battleftbl 42 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironlung 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Wish the best for Battle. Think it will get ugly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Jontana 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 No offense to the locals (of which i'm one of), but... Battle overrated. Giles rolls. Simple as that. Battle has cool uniforms, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wave316 64 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 No offense to the locals (of which i'm one of), but... Battle overrated. Giles rolls. Simple as that. Battle has cool uniforms, though. Â Upset Shocker....Coach Wright and the Battle Trogans put a clamp on the Giles offense and take this one 21 -14! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 No offense to the locals (of which i'm one of), but... Battle overrated. Giles rolls. Simple as that. Battle has cool uniforms, though. Â Giles wins in the uniform department too. Their uniforms are awesome and the logo is one of my favorites! sorry Battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironlung 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Giles wins in the uniform department too. Their uniforms are awesome and the logo is one of my favorites! sorry Battle  Classics.  I am pulling for JSB since they're the more local team to me, but it's hard to pull against an old school, tradition rich bunch like Giles. Watched them play at Bullit in the early 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wave316 64 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Classics. Â I am pulling for JSB since they're the more local team to me, but it's hard to pull against an old school, tradition rich bunch like Giles. Watched them play at Bullit in the early 90's. Â Does Giles still run that old school offense they did against Powell Valley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironlung 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Does Giles still run that old school offense they did against Powell Valley? Â Single wing, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleftbl 42 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Giles may win...but I'd be shocked if they score more than 21-28 points. Coach Wright may be the best X's and O's coach in SWVA...... they'll have a solid gameplan to slow down the Giles offense. Â I expect a close, hard fought ball game on Battle Hill. BTW, It will be played Friday Night at 7:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW_VA_boy 492 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 My senior year of HS was spent at VHS. The week of the Region C championship game I had a conversation with some players from JB. Â Ever played against the single wing? Â No but we've watch their film the last couple days. Â You're screwed. Â That convo would fit just as well today as it did then. Giles rolls. This Battle team has a better O than the one in 98 so they might keep it close for a little longer but the only teams Battle has played with comparible D's is Honaker and VHS. Â Giles 38, JB 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000wave 67 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Was it Giles at Haysi one year in the 90s, that there was a foot of water in the endzone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwood78 161 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 yea big mudhole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000wave 67 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I was just a young grasshopper, But I clearly remember this game.. Â Best of luck to John Battle tho..That single wing will get ya.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwloyal 192 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Giles may win...but I'd be shocked if they score more than 21-28 points. Coach Wright may be the best X's and O's coach in SWVA...... they'll have a solid gameplan to slow down the Giles offense. Â I expect a close, hard fought ball game on Battle Hill. BTW, It will be played Friday Night at 7:30 Â Â The wing looks completely different on the field. X's and O's are great, but the main thing is the defense has to play disciplined and read their keys. Even still, Giles' brings one of the best O-lines around year in, year out. They just flat out execute. So much fun to watch until you have to play against it lol. Â By NO means am I saying it can't be stopped. I will say, however, that holding to that bunch to 30 or less is much easier said than done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I tell this story every time Giles is mentioned, Â when they came to Haysi in '05 we were setting on on their end of the field during warmups and alot of us younger guys had never seen the Singlewing. We were watchin them warm up(linemen and backs seperate), so were just watchin the backs and we had heard all about how incredibe the SW is. Well they ran 3-4 plays from their power series and we were following the ball and laughing about how "this was no big deal" and "yeah they are good but we can handle this", then they ran something from their misdirection series and I still dont know where the ball is! Â Like gwloyal says, watch your keys and hold your gaps. I wouldnt even try to follow the ball cause your not gonna find it. Â If I could get off work thats the game I would be at. Its a special thing to watch Giles play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwloyal 192 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I tell this story every time Giles is mentioned, when they came to Haysi in '05 we were setting on on their end of the field during warmups and alot of us younger guys had never seen the Singlewing. We were watchin them warm up(linemen and backs seperate), so were just watchin the backs and we had heard all about how incredibe the SW is. Well they ran 3-4 plays from their power series and we were following the ball and laughing about how "this was no big deal" and "yeah they are good but we can handle this", then they ran something from their misdirection series and I still dont know where the ball is!  Like gwloyal says, watch your keys and hold your gaps. I wouldnt even try to follow the ball cause your not gonna find it.  If I could get off work thats the game I would be at. Its a special thing to watch Giles play   LOL I can relate to that story. It is a special thing to watch those guys. I'll always be a "GW Loyal", but I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for the Giles' program. Pure class and tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleftbl 42 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 If people dont remember....Bath County used to run the single wing to perfection also. In the early 2000's they went away from it in favor of the Splitback veer offense. It's a hard offense to prepare for, because it's almost impossible to expect your 2nd team to simulate it in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW_VA_boy 492 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 You're correct that Bath used to run the single wing. Also, Northwood has here lately along with James Monroe, WV. But the only ones I've seen that could/can run it, and execute it at its most complicated is Giles. Watching Bath and Northwood, and even JM, was like watching a 8th and 9th grade team run it compared to these guys. Then again, that's what happens when kids run one offense from the time they learn what a football is till they're seniors in HS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single A west 113 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 against the wing, don't chase the football-play your postion and let the football come to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleftbl 42 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 You do realize that Bath used to run it as good as Giles. It won Bath a few state championships and got them to the semifinals a few more times. In the later years...it wasnt so pretty because they didnt have the type of kids to run it.......which is why they switched to a splitback veer. In 1989, they had 3 1000 yard rushers....Undefeated season until a 5-5 Appy team upset them in the semifinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000wave 67 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 against the wing, don't chase the football-play your postion and let the football come to you  Best advice ever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 You do realize that Bath used to run it as good as Giles. It won Bath a few state championships and got them to the semifinals a few more times. In the later years...it wasnt so pretty because they didnt have the type of kids to run it.......which is why they switched to a splitback veer. In 1989, they had 3 1000 yard rushers....Undefeated season until a 5-5 Appy team upset them in the semifinals. Â Trust me I saw Bath run it and in NO WAY do they run the single wing the same way Giles does...they didn't even line up the same us Giles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsessor07 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Steve Wright coached against those Northwood teams that ran singlewing in the mid 2000's, so he will not be a new comer when it comes to defending the singlewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleftbl 42 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I agree that Bath didnt run the wing like Giles. But they ran their version of it to perfection. IMO, later on they were very predictable also. In the 1997 semifinal game against them, we keyed the FB every play....and he took us to the ball. I'm not sure how noone else figured that out during the season. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartanwinger 16 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I hope they key the full back on every play come Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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