bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Im sure a couple of people out there have a few they'd like to share.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 instorm bluefield graham off the top of my head. 1 of my fav bluefield graham memories is from '85, just before the k.o., the fans are screaming, the football is on the tee, the players are ready to go, and the whistle is ready to be blown, when a cat runs onto the field and runs out to midfield toward the bluefield players. A good friend of mine from school, jay lynch runs over the picks the cat up, the crowd cheers, and he hands it to a ball boy who runs out the get it and runs off with it. The earliest memory I have that I'm certain was a bluefield graham game we sat on graham's side about the 30 yardline towards the scoreboard, because my mom graduated from graham, and I recall a graham player went for a reception in the endzone and ran into the goal post which wasn't padded then and had to go off on a stretcher with a fractured collar bone. Way forward in 82 I'm a sophomore, bluefield has a "lot" of talent and high expectations and everyone expects to defeat graham with relative ease. Bluefield chants "hall, neal, cundiff", for graham's eddie hall, eddie neal and mark cundiff, from day 1 of practice. Edward Bufford spends more time looking in the mirror before the game then anything else. Sometime early in the game on a 4th and about 2 around the 40 graham goes for it and bluefield stacks the box, eddie hall goes through the line sidesteps a bluefield player and goes for the score. Graham defeats bluefield 10 - 0 and it's considered a big upset. But graham has an exceptional team and goes 10 - 0, but is defeated by martinsville if I recall, 10 - 0 in the playoffs. '83 graham returns a lot of talent from that team and expectations are high. They talk a strong game and a big graham victory. Graham's ahead around the late 3rd quarter 7 - 0, and they intercept a bluefield pass and look to go the distance for the score but marty morris runs down the graham player and plants him hard on the sideline. Kimbo spencer is talking big trash after this play. They got it now he thinks. Bluefield stops them and puts jay sims in a qb in the 4th who drives bluefield for a score, scoring himself on a very athletic tightrope sideline run. Game goes to overtime. Graham fumbles on 2nd down, bluefield's kevin cruise does the fg for the 10 - 7 bluefield "upset" and bluefield players and some fans storm field. '84, bluefield is talented, but it's bluefield graham so it could be close, early on hugh smalls goes 70 some yards for the score and bluefield's never really challenged in an 18 - 0 victory. '85 1st play of the game for bluefield is a draw to hugh smalls that goes for a long gain and sets the tone of the game, graham puts up respectable fight but goes down. Bluefield goes on to earn the aaa title. '86 is close but graham has an rb who seems to be stopped go the distance late in the game, can't think of who he was but he was a hard runner the entire game. There was some controversy about a whistle on that play but not much. '87 isn't close, all bluefield. '88 was a bluefield victory but that entire game was odd and less than exciting for a bluefield graham game because the scoreboard was out from early in the game on, and no one knew how much time, ect. '89, all graham, 25 - 0, defense was key for graham. Graham went on to go 8 - 0 and "unscored" on, before traveling to salem and being defeated. In my opinion graham's game was deflated when salem scored, ending graham's much hyped 8 game unscored upon streak. Graham plays giles, radford in the playoffs, and someone else, and eventually south hampton at mitchell stadium to earn the aa title in va. They had a giant inflatable king kong behind the bleachers at mitchell stadium holding a sign that said g- men throughout the playoffs. '90, is a lackluster 7 - 0 bluefield victory, paul wallace scores on a long score early putting the most impressive open field move on the graham db I've ever witness in bluefield football. '91, darned if I recall. But I'm almost certain bluefield was the victor. '92 bluefield is very talented and actually plays graham the 2nd game of the season, after playing dunbar dc the 1st and easily defeating them. It rains hard in the 4th quarter and the game goes to overtime in the rain and mud, 1 of the few rainy bluefield graham games in quite a while and bluefield earns the victory in ot. '93 a game mentioned on here a few months ago, it's close and bluefield's behind a few points on the last play but graham intercepts on the last play. and scores another score, or something like so. '94 1st "bluefield graham" game I watched from the cliffs on the hill over the stadium with my dog blitzer. bluefield moves down to aa that season, defeats graham behind isabell