Not at all, what I am saying is if he had hit his receivers up instead of them having to go to the ground then YAC would have boosted that greatly. His receivers were down when they caught the ball so no chance to catch and run.
Nice game by Collin Adkins who had 98 receiving yards in the game for the Blues
The past three games in the series have been a lot of fun to watch. Over the last 20 years, with the exception of the early 2000’s & the 2 games in the 2008 season, the rivalry hasn’t been competitive. It’s better for both teams and both communities when each school has a chance to (& believes they can) win.
Could we pretty please stop with this baseless myth that "Tazewell finds a way to lose at Ernie Hicks"? All-time, Tazewell is 42-53-2 in this rivalry. Tazewell's record at home is 22-27-2 (.451), and Tazewell's record away is 20-26 (.438). In the last 32 games, Richlands is 28-4. 2 of Tazewell's wins have come at home, and 2 of Tazewell's wins have come on the road. There is, quite literally, 0 objective basis for the claim that Tazewell plays any worse at Ernie Hicks in this rivalry.
This isn't the first Richlands fan I've heard say this. It's almost as if they're trying to will it to be true, despite it being, you know, not true.
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.
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.
52 years is impressive. Big shoes to fill for the next guy
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.
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.
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.
Pretty sure they shared the BDD title with 21 players last year-why would they have KNOWN they couldn’t have a full season this year?
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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.
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.
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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Nice game by Collin Adkins who had 98 receiving yards in the game for the Blues