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Matthew Hatfield‏ @hatfieldsports
Of the 24 teams that made the 2018 VHSL State Football Playoffs, a total of 12 are back in 2019   Essex Galax Goochland * Graham Heritage-Lynchburg Lake Taylor Lord Botetourt Maury North Stafford Riverheads Stone Bridge Westfield * Goochland moved up from Class 2 to Class 3.   Three of those teams - Heritage-Lynchburg, Graham and Riverheads - are defending State Champs.
Seeking their 4th straight state title, Riverheads has the longest playoff win streak at 15 games.
 
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A little 'one upmanship' going on in the GHSA (GA playoffs) this week.   : )
North Gwinnett, lost the 'coin toss' ...if both team have the same W-L record as you advance in the playoffs then the 'ole coin toss heads or tails' settles who has home field advantage.  Lowndes won the coin toss, so NG is traveling to South GA. 
On the GA Prep site...a Lowndes fan started a thread titled  "Jacka** move by North Gwinnett".
The original thread has now evolved into 8 pages... following a 'sampling'....
-Requesting the whole visitor side section tickets. (I know its within the rules) They know and we know they are not bringing 5000 fans down. So, season tix holders on that side have to scramble for spots left open on home side. The biggest issue will be walk-ups on the visitor side right before game as their will be massive lines and congestion to buy back all those tix NG will return. Why not just request a few thousand? If they bring more than 2000 I will eat my hat. I dont even see 1000. But whatever.
-This thread is awesome!
NG is trying to maximize their chance to win a title. Some Lowndes folks think NG should’ve allowed the home team to pack both the home and visitors stands.
-So buying up seats is being petty but having your band play during teams offensive series isn’t?
 
GO NORTH GWINNETT DAWGS!!!
AAAAAAA  SEMI FINALS
 
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Oh the drama....we thought we had it bad in here a couple weeks back 😂😂😂😂😂

Brian Woodson‏ @BHCWoodson
Virginia High senior Kelsey Harrington signs with the University of North Carolina for cross country and track and field.
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Good for him.  Best wishes on his future at the next level.

Best of luck young man at Penn State. He just committed. 
 
Hopefully this won’t get deleted again - what is going on at VT? Here’s another local kid they have missed Why are they not going hard after Forest, Adkins, Lester, Allen, etc? They ditched Stout too and made no effort at McClung. 

Matthew Hatfield‏ @hatfieldsports
Of the 24 teams that made the 2018 VHSL State Football Playoffs, a total of 12 are back in 2019   Essex Galax Goochland * Graham Heritage-Lynchburg Lake Taylor Lord Botetourt Maury North Stafford Riverheads Stone Bridge Westfield * Goochland moved up from Class 2 to Class 3.   Three of those teams - Heritage-Lynchburg, Graham and Riverheads - are defending State Champs.
Seeking their 4th straight state title, Riverheads has the longest playoff win streak at 15 games.
 
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Tim Hayes Retweeted
VaHighXC_TF‏ @vahighxc Kelsey Harrington just accepted an “at large bid” and will be running Saturday, December 7 in Portland, Oregon at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN)!!!   great state     What a honor for this young lady ...congratulations!!! 

WVVASPORTS Retweeted
 Nick Dugan‏ @NSDugan FINAL: @GhsGmenFootball  43, Central 14.   Graham is your Region D champion for a second-straight season. #VHSL
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WVVASPORTS Retweeted
 Nick Dugan‏ @NSDugan FINAL: @GhsGmenFootball  43, Central 14.   Graham is your Region D champion for a second-straight season. #VHSL
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Ask Cody Howie he would probably agree with you
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tim Hayes‏ @Hayes_BHCSports
#VHSL Football, Region 1D Championship Game, Final Score: Patrick Henry 24, J.I. Burton 0. For the first time in school history, the Patrick Henry Rebels are regional football champs. They are 13-0 and in the state semifinals. #HCFH   great state

Allen Gregory‏ @Greg_BHCSports
Galax 14, George Wythe 0. Short drive after gw fumble at the 14. #hcfh   Following 'food for thought'....???                Eric Hobeck Retweeted  Barrett Sallee‏Verified account @BarrettSallee Hear me out: Jim Harbaugh is an average college head coach now that was great before he left for the NFL. When he returned, CFB had evolved into something that he wasn't prepared for.   great state

Absolutely. Population, demographics, spring football all play a big part. The decline of coal over the years has really hammered SWVA. We watched Union vs Richlands earlier this year and I reminisced about the powerful teams that these schools had back in the day.  The spirit and effort is still there, but overall the talent with an exception here and there is really down.

