Riverheads has mastered finding the opponents weakness and exploiting it. Adjust to what Riverheads is doing, they make a slight adjustment and take right off again. Relying on Riverheads to make mistakes is a fools errand. It's not going to happen. Too well coached and far too disciplined. CCC will be the best player on the field, in my opinion. Yes, that includes Clark. Just look at what CCC did to Kam Robinson from Essex last year. Robinson is now a 1st Team Freshman All-American at UVA.
So, if 2 guys on here, one from Tazewell and one from Richlands are both making it known they have heard the new coach is decided on already and the interviews are just a formality or checking of the box, then......I would wager the guys interviewing for this position are also aware of this. Therefore, why interview if you know you have no chance?
It's actually pretty common for public-sector interviews to take place even when the hiring party already knows the eventual outcome. Public-sector interviews are a requirement to meet state and federal law.
Why interview if you know someone else will ultimately be hired? One never knows what may happen down the road. Make a good impression in the interview and set yourself up for a possible return in a year or two if the situation changes. In the late 90's, I interviewed for a position with a multinational full service engineering firm based in Norfolk. Even though they were a private company, they had to meet state had federal guidelines for public-sector employment based on the military contracts the company held. They knew who they were going to hire well before the interview process began. I went in knowing I wasn't getting the job but decided to put my best foot forward anyway. I was young and could use the interview practice and experience. Four days after the interview, I got a call from their Roanoke branch asking if I would be interested in relocation. I spent the next 8-years there.
I was at GW a couple weeks ago to watch the scrimmage with Abingdon, I wasn't impressed with Ervin's supporting players, They will be gettable this year!!!
They lost a ton to graduation. The supporting cast is nowhere near as talented as last year. Doubtful they repeat to be honest. Ervin will keep them in a lot of games but she will have to score, score, score.
Hell, Galax is terrible and beat the Carroll JV's last year twice. Galax has a middle school team destroying people right now. They will compete for state titles in a couple of years. Those girls have been playing high level travel ball together since 2nd grade. Their travel coach is on the Board of Directors at Blue Ridge Country Club with me.
Non-district scheduling is something that generally gets agreed upon a few years in advance. Those Giles, Fort Chiswell and Grundy matchups would have looked very different 4 to 6 years ago when the conversations likely began for these series.
But please, keep showing us just how little you actually know about the process. Which is sad for someone that is supposed to be a coach.
I’m pretty sure George Wythe only graduates 4 or 5. If they can successfully replace Smith at QB, they will be loaded for bear.
Galax graduates 4 senior starters. If they can replace Ashworth and Tucker somehow, they should be in the mix again.
I think Fort Chiswell is going to take a step forward too. They return a lot of size and talent. With a solid coach now, they will continue to improve.
Grayson County will take a step or 3 backward unless they can find another crop of homeschool kids somewhere.
I wasn’t there but was only giving a fact that could have played into the vote obviously you’re more privy to insider information than myself.
It is what it is!!! There is probably something shady going on inside every district and region in Virginia where rivalries are concerned. It tends to bring out the worst in people.
In my opinion, the district voting could have gone either way had it been done at face value so, a tie was probably the correct outcome. However, the shadiness really starts to have a greater impact when you look at the Region 2D voting. I'm not sure actively voting against the best interest of your own players in an effort to get some level of revenge on a rival player is the most adult, responsible thing to do. Kind-of gives credence to some of the criticisms Palmer has received over the years. But I digress. It's not my argument. Just seems petty and quite childish for a supposed leader of men.
Graham has had a great run the past several years. It doesn't appear that will taper-off any time soon. Lots of talent in and around that area. Bluefield will not be down for long either. Plenty of talent to sustain two state level programs.
My thoughts & may be completely off base but traditionally POY in most districts not just SWD goes to a player from the team that wins the district. Creasy is a phenomenal talent obviously and a good kid. Tazewell wouldn’t have been as successful these past three years without him. On the flip side, in the SWD title game between Graham & Tazewell he threw three interceptions before 1st half was over, not sure if he was sacked or how many times. In the Before Regional awards get posted, in Union game, he threw two key interceptions had they been caught be a Tazewell receiver could have changed that game completely. Like I said, I’m not taking anything away from him, he’s very talented & a good kid. Edwards stepped up in Clement’s’ absence and had many key moments that helped GMen go 9-1. Maybe the combination of those things played into the selection.
I'm not trying to be argumentative but I have multiple sources who were in the room when the SWD meeting took place at Fincastle. Literally nothing else played into the voting. It almost came to blows when Palmer was called out for his "politics" in trying to ensure Creasy wasn't voted POY.
Maybe it would be beneficial to not belly-up to the bar the night before the biggest game of the season.
When you can’t win the district you not gonna be player of the year it’s that simple
That's probably an accurate statement for the SWD. Where one head coach openly campaigns against a player from a rival school. Then votes against his own players best interest in an effort to keep that player from a rival school off the Region 2D podium.
