hamil76

I had not attended a Blues game for about 4 years. Went to Gate City and The Union game they have great fans but have lost the fire I remember. When the Coach has to pump the fans on a Goal line stand or 3rd and 2 in a close game and it only last one play. You have to see it. So are they at a point they are to used to winning? Complacent..

Well I have read all of these I can. I don't know this coach at all. The truth is yelling and cursing etc. goes on with most teams, always has and always will. This probaly comes down to a few parents don't like hime and they have a little pull and will find a way to push him out. Cursing this is probably coming from the same parents that gave there kids money to go see a R rated movie sat. night

i will agree that the refs in swva are not the best. but not all is there fault. the get sent to a game with different help just about every game. when they get there. the decide who will be where. this is why you get f=refs making a call out of postion. they should be a crew. work together at everygame. baring an emergency or something. then they will be more consistent. and know when the other needs help. its not so bad for a ref to be bad as long as he is bad all the time and on both ends.

when does this game take place?

oakhill has 3 teams the last i heard. gold then red the i think c twinvalley is most likely playing the red. but still the red team is usually very good also.

well i have been on both sides of course fans question play calling, and coaches question thereself after the fact. the pitch out pass was not the call i would have made, but if it had worked it was the best call in the world. we are not at practice 5 and 6 days a week with these boys. we do not see all they can or cannot do. i have watched coach mance now for 3 years and 6-5,11-2 and now 12-0 most teams would kill for a coach this bad. so instead of downing thim i will say they are doing a great job.

any other scores in to report haysi & pv or others

AS I HAVE REAS THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THIS GAME, IT IS ABOUT SPORTSMANSHIP AND A VERY POOR SHOW OF IT FROM THE THS COACHING STAFF. OF COURSE STUDENTS LOVE IT AND SOME THS FANS BUT, THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT TEACH THE KIDS AND COACH THEM AND ARE LEADERS. BUT IT WILL ALL PASS AND BE FORGOTTEN

jennings did play a very limited amount a total of 9 plays i think in the first game. the rhs def. has been a little out of sort the last 2 goame. but will get back to old form fri. night. the off. is looking good right now. rhs 24 ghs 13

HOW DID THIS GET FROM HOW WILL RICHLANDS DO IN THE PLAYOFFS? TO THE OFFICALS IN THE LEBANON GAME. SO BACK TO THE TOPIC. AS FOR VHS RHICHLANDS WILL WIN BY 21 OR MORE. I WILL GIVE THE DOGS AND GMEN CREDIT THEY BOTH HAVE IMPROVED, BUT NOT ENOUGH IF IT IS THE DOGS RICHLAND WINS BY 21 0R MORE. THE GMEN 14 OR MORE. EVERYONE SAYS RICHLAND HAD PLAYED BAD THE LAST FEW WEEKS.AND IN SOME CASES MAYBE SO AS FOR CAR.CO. THE DEFENCE PLAYED GREAT. THE OFFENCE MOVED THE BALL WELL JUST DID NOT FINISH THE DRIVES. IN THE LEBANON GAME THE OFFENCE PLAYED WELL AFTER THE 1ST. QT. THE DEFENCE DID SRUGGLE A LITTLE. BUT 2 THINGS TO CONSIDER. BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE HAD A WEEK OFF SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE OFF AND STARTED SLOW.AND IN THE LEBANON GAME THEY MAVE HAVE LOOKED A LITTLE PAST THAT GAME. AS THE GMEN HAVE IMPROVED AND THE DOGS. NEITHER HAD TO DEAL WILL 100% JENNINGS EITHER. BUT NOW THEY HAVE PLAYED A WEEK. THEY WILL BE READY TO ROLL AGAIN.

well the defence will make the differance. if you can't score you can't win. richlands will stop henry again also pretty well everything else. tazwell has improved also i think they will beat graham but this could go either way.

I don't know alot about car.c but I hear they have a couple of good backs and a great kicker. but the question I have are they a very good passing team. Because the way I see it any team that can't pass well will not beat richlands. there have been very few long runs against richlands,much less a touchdown from a run not even one called back. and only 3 passes have crossed the plain but they could have been td if they had been caught. so if carrol can pass. they have a chance. but still its. rhs-34 ccchs-17

I am a Richlands fan something I thought I would never say. I may explain later. But this is how I see it. A touchdown is only one play a way. And even the worst team can break a big play at anytime, and as many times as Rhchlands has to kick off in a game maybe even a kick return. so as for saying no one will score is real deep. But I will step out and say I do not feel that anyone, till playoffs will drive the ball down the field and get 6 maybe 3 but i doubt that either. as for the score fri. RHS 40 THS 0 Barring a kick return. then 40-6

I THINK GHS WILL HANG IN THERE THE FIRST HALF MAYBE EVEN LEAD. I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY RHS GAME THEY STILL HAVE SOME WEAK SPOTS TO PAN OUT. BUT RHS WILL WIN NOT A SHUT OUT FOR GHS IS A TEAM THAT HAS PROVED IT'S SELF ALSO. RHS 23 GHS 13

I AM SORRY FOR THE INCOMPLETE POLL. I GOT IN A HURRY BEFORE HEAD TO THE RICHLANDS GAME. I WILL TRY AGAIN WITH THE SAME TOPIC LATER.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT UMBRELLAS AT FOOTBALL GAMES? IN MY OPINION THEY SHOULD BE BANNED. THE BLOCK MANY PEOPLES VIEW AND ARE UNSAFE. THEY HIT PEOPLE IN THE HEAD POKE PEOPLES EYES MAINLY KIDS. THATS WHY THEY MAKE PONCHO'S AND RAINCOATS. THEY HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM MANY OTHER HIGHER LEVEL SPORTS. I THINK HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD ALSO.