Gar-Field Athletics Retweeted
 Jon Beck‏ @CoachJonBeck Athlete’s Parents: Support the entire team Don’t compare their child’s abilities Let the coach be the coach Are humble/grateful Let your child enjoy the game Aren’t negative about the coach/other players Help out where you can Love your child through ups & downs Leave refs alone   great state

I agree in a sense with you, however, GA and FL populations, in the metro areas, are so large you've got an abundance of  talent to rotate in and out vs smaller population areas as in NETN and SWVA. Therefore, larger areas can sustain and manage  injuries to their team vs. smaller population schools where some injuries could  severely affect their ability to compete.  I enjoy following the teams in my GA region but I truly cherish the success of my SWVA/NETN/WV home teams in the playoffs. I AGREE FULLY the atmosphere in SWVA/WV and NETN is the best.
You mentioned the Bolles School ...that is where Chipper Jones played his high school ball.  In fact, a teacher (now an  administrator) at one of the private schools in Gwinnett was Chipper's FL coach in high school.
The best part,  you and your wife traveling  and getting to see a myriad of good/very good teams play high school football....nothing purer or better to watch than high school football !!!
 

Gar-Field Athletics Retweeted
 Jon Beck‏ @CoachJonBeck Athlete’s Parents: Support the entire team Don’t compare their child’s abilities Let the coach be the coach Are humble/grateful Let your child enjoy the game Aren’t negative about the coach/other players Help out where you can Love your child through ups & downs Leave refs alone   great state

Posting the final score for North Gwinnett/McEachern game I had mentioned earlier in the thread.  (NG is the school for my community, the game was broadcast locally and I watched it,  as I was posting scores.) 
North Gwinnett (11-1)  32
McEachern (12-0)  13
McEachern has players going to : AL (2commits) , Clemson,  Michigan ST. and FL
N. Gwinnett  players : North Carolina, Iowa , W. Carolina....also, a jr. defensive player (4 star) not committed
 
Great job Dawgs!!!
 

Bluefield with a pick 6 to end the game.
 
Beavers 40
Polar Bears 24

Damien Sordelett‏ @DamienSordelett
Appomattox has put this away in the fourth quarter. Tez Booker returned an interception 90 yards for a TD, and Daton Megginson hauls in a 73- yard TD reception. Raiders are 5:25 away from being the Region 2C champions. They lead Gretna 35-0.   Salem High School‏ @SalemSpartans End of 3 in Salem. Spartans lead Glass 28-24 and are on the Glass 13 3rd & 2.   great state

Bluefield 20
Fairmont Sr. 10  half

Galax Gazette Sports‏ @GazetteSports24
George Wythe at Galax set for 2 pm Saturday   great state

Tim Hayes‏ @Hayes_BHCSports
#VHSL Football, Region 1D Playoffs, End 3rd: Patrick Henry Rebels 29, Holston Cavaliers 6. #HCFH   Galax Gazette Sports‏ @GazetteSports24
Galax, backed into a 1st-and-48, converts by scoring on an 85-yard catch and run, Pickett to Johnson. Galax leads Auburn 49-14   great state

Timesland‏ @Timesland
Final: Lord Botetourt 33, Hidden Valley 13. Hunter Rice 303 rushing yards, 4 TDs   Brad Fauber‏ @BradFauberNVD Final: Stuarts Draft 28, Strasburg 14. Rams fall in Region 2B semifinals, the top-seeded Cougars advance to next week's regional championship game against No. 6 East Rock   great state