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The Panthers dropped a close one to Bland County this past Friday night 21 to 14. Bland County executed well and took care of the football which was the difference in the ball game. TV laid the ball on the ground 3 or 4 times and had one pass go through the hands of the receiver and into the hands of an alert Bland County safety. Too many turnovers, you cant win a game like that and turn the ball over. Bland County was big and their running game did damage, especially in the first quarter as the knifed through the TV defense. The second half saw TV switch up their defense and they pretty much contained Bland County. However, BC also contained TV in the second half. Not sure about the stats I would venture to say that BC didn't have any 100 yard rushers, but they did their running by committee. So the numbers were good all around for them as a team. TV had critical mistakes early in the game as a 60 yard TD pass was called back due to a linemen holding. The hold came after the catch, which is why it was so devastating. Give BC all of the credit, Coach Hart and company stuck to the game plan of grinding it out and winning ugly. They executed the offense the way it was intended, eat the clock,keep the opponents defense on the field and win in a low scoring affair. All told the BC defense held us in check and limited our passing game to a few completions. Could TV have won? yes we could've, but we didn't! By the way Jeremiah Lester did play the entire game, although his ankle was bothering him somewhat it WAS NOT a factor in the game. Give Bland Co. all of the credit, they won the ball game. All that is left for TV to do is go back to work and fix things before St. Paul rolls into town. Go Panthers!!!!!!!

Got this straight from the HORSES MOUTH....Coach Rowe himself! 1. Grundy did scrimmage! 2. The team they scrimmaged used double slot shotgun set and ran the no-huddle! 3. Their opponent had an awesome QB 4. Grundy had a hard time defending against them I didn't bother to ask him anything about their offense or how they fared, but they DID SCRIMMAGE! Good luck to everybody this week and heading into game 1

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Things went well Monday at Twin Valley. The practice session saw 25 players suited up and ready to go. The roster should top out at 28. Two players are still out of town should be back by Wednesday I am told and one transfer should be suited up on Tuesday. Don't know much about the kid, except that he is 6'3" and about 240lbs his family is originally from here and apparently he played varsity ball last year somewhere in NC. Numbers are up and enthusiasim is high. This is without a doubt the best that TV has ever looked during the first of August. Only time will tell if the team can make some strides. Plenty of linemen all told 14, the rest are backs and receivers. Pretty good mix of talent with several returning starters. Defense will probably be the strong point of the team this year as it may take the offense some time to gel. Replacing Brandon Helton, Chance Hamro and Derek Keen will not be an easy task. Heard Honaker had 49 out the first day, what about everyone else in the BDD? Keep on Keepin' On

Just in case any of you might be interested in participating in the 17 and under division this weekend at the TWIN VALLEY TOURNAMENT, you do not need to have a coach present to play. There already is a team from George Wythe who got together on their own and entered the tourney. Just thought that I would pass this on to you guys. If you are interested just EMAIL ME coachmoore@twinvalleypanthers.com

In regard to Bostic being the best QB in the BDD, I have to make the following comment. I agree that he is far from having the best arm, I think Lester problem has the best arm but I am somewhat biased seeing that I coach him. But Bostic on the other hand reads the option as good as any high school kid that I have seen in this area, he understands the mesh and his eyes are always on the correct man. He reads the DT very well and when he pulls the ball out he reads the DE as good as anyone that I have seen. This is his most valuable asset in that it plays into his strentgh which is his speed and quickness. The young man truly understands the option and is very good at what he does. Earlier, in his career he liked to scramble to much but he has matured a great deal now that he is the starter. In my opinion, and that is all that it is....an opinion, he is the best mobile QB in the BDD an I will add that he reads and runs the option as well as any that I have seen, he is a natural when he is allowed to run option game. As far as arm strength, Jeremiah has the strongest arm in the BDD now that Colley has graduated, I'm not sure that he didn't have the strongest arm last year. His accuracy needs to improve and it will, especially if he gets a couple of good targets to throw to. The Kid from Hurley who QB'd most of last year before the injury, was a more complete QB, arm strentgh, accuracy and mobility. He may have not been the best in either category but he demonstrated a more complete package. So as far as the BDD Qb position goes I think that everyone has something worthy to bring to the table, we aren't hurting for QB's, I don't however know what Haysi will bring to the table in '05 at that position now that Colley is gone. Just a few thoughts, KEEP ON KEEPIN ON