I WILL SAY MARCUM WILL HAVE A FAIR NIGHT. 100 OR SO YARDS GIVEN HE BREAKES AT LEAST ONE BIG RUN. IF HE HAS TO RUN THE BALL MORE THAN 20 TIMES HE IS IN FOR A LONG NIGHT A BEATING YOU MIGHT SAY.I DO NOT KNOW ALOT ABOUT GRUNDY BUT IF THEY CAN NOT THROUGH THE BALL MARCUM WILL NOT GET HIS 100. HE MAY RUN A PUNT BACK OR ONE OF MANY KICK-OFFS . RHS 29 GHS 7

THIS GAME WILL BE OVER BY THE HALF. THE OFF. FOR THE BLUES WILL CLICK EARLY AND LEARN FROM LAST WEEK AND STAY WITH WHAT IS WORKING. THE DEF. WILL KEEP THE TIGERS SCORELESS THROUGH THE 3RD. RHS 42 HHS 7

I DON'T KNOW ALOT ABOUT THE BASEBALL TEAMS BUT TRYING TO GET SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT STARTED. I FILL RHS WILL BE IN THE THICK OF IT ALL. COULD SORT OUT MAYBE LIKE BASKETBALL.

I WILL SAY THE REFS DID NOT DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. BUT AS FOR THE REFS THERE NEEDS TO BE A SYSTEM PUT IN TO MAKE THEM ACOUTABLE FOR THERE ACTIONS ALSO. WV. HAS ONE THE REFS ARE RATED EVERY GAME BY BOTH COACHES. AND THEY MAKE GOOD MONEY FOR WHAT THEY DO. I WILL AGREE FOUL WORDS ARE NOT PERMITTED BUT SOME REFS JUST TRY TO TAKE THE FUN OUT OF THE GAME AND PUSH THERE POWER AROUND. ALSO I THINK REFS SHOULD WORK AS A CREW EVERY GAME. THAT WAY THEY ARE IN POSTION TO MAKE THE CALLS AND ONES NOT MAKING ANOTHERONES CALL. AS A WHOLE SWVA REFS ALL SLACKING. THEY NEED TO BE MORE PROFESIONAL AT WHAT THE DO. $90.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS WORK IS GOOD MONEY. SO THEY NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE THE HEAT.

I know I am a little late on this had not been in here in a while, But there are several girls & boys that have moved on tp d1 schools out of swva in the last 5 years or so. I can not name them all and for the girls iI have read of them in different sports. But some of the guys are Miller (Honake) Hamilton (clintwood) Beasley(Gate City). bradshaw.

i never said he was not a good teacher or anything about him as a person. or actually as a coach. i just feel he needs to take a look at the game now and adjust to what he has. and i will also agree that teh boys need to do what he says win or lose.

well after read all of this. i have to say. land rider is not exactly right coach rife may have been a grat coach and could still be, but there is something he is missing. i have watched his teams for the last 8 years or so and everything is the same has never made any real chages is his off. or deff. sceams high school coaching is different tha college a college coach recruits plays to fit his or her style of coaching, but a high school coach has to be will to change there style of coaching to fit the players. i have yet to see coach rife make that change. not that he would be bad to play for seems to treat the kids right. but needs adapt to his player. high school take what you are delt and use what you got how you need to. i hope i am not offending anyone i personaly like coach rife but thing are what they are.

YOU ALSO ASK WHY RHS DONT USE THE INSIDE MORE. WELL THAT IS ALL COACHING FOR SOME REASON COACH RIFE DOES NOT LIKE TO WORK THE PAINT MUCH. IN MOST CASES THE 3 KEEPS YOU IN THE GAME BUT THE INSIDE WINS THEM. JUST KILLS ME TO SEE 2 6'4 PLUS GUYS PLSYING ANYWHERE NEAR THE 3 POINT LINE. WHEN YOU HAVE SOME GOOD OUTSIDE SHOOTER ALREADY ANYHOW IT WOULD OPEN UP SO MUCH FOR THE BLUES TO POUND THE MIDDLE. BUT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

HE DOES HAVE A GOOD SHOT AND WILL GET BETTER. HE MAY BE THE BEST OVER ALL SHOOTER ON THE TEAM. HIS WEKNESS IS HIS STRENGTH AND DEF. BUT THAT WILL COME SOON.