell would have a tough time with the blue devils on the road.
IF they where to get past Gate City and have a rematch with VA high. Honestly those rematches usually dont work out for the winning team of the first game. I have also seen both VA high and Tazewell play the last 2 weeks. I think VA high is the more complete team with the best player on the field in Brody Jones. Not saying I think Jones is that much better than Harris but he is in a better position to take over a game.
I can see a path for Union beating Graham even though I havnt seen Union all year and I have seen Graham but crazy things happen with those two teams in the playoffs
So IF Tazewell Union is the Region Championship then that might be the best case out of any of the games I have talked about before. Tazewells passing strength matches up really well with Unions lack of passing defense. BUT play off games are won by running that rock in the cold and Union does that better than anyone.
It is good to dream Mr Jackson and thanks for the post should spark a lot of good reading over the next few days
The only truly impressive win Gate City has had in that stretch is the Union game (which was at home, FWIW). Gate City just last week played Central, a 3-7 team that is going to miss the playoffs, to a 21-14 game. One of those games was a 35-28 win over a Marion team that is lucky to be 1-9. I think Houseright has come the closest by far of any coach in SWVA to maxing out the results of his team given the talent level they possess. That's not a criticism at all, and in fact should be taken as a pretty high compliment. SWVA football is better when GC is competitive like this. But that's not the profile of a team that makes a lot of noise in November.
I know you've been high on Virginia High this year, but I continue to disagree with the value you put on Brody Jones. I've seen Virginia High play. They got punched in the mouth and folded like a cheap tent. They've played just 2 other reasonably good teams the entire season. A short-handed Graham more than doubled them up, but they did pretty well against an OK-ish Patrick Henry team. Again, that's not the kind of team I'm putting much faith in come November.
But in all reality, this isn't altogether insane. Sure, it would be a shock if Graham lost, but Union matches up better with Graham than anyone else in the Region. Would it be THAT preposterous for Union to beat Graham? As for the other side of the bracket, would it really shock anyone for any of the 2-3-6-7 combo (for example above, GC, Lee, VHS, and Tazewell) to make it to the Region finals? If Union gets stuck in that 4-5 game, the other side of the bracket is wide open for anyone to take. All of them are good teams, none unbeatable, all with pretty significant flaws. It's going to be a fun postseason.
I agree with what your saying so don't take this the wrong way......... Playing Devil's Advocate here.
From the outsiders perspective it does appear Harris has been favored. Go back to Chance's career. Tazewell had a very capable receiver in Jordan that got very few touches a game. I recall some respected Tazewell fans on here complaining about the very limited touches Jordan got all the while Harris got numerous carries a game. To that point I guess the argument could be made the QB situation between then and now is obviously different. Now, Tazewell has a capable QB, receivers, and a good RB. I thought the play calling in the first half against Marion played a big role in allowing Marion keep that game closer than what it should have been. I'm not sure if Taylor touched the ball more than once or twice in the first half. They have to establish the run.
I'll close with this. I can just about guarantee that in a couple years there will be people complaining about Tony Palmer's kids getting too many touches. Kinda comes with the territory. Not saying it's right it's just one of those things.
I would respond to the Devil’s Advocate argument by stating that Jordan’s QB in his JR/SR seasons couldn’t throw a pass beyond 15 yards with any sort of velocity or accuracy. That’s not to say that Nunley was a bad player: he ran the RPO like a wizard. But that goes back to “playing to your strengths”. You have a running back that went Division I; an OL that was big, strong, and experienced; and a QB that was far better as a runner than a passer.
Jordan would have thrived like crazy with Creasy as a QB. And still yet, Jordan left Tazewell as the school’s all-time reception leader, despite playing alongside the school’s 2nd all-time leading rusher.
Wait, what? Hard Hitter is Jollay Living Rent Free?
On a different note, I should probably know this but has Harris committed already? For some reason, I thought he might be going to same place as older brother. I could have invented that in my mind though.
(1) Yes, he is.
(2) Harris committed to Richmond back in July. I know that Morehead was hard after him, but Richmond’s a perennial FCS contender. Tough to pass that one up.
It had nothing to do with coaching tonight...Bluefield had more speed and talent than Ridgeview. You all talking about how good your QB is...he has one of the weakest arms I've seen for a "good" QB. His deep balls are lobs or jump balls (ie. throws it up to which ever player can get to it) and his short passes have zero zip on them. Ridgeview had zero speed on the outside or on D. Best player was Hill the RB. He did most of the work on his runs as the OL got little to no push on the Beavers. None of that has to do with coaching...
That’s unpossible! All I’ve heard for 2 solid years is that O’Quinn is by far the best QB in SWVA, actual performance and mechanics on the field be damned!
I think Hard Hitter missed the sarcasm if that is intended, but I’m assuming this is referring to McDonald, and not Harris.
Since I do not know the receiving stats, how do the receivers stack up?
Harris passed McDonald in total TDs tonight. He went 7/129/2, which by my count puts him at 9 on the season. McDonald went 6/101, but didn’t score. He got stopped about 18 inches shy of the goal line on his 2nd reception.
That was so awesome to watch and call in real time. The ball actually bounced through the uprights, he spiked it so hard. And every single official threw his flag.
If they play like this, they arent challenging ANYONE in the playoffs. Very disappointing effort tonight. I know its not over yet, but sheesh.
Region D is Graham and everyone else. You could make a case for any 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th seed facing Graham in the Region D title game and not be laughed out of the room. Should be a fun ride.
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So you have one account for supporting George Wythe and another account for supporting Graham? That's weird.
Well, make that 3 accounts. Which school does this one support?