If you play High School basketball and would like to enter into a spring tournament the Twin Valley Boys Basketball Boosters will be sponsoring the High Impact Hoops Classic this coming April 22-24. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE ENTERED INTO THIS TOURNAMENT BY A COACH. If you and some of your teammates would like to register you may do so. You do not have to be AAU or YBOA registered to play. If some of you guys who are in High School would like to enter a team comprised of others from different schools this also is fine. Please contact Coach Moore at 276-935-4360 or email me at coachmoore@twinvalleypanthers.com <font color="yellow"> </font>

It's good to hear the football talk heating up again. Being a Coach I will have to admit that Wyatt Justus from Twin Valley will be tough to contend with this year. He is a sophomore and he works like a dog in the weight room, he is now benching 320 and should be around 350 by August. He needs to work on his running skills,he still doesn't get low enough, but defensively He could be the best in the BDD if he continues to improve. I enjoy listening to your comments and hope that the entire BDD gets some of the much needed and deserved respect it has coming to it this year. Good luck to all, Just my 2 cents worth.................

3 ON 3 CLASH II Will be held at Twin Valley Elementary School on Saturday April 2ND from 11:00 am until finished. Teams will be fielded in the following categories, male and female, 10 and under, 14 and under, and open division (15 and up). Entry fee is $30.00 per team. All teams that pre-register will receive a $5.00 discount. Those who choose to register the day of the tournament must do so from 10:00 am until 11:00 am the day of the tournament. The tournament format will be double elimination and/or round robin if needed. National HOOP IT UP rules will govern. For more information please contact Brian Moore at 276-935-4360, or Mike Wright at 276-963-5178 or Derek Vandyke at 276-498-3935.

HIGH IMPACT HOOPS CLASSIC Will be held at Twin Valley High School and Elementary School on April 22nd –24th for both boys and girl’s teams in the 10 and under, 14 and under and 17 and under categories. Tournament is DOUBLE ELIMINATION. Entry fee is $100.00 per team. For more information contact Brian Moore at 276-935-4360, or Mike Wright at 276-963-5178 or Derek Vandyke at 276-498-3935. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIGH IMPACT HOOPS CLASSIC II Will be held at Twin Valley High School and Elementary School on May 20th- 22nd for both boys and girl’s teams in the 10 and under, 14 and under and 17 and under categories. Tournament is DOUBLE ELIMINATION. Entry fee is $100.00 per team. For more information contact Brian Moore at 276-935-4360, or Mike Wright at 276-963-5178 or Derek Vandyke at 276-498-3935. you do not have to be registered with the AAU nor do you have to have a coach with you to participate.

HIGH IMPACT HOOPS CLASSIC Will be held at Twin Valley High School and Elementary School on April 22nd –24th for both boys and girl’s teams in the 9 and under, 14 and under and 17 and under categories. Tournament is DOUBLE ELIMINATION. Entry fee is $100.00 per team. For more information contact Brian Moore at 276-935-4360, or Mike Wright at 276-963-5178 or Derek Vandyke at 276-498-3935. you may register via email---------coachmoore@twinvalleypanthers.com

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Twin Valley passed a major Gut Check this Friday night. Trailing 8 to 0 at halftime the Panthers regrouped and made some key adjustments and came out in the second half and exploded for 33 points. The halftime stats saw TV with 8 yards passing and only 7 yards rushing. TV was also having trouble stopping Pocy' on some rather simple plays. The first half was very sluggish and it appears that TV was taking Pocy for granted. All of that changed in the second half. The Panthers went into the game shooting for 250 yards rushing, which was one of the offensive goals for the night, in the second half they put up over 260 and managed to accomplish that goal, Brandon Helton had a superb game in the second half as did Wyatt Justus and Chance Hamro. The passing game also picked up and Jeremiah Lester managed to get over 125 in yards which was also a pre-game offensive goal. The defense on the other hand didn't play pass coverage very well and the Indiands were able to take advantage of some out of position Panthers. This is something that had been looking very good, Friday night however, it had instances where it let down the TV defense. I am sure we will work on pass coverage this week and improve in this area. The Panthers are off to the best start in school history and they are now facing the MEAT of their schedule, Haysi, Honaker and J.I. Burton. Win or lose these 3 games could make or break the Panthers as far as morale and encouragment goes. A good showing could be all the panthers need against these 3 teams to maintain their confidence, but an upset or two would do wonders for the program. Glad to see Hurley representing well, I expect them to take Big Creek next week. OUt!!!!!!!!!1

