redtiger

Redtiger as in Haysi, not Honaker. Idk for sure what Tiller and company have returning.

Traditional regional boundaries, at least as far as D/C have been moving East for some time. As Far SWVA continues to lose population that will continue, consolidation won't change that

Ridgeview is -600, which is crazy to me. When I was in school consolidation was discussed and the school would have had nearly 900 students. Which, that was a few decades ago. Idk if Union will drop that much in 10 years or not, Wise Co just built additional rooms at Union Primary due to a growing enrollment. Imo the 20 year projection is more likely

Is he currently on staff?

It is getting pretty late in the year and the Head Coach search has taken awhile. Maybe its a indication of a thorough search?

2nds apparently didn't provide any clarification, and a new mystery candidate will be given a interview this coming week. Rumor is he will get the job. Not heard of any transfers but heard a lot of disgruntled parents at Central, but thats par for the course with Central parents(and really parents in general)

From what I read/heard it was a toxic relationship and both parties acted inappropriately. The legal action that was taken indicates that maybe he wasn't the sole person responsible for the situation. And there was evidence of a physical confrontation, but the perpetrator of the marks was less than clear, again see the legal response

That whole situation is more than a little suspicious and not nearly as clear cut as you make it out to be.

Word is Central will he holding 2nd interviews

I would rather watch a Soccer match than a Baseball game but I'd rather see football players lifting than either

There was a time when you didn't have to move around too much as a High School football coach, not so now because a coaches life span seems to generally be shorter. The expectations are definitely higher now at most places. High level championships are expected early and everyone thinks their kid is the next superstar because they were good in 7 on 7s. With all sports becoming basically year round and the rat race to keep up with the Jones(even if it's not productive or really necessary) it can be very time consuming.

Its hard to have those legendary type coaches that have been with programs for 20+ years when schools are hiring coaches in their late 40s and 50s. Theres not much of a youth movement with coaches locally, not sure why

Gabe Hackney from Ridgeview signed with UPike today

Agreed!

The ceiling for Castlewood is much lower than the other two. Lebanon in Group 2 is a tough row to hoe. Richlands was bad last season, only way to go is up. To me at least, it seems like Richlands is the better position.