V-Cats

Longtime J.I. Burton head coach Jim Adams died today, via a report from Kevin Mays Adams headed the Raiders for 21 years and was state runner-up 5 times

Brody Jones is getting some attention from Virginia Tech

I really think they need to have an Appalachian-specific mascot instead of something generic There's already too many new NOVA high schools with white bread logos and mascots & I just think we're better than that Buchanan County (or Coal Canyon) Miners (or Mountaineers or Ridgerunners) would be awesome

Cassius Harris has the potential to be the best WR in SWVA history & Creasy had an outstanding freshman campaign Donnie Thomas, Patrick Poku, Brody Jones, and Alijah Burke will keep Virginia High fun to watch

Great game last night, despite it getting out of hand in the 2nd half. When we went up 21-7, I thought we might pull the upset but my goodness Lomax had himself a night I'm so proud of our seniors for their grit and commitment which finally paid off this year after going 1-9 & 3-3 the last two seasons Patterson looks like an excellent hire and I'm excited to see what we've got next year Also can't wait for Union/Graham Part II next week; I think it's safe to say that Turner has righted the ship after a few turbulent weeks

Rank Team Points Previous 1 Graham (8) 129 1 2 Abingdon (3) 123 2 3 Wise Central 100 3 4 Union 83 4 5 Ridgeview 71 7 6 Bluefield 70 5 7 Holston 59 9 8 Galax 45 10 9 Virginia High 37 6 10 Twin Springs 28 12 11 Princeton 25 8 12 Mount View 22 NR Also receiving votes: Richlands (18), Giles (16), Chilhowie (8), Radford (7), Eastside (6), Pulaski County (6), Twin Valley (4), Tazewell (1)

Final poll of the regular season! We will have the end of year poll after the state championships have been played Responses due Wednesday at 6 PM https://forms.gle/oM6cpJLvQGWj3u6Q9

Rank Team Points Previous This Week 1 Graham 154 1 Thurs. vs. Marion 2 Abingdon 143 2 Fri. @ Lee High 3 Central-Wise 113 3 Off 4 Union 91 4 Fri vs. John Battle 5 Bluefield 78 7 Fri vs. Mingo Central 6 Virginia High 76 6 Fri @ Richlands 7 Ridgeview 72 5 Fri vs. Gate City 8 Princeton 66 8 Fri. @ Parkersburg South 9 Holston 61 9 Fri @ #11 Chilhowie 10 Galax 54 10 Fri. @ Grayson County 11 Chilhowie 21 11 Fri vs. #9 Holston 12 Twin Springs 20 12 Fri vs. Rye Cove

https://forms.gle/pdFn2JhdAnKh2Zx89 Responses due Wednesday at 7 PM

I generally stay impartial with the poll but I had to share this:

Rank Team Points LW 1 Graham (21) 268 1 2 Abingdon (1) 236 2 3 Wise Central 192 4 4 Union 188 5 5 Ridgeview 143 7 6 Virginia High 128 6 7 Bluefield 122 8 8 Princeton 119 3 9 Holston (1) 101 12 10 Galax 100 9 11 Chilhowie 48 11 12 Twin Springs 27 NR Dropped out: Pulaski County (10th) Also receiving votes: Pulaski County (25), Radford (24), Giles (15), Patrick Henry (9), Richlands (9), Gate City (8), Twin Valley (8), Mount View (7), Eastside (5), Carroll County (4), Tazewell (3), Fort Chiswell (2), Grundy (1), Lebanon (1), Thomas Walker (1)

Hey guys, I've been pretty sick the past two days but I hope to have the poll out in the morning. Sorry for the delay!

https://forms.gle/9peFCfStUTe1Vw9U9 Responses due Wednesday at 5:00 PM

Thank you! And I fixed it