Twin Valley improved to 2-1 on the season with a 13-0 win at Big Creek W.Va. The Owls are much improved from last year and are playing with more players, around 30, they are also playing what may be their final season at Big Creek High, they will consolidate with Iaeger High. Being at TV for my second season, I would have to say that this past Friday night was the first time they actually looked and played like a football team. The Defense pitched the first shut-out in TV history and they had set that as their goal for the game. The offense was ravaged by penalties, 19 for 145 yards!!!! Big Creek by the way had 3 penalties for 15 yards, the third penalty came with less than a minute to go in the game when they jumped off sides. Talk about some home-cookin'!!!! Mr Click and the officiating crew were TERRIBLE!!! The Panthers finally established a strong running game and Jeremiah Lester pickedthe secondary apart on some nice passes. The Panthers had several scoring opportunities thwarted by very questionable penalties, YOU SHOULD SEE THE GAME FILM, clipping penalties called on players who failed to make contact with anyone during the plays. Holding penalties on pancake blocks, etc. etc. The Panthers have their hands full with Pocahontas in two weeks as they hope to heal some minor wounds during the bye week. out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone have any info on GBC? scrimmage info, numbers, offense, defense...anything?

Twin Valley scrimmaged Jenkins Ky this past Friday. The teams exchanged 10 play series three times and then played one half of football with the clock. The Panthers outscored the Cavaliers 32-12. The TV team is much improved from last year, the weight room being the biggest contributor to that probably. The off-season workouts helped lift morale. The running game was sluggish but showed some promise. The passing game was executed well and the defense created several turnovers. The defense picked 5 passes and returned 2 for touchdowns as well as a fumble return for a touchdown. The TV offense had 2 TD's called back due to penalties. Overall it was a good motivational boost for a good group of kids. Jenkins is a small Single A school which has struggled in the past few years with football. They had nearly 40 players and could be compared to several of the small sinle A schools in SWVA, ie (Ervinton, Rye Cove, Hurley, TV etc.) TV will host a benefit game this Friday vs Fort Chiswell. This should be stiffer competition and give the coaches a better measuring stick as to the progress of this years team. later........

Teams currently scheduled to appear at the Rameys Classic are as follows; Northwood Twin Valley Grundy Hurley Appalachian Christian Academy Theodore Roosevelt High (out of D.C.) Ervinton High School Northumberland (out of Chesapeake) The line up currently consists of a few locals, and 2 out of area schools. Oak Hill B team had to drop out due to the games conflicting with exam schedules. East Ridge Ky, also dropped out and Elizabethton Tn. had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict. This is the reason for the local teams being added currently. The planned format is to have at least 4 SWVA teams, one Tennessee Team, a W.Va. Team a Ky Team and one private school. Schools already requesting entry into the '05 schedule are; Shelby Valley (Ky.) Oak Hill B (private) Elizabethton Tn Mt. View W.Va. However, no one has signed a letter of commitment as of yet for the '05 season. This tourney is going to be well sponsored and well organized, our corporate sponsors are very involved and they are interested in promoting the tourney as the best in SWVA. The ground work is being laid and hopefully this tourney will take off and prove to be just that.... the best in SWVA!

