Widespread_Panic

I sure hope your best athletes are in the weight room and not on the basketball court considering the 30 point beat down you took from single A Gate City this past week!

If you watch Abingdon play they rely heavily on getting the ball into the post (Looney). In my opinion Jacob Hess was a much better player his sophomore year and has focused more on football his junior and senior years which has hurt his development at basketball. I think Looney is their best player followed by Viers and then Jacob Hess.

Hurley's center (not sure of his name) should be at the top of the list. Curlee from VA High, Looney from Abingdon and Clark from J.J. Kelly are also very talented.

I think the games at VA High begin at 12 so the times listed may be incorrect.

That doesn't say much for your district then because that kid was way over hyped last year.

I don't believe a JV team can participate in a tournament before the first day of practice begins in VA.

So does this mean Abingdon will only lose by 15 instead of 25 when regional play arrives and they actually have to play a school that has an equal enrollment?

Only in Washington County would two guys argue about who has a better band. Nobody cares about the band!!!

Abingdon would not be competitive in basketball in the River Ridge District. It's one thing to water down your schedule and beat up on schools in SWVA with half your population and think you're good. Schools around the Roanoke/Christiansburg area would dominate Atown.

Honaker fans, has there been any news on what's going to happen with the coaching situation for the girl's program? Breeding was removed from the program in the middle of the year. Is he coming back or will Honaker go in a different direction?

A Div 4 AA school beating a school of 400 is considered a good win? Since Sam Blevins left the Abingdon program there's been a slow decline. Atown can beat all of the small schools they want in SWVA but when it comes time for regional play they'll never be able to compete.

Wow, has Abingdon fallen off that much from just a few years ago? When Blevins was coaching there it seemed like they were always winning the SWD. What's going on in Atown these days, lack of talent or coaching, or both?

Holston's cupcake schedule is going to kill them when playoffs begin.

I thought everyone was returning for Council except for the center.

What's Council going to have this year?

I'd take the 1997 Appalachia Bulldogs over both of those teams. I believe they beat both Powell Valley (A Div 2 State Champions) and Gate City (AA State Champions) in the same year.

That wouldn't say much about the SWD if Abingdon does dominate. Abingdon wouldn't finish in the top three in the CMD. They've already lost twice to Va. High, Lebanon would beat them, and Gate City should beat them pretty handily tomorrow night.

I was impressed with Va High. They played a tough game against Twin Valley and the score was much closer than I thought considering what each team had coming back this year. Twin Valley should make it back to state. Most of the other teams (J.J. Kelly, Coeburn, Chilhowie, Marion, & Abingdon) looked mediocre and probably won't go very far in regional play unless they improve significantly. I would add that John Battle is probably the worst team in SWVA this year.

It's not going to matter who wins the SWD this year. Once they make it to regions it will be another blow out, especially if a SWD winner has to play against a River Ridge district team. Look at how bad Pulaski beats Abingdon every year and Pulaski may not win their district.

It won't be much of a fight. I think Abingdon's JV could have beaten Battle's varsity when we played them a few weeks ago.

Not if you run a box & 1 on him like Va High did last week. They shut him down and went on to win the game against a more talented Abingdon team. Va High's coach has been very impressive so far.

I believe he's stepping down since his son graduated last year from the program. Battle would probably be very happy to get a coach with ties to Grundy or Cburg considering the program has gone down hill the last few years.

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