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[ QUOTE ] Anyone know what time the J.I.B., Lebanon, Kelly, and Will.Campbell jamboree at Burton on Friday the 17th is supposed to get started and the order in which they play? [/ QUOTE ] 4 p.m. according to the Coalfield....the order is listed too, along with Gate City's jamboree schedule and some others. (link below). http://www.thecoalfieldprogress.com/news.php?viewStory=2914

Abingdon's Griff Graves won the individual title.

Daniel Boone (TN) at Appalachia, today (Aug. 9), 5 p.m.

Here you go.... http://highschoolsports.net/defaultcal.c...TOKEN=25289555t

Saturday. Just seen it was posted on the CD board too, but they didn't have a time.

Aug. 10- Gate City at Volunteer, TN, 5:30 p.m. Tennessee High at Powell Valley Jamboree at Castlewood: Castlewood, J. J. Kelly, Grundy Aug. 11- Virginia High at Grayson County Coeburn at Patrick Henry Aug. 17- Patrick Henry at Virginia High (benefit game) Castlewood at John Battle, 7:30 p.m. (benefit game)

The scrimmage is against Coeburn. They also play Va High in a benefit game the 17th, at VHS.

Claiborne County, TN

Skateboarder Jake Brown, whose 45-foot free-fall Thursday night brought a hush to the Staples Center crowd, remains hospitalized after suffering contusions of the liver and lung, stress fractures in his vertebrae and a small fracture on the top of one hand. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-xgam...rack=crosspromo

Aug. 10- Lee at Sullivan Central, TN, 6 p.m. Aug. 16- Appalachia at Lee High (benefit game), 7 p.m.

[ QUOTE ] so what happened that lee's program had a donwfall? [/ QUOTE ] Well, the answers vary and it also depends on who you ask. But to answer the best I can. Lee's had 5 coaching changes (you could say 6) since Don Williams retired (he coached all but 3 or 4 of the previous seasons), due to health troubles, a couple weeks before the '99 season started. 1998 was Lee High's last winning season and the last time they made it to the playoffs after having been there every season before. Only one of the next coaches won more than 2 games, that was Gary Wolfe, one being in the '99 season as he was named interim head coach after Williams left, then again in '05. Brian Lee was named head coach in 2000, he coached about 3 seasons I think, won no more than 2 games in any season. A coach from western North Carolina, Chris Brookshire, was hired briefly next but turned around and ended up taking another coaching job down there in Erwin, and then Chris Hagernman was hired thereafter. He led them to a 2-8 season, before being fired after being convicted of assault on some students in an incident in class (this all in '03). Wolfe took back over in '04 winning 4 games total before resigning (rumors are it was that or be fired). Bobby Sanders took over last season. Hopefully I got everything correct there lol. Some say politics is a part of it also, and other believe it also has to do with talent dropping off. Pick and choose I guess. From the program's start in '89, Lee has went from this... http://leefootball.20m.com/records.html to this..... http://swvafootball.com/Football/Schedules/Lee.htm We're hopeful it will turn back around and I believe things are beginning to take a turn for the better. Hopes are higher heading into this season.

[ QUOTE ] Lee 1.83 Thomas Walker 1.50 John Battle 1.00 [/ QUOTE ] Gee....now where's that "before 2001" list? hahaha

Region D schools are the only ones that can start practicing Monday.

So, we hate that Bonds will break that record because he supposedly took steroids? Whew, I mean, it's not like many others in the game have done the same thing and are still doing things like that to stay ahead, and not that there are probably many who have done the same while breaking other records......right? Ha! Not that I would much rather see Arod being doing that now or even Griffey over either one of them though.

.....and if Graham were winning, the roles would just be reversed, wouldn't they? Yep

Not sure abut Damon but Carper was mentioned in the second write-up by them. Looks like he had nice showing.