I see where you are coming from and understand what you are trying to say. But playing little league and throwing a few hail mary's with no technique coaching doesn't make one an experienced quaterback. Jeremiah and any other QB in SWVA is going to have trouble making proper reads from time to time especially with an offensive line whose play was absolutely horrible. I agree in regards to the TV defense, it lacked cohesion and direction. The kids need to learn a system and stick to it, that is the plan this year. I will be taking the D, and hopefully the kids will be able to learn their techniques and their positions and we can stay in something and learn the details of the defense. If you don't think numbers matters then you are highly confused. There is a HUGE difference from 200 to 350 students to select from, you usually end up with 12 to 14 more players and your 8th grade and j.v. team is allowed to play more games and get more practice time as a unit. This helps develop the players and the strength of the program. I have worked at schools with 1,300, 800, 400 and 200 students. NUMBERS makes a difference in turnout! As far as assistants and volunteer assistants, TV will have 4 volunteer assistants this year and 5 paid coaches that should help some especially when we go to our individual groups. I don't understand why coach H doesn't want more help, but that is none of my business. If I were the head coach I would be very critical of who my assistants were, it is very hard this day and time to find loyal assistants who aren't trying to undermine a coach or stab him in the back. Perhaps this is Coach Halls thinking. I am in no way saying that you would do this I am just explaining some of the reasons for not accepting outside volunteer help. As far as special teams I agree, very few teams put enough of an emphasis on special teams. When I coached at Marion High School, we spent the first half hour every day working on special teams fundamentals, needless to say the special teams helped us win a few close games, especially with those inside the 30 field goals. Enough rambling.........

The Rameys Classic Holiday Tournament still needs one more team to fill it's bracket. The tournament will run from December 13th until December 18th. Each team is guaranteed 3 games. The Tournament will be held at Twin Valley High School. For more information please contact Brian Moore at 276-259-7818 or email me at coachmoore@twinvalleypanthers.com

I agree with what you are saying in regards to the right attitude to win a game. I like to put it this way, everybody wants to win but very few are willing to do what it takes to keep from losing. The fact that our QB made some bad reads isn't due to lack of preparation, we reviewed pass skeleton every single practice for at least a half an hour. The kid was young and had the tendency to go to a receiver that he thought was more sure handed, that isn't always the best decision, but it was his first year at the position. As far as Honaker goes, I can tell you anything about them, I coached there from 2000-2003. TV does similiar preparation techniques and drills as they do. The one advantage that Honaker and haysi have over TV and Hurley is numbers and continuity on the coaching staff. I am just an assistant, and like many other assistants there are times when you want to do something one way but the head coach wants it done another way. The head coach has the final decision. For example, the East Ridge game you referred to, just maybe Coach Hall wanted to keep pounding away and was playing more for pride and trying to keep the score close, he might have thought that airing it out could lead to a more lopsised defeat. I am not defending the action, I am just making a point that it may not be the guy calling the offense, it may be the head coach putting reigns on him. I don't see a lot of value in losing by 12 or 40 a loss is a loss, and I agree with you that you need to do whatever it takes to try to pick up the win. But sometimes by playing a good opponent close in a game and not getting waxed by them, proves to be motivational tool down the line, a measuring stick if you will. I like to see diversity in an offense, some folks believe in doing one thing and doing it very well. For example having about 6 or 7 base plays and running them to death but with pinpoint accuracy. This is predictable and it is easier to defend. I myself like to create a variety of formations with a core group of base plays but at the same time be able to make the defense think about where to line up or adjust. Have a sophisticated passing game, just in case the running game isn't working or simply to keep them from putting 9 or 10 in the box. In may case the head coach doesn't hold this view, he holds to the more conservative approach. I can't tell him what to do and neither can coach Halls assistants tell him what to do. I must admit that while I was at Honaker, coach Hubbard became very understanding and open to any suggestions and ideas that his assistants might have had. This is a head coach/assistant coach relationship that is needed to be successful in football. Hopefully, both the TV program and the Hurley program can overcome the obstacles and develop what is needed to be successful. By the way this year I will be doing the defense and I am looking forward to the challenge. I feel that this was our weakest area last year. What side of the ball did you feel was the weakest at TV and if you will answer the same about Hurley. out!

