fieldgeneral 10 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Why is Grayson not in a larger conference. It seems Holston and Northwood would be good candidates to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauley10 10 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 haha i really have no clue at all.They have no reasons wat-so-ever to still be in that district at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narz_Wave 10 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sure they do....or at least they think they do. Geographically, that conference is the closest for them to play in. On the other hand though, they should be AA and playing in the SWD. Or at the very least A D2 and playing in the TRD or Hogo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlraskul 10 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 grayson should be aa, and in the swd, replacing grundy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCRAM55 11 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 That won't happen as long as Grayson wants to stay A because they are smaller then Lee Co. The VHSL should look at going to four classifactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Grayson Co. is well within the limits of Class A enrollment...they are playing in the Class they should be...maybe just not the District they should be in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Woolybugger Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Thanks G-Man. Tired of hearing that year in and year out. There are 14 Group A schools in the state larger than Grayson Co. including three in Region D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanefive 11 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Who are the 3 in Region D, I know Lee and Va High but whose the 3rd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Who are the 3 in Region D, I know Lee and Va High but whose the 3rd? [/ QUOTE ] Gate City by 10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuraiders 10 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I think graham will join the med Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I think graham will join the med [/ QUOTE ] Won't happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCRAM55 11 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Graham should play A. They would be a state power in most sports except Girls Basketball and Volleyball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Graham should play A. They would be a state power in most sports except Girls Basketball and Volleyball [/ QUOTE ] No they wouldn't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlraskul 10 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 they might actually be more competitive in the med in both of those girls sports. as it is now, they're far from it in the swd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] if they did, they'd certainly be more competitive in sports other than football... [/ QUOTE ] Better words, "more competitive"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanefive 11 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Just because a school moves down does not always mean that will instantly compete in everything! What people forget sometimes is that sometimes the smaller schools are better, it's not always about total numbers but numbers in a particular sport. Just because Graham moves down, that does not change who comes out for lets say baseball and there are just as many group A teams that would beat Graham as AA? I think Lee thought the exact samething when they combined 4 schools to make 1, they thought they would win everything coming and going, not even worrying about travel back then, it didn't happen and now all you hear is how far THEY have to travel to play not that anyone has to go to Benhur. Yes, year in year out Graham could win any group A district in southwest virginia, but when it comes playoff time they too would strugle just like the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I think Lee thought the exact samething when they combined 4 schools to make 1, they thought they would win everything coming and going, not even worrying about travel back then, it didn't happen and now all you hear is how far THEY have to travel to play not that anyone has to go to Benhur. [/ QUOTE ] 5 schools combined to form Lee High. You may be forgetting, but remember, three of the schools were Dryden, Keokee, and Flatwoods. Even had St. Charles not long before that. Lee had to go through with it. The only other alternative was to have two schools instead of one. I'm not sure how much Thomas Walker not wanting a part in the consolidation had to with not going through with that though. Had nothing to do with athletics. From what I understand the issue of travel was not always a concern, because it wasn't like this when Lee opened. The issue has just come up in recent years. And of course we know others have to come here. But everyone tries that one, don't know why either, never works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldgeneral 10 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've heard that ENROLLMENT is down in the SWD. Supposively Grayson has as many or more than Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I've heard that ENROLLMENT is down in the SWD. Supposively Grayson has as many or more than Graham. [/ QUOTE ] Grayson Co. has had more students than Graham for a long time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlraskul 10 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Just because a school moves down does not always mean that will instantly compete in everything! What people forget sometimes is that sometimes the smaller schools are better, it's not always about total numbers but numbers in a particular sport. Just because Graham moves down, that does not change who comes out for lets say baseball and there are just as many group A teams that would beat Graham as AA? I think Lee thought the exact samething when they combined 4 schools to make 1, they thought they would win everything coming and going, not even worrying about travel back then, it didn't happen and now all you hear is how far THEY have to travel to play not that anyone has to go to Benhur. Yes, year in year out Graham could win any group A district in southwest virginia, but when it comes playoff time they too would strugle just like the rest of us. [/ QUOTE ] shane: i believe my post specified "girls' sports. in your post, you used baseball as an example, and i don't know baseball. girls sports, i know, and graham would be infinitely more competitive in girls' sports as a member of the med than they ever would as a member of the swd...which was my point to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye 32 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Graham would definitely make runs as a single A school, but they would not be a "PowerHouse". The MED would not be a good district for them. They would most likely overpower most of the schools there. Grayson is the only school that has been anywhere near consistent. The one aspect of this debate that is overlooked by most is that of money. Look at the schedule Graham plays now and you'll see that when Graham hosts games the visiting team brings fans with them. That does not happen(consistently) with some of the smaller schools. Also, the Graham/Beaver game has the potential to fund a high school program for an entire year. With Graham moving down that could significantly hurt the chances that Bluefield would schedule them(due to West Virginia Ratings). Graham will not drop down anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukey 31 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 You also have to look at geography...Graham draws their kids from a much smaller area than Grayson. Grayson is an extremely spread out county interms of populations. You can drive from the eastern side of Galax all the way to the Tenn. line and remain in Grayson County. I think Graysons enrollment advantage is a little misleading....what other Single A school has this distance problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 [ QUOTE ] With Graham moving down that could significantly hurt the chances that Bluefield would schedule them(due to West Virginia Ratings). Graham will not drop down anytime soon. [/ QUOTE ] Incorrect my man! Graham and Bluefield will ALWAYS play whether Bluefield has 1000+ students or Graham has less than 100. Also, Graham dropping to Class A in VA will not hurt Bluefield as Graham would still be considered a "AA" school under the WV Rating system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye 32 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 I can't disagree with that. I too think that they would make every effort to play one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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