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Nice game by Collin Adkins who had 98 receiving yards in the game for the Blues
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Pulaski
Princeton
Union
Gate City
Ridgeview
Graham
Richlands
Galax
Grayson County
Narrows
Grundy
Honaker
Lebanon
Twin Springs
Thomas Walker
Rural Retreat
Holston
Baylor
No. 5 Michigan
No. 19 Kansas
Miami
No. 3 Alabama
No. 13 TCU
No. 15 NCST
No. 16 Mississippi St.
No. 7 USC
San Francisco
New England
Tampa Bay
Buffalo
Philadelphia
GotW
Tazewell 58
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Good players on the 08 Tazewell team.
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Sure, Tazewell is 42-53-2 in the rivalry, 22-27-2 in Tazewell and 20-26 in Richlands. There may be no objective basis that they play any worse at Ernie Hicks in this series in the last 32 games because just calling a spade a spade, the last 19 years in the series has been pretty lopsided. You could also make the notion that Tazewell finds a way to lose in this game at Bulldog Stadium in the past 19 years. But the reason for the "baseless myth" is this: recency bias. I am 26 years old and I have never seen Tazewell win this game in person. However, they have won the game four times since I have been born. Heck, they even won the last one at Ernie Hicks! The same can be said about the Virginia Tech-Virginia series in that same period. I have never in person seen UVA win in Lane Stadium. Sure, they have also coincidentally beat the Hokies four times in my life and I have only seen it once in person. You can make the notion based on recent history that UVA finds a way to lose at Lane Stadium, but in the same breath it can also be said that they find a way to lose that game in Scott Stadium. I will even take this example too. I will shout louder than anyone in America that Virginia Tech cannot win/find a way to lose at Heinz Field/Acrisure Stadium. Heinz Field opened in 2001. Virginia Tech has played there eight times since it opened. The Hokies have only won once at Heinz in 2016. This is what people remember about that match up. Tech playing at Pitt? Panthers win. No brainer. However, from 1993-2000, the Hokies played Pitt in old Pitt Stadium four times and won three of them. Pretty good numbers but no one remembers it--myself included. The Hokies hold the series advantage 11-10 and after Saturday it will be even at 11. It is recency bias for that opinion. I see your point that it may not be true that Tazewell JUST finds a way to lose this game at Ernie Hicks Stadium. Since 1990, it could be said that Tazewell has found a way to lose this game at either spot since then. I do not think it is baseless..I just think it is what people remember because it is the most recent occurrence. For all purposes, the Tazewell-Richlands rivalry is what you want the rivalry to be because looking at the 97 previous meetings for it to be within 11 games of one another, that is what you consider a rivalry. It just so happens to be one sided for the past 32 years. I just believe that is why that is the narrative. Whether you are from Tazewell, Richlands, or anywhere else in SWVA. With that said, I think Friday night's game will tell you a lot about where the programs are headed moving forward.
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Salem
Abingdon
Radford
Princeton
Central
Lee
Virginia
Bluefield
Galax
George Wythe
Giles
Parry McCluer
Twin Springs
Rye Cove
Lebanon
No. 8 Tennessee
No. 19 Kansas
Texas
Louisville
No. 11 Utah
Pittsburgh
New England
Tennessee
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
G(s)otW
Ridgeview 57
Tazewell 69
Patrick Henry 44
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Pulaski
Tennessee, TN
Lord Botetourt
Christiansburg
Union
Patrick Henry
Ridgeview
Graham
Grayson County
Bluefield
Riverheads
Virginia
Giles
George Wythe
Hurley
Rye Cove
Thomas Walker
Chilhowie
Holston
West Virginia
Syracuse
No. 5 Clemson
No. 11 Tennessee
Appalachian State
No. 23 Texas A&M
Las Vegas
Philadelphia
LA Chargers
Green Bay
San Francisco
GotW
Grundy 66
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Abingdon
George Wythe
Central
Gate City
Tazewell
Patrick Henry
Bluefield
Rural Retreat
Floyd County
Narrows
Grundy
Honaker
Hurley
Twin Springs
Rye Cove
Lebanon
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Virginia
No. 12 BYU
Auburn
Appalachian State
Marshall
No. 15 Tennessee
No. 24 Texas A&M
Washington
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Las Vegas
Green Bay
G(s)otW
Galax 45
Union 67
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Richlands had 44 yards total offense. Graham had 372.
