GHS89

Credit the Radford defense.  Excellent job.  And on a refreshing note, the refs had absolutely no impact in this one.  

I'm just going to state the obvious here. Those 90's SWVA Friday night atmospheres were built DIFFERENT. 

I got him in my NASCAR pool to take the checkered at Daytona this weekend. 

I think Graham has the people to match big plays.  What Graham needs to do is lean on them every play.  If you are bigger and stronger you lean on your opponent the whole time.   Make them feel the mismatch every play.  Graham has a young QB.  You protect him by not putting him in a position to win the game for you, and not putting him in a position where he can loose it for you.  He’ll come along. 

I think Graham has the people to match big plays.  What Graham needs to do is lean on them every play.  If you are bigger and stronger you lean on your opponent the whole time.   Make them feel the mismatch every play.  Graham has a young QB.  You protect him by not putting him in a position to win the game for you, and not putting him in a position where he can loose it for you.  He’ll come along. 

I think Graham has the people to match big plays.  What Graham needs to do is lean on them every play.  If you are bigger and stronger you lean on your opponent the whole time.   Make them feel the mismatch every play.  Graham has a young QB.  You protect him by not putting him in a position to win the game for you, and not putting him in a position where he can loose it for you.  He’ll come along. 

I think Graham has the people to match big plays.  What Graham needs to do is lean on them every play.  If you are bigger and stronger you lean on your opponent the whole time.   Make them feel the mismatch every play.  Graham has a young QB.  You protect him by not putting him in a position to win the game for you, and not putting him in a position where he can loose it for you.  He’ll come along. 

I think Graham has the people to match big plays.  What Graham needs to do is lean on them every play.  If you are bigger and stronger you lean on your opponent the whole time.   Make them feel the mismatch every play.  Graham has a young QB.  You protect him by not putting him in a position to win the game for you, and not putting him in a position where he can loose it for you.  He’ll come along. 

Gonna be close to 100 here in Central Virginia on Friday and close to 90 in Bluefield.   Heck of a day to kick off football.   I’m gonna say Graham’s depth and rotation is gonna factor in this one. 

Gonna be close to 100 here in Central Virginia on Friday and close to 90 in Bluefield.   Heck of a day to kick off football.   I’m gonna say Graham’s depth and rotation is gonna factor in this one. 

Gonna be close to 100 here in Central Virginia on Friday and close to 90 in Bluefield.   Heck of a day to kick off football.   I’m gonna say Graham’s depth and rotation is gonna factor in this one. 

If Abingdon is that slow, it almost makes you wonder if the scrimmage helped or hurt the Beavs.  

I think I’ll just take one off the lot.  The one in Bluefield Virginia is pretty darn impressive right now.  

Graham vs Lord Botetourt.  Every year.  It would build it’s own rivalry.  Southwest Virginia IS 2A in Virginia.   But it has teams that can play with higher classification teams in the Roanoke/Central Virginia area.  I’d like to see more do like Graham has been doing and venture east to showcase the talent in the SW corner.  

Graham vs Lord Botetourt.  Every year.  It would build it’s own rivalry.  Southwest Virginia IS 2A in Virginia.   But it has teams that can play with higher classification teams in the Roanoke/Central Virginia area.  I’d like to see more do like Graham has been doing and venture east to showcase the talent in the SW corner.  

I give a ton of credit to CW for their playbook.  Must have been Coach Cline’s.  They had some really good calls.  They just didn’t have the athletes around the field like Graham had, and I would put the line play at a draw.  When they tossed those misdirection passes that sprung their guy wide open toward the edge they just just didn’t have wheels to bust them open. Graham had too many people ready, willing, and able to be game changers. 

Forecast looking very bad Saturday.  I’d say we see smushball by Graham again.  Line em up and smush em. 

Forecast looking very bad Saturday.  I’d say we see smushball by Graham again.  Line em up and smush em. 

And what about that mystical plane of the south end zone?  Graham crosses it twice but doesn’t cross it.  Ridgeview doesn’t cross it, but does cross it. 

And what about that mystical plane of the south end zone?  Graham crosses it twice but doesn’t cross it.  Ridgeview doesn’t cross it, but does cross it. 

Wow.  Just wow.   These refs are completely unhinged. 

It is just really hard to displace teams that are “entrenched” in the later part of the playoffs year after year.  Teams like Appomattox and Graham.  Much of that goes to coaches that know how to prepare for the end run.  

It is just really hard to displace teams that are “entrenched” in the later part of the playoffs year after year.  Teams like Appomattox and Graham.  Much of that goes to coaches that know how to prepare for the end run.  

As a Bluefield transplant now in the Roanoke/Central Virginia area, I’ve have been able to watch a good many teams this year all the way up to 6A.  I will say this I have not seen a team this year that could match what Graham has across the line, especially on defense. I’ve watched Salem, Fleming, and most all the other Roanoke area schools with the exception of Glenvar and I think Graham handles them all with ease with the exception of Liberty Christian.     Graham would even bruise their 2 closest 6A schools. An LCA matchup would be interesting.  That bunch is just weird good.  They don’t look like much at a glance but are surgical.   Graham’s athleticism, strength, and speed of pursuit from their bigs is pretty rare, especially at the 2A level.  I have never seen Ridgview and can’t comment on how they match up.   All I know is from the ball I’ve watched this fall, there are very few that have a program moving from the headsets to the handoffs like Graham has. 

As a Bluefield transplant now in the Roanoke/Central Virginia area, I’ve have been able to watch a good many teams this year all the way up to 6A.  I will say this I have not seen a team this year that could match what Graham has across the line, especially on defense. I’ve watched Salem, Fleming, and most all the other Roanoke area schools with the exception of Glenvar and I think Graham handles them all with ease with the exception of Liberty Christian.     Graham would even bruise their 2 closest 6A schools. An LCA matchup would be interesting.  That bunch is just weird good.  They don’t look like much at a glance but are surgical.   Graham’s athleticism, strength, and speed of pursuit from their bigs is pretty rare, especially at the 2A level.  I have never seen Ridgview and can’t comment on how they match up.   All I know is from the ball I’ve watched this fall, there are very few that have a program moving from the headsets to the handoffs like Graham has.