GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Not counting chickens before they hatch, and not giving the Region IV title to the Blue Tornado just yet, HOWEVER, I thought this was an interesting stat the RHS faithful might want to keep in mind regarding Liberty-Bedford...they seem to be susceptible to the pass... "Western Albemarle (2-2) rallied behind quarterback Mark Jordan, who completed 27 of 38 passes for 361 yards" That's a lot of yards for a good team to give up through the air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Not counting chickens before they hatch, and not giving the Region IV title to the Blue Tornado just yet, HOWEVER, I thought this was an interesting stat the RHS faithful might want to keep in mind regarding Liberty-Bedford...they seem to be susceptible to the pass... "Western Albemarle (2-2) rallied behind quarterback Mark Jordan, who completed 27 of 38 passes for 361 yards" That's a lot of yards for a good team to give up through the air... [/ QUOTE ] You're reading too much into Jordan's impressive stats. Liberty jumped ahead quickly, scoring on their first three possessions in the game. Jordan is a really good QB and the Minutemen loosened their grip a bit, but I don't think that equates to "susceptible to the pass" by a long shot. If LHS stays healthy on the offensive line, they'll be plenty competitive. Unfortunately, it will be hard to tell exactly how good the Minutemen really are until they play Amherst, and that game is their regular season finale on November 11th. If they stay within 2 TDs of the Lancers, the Region IV champ (whomever it may be) should be strongly cautioned against taking the state semifinal game lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Liberty was actually behind 7-0 before realing off 20 straight points. WA is a passing team, they run the spread 85%+ of the time. Liberty's "weakness" was exposed to the point they gave up big yardage and 26 points. Without the RB that got hurt, Liberty will not be nearly as potent on offense. This game will tell a lot about Liberty's future...they will not beat Amherst Co. now...period! And, the Region III, Division 3 playoff picture just got a little muddier...we all know about Liberty, Christiansburg, and Cave Spring, but lots of folks are overlooking Hidden Valley...the Titans will be a key player in Reg. III, D-3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Liberty was actually behind 7-0 before realing off 20 straight points. WA is a passing team, they run the spread 85%+ of the time. Liberty's "weakness" was exposed to the point they gave up big yardage and 26 points. Without the RB that got hurt, Liberty will not be nearly as potent on offense. This game will tell a lot about Liberty's future...they will not beat Amherst Co. now...period! And, the Region III, Division 3 playoff picture just got a little muddier...we all know about Liberty, Christiansburg, and Cave Spring, but lots of folks are overlooking Hidden Valley...the Titans will be a key player in Reg. III, D-3... [/ QUOTE ] I'm not convinced that this game exposed a weakness for Liberty so much as it demonstrated Western's strength. Besides, winning on the road at a Group AAA opponent isn't an easy feat to begin with. If Liberty had actually lost the game, then I'd say that the Minutemen faithful have reason for concern. The fact that they gave up that kind of yardage and still won is a big positive, IMO. Good point about Hidden Valley. Region III will be a crap shoot, but I still think Liberty's previous playoff experience gives them an edge overall. Although they still aren't much of a measuring stick, Staunton River has improved a lot. Liberty's performance against them this week ought to provide insight as to the overall effect that Webb's loss will have. I agree with you about Amherst. I'll be shocked if anyone beats the Lancers this year. But I do think that ending the season against them is exactly the kind of preparation that Liberty will need heading into the playoffs. And if the Minutemen can finish that game within 14 points or better, they'll get a good surge of momentum that will make them hard to handle. Lot of football left, though. And it's already one of the better spectator seasons in my 34 year old memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I'm not convinced that this game exposed a weakness for Liberty so much as it demonstrated Western's strength. Besides, winning on the road at a Group AAA opponent isn't an easy feat to begin with. If Liberty had actually lost the game, then I'd say that the Minutemen faithful have reason for concern. The fact that they gave up that kind of yardage and still won is a big positive, IMO. Good point about Hidden Valley. Region III will be a crap shoot, but I still think Liberty's previous playoff experience gives them an edge overall. Although they still aren't much of a measuring stick, Staunton River has improved a lot. Liberty's performance against them this week ought to provide insight as to the overall effect that Webb's loss will have. I agree with you about Amherst. I'll be shocked if anyone beats the Lancers this year. But I do think that ending the season against them is exactly the kind of preparation that Liberty will need heading into the playoffs. And if the Minutemen can finish that game within 14 points or better, they'll get a good surge of momentum that will make them hard to handle. Lot of football left, though. And it's already one of the better spectator seasons in my 34 year old memory. [/ QUOTE ] Western Albemarle is AA, Division 3 in Region II. Amherst Co. knocked them silly in their season opener 58-12 at WA...WA had nowhere near those kind of passing numbers against the Lancers. Don't get me wrong, Liberty