I recall the formation that you are referring to and we did call a timeout to explain this to the kids. We also discussed it at halftime and made a proper adjustment. The kids failed to move into that adjustment early in the 4th quarter and Coach V, called a timeout again to explain this to them. I am not going to point fingers at anyone, but if coach V, says run the ball we run, if he says pass the ball we pass. He is the boss and whatever he says goes. We made some mistakes last year that should be attributed to being a new staff of coaches. None of the coaches were even hired until 14 days before two a days. I have worked with coaching staffs that were organized under new coaches and once the continuity developed things improved and that is what I expect this year at TV. Let Hurley line up in some similiar formation or some gadget formation this year and we will be prepared. I have been given the assignment of coaching the defense, and I have done so on the double AA and single A level for 8 of the last 14 years. Hopefully, we can develop that continuity that is needed by assigning coaches to the right position and getting them to work together. I'm not arguing with you, I too enjoy the banter back and forth. You have to remember that Coach V was a first year coach and although I didn't agree with everything he did, I stand behind him 100%, because right now TV needs loyalty, commitment and discipine. Do you feel that Hurley has a chance to reach the D2 playoffs this year? If there schedule hasn't changed I think that they have an excellent shot at making it this time around. In regards to the establishing a ground game against Hurley, It was the game plan, but our line play had been so lethargic all year long and Hurley started putting 9 and 10 in the box and the backers were keying every move that Booker made. We tried to offset that with some quick and short routes. As far as passing the ball over the middle. The QB made some bad reads. Yes, we went over the middle, but with a 3 deep secondary, we try to force the corner and safety into a situation. For example (If we are in a pro right formation, we will run a short out route with the right side slot, this should occupy the DB or leave him wide open, the OLB can't cover that quick out route from where he is playing, we will then run the tightend on a flag route, behind the corner or DB who is covering the out route, this forces the DB to make a decision, he can't play both of them, then if the safety tries to move over and cover the flag route we will drag the backside split to the middle of the field to fill the safety spot, in other word we are forcing 2 to play 3, the QB made the wrong read several times, he is young and that is to be expected. If you can visualize just some of what I am talking about, you will realize that it is the correct and most accurate way to attack the zone, although it is only one simple package of routes. Every pass route that we ran last year, and I mean every route was designed to creating an either or situation for the db's or the safety, it is up to the QB to make the correct decision, and in many cases he did just that. Hope this has explained some things and has been of help.. out!

I agree with most of the your post, however, I take offense to the comment about TV not having any coaches or somtething to that effect. I am one of the TV coaches and have coached HS football for 14 years and have served as an assistant to 6 different head coaches at 5 different high schools, I have coached on the staff of 3 region chapions and have coached in one state finals, I know what it takes to get there, and I can tell you first hand the situation at TV is much better than it was a few years ago, and it is improving. Amd with that comment, I am not putting down Coach D, he had small numbers and very little help, he finished one season with only two assistants, it was these things that hurt his teams as well as a lack of discipline. Although, the TV coaching staff is overall a young and inexpereinced group, especially on the varsity level. The time that is put into preparation is above average. Last year I alone averaged 6 to 8 hours of video and prep time on Sundays alone. The program was in rough shape and it will take a while to develop a program with some continuity and discipline. Winning will come once we get this current group through the weight program for a couple of years. Will TV ever be able to compete with Honaker and Haysi? Who knows for sure, but the overall product will be better as the next few years go on. We have softened up the schedule in order to compete with smaller schools and hopefully it will have a positive effect on the turnout as well as the morale of the players and community. Hurley did a wonderful job last year and they now have the kids believing in themselves, I commend Wayne Hall on the job that he has done over at the cliff. The biggest change in TV football will come from the use of the weight room. Currently there are a few dedicated athletes in the weight room and the numbers are increasing. On average 18 player are lifting weights regularly and although the numbers look good it is the underclassman who are making the efforts. Only time will tell, as far as my BDD analysis, without a standings . I see it shapin up this way. Haysi will probably be the team to beat, they didn't lose too many seniors and they have a good nucleus returning Honaker will be better than many expect and they do have Haysi at home. Hurley ,Wayne Halls bunch will be much improved and are still very young. They could very well sneak up and upset Haysi or Honaker. This bunch could find a spot in the Division II playoffs. A playoff trip may come down to the TV game Twin Valley- Should win a few this year and be playing competitively with Hurley and smaller schools. If the Panthers can develop an offensive line, 4 or 5 wins just might get them into the Division II playoffs. A trip to the playoffs may come down to who wins the Hurley game [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Whoooooooooooooooooooooo!