by a few scores. '95, 1st game I watched on the hill over the stadium with thor. Bluefield is all over graham 20 early in the 2nd quarter, isabell is injured and bluefield doesn't know how to play as a team without isabell. Graham battles back and defeats bluefield by 1 or 2 points. I and most every other bluefield fan seem certain had isabell not been injured the game would have been a big victory for bluefield. Bluefield is defeated in their 1st aa title game by mussleman 13 - 7. Graham defeats king george? to earn the va. aa title. '96, It is a big victory for bluefield who has a very talented team with isabell as a senior. Bluefield is defeated by east bank in a close game in the semi's. '97, charlie tynes scores early on a 70 some yard score, graham puts up a fight but bluefield earns the victory by a score 14 - 7. Bluefield goes 14 - 0 to earn aa title. '98, bluefield defeats graham by 3 or 4 scores maybe, but neither team does much through the season. '99, amaker and bluefield defeat graham, advance to aa title game and are defeated by considerable margin by wyoming east. '00, graham has talented team but cannot defeat bluefield, close game, close but no, bluefield by a score or 2. '01, I even know better than to attend this game, I go with my dogs into the woods on east river mountain and listen to a few minutes on the radio, enough to know the 49 - 0 score for graham after 2 quarters. Graham is defeated by harrisonburg in the va. aa title. '02, last bluefield graham game I watched with thor, all of them since '95 as well. graham returns bradshaw and a respectable team, bluefield puts up good fight but graham defeats bluefield 2nd season in a row. Bluefield advances to aa title game and is defeated by poca. Graham talks the 3 in a row talk. '03. thor and mafausa passed away in late july. I have to start going to the games inside the stadium. I go with my uncle who was a bluefield football historian, and we had a fun time. That was oddly the only game we ever watched with each other, but yet we talked bluefield football all the time yearround. He passed away in early oct. that year. Graham returns bradshaw and bluefield returns '02 team Bluefield 24 - 0 in 2nd quarter, before 3 turnovers are returned for scores by graham in the 3rd and 4th quarter, graham drives inside 5 and fg is wide on last play of the game. Bluefield defeats graham 24 - 21. Bluefield advances to title game and is defeated by poca in ot. '04, all bluefield. bluefield earns aa title. '05? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestuous46 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 OH good lord thats alot of memories lol. A cat...broken collarbone? Sounds like some weird times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly 14 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Excellent post and brought back some sweet and not so sweet memories....but how the heck can you recall all those games and details and forget one of the greatest Bluefield Graham games of all time......the famous 1991 ESPN game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHS89 77 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Graham defeated Bluefield 17-0 in 1990 and went on to an undefeated regular season before losing to Rustburg in the state semi-finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truhokie 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Also....in 1994 Bluefield won by a couple points. Keith Pruett threw a miracle TD after scrambling around for what felt like a year. In 1995, Isabelle had a tweaked an ankle but played the entire game at full speed. 26-24 Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
total 12 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 the score in '94 was 7-0 Bluefield. Keith threw the TD pass to Ken Hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truhokie 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Yep, thanks for the 94 score. Amazing to think I can't remember the score to a game I played in....I guess I have done well to forget it actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The earliest memory I have that I'm certain was a bluefield graham game we sat on graham's side about the 30 yardline towards the scoreboard, because my mom graduated from graham, and I recall a graham player went for a reception in the endzone and ran into the goal post which wasn't padded then and had to go off on a stretcher with a fractured collar bone. [/ QUOTE ] That was Mike Baria...he had a neck sprain and a concussion. [ QUOTE ] Way forward in 82 I'm a sophomore, bluefield has a "lot" of talent and high expectations and everyone expects to defeat graham with relative ease. Bluefield chants "hall, neal, cundiff", for graham's eddie hall, eddie neal and mark cundiff, from day 1 of practice. Edward Bufford spends more time looking