McCamis has a torn ACL and will miss the 2018-2019 basketball season. How do you all seeing Central finishing this year without McCamis in the line up. They still have a solid core of players returning, and I am guessing Elijah Hayes will be the starting PG now. Anybody else have any input on this situation at Central?
I would think 4th or 5th in the Mountain District without him. 2nd or 3rd if McAmis was in the lineup.
I was looking at VHSL points standings and seen as to where Patrick Henry is 7-0 out of region 1D. They have a game coming up in a couple weeks with Chilhowie. I have heard little to nothing about them. Surprising since they are 7-0" Anybody have any info? Will it be a good game between them and Chilhowie? Thanks.
7-0 against one of the weakest schedules you will find in SWVA outside of the Cumberland District. Chilhowie will beat them by as much as they want.
The best i can remember reed didn't have much support and was cold shouldered by some of the folks there now. I think with some backing he could have done ok. Id have to dig up records but seems like lukes best yr was with a team that was coached by reed the yr before
You are remembering wrong. Reed over complicated everything. Tried to change the offense each game, wouldn't listen to any of his asst. coaches and it turned into a disaster. Players didn't like him and they played much harder for Owens in his first year after taking over for Reed. Wise hasn't had consistent success since Kevin Saunders was the coach. They need to make a change but with that administration it probably won't happen and if it does it won't be a good hire.
Last time Abingdon played a game they were in a dog fight with a bad VA High team. Ridgeview got their wake up call against Battle. Wolfpack wins by 2 TDs, maybe more. The Falcons don't like smash mouth football.
Would like to see Houseright given a chance at the HC job before someonelse steps in and offers him a great deal somehwere else.
I think Houseright would get more kids out and be more successful at GC but Reed has head coaching experience. Houseright makes more sense which means Reed will undoubtedly get the job.
There are a few obvious signs of coaching changes on the way. What are you hearing across SWVA Sports land?
Can't wait for the Reed Vs Houseright show down over becoming the next head coach at Gate City. Abingdon's coach is an interim hire so they may be looking for a new coach. Wise Central needs to make a change ASAP. I would add Holston to the list but they seem content with losing seasons.
"The Blue Devils defeat Class 4 Jefferson Forest, defeat Class 3 State Champion Roanoke Northside and defeat Class 3 Final Four participant Western Albemarle"
That looks good but I bet most of those schools best basketball players also play football.
PH consistently plays the weakest schedule of anyone in SWVA to build up their win loss record. Once playoffs arrive they go home. Battle wins by at least 2 TDs, maybe more.
...and it looks like Wise is back to being a bottom feeder team. They just lost to WV State 33-12
Wise needs new leadership from top to bottom. Their AD is a joke with zero experience or connections. She makes terrible hiring decisions. I'm not sure the President puts any emphasis on athletics either. They really need to remove all of their head coaches in basketball and baseball and start from scratch.
I think he would be successful in getting kids out and excited and possibly even getting the community behind him.
Talk to former players at Abingdon and Wise Central and ask them if Reed is good at getting kids out to play football or developing good relationships with his players. GC alum may be drinking the Kool Aid because of loyalty or desperation but he's not turning that program around. Could he do a worse job thank Akers? Probably not, but he isn't going to get the numbers up or win anytime in the near future which would be the final nail in the coffin.
His system/playcalling fits personnel like he had when Sturgill was QB, Yates was WR, etc., hence why Abingdon was a scoring machine then. I think this was a great hire for Abingdon.
That team did have some success but they also lost in the first round of the playoffs on their home field when they were expected to make it a lot further. In my opinion Abingdon is in a tough situation. They aren't strong and physical enough to compete with the Mountain District teams when they switched to the ground game offense. On the other hand if they go spread they don't have the athletes to win at the 3A level. Not sure what their identity needs to be to win in the Mountain District and the 3A playoffs.
Darren Reed for Head Coach 2019. I’m so glad Reed has made his way back home. Hopefully the plan is to make him the lead man next season. I hope Reed can bring life to our flatlined, stale, disappointment of a program that it’s been the past few years. Good start to head in the right direction.
Reed is not the answer to Gate City's problems unless you want it to be a really good basketball school. Abingdon football is on a downhill slide and that is due to Reed. His coaching staff has turned over every year and the number of players in the program continues to go down.
Let's just be glad a kid from this end of the state made it D1, especially in basketball.
Agree. It seems like half of SWVA dislikes McClung for whatever reason but I hope nothing but the best for him. The NBA is a long way away but his performances in their summer league against other D1 players have been very impressive.
Mills resigned. Wise needs to bring in a coach that is capable of turning around a program that was once the best in the state. The talent and numbers are still there if they can recruit a coach that will put the time in to building a successful program.
Yep, that went well for them this year in 2 of the Major Sports. The problem with Abingdon is community arrogance. Typically in history of the school have never consistently won other than the last few years!
VA High Vs Abingdon
Football won, volleyball lost, Girl's & Boy's Basketball lost, Softball lost, Baseball split, Girls and Boy's tennis lost, Girls and Boy's soccer lost. 2 wins and 17 losses for 2017-2018.
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It was a Blue Devil that started the downhill slide. At this point the applicant pool will be extremely small.