And another one.... http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/sports.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-07-15-0016.html BY ALLEN GREGORY BRISTOL HERALD COURIER HAMPTON, Va. – It was a strange Friday evening at Darling Stadium. The Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star football game started late due to a traffic jam and ended early due to prolonged bickering between the two teams. In between, a section of stadium lights went dark. Josh Spurlock survived and thrived. While the East posted a 27-7 win, the former Powell Valley standout earned defensive MVP for the West with a trio of big plays. "This was the greatest experience I’ve had in my life," Spurlock said. A 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end, Spurlock sacked Concord University-bound quarterback Jeff Mehlhaff for 16 yards, blocked a field goal attempt in the third quarter and recovered a fumble in the final quarter. "I played as hard as I could, but I didn’t expect all this," said Spurlock, who will play football at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Spurlock was at Darling Stadium two years ago when Powell Valley quarterback Brad Robbins earned offensive MVP honors for the West. "My brother (Luke) actually played in that game," Spurlock said. "We have a lot of tradition in our region and school. You win state championships and have a lot of good players coming out of your program, people expect a lot. "This was a wild game and we wanted to win, but things just didn’t go our way." The game was so wild that the officiating crew elected to halt play with 1:40 remaining. A total of 13 players from Southwest Virginia competed for the West, but none saw more action than Graham’s T.J. Carper. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound safety collected eight tackles, nearly intercepted a pass and even earned the attention of the animated Peninsula football community with a couple of big hits. "They know who I am now," said Carper, who will play at Ferrum College. Nearly every fan at Darling Stadium knew about East quarterback Tyrod Taylor. As expected, the Virginia Tech recruit from Hampton High School wowed fans with his arm and quickness. "I heard all week about how good (Taylor) was and how he’s a five-star athlete," Carper said. "I practiced hard every day for the challenge, then my work paid off in the game. Playing against the best athletes in the state definitely gives you confidence and shows your ready for the next level." Jay Coleman of J.I. Burton, one of four Virginia-Wise recruits in the game, caught two passés for 12 yards and contributed one of the biggest gains for the West with a 13-yard run on an end around. "That was a designed play. I just tried to use follow my blockers, use my speed and get outside the defense," Coleman said. Jonathan Pope, a 6-3, 285-pound lineman from Gate City, supplied the key block on Coleman’s run. "It was different playing against bigger and stronger athletes going to all these big colleges," Coleman said. "I didn’t really like all the talk that was going back and forth between players all night, but I still enjoyed the game." Coleman said the all-star routine helped heal his wounds from the controversial loss to Riverheads in the Division I state title game this season. "It took a while to get over that state championship game," Coleman said. "Actually it took a couple months, but I’m ready to start over now in college." Virginia-Wise head football coach Bruce Wasem actually made the seven-hour trip to Hampton Friday afternoon, then returned to Wise after the game to attend a college orientation service Saturday. In addition to Spurlock and Coleman, Wasem has recruited Southwest Virginia defensive player of the year C.J. Phillips from Clintwood and 6-1, 245-pound center Jacob Fowler from Varina. "We had Matthew Barbour from William Campbell in this game last season and he developed into one of our best receivers," Wasem said. "I think we’ve recruited some more kids that can help us. There is an interesting contrast in football styles in this game, but we’re committed to family in our football program so it doesn’t matter where a kid comes from." Few athletes in Southwest Virginia have come farther than the 6-2, 240-pound Phillips, who suffered a serious knee injury in 2005. "It’s been a long road back from tearing my ACL, and I never thought I would make it here," Phillips said. "The doctor had to reconstruct my knee, then I had to wear a brace and just be patient until it healed." Phillips made an unassisted tackle on Dennis Mathis from Division 5 state champion Phoebus Friday and came close to tackling Taylor a couple times. "The Lonesome Pine District is tough, but these guys are the best of the best," Phillips said. "I need to step it up a little bit for college." Emory & Henry head football coach Don Montgomery also attended Friday’s game after speaking on the spread option during Thursday’s VHSCA clinic session. The E&H recruits playing in Friday’s game included tailback Caleb Jennings (Richlands), linebacker Brett Clayburne (Richlands), receiver Zack Jessee (Lebanon) and 6-2, 260-pound lineman Andrew Watts from Patrick Henry of Roanoke.