in the mirror before the game then anything else. Sometime early in the game on a 4th and about 2 around the 40 graham goes for it and bluefield stacks the box, eddie hall goes through the line sidesteps a bluefield player and goes for the score. Graham defeats bluefield 10 - 0 and it's considered a big upset. But graham has an exceptional team and goes 10 - 0, but is defeated by martinsville if I recall, 10 - 0 in the playoffs. [/ QUOTE ] That was 1981. [ QUOTE ] '83 graham returns a lot of talent from that team and expectations are high. They talk a strong game and a big graham victory. Graham's ahead around the late 3rd quarter 7 - 0, and they intercept a bluefield pass and look to go the distance for the score but marty morris runs down the graham player and plants him hard on the sideline. Kimbo spencer is talking big trash after this play. They got it now he thinks. Bluefield stops them and puts jay sims in a qb in the 4th who drives bluefield for a score, scoring himself on a very athletic tightrope sideline run. Game goes to overtime. Graham fumbles on 2nd down, bluefield's kevin cruise does the fg for the 10 - 7 bluefield "upset" and bluefield players and some fans storm field. [/ QUOTE ] Graham didn't return that much talent that year...we lost Eddie Neal, "Mr. Everything", to graduation the previous year. Kimbo was not the one talking trash in the 3rd quarter, he blew his knee out in the first quarter and was lost for the season. [ QUOTE ] '84, bluefield is talented, but it's bluefield graham so it could be close, early on hugh smalls goes 70 some yards for the score and bluefield's never really challenged in an 18 - 0 victory. '85 1st play of the game for bluefield is a draw to hugh smalls that goes for a long gain and sets the tone of the game, graham puts up respectable fight but goes down. Bluefield goes on to earn the aaa title. [/ QUOTE ] '84 was the year Bluefield won the title with Smalls, Coppola, and Martin...that was my senior year. Bluefield jumped out to an early lead but Graham never quit. The G-Men drove the field and scored a late TD to pull within one. Graham went for the win but came up short on the two point conversion and lost 21-20. [ QUOTE ] '86 is close but graham has an rb who seems to be stopped go the distance late in the game, can't think of who he was but he was a hard runner the entire game. There was some controversy about a whistle on that play but not much. '87 isn't close, all bluefield. '88 was a bluefield victory but that entire game was odd and less than exciting for a bluefield graham game because the scoreboard was out from early in the game on, and no one knew how much time, ect. [/ QUOTE ] '87 was a blowout and '88 was Graham's worst team ever under Carlock [ QUOTE ] '89, all graham, 25 - 0, defense was key for graham. Graham went on to go 8 - 0 and "unscored" on, before traveling to salem and being defeated. In my opinion graham's game was deflated when salem scored, ending graham's much hyped 8 game unscored upon streak. Graham plays giles, radford in the playoffs, and someone else, and eventually south hampton at mitchell stadium to earn the aa title in va. They had a giant inflatable king kong behind the bleachers at mitchell stadium holding a sign that said g- men throughout the playoffs. '90, is a lackluster 7 - 0 bluefield victory, paul wallace scores on a long score early putting the most impressive open field move on the graham db I've ever witness in bluefield football. [/ QUOTE ] UMMM...Graham went undefeated during the regular season in 1990 and beat Bluefield 17-0 in the process. [ QUOTE ] '91, darned if I recall. But I'm almost certain bluefield was the victor. [/ QUOTE ] That was the ESPN SSA Game...Bluefield 6 Graham 4 [ QUOTE ] '92 bluefield is very talented and actually plays graham the 2nd game of the season, after playing dunbar dc the 1st and easily defeating them. It rains hard in the 4th quarter and the game goes to overtime in the rain and mud, 1 of the few rainy bluefield graham games in quite a while and bluefield earns the victory in ot. '93 a game mentioned on here a few months ago, it's close and bluefield's behind a few points on the last play but graham intercepts on the last play. and scores another score, or something like so. [/ QUOTE ] '93, Graham scored with less than 30 seconds left to take the lead then intercepted a pass on the final play and returned it for a TD to make the final 24-14, Graham. [ QUOTE ] '94 1st "bluefield graham" game I watched from the cliffs on the hill over the stadium with my dog blitzer. bluefield moves down to aa that season, defeats graham behind isabell by a few scores. [/ QUOTE ] Bluefield wins 7-0 in '94 [ QUOTE ] '95, 1st game I watched on the hill over the stadium with thor. Bluefield is all over graham 20 early in the 2nd quarter, isabell is injured and bluefield doesn't