is still a good team but they are no longer as "invincible" as they once may have seemed. They do have a D-1 lineman who can wreak havoc but if anyone has the hogs to stop/slow him down, Richlands is the team. I must agree with you about playoff experience being a huge advantage for Liberty but don't forget, C'burg took Gretna to the wire last season...anything can happen. Playing SR this weekend will be good for Liberty in that it will allow them to try and "find" someone to replace Webb without having much concern about the outcome of the game, which by the way, won't be close regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Western Albemarle is AA, Division 3 in Region II. Amherst Co. knocked them silly in their season opener 58-12 at WA...WA had nowhere near those kind of passing numbers against the Lancers. Don't get me wrong, Liberty is still a good team but they are no longer as "invincible" as they once may have seemed. They do have a D-1 lineman who can wreak havoc but if anyone has the hogs to stop/slow him down, Richlands is the team. I must agree with you about playoff experience being a huge advantage for Liberty but don't forget, C'burg took Gretna to the wire last season...anything can happen. Playing SR this weekend will be good for Liberty in that it will allow them to try and "find" someone to replace Webb without having much concern about the outcome of the game, which by the way, won't be close regardless. [/ QUOTE ] Man, I am way out of the loop in terms of present enrollment numbers. Apparently the athletic staff at Liberty wasn't aware of Western's drop to AA either, because they were specifically scheduled to boost Liberty's playoff ratings down the road. Dinwiddie filled that role the previous two seasons. Word I got directly from a friend of mine on the LHS staff is that the Minutemen should be in good shape through the first half of the season. Their overall performance will depend on how well they can avoid injuries during the second half. Losing Webb is tough, but it's not like he's the key to their whole offense. If anything, he's been a pleasant surprise so far. I think the coaches will be able to make the necessary adjustments and the Minutemen won't miss much of a beat (similar to the way that Richlands has bounced back from key injuries at skill positions this year). We'll know a whole lot more come Friday. And the next Friday. And the Friday after that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Since we're speaking of Western Albemarle.... Their football team was coached for three seasons by former Blues mentor Billy Haun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CougarFan 10 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 To my knowledge, Western Albemarle has never been AAA. Albemarle HS used to be in the AAA Western District and then moved to the AAA Commonwealth District. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior 10 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Since we're speaking of Western Albemarle.... Their football team was coached for three seasons by former Blues mentor Billy Haun. But in my opinion, BH was a bum.... He did not play the people he needed to play. Things changed when D. Vault came to town and played the right people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CougarFan 10 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hidden Valley certainly looks good right now, but they haven't played anyone yet. Lord Botetourt, William Byrd and Patrick County are 2-10 combined and Patrick's two wins were over 1A schools with combined records of 1-7. So to me, the jury is still out on the Titans. If Blacksburg played that schedule instead of Giles, Graham, and Fleming, they would be 3-0 too; not 0-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarter_Ball28 10 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 boys, boys, boys..... well get to liberty soon enough, just take one game at a time and lets all worry about tazewell first...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] But in my opinion, BH was a bum.... He did not play the people he needed to play. Things changed when D. Vault came to town and played the right people. [/ QUOTE ] I liked Billy a lot (and still do). Fact that he taught AP Calculus in addition to coaching football speaks volumes about his quality as a human being, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] To my knowledge, Western Albemarle has never been AAA. Albemarle HS used to be in the AAA Western District and then moved to the AAA Commonwealth District. [/ QUOTE ] Yep. I'm confusing them with Albemarle. My bad. Chris Watts (coach at Liberty) likes to schedule teams from random places. Recently he has favored AAA teams like Dinwiddie and Franklin County in order to gain ratings points, but they've also played AA schools like Nottoway fairly recently as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] boys, boys, boys..... well get to liberty soon enough, just take one game at a time and lets all worry about tazewell first...... [/ QUOTE ] Since I actually live in Bedford, I'll take the responsibility of keeping track of the Minutemen for everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tid_Bit 10 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Since we're speaking of Western Albemarle.... Their football team was coached for three seasons by former Blues mentor Billy Haun. But in my opinion, BH was a bum.... He did not play the people he needed to play. Things changed when D. Vault came to town and played the right people. [/ QUOTE ] IT DIDN'T HURT TO USE THE "RIGHT CLEATS" EITHER!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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