dodgerwahoo

I said it before in another forum on here and I will say it again.  Haysi deserves and has earned the right to play in sandlick.  The fans deserve to watch the game in sandlick.  AltaVista filing a protest is poor sportsmanship in my opinion.  Did Fort chiswell file one with a 5 hour bus trip in front of them?  I guarantee their bus trip is 2 times as long as AltaVista.....No, they didn't, the community has banded together and raised money to make sure the football team goes there a day early, make sure they have a comfortable bed to sleep in Friday night, a good meal to eat before the game.  They have also raised enough money to make sure the band and the cheerleaders can go.  And they are making sure thru church vans and such that all the players families have he opportunity to see the game. 
Home field is something that is earned and cherished in every sport we play in this country, whether it is high school, college, or pro and it should be respected as such in this case.

Play it at Thomas Walker.

I said it before in another forum on here and I will say it again.  Haysi deserves and has earned the right to play in sandlick.  The fans deserve to watch the game in sandlick.  AltaVista filing a protest is poor sportsmanship in my opinion.  Did Fort chiswell file one with a 5 hour bus trip in front of them?  I guarantee their bus trip is 2 times as long as AltaVista.....No, they didn't, the community has banded together and raised money to make sure the football team goes there a day early, make sure they have a comfortable bed to sleep in Friday night, a good meal to eat before the game.  They have also raised enough money to make sure the band and the cheerleaders can go.  And they are making sure thru church vans and such that all the players families have he opportunity to see the game. 
Home field is something that is earned and cherished in every sport we play in this country, whether it is high school, college, or pro and it should be respected as such in this case.

Congrats to Haysi....tell the state that the sandlick field is fine....I think Home field advantage is something earned and needs not to be taken away....does the NFL tell the Green Bay packers to reschedule because it is to cold...the Chicago Bears to stop the wind......The cowboys to take the cheerleaders off the pedestals around the field because they distract the visiting team...NO....so let AltaVista come and play in the trenches in sandlick....just my opinion....Hope to see Haysi and Fort Chiswell in Salem in 2 weeks

Congrats to Haysi....tell the state that the sandlick field is fine....I think Home field advantage is something earned and needs not to be taken away....does the NFL tell the Green Bay packers to reschedule because it is to cold...the Chicago Bears to stop the wind......The cowboys to take the cheerleaders off the pedestals around the field because they distract the visiting team...NO....so let AltaVista come and play in the trenches in sandlick....just my opinion....Hope to see Haysi and Fort Chiswell in Salem in 2 weeks

Since im a nice guy
 
 
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5Clintwood/12JI Burton -------------------------------                                                                At this point the highest remaining West Seed
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                                                                                                                                           remaining East seed.    State Semis
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well I cant believe I just did that and it worked

As a neutral observer to the game last night, I do root for the Fort, but my heart lies deep in southwest Virginia in Lee county...and no not Lee high....lol.  From my observation, the coach that some of you criticized before this game prepared this team for THIS game and knew exactly what it would take to win the game.   It was very evident on the field from the first play from scrimmage.  He had his players buy into the old style of punch them hard in the face 3 or 4 times from the start and the rest will take care of itself.   G-men came out swinging hard and caught the Fort sitting back on their heels thinking this was going to be another cake walk like most of their games have been all year.  This is not just something that happens, there had to have been some hard coaching for a team to come out with that attitude and execute it to perfection like it was done last night.
G-men played with ALOT of heart and determination.   They were playing to win and the fort came into the game playing not to lose......I do have to say this, the umpires IMO did help graham deliver a couple of those punches in the face....but it is what it is.....there has NEVER been a hs football game called perfect and never will be....lol
Now for the future...for Graham, if they can take this attitude they had last night into every game from hear on out, there can be a lot of positives in the future.   For the Fort...I hope they learned a valuable lesson last night....you have to be ready for anything to stay on the run that they are on...I am glad they have the opportunity to learn that lesson now instead of 2 or 3 weeks from now in the playoffs...because it would be a much harder lesson to learn then instead of now.  With the stellar job that Coach James has done with the Fort, maybe he learned a valuable lesson last night about preparation that will be vital in the upcoming weeks...

As a neutral observer to the game last night, I do root for the Fort, but my heart lies deep in southwest Virginia in Lee county...and no not Lee high....lol.  From my observation, the coach that some of you criticized before this game prepared this team for THIS game and knew exactly what it would take to win the game.   It was very evident on the field from the first play from scrimmage.  He had his players buy into the old style of punch them hard in the face 3 or 4 times from the start and the rest will take care of itself.   G-men came out swinging hard and caught the Fort sitting back on their heels thinking this was going to be another cake walk like most of their games have been all year.  This is not just something that happens, there had to have been some hard coaching for a team to come out with that attitude and execute it to perfection like it was done last night.
G-men played with ALOT of heart and determination.   They were playing to win and the fort came into the game playing not to lose......I do have to say this, the umpires IMO did help graham deliver a couple of those punches in the face....but it is what it is.....there has NEVER been a hs football game called perfect and never will be....lol
Now for the future...for Graham, if they can take this attitude they had last night into every game from hear on out, there can be a lot of positives in the future.   For the Fort...I hope they learned a valuable lesson last night....you have to be ready for anything to stay on the run that they are on...I am glad they have the opportunity to learn that lesson now instead of 2 or 3 weeks from now in the playoffs...because it would be a much harder lesson to learn then instead of now.  With the stellar job that Coach James has done with the Fort, maybe he learned a valuable lesson last night about preparation that will be vital in the upcoming weeks...