rjhall71

Marion 38 George Wythe 27 -8:21 4th qt.

Go Big Red! Keep it going!

GW 14 Marion 13 2nd 

Ryan thanks for all the work you do putting together all of these games we do on here, I can't wait until next year.

rjhall71! For the THIRD time...he is becoming a fantasy football dynasty similar to the Pats....

Congrats rjhall71.
 
I think I was a respectable 3rd place finish in my first year in SWVAsports Fantasy Football lol

I've been working on a story about the 2007 VT vs. ECU football game for a few months now. I got the chance to talk to some legends as well as a couple former players. It was a blast to research and write.
 
Figured I'd share it with you guys. Also, it's in today's Bristol Herald Courier, front page of the sports section.
 
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/following-the-shooting-at-virginia-tech-there-was-an-emotional/article_3f6fb628-ca06-11e6-8073-6ff632e14977.html

I'm proud of you Canes you guys were 1-9 last year keep up the hard work in the offseason

Classy post!

That is a bit surprising...and the kind of showing that will end their season in 3 weeks if it crops up again.

Finish what you start. You're blessed enough to have an 11th game, give it everything you've got, even if the outcome is certain. There'll come a day when you wish you could lace up those cleats again.

Marion 21
Patrick Henry 14
 
9:21
3Q

VAPreps and Maxpreps are your top 2 best sources for all things SWVA football!

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph is probably a top 10 newspaper nationally. 

No disrespect to Tazewell but Marion smacked them in the mouth tonight. The defense has been swarming all night.

At least it wasn't deep, it was a screen pass.

1. Pulaski Co.
2. Abingdon
3. Richlands
4. Union
5. Galax
6. Giles
7. Graham
8. James Monroe
9. George Wythe 
10. Hurley

No matter outcome proud of the dogs tonight. Nobody gave them a chance.

Having just read all of your recent posts, I'm fairly convinced that I've lost IQ points.......

Man,  things sure have changed from when this OLD man played back in the mid 70's.  I'm sure guys my age or close to it remember being fed salt tablets and if you ask for water,  you were weak and needed to toughen up........: )
I remember one practice it was around 90 and this was when I was playing in Maryland and the humidity up there in the summer is awful,  but I was getting a little weak and light headed and I ask for a water break,   I ended up running the steps on our stadium until I puked ........more than once.  My coach up there was a retired Marine Sargent and was one tough sob.

I never really answered what I would do with the money.
 
I would create a charitable corporation that would specialize in providing trade education and employment to those with criminal histories involving incarceration.  After living in this world for a few years, by far the largest predictor of success after incarceration is sustainability, and that's something for which there is almost zilch in SWVA and rural Appalachia.
 
I would establish three branches to this operation.  
 
The first would be a technical school for those who have no job training whatsoever, to be done while on probation or shortly after misdemeanor incarceration.    We're talking masonry, carpentry, welding, truck driving, mechanic, machinist, beautician, etc.  People are no good to employers without skills, and a trade that can be learned in 1-2 years (whereas the average length of probation is 3 years on felonies) would be something that would set them up for long-term success while otherwise working to pay off their fines.  The second would be working with the actual corporation itself.  During the later stages of probation, or for those who already have a trade, a charitable corporation could underbid the Hell out of public procurement contracts and secure enough work to last a lifetime.  This is aside from establishing a solid reputation in the community.  The third would be job placement services, more along the lines of a headhunter operation than a temp agency.  We're talking everything from mock interviews, to resume workshops, to job fairs, etc.  And with a trade plus 1-2 years of actual work experience and proving themselves on probation, those people are marketable (again).  Ideally, you would like to send some of them off to receive training so that they could come back to the corporation and themselves teach some of the trade courses.
 
The investment would be extremely substantial at first, at least until donations and governmental grants/funding would come in.  It would never run at a profit, but ideally, the "student body" would lessen over time.  This is life improvement, after all. 

Damn...gotta say Abingdon has pulled the rabbit out of the hat tonight...congrats to those guys.
28-21 Abingdon Final.

Wow Abingdon

That's why you should never believe anything you read on MaxPreps.
 
For the 12 billionth time, MAXPREPS SUCKS....

Congrats and Good Luck to all the fans of the teams that are headed to the playoffs