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"No not WVA.. They couldnt get enough players to play." Is that why it's being played at Virginia High? Is Simon still going to coach?

Thanks. Hope to be there.

Is there a new date for the game that was supposed to have been held in June? Or has it just been cancelled all together?

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I hadn't heard that. I thought he was improving their program. Know the reason why?

Did Pikeview's coach resign?

Is the young man who was arrested for the shooting in Princeton the same guy who plays (or played) for Princeton?

Pirate1 - do you know why James Monroe isn't playing in the tournament this year?

Hadn't had the heart to get on the board before now. Thanks for the thoughts. JM had some turnovers which killed (and you can't do that and win). It was a team JM could definitely have beaten but it was just an off day. Hate it for the seniors too. But, gotta keep lookin' forward to next year . . .

It's my understanding that after 2010, Scott will no longer play James Monroe because of the move to the Cardinal Conference. I also understand that JM picked up Nicholas County but at this time, only 8 games are scheduled. I believe (maybe wrong) that Graham couldn't be scheduled because their open dates were early in season and JM needs to replace the Wyoming East and Mt. View dates which are later in the season.

I believe that's right. I know the North Cross deal was just a one-year deal. JM was looking to pick up Princeton again but I'm not sure they've been able to work it out (I think Princeton was trying to fit it in the Nitro slot, but I believe they've decided to play Nitro again.) I really like the idea of JM picking up Graham, but I'm not sure if that will happen. There apparently was some talk of playing the new River View school (Iaegar (sp?) and Big Creek combo) but I saw on another board that River View has apparently filled its schedule.

Since both Wyoming East and Mount View have dropped JM from their schedules, you think there's any chance for Giles & JM to play again?

Have handed out about 74 jerseys. Don't know for sure how many were at practice last night - some don't have paperwork turned in yet.

Scrimmages, I believe, are on Saturday, 8/15, and Saturday, 8/22. I'm not sure which, but they will scrimmage Greenbrier West and Independence(?) @ Midland Trail on one of those dates and they will scrimmage Midland Trail @ Concord in the afternoon of one of those two.

I hope this young man knows how many people are cheering him on now - wanting him to fight harder than he's ever done before. God hears and answers prayers, and I pray for God's miraculous healing touch for him.

Well, I don't know what it takes to be in "the know," but I certainly don't want to be blue in the face, (purple maybe, but not blue) so I guess I'll just rest my case and leave this argument for those far wiser than I.

Ok, if you're going back that far (and not all of those games were on Jackson's watch) during that same time period JM also beat Richwood 48-6, 27-7; Summers 34-7, 34-0; Midland Trail 47-19, 41-22 and I only recall playing Fayetteville once (not before nor after that score). Those are pretty solid victories but far from "running up" the score. I probably saw most of those games, and, yes, maybe there were times starters were left in longer than I thought they should have been, but I have never thought JM used those teams as whipping posts and that starters were left in, intentionally, for that purpose. There were actually more times during the 2007 season when I questioned why second and third teamers didn't get in some games earlier than they did, and none of those games, with the exception of Mount View and Pikeview, were really blowouts; and I know that at both, starters were pulled fairly early (@ Pikeview in the 1st quarter.)

Yep.

It's kinda funny . . . somebody posts that JM has teams that won't schedule them, and that's dismissed outright because everybody knows, "nybody is afraid of big bad James Monroe . . . just continue to schedule the cupcakes . . ." but if a team refuses to play Bluefield, it's out of fear! Oh well, the irony of it all. (I think our weak schedule helped us this past year - we got handed a whippin' in the first game, but we continued to get better and somehow managed to hang on and get to the semis. Course everybody knows AA was down last year.) Anyhow, I understand that JM wanted to schedule Greenbrier West but wasn't able to do that. I would have liked to see Wayne back on the schedule, but I understand that was a one-time deal, although I think they would be great competition year in and out. I also wish Graham would be on our schedule; but nobody asks me, so I guess we'll just have to go with what we've got and hope for the best.

It is Princeton High School.

Has this game been cancelled?

Hope your little guy is all better soon! My children are teenagers now and very rarely get sick (thank the good Lord) but when they were little, they were sick alot. It's hard on the parents when your kids are so young and they can't tell you exactly what's wrong so lots of times you imagine the worst. So, here's praying that he's well soon and your Christmas is bright!

I don't think Bluefield needs any more talent. Do ya think someone may consider transferring to James Monroe? Anyone??? Our 2 main running backs graduate this year! LOL!

Weight lifting started Monday. I know several baseball players are there, but alot of them also play football and guys who just play football are now lifting as well. So the work has begun on 2009!