know how to play as a team without isabell. Graham battles back and defeats bluefield by 1 or 2 points. I and most every other bluefield fan seem certain had isabell not been injured the game would have been a big victory for bluefield. Bluefield is defeated in their 1st aa title game by mussleman 13 - 7. Graham defeats king george? to earn the va. aa title. [/ QUOTE ] The G-Men were down 20 in the second quarter but never quit. They scored three second half TDs to win 26-20. [ QUOTE ] '96, It is a big victory for bluefield who has a very talented team with isabell as a senior. Bluefield is defeated by east bank in a close game in the semi's. '97, charlie tynes scores early on a 70 some yard score, graham puts up a fight but bluefield earns the victory by a score 14 - 7. Bluefield goes 14 - 0 to earn aa title. [/ QUOTE ] In '97, Bluefield wins a close one 19-14. [ QUOTE ] '98, bluefield defeats graham by 3 or 4 scores maybe, but neither team does much through the season. [/ QUOTE ] Bluefield routed Graham 24-0...Graham goes on to win the Region IV title. [ QUOTE ] '99, amaker and bluefield defeat graham, advance to aa title game and are defeated by considerable margin by wyoming east. '00, graham has talented team but cannot defeat bluefield, close game, close but no, bluefield by a score or 2. [/ QUOTE ] 1999...Bluefield 14-8 2000...Bluefield 17-10 [ QUOTE ] '01, I even know better than to attend this game, I go with my dogs into the woods on east river mountain and listen to a few minutes on the radio, enough to know the 49 - 0 score for graham after 2 quarters. Graham is defeated by harrisonburg in the va. aa title. [/ QUOTE ] I was left all alone on the Bluefield side...I had the entire section to myself in the second half. Where did everybody go??? [ QUOTE ] '02, last bluefield graham game I watched with thor, all of them since '95 as well. graham returns bradshaw and a respectable team, bluefield puts up good fight but graham defeats bluefield 2nd season in a row. Bluefield advances to aa title game and is defeated by poca. Graham talks the 3 in a row talk. '03. thor and mafausa passed away in late july. I have to start going to the games inside the stadium. I go with my uncle who was a bluefield football historian, and we had a fun time. That was oddly the only game we ever watched with each other, but yet we talked bluefield football all the time yearround. He passed away in early oct. that year. Graham returns bradshaw and bluefield returns '02 team Bluefield 24 - 0 in 2nd quarter, before 3 turnovers are returned for scores by graham in the 3rd and 4th quarter, graham drives inside 5 and fg is wide on last play of the game. Bluefield defeats graham 24 - 21. Bluefield advances to title game and is defeated by poca in ot. [/ QUOTE ] Graham should have gone for the win on the last play of the game...give the ball to Bradshaw and let him see what he could do (he was pretty much unstoppable on the last few drives and Beavers' D was on its heels). NO WAY should they have gone for the tie... [ QUOTE ] '04, all bluefield. bluefield earns aa title. [/ QUOTE ] I was a very good sport about it. I sat on the Bluefield side but I didn't leave (like the Beaver fans did in '01). I sat there and took it like a man. [ QUOTE ] '05? [/ QUOTE ] We'll just have to wait and see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Well all that took me a while to read but it was very interesting...Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballbreaker 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 probably my best memorie was getting my first chance in the big one and sacking the qb my very first ever high school play but it didnt last they pitched rolled and swept the other way the rest of the night needless to say we lost but i loved the games the atmosphere when you run on that field and see all those people for the first time you get an immediate rush that only lasts a short while.god i do love this sport! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie 10 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 yea i took me 2 times to reed it and i still dont understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I havent had many memories of beaver-grahahm. But my favorite had to be last year. I was a sohpomore sittin up in the student section getting ready for the game. When all of a sudden the team walks out in blue, later to be known as "chamara blue" jerseys. Everybody in the student section looked amaized. I know i was thats probply my fondest memory about beaver/graham. I do remember one year when an ambulence came onto the field though. I beleive that was about 3 or 4 years ago. Still not sure why that happened... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] When all of a sudden the team walks out in blue, later to be known as "chamara blue" jerseys. Everybody in the student section looked amaized. I know i was [/ QUOTE ] See, you weren't "in the know" last year like you are this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] See, you weren't "in the know" last year like you are this year... [/ QUOTE ] Nope, obviously not. You must have knew about the jerseys before i did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] See, you weren't "in the know" last year like you are this year... [/ QUOTE ] Nope, obviously not. You must have knew about the jerseys before i did.. [/ QUOTE ] I knew about the jerseys well before the game. I was telling my father about them and he didn't believe me b/c when we got there Beaver was warming up in the usual home red. But I told him that was the plan, and that they were going to change before they came out for opening kickoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] knew about the jerseys well before the game. I was telling my father about them and he didn't believe me b/c when we got there Beaver was warming up in the usual home red. But I told him that was the plan, and that they were going to change before they came out for opening kickoff. [/ QUOTE ] See i herd something about them wearing blue, but when i got to mitchell i saw they had on red. So i was like, well somebody is obviously lying. But then they came out again in there blue jerseys. and i was pumped up about as much as i could be.. I still think we should ran the score up to 56, seeing thats how much they ran the score up on us 2 years previous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I would have liked to seen the starting defense remain in the game and pitch the shutdown, while letting the JV squad play the offensive side. But, the goal last year wasn't to shutout and embarrass Graham. The goal was to win a state title and leaving your starters in the game when you're leading 41-0 with seven minutes before halftime would be asking for trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I dont care, i still have nightmares from losing that game 3 years ago. That was mighty emberrasing for us man! I think we'll beat them this year. Not by much though. As somebody from graham said. There D-line has the force of a "mack truck" i believe. We better watch out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 No way. Graham is the greatest team in the area this year. They have no weakness. They're superior at every position, even their waterboys are superior... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] even their waterboys are superior... [/ QUOTE ] Graham likes to drink that high quality h2o....haha I cant wait to see dumptruck allen run over some people. He's been doing it for years. I dont see why it would stop now.. and you say he was actaully carrying people rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Yeah. On one play he broke a number of tackles with an off-tackle run for about 15 yards. Finally, a Nitro kid jumps on his back at which point Carter carried him another two yards before another Nitro player got around his legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Yeah. On one play he broke a number of tackles with an off-tackle run for about 15 yards. Finally, a Nitro kid jumps on his back at which point Carter carried him another two yards before another Nitro player got around his legs. [/ QUOTE ] Sounds like a promising season we have ahead of us. Especially at RB/FB... Is maurice jordan a RB or WR rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Jordan is a halfback. While neither Jordan or Payne blew me way with their running, Jordan did at least hit his holes for the most part. Now, if the coaches can get Payne to do the same thing we'll be alright. I also like Carter out of the backfield catching passes. He had a nice catch and run for about 15-20 yards in the second half on Saturday to set up Beaver's first touchdown. Which Carter scored himself up the middle with a loaded backfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPF 417 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 1983-Graham loses Kimbo Spencer in Richlands game and season is pretty much over in Game 1 1984- Graham puts up a respectable fight but goes down? We lost 21-20 on a failed two point conversion. 1985- Graham wins 9-6 1986- Graham loses 10-7 on a contriversial muffed punt 1987- Graham loses two offensive linemen in a car wreck the week of the Bluefield game, and loses another in the game, and gets blown out 34-0 1988- Graham loses 14-7 in a game that wasn't that close, Rick Brown scores Graham TD on int ret 1989-Graham wins 25-0 1990-Graham wins 17-0 1991-Graham's best shot ever at 3 in a row goes down 6-4 on a last second score. 2003-No quarterback, no chance at 3 in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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