sixcat

I am not sure what they are being called these days but the Galax middle school/8th grade/JV team finished 6-2. Galax lost both games to Radford, who has an impressive squad coming up. If that group stays together, Radford will be contenders for the next few years.

How many starters returned from last season? They were exceptional last season.

I believe you are referring to #63 for Galax. I don't believe they have a #65. Daniel Edwards is #63 and he is as likable and respectful young man as you will ever find.

The first time a player or coach is ejected from a contest for unsportsmanlike conduct, that player shall be ineligible for the team's next game. A second ejection in the same sport in the same season carries a minimum two-game suspension. A player or coach who engages in fighting, biting or aggressive physical contact shall be ineligible for the team's next two games. The second incident in which a player or coach engages in fighting, biting or aggressive physical contact in the same sport in the same season carries a minimum four game suspension. If the disqualification occurs in the final game of the season, the penalty shall carry over to the next sports season for students who are seniors and to the next school year for underclassmen and coaches. This is a paraphrased excerpt from the VHSL handbook. Hope it's helpful.

In 2011, a Galax player was ejected for fighting during the playoffs. His suspension was the remainder of the game being played plus two games to follow regardless of season or year. So, had Galax not played two additional games, the suspension would have carried over into the next season. I believe this is where the 3 game confusion comes into play because the game resulting in the suspension counts toward that 3 game total unless the rule has changed since 2011.

Yes, Nate Jones. I completely forgot about him. His dad is the head coach at Radford University.

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Ty Cannaday from Grayson County played briefly at Radford a couple of years ago before dropping his pursuit of basketball. I do not believe he was ever a scholarship athlete though. I believe he was a recruited/invited walk-on.

Clintwood nor Galax could have beaten Gretna, Goochland, Monroe or Brookville in 2011 and it would not have been close.

Naaah, just ridiculous. They have complained about officiating, having a short week, Graham being a "much larger school", and Cousin taunting. Maybe they should be honest and complain about the cancer on the roster!

"If you're as fast and shifty as Graham, you have to be blocking someone in the back" Galax radio guys. Uhm, WHAT?!?!?

I agree on all accounts but the school system has taken the public policy of "Innocent until proven guilty" and "what happens away from school and not associated with school activities is none of our business" approach. While innocent until proven guilty is something that should be afforded everyone, felonious offenders should also be suspended from extra-curricular activities until any and all legal issues are resolved. I ask, how has that policy worked out for them in the recent past? This isn't a new phenomena for this athletic department.

I hope I am wrong also but I have been completely disappointed with the lack of discipline coming from the coaching staff, school board and administration. Not only in this situation but other as well. A man I have more respect for than any other human on earth has always told my brother and I "at the end of the day, you either coach it or you allow it". While it cannot be denied what Dixon has been able to do for this community from an athletics perspective, at the end of the day, he is either coaching this fiasco or allowing it!

Proverbs 16:18-19 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. While I may be agnostic today I was raised in church. In my humble opinion, we will be looking back on this series of incidents in a few years as the beginning of the end for this program.

This scenario sounds eerily familiar and very local. What if said player has also been suspended for committing a crime on school grounds during school hours that landed himself and another young man in jail and this was not his first alcohol related incident? What if said player was already 18 years of age? Do these facts alter choices A-D?

Abingdon and Carroll County should never be considered a part of SWVA. Redraw boundary lines and give Abingdon to Tennessee and Carroll County to North Carolina.

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In part, yes, but it goes far deeper than that!

I believe Dixon will keep Galax competitive in this game but he has a lot more than just a game plan to prepare. I have been saying it since the benefit game with Carroll, this Galax team isn't as talented as in years past. They still have some talent but lack anything resembling maturity, responsibility and leadership from a player perspective and some parents and members of administration are becoming a nightmare. They don't have the on-field talent to overcome the off-field issues and the off-field issues continue to mount. Last season, Caleb Spurlin and Charles Harris wouldn't allow this to get out of hand. In my opinion and the opinion of many others parents, several members of this team should never be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Therein lies the problem. Those kids are the ones influencing the rest of the team.

Very well played, sir!

Fort has a lot of talent and the right coach in place. They had talent two years ago but a poor coaching hire eroded the program for two years. As I have said for years, a rising tide lifts all boats. The more competative the MED is, the better all programs will be.

I rarely feed the trolls! Nice try though.

Issues from early in the season resurfaced a week ago and led directly to this. If those issues are not resolved perminanently, this team will not go very far. I private messaged a long time, highly respected member of this site earlier this week about it.