Richlands had 12 rushing yards to Graham’s 226.
Richlands had 32 passing yards to Graham’s 146.
Graham’s Brayden Meadows was 12-15-1 for 146 yards and three touchdowns. 9 Carries 55 yards and a score
Ty’Drez Clements rushed the ball 14 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns for the G-Men
Dylan Brown had 5 rushes for 51 yards for Richlands.
Isaiah Bandy kicked a 48 yard field goal for Richlands.
just a few.
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It was last night. Floyd won 34-0.
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101st meeting between these two schools who have played every calendar year since 1927 with the exception of 2020 and 1943--the COVID pandemic and Richlands did not field a program in 1943 due to World War II.
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Jordan Stout for president.
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Toby Baker will be able to help. However, it takes more than one.
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A lot of good memories with Slick behind the mic. Some of my favorite memories as a kid and as a player have his voice etched behind them as the soundtrack. Perhaps my favorite is when he would forget to turn off the microphone.
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Lebanon's freshmen impressed me in that Coal Bowl victory against Honaker. Mike Reece has arguably the biggest arm in the area. With three more years to go in Lebanon, he has the potential to put up big numbers.
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Pulaski seems to be hit and miss early. I was told confidently they would lose to Northside and they pulled that one out. Based on Bluefield's early blunders, I think this should be a solid game.
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Pulaski
Abingdon
Galax
Princeton
Radford
Ridgeview
Holston
Union
Graham
Marion
Tazewell
Rye Cove
Giles
Grayson County
Narrows
Hurley
Castlewood
Lebanon
Twin Springs
No. 1 Alabama
Arkansas
No. 8 Notre Dame
No. 6 Texas A&M
No. 24 Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
No. 12 Florida
Boston College
No. 9 Baylor
Cincinnati
Carolina
Green Bay
Arizona
LA Chargers
Tampa Bay
GotW
Patrick Henry 56
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Yeah coming off the best year in school history, there would be no reason to think you couldn’t give it a go. Iron man football is not appreciated enough. Places like Graham, Richlands, Giles etc are spoiled with having enough players that if you truly wanted to could just play one side of the ball. These BDD teams and teams of the past (Whitewood, Garden, Pocahontas etc.) some kids go on the field the opening kickoff and don’t come off until it’s time to go through the handshake line. I’m sure before that game with Montcalm it looked like TVHS could field a team for the season but when you lose a few kids, those visions change. Important to have perspective.
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Pulaski
Christiansburg
Carroll County
Bluefield
Radford
Central
Virginia
Lee
Ridgeview
Union
Graham
Narrows
George Wythe
Galax
Honaker
Thomas Walker
Montcalm, WV
JI Burton
Northwood
Lebanon
Rural Retreat
GotW
Twin Springs 53
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Impressive performance in this one by Kaizon Taylor and Cassius Harris in this one. Taylor’s run in his 65-yard catch was impressive. I don’t know if such stiff arms have been thrown on Witten Field since an opposing tailback in navy and white did so in 2011.
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It is a wild thing to think about when looking back at the Richlands single game rushing record after Dylan Brown broke it tonight. Nick Blankenship had it after his performance against Abingdon in 2015. But before that Jackie Mabe set the record in 1972 and held it for 43 years. Surprised that Brannon Breeding, Jeremy McCommons, Caleb Jennings or Devon Johnson did not lay claim to that one.
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This game saw both teams combine for 30 penalties.
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Northside
Abingdon
Carroll County
Princeton
Radford
Central
Gate City
Union
Ridgeview
Chilhowie
Craig County
Rural Retreat
Galax
Giles
Grayson
Narrows
Honaker
Hurley
Castlewood
Thomas Walker
Twin Springs
Holston
G(s)otW
Graham 83
Virginia 56
Grundy 77
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