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When you've seen as many state championship caliber teams as we have seen in the Martinsville and Henry Co area you pretty much know what teams have it and which ones don't. Mhsalum and I will not blindly say the Dogs are great when they're not. This year's team has talent but they have some shortcomings also. This team will be a work in progress all year, hopefully they will get better and peak at the right time. Tough schedule will show the weak spots to be corrected. EH, don't get caught up in Ants post on the other board, he's a great fan, always at the games, just a little over zealous at times. Good luck to all the swva teams this year.

When you've seen as many state championship caliber teams as we have seen in the Martinsville and Henry Co area you pretty much know what teams have it and which ones don't. Mhsalum and I will not blindly say the Dogs are great when they're not. This year's team has talent but they have some shortcomings also. This team will be a work in progress all year, hopefully they will get better and peak at the right time. Tough schedule will show the weak spots to be corrected. EH, don't get caught up in Ants post on the other board, he's a great fan, always at the games, just a little over zealous at times. Good luck to all the swva teams this year.

With the schedule he'll have at mavahi this year with GW-Danville, MV, William Byrd and so on he will see quickly what he needs to work on.

I was debating on what to do if Ridgeview girls lost Thursday.  Come back to Bristol and watch 1A boys Friday and Saturday, or stay up there till Saturday.  This Robert E. Lee bunch may have helped make my decision.  Maybe I'll get to see some hostility.  :D
 
Bearcat Bob, how did Nottoway girls look this year?  We played them in the quarters last year as well and jumped out on them 22-0 I think before they even knew what hit them.  I have a feeling us and them are probably a world different this year though.
 
edit:  Just seen Nottoway was 27-1.  Uh oh.

Game played out like alot of Bulldog games lately. Dogs run out to a 12 point lead in the 2nd quarter then DR whittled the lead down and finally got a steal and a 3 at the buzzer to take a 44-41 lead into the 4th. The the Wildcats depth took over and they pulled away for the win. Yeah no 3-peat this year but it was nice to have the opportunity. Good luck to all the teams left and hopefully the Dogs will be back next year.

Not many at JR last night for the 38 semis. Just barely over a 100 people there for the Mavahi-Giles game, a little larger crowd for JR-Glenvar game. Would expect a little larger crowds next week but as you said all that is a 4 team tourney for seeding. Seems crazy you could lose 2 straight games next week at James River and still theoretically win the state championship.

Between police and school security they had enough law enforcement there to stop a riot so they got both teams to their benches and after about 10-12 minutes they started back playing. Just another Tuesday night in the Piedmont.

Patrick Co. beat Abingdon tonight 51-43. Saw where AHS had 2 technicals called on them in the first half, so bad behaviour travels obviously.

Patrick Co. beat Abingdon tonight 51-43. Saw where AHS had 2 technicals called on them in the first half, so bad behaviour travels obviously.

GMan, is that calculation due to big butts or huge heads?

GMan, is that calculation due to big butts or huge heads?

GMan, is that calculation due to big butts or huge heads?

GMan, is that calculation due to big butts or huge heads?

That's what we've been told down here at Martinsville.

G-Man, I think you hit it on the head,1-2 is about the best we can hope for. I haven't seen RE-Lee but have seen Franklin and GW. FC is good but the Dogs have a chance at home, GW is a different animal though. Alot of 6'2"-6'4" types, very athletic, and they just keep bringing them at you in waves. Then with a quick turn around, traveling 2 1/2 hours an tipping off at 3 in the afternoon, I just wonder how much the Dogs will have left after playing GW on Friday. We will soon find out.

Believe me when I say Mavahi has a better chance to go 0-3 than they do 3-0. Since they lost the one starter they have not played well at all. It's a 50-50 game with Franklin Co who play alot of kids and are very well coached. GW is very good, press the whole game and go 12 deep and then the Dogs turn around and travel to Lexington for a 3:00 tip off on Sat against a very good Re-Lee team. Going to be a tough week.

Believe me when I say Mavahi has a better chance to go 0-3 than they do 3-0. Since they lost the one starter they have not played well at all. It's a 50-50 game with Franklin Co who play alot of kids and are very well coached. GW is very good, press the whole game and go 12 deep and then the Dogs turn around and travel to Lexington for a 3:00 tip off on Sat against a very good Re-Lee team. Going to be a tough week.

I think there is a huge drop off between Gate City and the rest off 2A west this year. Martinsville and Dan River are not near as strong, neither have the fire power as they have in recent years. I see GC with a straight shot to the final 4 with the other team coming from the 3 of Richlands, Graham or Union. Conf. 37-38 just don't have much this year. Mavahi will have at least 6-8 losses in the regular season, 2 each to Halifax, GW-Danville, and 6A Franklin Co and also RE Lee-Staunton and maybe at Radford this week if they are healthy. I have seen other Martinsville teams enter the post season with at or close to .500 record go on to win state, I just don't think this team will be one.

We Martinsville fans didnt notice any taunting before the game but being from southside Va, we have union card carrying taunters down this way. The G-Men did nothing even close to what we consider taunting, just looked like they were fired up to play. Come watch a Magna Vista-Mavahi or GW-Danville- Magna Vista game and you can take notes on how to talk smack. Again congrats on the wins last night and good luck to both teams this week, should be a classic

We Martinsville fans didnt notice any taunting before the game but being from southside Va, we have union card carrying taunters down this way. The G-Men did nothing even close to what we consider taunting, just looked like they were fired up to play. Come watch a Magna Vista-Mavahi or GW-Danville- Magna Vista game and you can take notes on how to talk smack. Again congrats on the wins last night and good luck to both teams this week, should be a classic

We Martinsville fans didnt notice any taunting before the game but being from southside Va, we have union card carrying taunters down this way. The G-Men did nothing even close to what we consider taunting, just looked like they were fired up to play. Come watch a Magna Vista-Mavahi or GW-Danville- Magna Vista game and you can take notes on how to talk smack. Again congrats on the wins last night and good luck to both teams this week, should be a classic

Ouch that hurt. Graham has a good team, but I believe everybody knew the Dogs were there. Thought both teams had good speed,I think the difference was that Graham's line play was better. Good luck next week with Richlands.

Being from the area, this is typical DR. They talk alot but have never really backed it up in football. Had alot of talent the last 5-7 years but really haven't done anything with it. Safe trip from Big Stone for all that are coming to the game, not much seating on the visitor side, y'all should fill it up quick.

DR had good size, and good speed. They had 3 big plays against Martinsville that was the difference in the game, with the biggest when the Dogs drove to the DR 3 right before half but the DR db jumped an out pattern and ran the int back 100+ for a td and the Wilcats won 24-10. DR is solid with decent size and above avg team speed, pretty solid on D and they will hit you

Too much football left to be played.