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/sports.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-07-15-0015.html BY ALLEN GREGORY BRISTOL HERALD COURIER HAMPTON, Va. – Southwest Virginia fans focused on three athletes Friday night at Darling Stadium. Once again, all three delivered. Virginia Tech recruit Tyrod Taylor from Hampton passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns en route to offensive Most Valuable Player honors for the East in the Virginia High School Coaches Association all-star game. Meanwhile, running back Caleb Jennings and quarterback Justin McCracken from Richlands were key factors for the West offense. "Our kids represented Southwest Virginia extremely well," said Richlands head coach Greg Mance, who served on the West coaching staff. "It’s tough learning a new scheme in five days, but all our guys played with a lot of heart and leadership." McCracken, the West starter at quarterback, completed 9-of-12 passes for 60 yards and showed the ability to scramble. One of those completions was a 16-yard connection over the middle to Jennings. "I was hoping Caleb could get his head down and come out of the pile like he’s done before on that play," Mance said. The stat line for the 5-foot-6 Jennings included four receptions for 30 yards, two rushes for six yards and around 50 yards in kick returns. Jennings drew one of four personal foul penalties on the East by bouncing off several tacklers on a kick return. "Caleb is not very big, but you can’t measure what’s in his chest," Mance said. "The East had tremendous speed along with kids going to Michigan, Maryland and other big colleges, but Justin settled down at quarterback and did a good job of leading us on several drives." Brett Clayburne of Richlands contributed five tackles at linebacker and special teams. Coaches from both squads were upset with the rough tone of the game. There were 15 penalties, including 12 on the East, and plenty of trash-talking. "Anytime you have to stop an all-star game with 1:40 left, it’s embarrassing to the players and coaches," Mance said. "It’s the first time I’ve ever been involved in something like that. "Kids take pride and get emotional in representing their areas. You’re going to get personal fouls, but this wasn’t a good way to end all-star week. I don’t know what, but something’s got to be done." The officiating crew stopped the game and left the field moments after Taylor was hit out of bounds on a quarterback scramble. Taylor, who suffered a cut on his elbow after falling, responded in an angry manner and players from both teams then exchanged words. In a week where many all-star athletes opted not to compete for various reasons, Taylor drove back to his hometown from a summer school session at Virginia Tech. "I wanted to come back and play well for my final high school game," Taylor said. Taylor drew even more applause than a bevy of Peninsula-area National Football League figures, including Ronald Curry, Aaron Brooks and new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. "There’s been pressure in my whole career," Taylor said. "People have wanted to me live up to different players, but my mother and father have always just told me to play my game. It’s all about competition in this area. Every team is competitive and has great athletes, so we push each other." The signature play for Taylor Friday was a 65-yard scoring pass which traveled 70 yards in the air. "That was a nice way to go out," said Taylor, who remained on the field long after the game talking with fans from both teams. Jay Coleman of J.I. Burton was impressed with the East star. "You can’t really stop Taylor because he can do so much," Coleman said. Another Southwest Virginia native who got a close-up view of Taylor was Emory & Henry graduate and Rockbridge County head coach Jason White, who served as quarterback mentor for the East. "Tyrod is a very humble kid and special talent," White said. "We couldn’t even get to Tyrod playing two-hand touch this week. Some people talk about his scrambling ability, but he throws the ball very well. Virginia Tech fans have a good player coming their way. "There are just so many great athletes from this (Peninsula) area, and that’s reflected in the number of Division I recruits you see." Friday marked the first all-star trip for the 29-year-old White. "I know all those coaches from the West," White said. "When I got the Rockbridge job, the first thing I did was set down with Phil Robbins of Powell Valley for a day. Coaches like Nick Colobro [Gate City], Norman Lineburg [Radford] and Steve Ragsdale [Giles] are like my heroes.’’ Pound linebacker Drew Hubbard recorded a couple of tackle for the West, while Lebanon’s Zak Jessee contributed at wide receiver. "This was nice way to cap everything that went good in high school," Jessee said. "We were up at 6 in the morning this week and then tried to beat the heat during two-a-days, but this should get me in good shape for college." Jessee was guarded by some of Virginia’s elite cornerbacks, including defensive MVP Davon Morgan, who will play at Virginia Tech. "These cornerbacks were as good as you’ll see anywhere," Jessee said. Lebanon coach John Adams made the trip to watch his prized pupil. "Zak has been one of the best athletes we’ve ever had," Adams said. Rural Retreat’s Matt Heldreth earned rave reviews from the West coaching staff at cornerback despite facing much taller defenders. The 5-11 Heldreth, who will not play football at Virginia Tech, tipped away one East pass in the end zone. Linemen Jason Neeley (Powell Valley) and Jarod Scalf (J.I. Burton) also played for the West.

I may be wrong, but I don't think that (not having a number on there) means he'll be redshirted. Only two incoming freshman have numbers on the roster list, that's Oglesby and Sykes, and both entered school early back in January. Actually, last I had seen they were looking to redshirt Sykes, and his bio on there says they still are.

Abingdon beat Carroll County and Grundy, then as stated above the score with Tazewell was close, 31-24. Marion had a close one with Carroll, lost 15-7.

This past season.

Undefeated JV team!!! Wow, how did they not win state?!?!? Doesn't mean very much at all. Heh, even Lee High's JV team lost only one game a couple of seasons ago.......

July 13th in Hampton.

