cityofRaven

Two words...
 
Hillsville, Virginia. 

Ya know, I get paid to do that sort of thing...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

...said the drunk before his last roll of the dice in Vegas...

Ya know, I get paid to do that sort of thing...

Hey, dumbass, that's #3!!!  I guess you missed this...
 
 
 
You just earned the timeout chair for being stupid!!!

Oh boy...VaPreps is invading this site!  Before long, you will have Hampton Roads 6 or one of those idiots from Riverheads following suit.  On second thought, I doubt they would last long though.  You need thick skin, a sense of humor and actual sports knowledge to be relevant on this site.

The Mayor has spoken! Thus it shall be!

Gameday liked his own post, what a douche.

Gameday liked his own post, what a douche.

Gameday liked his own post, what a douche.

Gameday liked his own post, what a douche.

Gameday liked his own post, what a douche.

That brings up a really good point.  Was Shoemaker simply renamed "Gate City?"  There seems to be at least a traditional basis for incorporating the records of Shoemaker into those of GCHS.  Or is Gate City High School the result of some consolidation that created an entirely new entity?  If they were essentially the same entity, then my notes show the all-time Richlands-GC series record to be pretty closely knotted (23-22-1 in favor of the Blue Devils heading into tonight).  If not, then Richlands had a 4-1-1 record against Shoemaker and is 18-22 all-time against GC.
 
Abingdon's historical record is very similar.  Until 1959 the high school serving that community was William King.  It was succeeded by the entity presently known as Abingdon High School.  William King had its own identity, including its physical campus and its own nickname for athletic teams (the Midgets).  However William King was generally referenced as "Abingdon" by local media and on game programs throughout its existence.   Lacking any information about possible consolidation to create AHS, I've kept them separate in my records.  (Incidentally, Richlands was 7-2-5 against King and currently stands 20-10-1 all-time against the Falcons.)
 
Some references are fairly easy to unscramble.  "Bristol" and "Virginia High" are obviously historical references to the same program, and Dobyns-Bennett is still broadly referenced as "Kingsport."  But others are complicated -- like the Triangular Mountain Institute, which was apparently the forerunner to now defunct Garden High School.  And then there are still more perplexing situations that are the result of economic expediency, like the case of the Henry County schools.  The current institution known as Bassett High School is essentially a consolidation of Bassett and Fieldale-Collinsville (and the same situation exists with Magna Vista and Laurel Park).  Should the historical record be reported as an ongoing account of Bassett since its original opening, or should it begin at the point in which the two schools were merged together under the name of one?
 
Sorry to ramble.  I'm probably the only person who actually finds this stuff interesting.  (But it's one of very few practical outlets for my B.A. in history.)

Who would win between Parsons and Cleveland Brown in a last clap contest? My money's on Parsons.
 

Following is a pretty interesting link to this kind of information:
 
http://www.vhsl-reference.com/archives/
 
Although the Excel files on that site may or may not be complete (they're obviously not for Richlands), they provide a pretty good frame of reference.
 
 
Without checking for veracity, following are figures for random schools as listed by that site:
 
Chilhowie  403-335-20
Gate City  578-252-15
Grundy  349-409-28
Graham  501-343-41
Lebanon  375-303-16
Marion  372-404-32
Virginia High  438-450-33
 
The site lists Radford at 512-265-33.  So either the online database is missing a lot of results or somebody in Radford is a bit overzealous.  Either way, that's a pretty impressive overall winning percentage by the Bobcats.

Richlands is in the neighborhood of 500.  A few of us history nerds have been trying to piece together a complete record -- which isn't easy given the lack of consistent newspaper coverage in the 1920's and 1930's. 
 
My database shows the Blues with an all-time record of 496-349-34.  But I'm thin on complete records from 1926 through 1936.
 
FWIW, Greg Mance appears to be on pace to become the head coach with the most wins all-time at Richlands.  He's currently 162-58 whereas Ernie Hicks is credited in various places with an overall record of 167-124-24.  (My own data is close -- it says that Coach Hicks is at 167-126-26 -- but I strongly suspect that I'm missing scores for about 20 games.)

Wow. You finally show your true colors.
 
Yes. Union has athletes. Congratulations.
 
Richlands has athletes as well. Atkinson and Howie and fast as lightning and Howie is 6'4.
 
Take off the orange and blue glasses and check what you just typed. You're likely to become the laughing stock of the board if you're wrong.
 
Oh, and this team has 5 players that i know of on the basketball team. And they are all juniors except for one. No one ever said last year would be the year Richlands was good. The "dream team" was entirely sophomore. And they lost 5 games by single digits. This year they will all be juniors and you add in Howie.
 
I can't wait to see how wrong you are, homer.

Salem, Pulaski, Glenvar, and Martinsville are NOT SWVA. I consider Giles to be SWVA though. They are the last SWVA team I consider when heading toward the NRV on 460. Also, Ft. Chiswell if you're on 81.

Local sports writer and friend to many on this board, Lloyd Combs, is in need of our help. Lets rally around Lloyd and help him through this tough time.
 
www.gofundme.com/letshelplloyd

oh god not this again!
 
Every county West of 77 + Giles Co is SWVA, the others are NRV. No offense to them, theyre just not in the club
 
Salem? N E V E R 
 
Martinsville? Thats South Central VA

Neither will Glenvar and Martinsville.  Most would argue Giles and Pulaski also.

Pretty sure there is a pole already on here.
 
And Salem never has and never will be considered a Southwest Virginia team.

Pretty sure there is a pole already on here.
 
And Salem never has and never will be considered a Southwest Virginia team.

Pretty sure there is a pole already on here.
 
And Salem never has and never will be considered a Southwest Virginia team.