Congratulations to Liberty Christian, Maury, And Freedom Woodbridge on their state championships.
Freedom Woodbridge, AKA the DC Transit School. Lots of kids taking public transit out of DC to Woodbridge to play sports. Amtrak station is a little over a mile from the high school with a bus waiting to pick them up.
LCA playing Class 3 is as absolutely as ridiculous as John Marshall playing Class 2 basketball.
CLASS 1 CHAMPIONSHIP
Galax (VA) vs. Essex (Tappahannock, VA) at Salem City Stadium (Salem, VA), 5:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Galax (VA) 24 (57%) Essex (Tappahannock, VA) 22 (43%)]
CLASS 2 CHAMPIONSHIP
Riverheads (Staunton, VA) vs. Radford (VA) at Salem City Stadium (Salem, VA), 11:30am [projection and percent chances to win: Riverheads (Staunton, VA) 28 (53%) Radford (VA) 27 (47%)]
CLASS 3 CHAMPIONSHIP
Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) vs. Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA) at Liberty U. (Lynchburg, VA), 5:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) 34 (88%) Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA) 14 (12%)]
CLASS 4 CHAMPIONSHIP
Phoebus (Hampton, VA) vs. Salem (VA) at Liberty U. (Lynchburg, VA), 11:30am [projection and percent chances to win: Phoebus (Hampton, VA) 27 (53%) Salem (VA) 26 (47%)]
CLASS 5 CHAMPIONSHIP
Maury (Norfolk, VA) vs. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) at U. of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), 5:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Maury (Norfolk, VA) 41 (88%) Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) 22 (12%)]
CLASS 6 CHAMPIONSHIP
Freedom (Woodbridge, VA) vs. Highland Springs (VA) at U. of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), 11:30am [projection and percent chances to win: Freedom (Woodbridge, VA) 40 (86%) Highland Springs (VA) 24 (14%)]
How many times over the past 8 seasons have we said ‘Riverheads run ends here. They can’t match up with…..”?
Every single time, Riverheads does more than match up. They win more often than not. Lord Botetourt, Christiansburg, Stuart’s Draft, Central Woodstock, Poquoson, Glenvar……
At what point do we give them the credit they deserve and stop projecting with wishful thinking?
Bold take maybe but I don’t believe this game will be very close. Riverheads by more than two TD’s.
You and I were both wrong about this year's team, I did say they might surprise some people if they could get their young line straightened out but I never thought they would make this far. Shane Allen deserves a lot of props for the job he had done with this team this season.
I’m happy to be wrong. With only 4 seniors starting, it’s looking pretty good going forward. Shane deserves a lot of credit. If for no other reason than just keeping the kids pulling in the same direction after that 1-3 start to the season. He could have easily lost the team after that start.
This frustrates a lot of folks, but it isn't entirely about revenue. The league is trying to assure that fans and parents from different games aren't competing or being knocked out of prime seating to watch their respective games.
This has been an issue with basketball in the past. A venue fills up and fans don't always leave after the first game, which means fans arriving for second game end up with less seating and/or less desirable seating. In basketball, parents have literally been denied tickets at VCU to watch their kid play in the State Finals or Semis due to venue reaching capacity (due to multiple games being played).
The league has since tried to prevent this from occuring ever again.
I get your beef, but there is a precedent that led to this type of decision and it isn't greed on the part of the league.
I appreciate your explanation but it’s not my “beef.” I was simply offering an overly simplified answer to the question “why such a long gap between games?”
I didn’t realize they had moved away from it, but looks like they are going right back.
I was just reading some of the threads on this subject on NCPreps. It appears the North Carolina General Assembly got involved and took control of the playoff system away from the NCHSAA.
The General Assembly is placing a 64 team maximum per classification and NCHSAA has to stay within those, plus several other, parameters.
I was surprised to learn North Carolina has 300 more high schools than Virginia. I knew NC had more but not that many more. NC has 686 schools to VA’s 386. If NC has 8 classes with 300 more schools, it doesn’t make sense for VA to have 6 classes with 300 fewer schools.
Not one person in those threads was happy with the changes coming up in 2025/2026.
I know, lol! I just wouldn't blame any kid at this point if they left that program for any other school. 😂😂
In all honesty, if LCA is allowed to compete in VHSL, everyone should be able to transfer and play where they want. It’s not like VHSL has a leg to stand on if anyone got caught recruiting. Threaten a lawsuit, they’ll cave like they did with LCA and Grayson County.
Best all around HS Football player and most impactful for his team in my opinion is the Hill kid on the line of scrimmage for Graham. I'm sure a QB, RB, or WR always gets the first look, but if you want the most consistent player and productive player in the SWD in my opinion, it's the Hill kid for Graham.
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I'm not familiar with the political climate in Tazewell County. That could most certainly have an impact.
I would still think going through the interview process would be beneficial practice for a young coach looking to get his big break.