Roster for West's team... NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. SCHOOL 1 Jonathan Rose RB 5'11 180 Amherst County 2 Alonzo Poe DB 5'8 180 Amherst County 3 Jay Coleman WR 6'0 160 J.I. Burton 4 Matt Heldreth DB 5'11 175 Rurual Retreat 5 Zack Jessee WR 6'3 190 Lebanon 6 Anthony Staples LB 6'2 207 Potomac 7 Andre Crier WR 5'9 175 Woodbridge 8 Nathan Tanner DB 6'3 175 Giles 9 Antwan Braxton LB 6'1 210 Annadale 10 Ervin Garner WR 5'10 165 Oakton 11 Shawn Lloyd QB 6'1 210 Edison 12 Marcus Hyde LB 6'4 222 Osbourn 14 Andrew Lewis LB 5'8 170 Annadale 15 Justin McCracken QB 6'4 195 Richlands 16 Garrett Watson PK 6'0 210 South County 17 Caleb Jennings RB 5'7 160 Richlands 19 Davonta Ramsey DL 5'10 230 Blacksburg 20 Jonathan Williams DB 6'1 180 Magna Vista 21 Brett Claybourne LB 6'2 185 Richlands 22 T.J. Carper DB 5'10 175 Graham 24 John Harris LB 6'2 220 E.C. Glass 30 Matt Johnson DE 6'0 185 Osbourn 33 Julian Beale WR 5'10 165 Osbourn 40 Joshua Spurlock DE 6'4 210 Powell Valley 44 Dustin Degnan LB 5'11 225 Albermarle 50 Drew Hubbard LB 5'10 176 Pound 51 Steven Jackson DL 6'4 275 Amherst County 55 Daniel Turk OL 5'11 245 Salem 56 Andrew Watts OL 6'2 260 Patrick Henry-Roanoke 60 Kevin Miller OL 6'2 240 Oakton 62 Clayton Phillips DL 6'2 240 Clintwood 64 Jared Brown DL 6'5 220 Giles 65 Jarod Scalf DL 6'4 245 J.I. Burton 66 Jason Neeley C 6'0 270 Powell Valley 70 Jonathan Pope DL 6'3 285 Gate City 72 Josh Spring DL 6'2 285 Loudon Valley 74 Ben Ballard OL 6'3 295 Lord Botetourt 75 George Damon OL 6'2 265 Graham 77 J.P. Kerr OL 6'3 260 Woodbridge 80 Justin Long WR 6'1 180 Halifax WEST COACHES Jim Adams J.I. Burton Greg Mance Richlands Jeff Tarter Richlands Steve Ragsdale Giles Scott Abell Amherst Tony Lilly Potomac Steve Schultze Osbourn Norman Lineburg Radford

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/sports.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-06-19-0011.html BY ALLEN GREGORY BRISTOL HERALD COURIER BRISTOL, Va. – Randy White achieved a lifelong dream last week, yet he didn’t take much time to celebrate. In fact, the Virginia High senior returned to his laboratory on a hot Monday afternoon. "My hard work has paid off so far, and I’m going to keep working hard,’’ White said. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound three-sport standout made a verbal commitment to play football at the University of North Carolina on Friday morning. White’s decision culminated a recruiting process which had become increasingly intense. The centerpiece in White’s busy summer agenda included trips to invitational showcase camps at Virginia Tech and North Carolina. He planned to visit the University of Tennessee this past weekend before opting for UNC. "I narrowed it down to those three schools. It’s a big relief to get my decision out of the way,’’ White said. White, recruited as a tight end, said he was impressed with the surroundings in Chapel Hill and inspired by new Tar Heel head coach Butch Davis and his coaching staff. Davis is the former head coach at the University of Miami and the National Football League’s Cleveland Browns. "I just fell in love with UNC on my trip,’’ White said. "The [North Carolina] coaches really know their football, and I felt real comfortable with them, plus the campus is beautiful and offers a great learning environment.’’ White worked out for the Tar Heel staff on Thursday evening, then finalized his plans Friday morning at 8. White has started the past three years at VHS, branching out to a roving linebacker spot last season. After weighing just 180 pounds as a freshman, White has bulked up and now has a bench press in the 340-pound range. "Coach Davis raved about Randy’s attitude and work ethic,’’ said VHS head football coach Terry Smith, a former graduate assistant football coach at the University of Virginia. "According to the UNC coaches, they knew Randy was going to be good last year but they didn’t know how good he really was until last week. "Randy has become more aggressive and quicker, and he will continue to improve.’’ Since school ended at VHS, White has come to the high school almost daily to lift weights, run sprints and hone his pass-receiving skills. "The [uNC] coaches said my speed was fine, but they would like to get me up to 240-245 pounds,’’ said White, who transferred from Honaker in his eighth grade year. "College football in the ACC is played at a very quick pace, but I believe I can handle it.’’ White said he realized his goal of competing at the Division I level was achievable in his freshman season at VHS. His interest grew last fall after he watched several collegiate games, including Alabama versus Tennessee and North Carolina versus Virginia Tech "Coach Smith and my father have pushed me and prepared me for this opportunity,’’ White said. "I grew up watching North Carolina basketball, and I’ve always enjoyed ACC football "It’s been a good week, but the work has just started.’’ According to Virginia High officials, Scott Jones (Virginia Tech) in the mid-1980s was the last Bearcat to earn an NCAA Division 1 football scholarship as a senior. Alex Walls, a 2000 Lou Groza Award finalist as the nation’s top placekicker, eventually received a scholarship at Tennessee after walking on as a place-kicker. A total of 12 VHS male and female athletes have signed to play at various college levels this year. The Bearcats won five regional titles despite having a Group A-sized enrollment.