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Is it really football season if no one brings up the cleats? Some people have a hard time letting go 😂. 

Is this football number or band numbers I’m confused

I mean — this literally the exact same schedule as last year. They could go 4-6 again (just like last year) and nearly upset someone in the playoffs (like they just about did to Ridgeview). 
 
I’d rather play the schedule that makes you better than feast on JI Burton, Eastside, Honaker, Hurley and Rural Retreat. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thr Beavers stun St. Mary's and advance to the state championship. Bluefield 60, St. Mary's 57.

Why in God's name did someone dig up a 15 year old thread???  I should lock this on principle alone...

My predictions for next football season are that: There will be a 10 game season; There will be a lot of blowouts and close games; Union fans will complain if they go undefeated and unscored on during the regular season but lose in the second round if the playoffs; The QB play will be the key to all the contenders contending; No team from Southwest Virginia will win a championship until Appomattox and Riverheads combine and move to 4A. You could call them Rivermattox or Appoheads! Threads like this are really crazy to have because no body knows, there are too much speculation anyway, and in football season to many other variables like weather, injuries and coaching changes, transfers, your starting QB's love life or your starting tackle's mindset on getting lucky after the game with the cute cheerleader! Just let it happen, as it happens and enjoy the game we all love! Here's to better days and football forever!

I'd just like to know why anyone cares what mance is gonna do or live at in 2 years.  This is quickly becoming the dumbest conversation I've ever read on this site

To be fair, Richlands won their state championship in 2006 before they started getting major transfers. 

Won't be at the game but I gotta pull for Gmen in this one, no offense to Appo folks, you guys have a great program, and my prayers are there for your Coach, but SWD sticks together.  Graham and Richlands are like two brothers, they can kick the stuffings out of each other, but they will also stand up for each other when another comes on the attack.  Wish all Appo fans good luck and safe travels, but G-men will rule in this one, and finally a SWD team will defeat Appo. (IMO)

If someone gets banned for liking a post then this board has bigger problems

He should just make his own bracket diagram since nobody else’s suits him, lol. I understood both of them posted perfectly. 

Arm Chair coaching LOL: Winning formula for both teams from the arm chair--Richlands offense: run ground and pond, 4 yards and a cloud of dust, occasional slant or screen pass. Defence: Blitz one from different D-back position every play, contain QB. Taxewell offense: QB throws deep ball any where down the field, let receviers track it down, occasional run or screen pass. Defense: 2 deep safeties, stack the box, hit the QB every play.
Now I know a lot will be upset about this post, but I'm sure everyone on this board does the armchair coaching thing.  I hope this turns out to be an old fashion blow for blow game, with the Blues coming out on top and all players safe and respectful.  Reminds me of sibling rivilary, brother on brother. Everybody is talking about the field conditions, its football, play in the mud, play in the rain, play in the snow, that's the good old fashion way and to this day the Richlands vs Tazewell Regional championship played on that same field in sloppy snow conditions when Muncy and Rasnic were star players for Tazewell is still remembered as one of the best games between these two..  GO BLUES!!!!!

The battle lines for this were drawn when these vaccines were in Stage 2 of their clinical trials.  Unless Jesus and Donald Trump hold a joint press conference encouraging people to get the vaccine, no public sentiment will sway the ~30% of "never vaxxers".  The only thing that's going to get through to them is to have their father, mother, sister, brother, or child die from COVID-19.  That's the ONLY way, and it's so disheartening.  It took having my church's children's pastor die for my church's congregation to start giving a semblance of a damn about it.  And I've known so many people who thought it was "just the flu" until they had to see the effects of it Clockwork Orange-style.  People who get their "news" and medical advice from sites like americanpatriot.baldeagle.beatthelibtards.trump.us aren't going to listen to logic.  They aren't going to look at how stark the difference in data is between vaccinated and unvaccinated people.  They're only going to listen when they have to carry the casket of someone who died from it.  Until then, the stronger their views can be marginalized for the worthlessness they are, the better.  
 
If not for that ~30% of the population, we'd have this thing in the rearview mirror.  Instead, we have ~30% of the population brainlessly volunteering themselves to be the control group in this Machiavellian experiment, volunteering themselves to be the breeding ground for sneakier (if weaker) variants of COVID-19 that will eventually evolve to evade vaccines altogether.  I'm growing weary of missing activities I used to enjoy and taking umpteen safety precautions to help protect people who don't give a flying fig about protecting me.  I'll still do it, because I still love them, but I believe some righteous indignation is in order.  

Ready for the season to start. 🌪

Yeah, over the last few years the feeder program has taken a beaten.  To many little league managers playing CEO and forgetting that it's a game for kids to enjoy.  When they close good programs down so they can manipulate who wins and who doesn't, it not only hurts the players, it washes away the feeder program. IMO, bad feeder program management has really affected the upper levels. Maybe I'm just old school, but the way I see it is that the high school team of the future will be found in a good feeder program, where kids still enjoy playing the game win or loose.

It's all about the money...
 

Listening to the game, Cox didn't have time to do anything.  Grahams Dline (Fritz in particular) was on him just about every play before he had time to do anything.  Richlands needs to sure up their line play for sure.  Can't put it all on Cox at all.

Listening to the game, Cox didn't have time to do anything.  Grahams Dline (Fritz in particular) was on him just about every play before he had time to do anything.  Richlands needs to sure up their line play for sure.  Can't put it all on Cox at all.

Listening to the game, Cox didn't have time to do anything.  Grahams Dline (Fritz in particular) was on him just about every play before he had time to do anything.  Richlands needs to sure up their line play for sure.  Can't put it all on Cox at all.

Hello everybody. 
 
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on the boards. Nearly 5 months now. While I won’t go into exact details — I felt it necessary to get away and take a break from most forms of social media. I left the board and also left Facebook for over 2 months. I used that time to look inward, instead of always looking outward and trying to find the negative around me. 
 
Through it all, I feel like I’ve started to turn a corner in my mental health. My family has went through the gauntlet this fall and winter. Multiple deaths — many due to Covid — have taken away people I loved dearly. Rifts with family and friends. Personal health and financial hardships. We’ve been through it all and come out (so far) stronger. 
 
Over the last several years, I’ve become unnecessarily combative to those around me — and that includes many of you here. For that, I am sorry. I’ve seen the pattern of who I was as a human, and continue to strive to correct that flaw on a daily basis. I don’t always win the battle — but I am determined to win this war. I hope that you can forgive me for things I may have said or done in the past that were out of line and unnecessary. If not — I understand that as well and truly respect where you’re coming from. I did years of damage to relationships and friendships that aren’t easily repaired. 
 
In any case, I am excited to get back and talk local sports with all of you. We are so lucky to be alive and healthy and able to talk about our amazing athletes from Radford to Ewing (hey Brady). 
 
Also, a huge thank you to GMan for checking in on me in what was a low point. I really do appreciate it. 

Awesome video!!  Prayers for Coach Smith.  Seems like a wonderful man!!!  Appomattox is blessed to have him!!

The following quote surprised me:
“I am not coaching football at Richlands simply because I do not agree with [Wells’] philosophy as a football coach,” Davis said. 
 

The following quote surprised me:
“I am not coaching football at Richlands simply because I do not agree with [Wells’] philosophy as a football coach,” Davis said. 
 

Best of luck to Coach Mance.  Very interested to see who takes over.   

Best of luck to Coach Mance.  Very interested to see who takes over.