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Virginia High Carroll Co. Richlands Marion Bland Co. George Whythe Radford Honaker Gate City Powell Valley Clintwood Ervington NCAA Georgia West Virginia North Carolina Florida Florida St. Iowa NFL Tennessee Miami Baltimore Washington New York Jets Indianapolis Winner plus total points scored (+5 pts) Gate City, 34

I remember reading this earlier in the week thinking that you were talking out of your rear end but you were about spot on with this. Nice one.

Grundy Christiansburg Richlands Lebanon Marion J.I. Burton Castlewood JJ Kelly Clintwood Giles Honaker St Paul NFL Dallas Philly NY Giants Detroit Atlanta Miami NCAA Georgia Georgia Tech Oklahoma Ohio State Alabama UCLA USC Grundy, 26 points

Carroll County Grundy Richlands Gate City Marion Cave Spring Abingdon Battle Powell Valley Lee JI Burton Pound Clintwood Thomas Walker Holston Coeburn Hurley Twin Valley ChristiansburG Chilhowie Floyd County Bonus - Powell Valley; 32 points

Richlands Grundy George Wythe Carroll County Marion Bluefield Pulaski Co. Christiansburg Blacksburg Cave Spring Magna Vista Brookville North Stokes Tunstall Lebanon Hurley JI Burton JJ Kelly John Battle Clintwood Holston Appalachia Morgan Co Powell Valley Sullivan Central Galax Bland Co Rural Retreat Richlands 44 points

I would like to play.

I can honestly say that the fastest, most elusive player I have ever seen at Ernie Hicks Stadium was Thomas Jones. Without question. Unequivocally.

I'm curious to see how many agree with that here. I agree though on the outlook for next year. Forecast calls for F5 on the Fujita Scale. Lose few and the returning players have great experience. I don't think you'll see early tentativeness like we saw at Gate City this year. Would like to see more muscle, toe-to-toe lineman, three-point stance, and a center-snap inside the 5-yard line when necessary.

Is anyone stopping at K-Marts or Wal-Marts in Claypool Hill before heading to Cave Springs?

I wonder if Bruce knew then what sand castles on the beach and Auburn football have in common.

I remember seeing him practice long snapping, running, and lifting for hours early in his pro career while I was lifting one summer at the high school. Kids would finish, we'd leave, and many times I'd drive by later in the afternoon and he'd be running sprints outside or something. Looked to me like he was, yes, gifted with size but also had ability and was willing to bust his rear end too. Seems like we see all the time players gifted with ability (and/or size) and no real willingness to put in the long hours of extra work even if they're only going to contribute as a long snapper. Luckily, things worked out better for Compton.

Winning Team's Points | Winner (Picking the winner just to humor myself) 20 | George Wythe 21 | Marion 34 | Richlands 34 | Graham 28 | Virginia 14 | Haysi 13 | Bland County Game of the Week 28 | Bluefield Tie Breaker Game: 21 | Patrick Henry

Best football atmosphere has been at Liberty University before a Richlands state championship game. I've always appreciated Tazewell losing to Richlands at Tazewell though. That's my kind of atmosphere being completely honest.

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When Richlands beat Tazewell it was a real upset... 20 years ago

The fields/stadiums I've been to as a fan of the Big Blue: Ernie Hicks, Grundy, Graham/Bluefield, Tazewell, Lebanon, Gate City, Abingdon, VA. High, Carroll County, Martinsville, Honaker, Marion, Giles, Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Powell Valley. I thought Grundy was about the worst from that list. But I'll be the first to admit that Ernie Hicks was never anything to write home about ... haven't been there since the new turf though. EDIT: Sometimes you have to take the 'time of year' and such into consideration. Ernie Hicks was muddy as hell in 1992 during the state run and terrible, for instance. But as for overall worst field/football experience, I say Grundy from the ones I've seen personally though.

George Wythe 28, Giles 14 Tazewell 21, Abingdon 7 Narrows 13, Auburn 7 Hurley 20, Montcalm 6 Big Creek 14, Ervington 13 Marion 22, Graham 20 Pulaski 27, Fleming 22 Game of the Week Lebanon 21, Clintwood 19

Richlands 28, Abingdon 10 Carroll County 21, Tazewell 20 Bluefield 32, CCD 7 Powell Valley 24, Harlan County (KY) 20 George Wythe 21, Floyd County 20 VHS 28, Graham 13 Thomas Walker 20, Ervington 12 Game of the Week Lebanon 26, Gate City 21

Quality of seating on the visitor's side is the next logical improvement. IMHO

Patrick Co. 18, Floyd Co. 14 Burton 27, Abingdon 13 Grundy 20, Matewan 6 Powell Valley 24, Richlands 20 James Monroe 30, Oak Hill 12 Grayson County 28, Rural Retreat 7 Giles 33, Haysi 0 (what's the over/under on how many fans show from Haysi) Game of the Week Radford 21, George Wythe 20

Pulaski 20, Northside 14 Christiansburg 21, Giles 20 Gate City 28, Tazewell 7 Bluefield 34, Princeton 13 Saint Paul 13, Hurley 12 Burton 26, Appalachia 12 Cave Spring 30, Graham 8 Game of the Week PV 22, Lebanon 21

Tazewell 21, G.W. 14 Christiansburg 28, Floyd 6 Blacksburg 27, Giles 20 Bluefield 42, Graham 12 Richlands 21, Gate City 20 Fort Chiswell 13, Rural Retreat 8 Chilhowie 14, Marion 0 Game of the Week Pulaski 35, Radford 14

Their website says they've been open since 1978. Could be a situation like ol' Cuz's Uptown - need that insurance money for some reason or another so they strike a match every few years or so.

Word is that Virginia High has decided to only negotiate in Tennessee currency -- free lap-dance tickets redeemable at The Mouse's Ear. / sales tax not included in estimate

Did Va. High hire someone? Edit: Found the thread on this.