starcityfootballfan 517 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) No doubt, my second most favorite team, the Bluefield Beavers, will have a long bus ride up to Clarksburg. Interstate 79 will provide some twists and turns for the Beavers; however, the road will be the only twists and turns the Beavers will face. I expect this to be a close game for about one quarter and then it is all Bluefield. Byrd had a hard time shaking off a much weaker Braxton County team last week in the first round. On the other hand, Bluefield wasted no time in whipping up on Roane County. Byrd's only defeat came at the hands of neighboring Bridgeport. Clarksburg and Bridgeport are only a couple of miles apart; however, the two communities are not neighborly when it comes to their sports teams. Bridgeport is also still alive in the West Virginia Group AA ranks. I have a couple of friends from Bridgeport and they all seem to think that Wayne and Bluefield are still the ones to beat in WV Group AA. This is coming from two die hard Bridgeport Indian fans. They seem to know what the rest of WV knows .... Wayne and Bluefield are destined for round two. I am going with my gut ... and my Bridgeport buddies ... in agreeing that Bluefield will indeed get a second shot at Wayne. Bluefield 36 Robert C. Byrd 15 Go Beavers! The bottom line here is that these two teams play an entirely different brand of football. Edited November 13, 2012 by starcityfootballfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I actually think this turns into a shootout...Bluefield wins, 57-42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Bluefield wins this game...... Rematch against Wayne in the semi's...:( good experience however for the young team to have a shot at the title next year....Wayne wins big.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PioneerPA 11 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think Bluefield wins a grinder. Byrd's defense has been really good, but Bridgeport and Braxton Coutu had a lot of success. RCB has a really good coach, whose defenses at Bridgeport were disciplined. I hear they have two good DL and a good LB. That's not enough to beat Bluefield, but maybe contain the big plays. Offensively, Byrd has been above average. But Bluefield's team speed is what they will struggle with. I'll take Bluefield 31, RCB 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 What year isleggett? I've heard some of the travel distances for wv playoffs and its crazy. Scott has over 250 mile drive in the 2nd round? Is there anyway they could split the north and south until the semifinals it so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justhereandthere 10 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Travel can really be a grind. In 2008, James Monroe traveled almost 1400 miles (roundtrip) during just the playoffs. We traveled to Chapmanville, WV, (below Charleston) Weirton, WV (northern panhandle) and back to New Martinsville, WV (north, along Ohio River.) (But oh how I wish for those days!:() Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavers Rule 23 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Montel Leggett is a Junior. As is all of the skill positions except for Johnny David, he is a senior and DJ Stewart, he is a sophomore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think RCB only has about 23-25 kids on the team. My brother in law has officiated a few of their games this year he said they are well coached and strong. They will have problems with Bluefield's speed if they get in space. Bluefield needs to expect a very physical game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blufan04 12 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I don't know a whole lot about RCB other than the fact that Bluefield has played them a few times in previous years and they had pretty decent teams. I also know that they've put up some big points against some teams this year and I heard that they do have some decent speed. I expect a competitive game this Friday night up in Clarksburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_______________ 10 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Bluefield played them in 08 and in 09 and beat them easily. I believe they are coached by Jimbo Fisher's brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I believe they are coached by Jimbo Fisher's brother. Negative, Ghostrider. ROBERT C BYRD Senior Football Roster No Pos Name Gr Ht Wt 2 WR/DB Iziah Hill 12 6'1 160 4 RB/DB Ben D'Annunzio 10 6' 185 5 QB/DB Julian Marino 9 5'8 135 6 QB/DB Aaron Taylor 12 6'1 155 8 WR/DB Devin Langford 12 6'2 165 10 P/K Scott Levine 12 6' 185 11 RB/DB Mason Compton 12 5'8 175 12 WR/DB Preston Nelson 9 5'7 135 14 WR/DB Tirrell Harris 10 5'7 120 16 QB/DB Alex Banko 10 5'8 140 20 RB/LB Nick Marino 11 6' 195 21 WR/DB Logan Barnett 9 5'10 150 24 RB/DB Thomas Hollaway 9 5'6 150 30 TE/LB Robert Helsley 10 6' 155 34 TE/DL Thomas Simons 10 6'1 170 38 RB/DB Gerrod Bee 9 5'10 145 40 RB/LB Elias Grant 10 5'10 165 42 RB/DB Tre Cox 12 5'9 180 44 RB/LB Jermodd Garrett 12 6'1 195 45 RB/LB Juwan Jones-Wright 9 5'11 220 51 OL/LB Elisha Hall 12 6'1 210 52 OL/LB Christopher Griffith 11 6' 165 53 OL/LB Hunter Mayer 11 5'11 160 54 TE/DL Morgan Earp 12 6'3 215 55 OL/DL Kelser Buck 12 6' 240 56 OL/DL Jordon Ray 12 6'2 205 58 OL/DL Brady Lott 9 5'9 190 60 RB/LB Ryan Freeman 11 5'7 210 61 OL/DL Justin Noble 10 6'4 250 62 OL/DL Malachi Hoskinson 10 5'10 225 64 OL/DL Hunter Vanhorn 9 6'1 200 65 OL/DL Teague Wagner 12 6'3 280 66 OL/DL Zachary Prieto 10 6' 190 71 OL/DL Brad Elliot 10 6'1 285 73 OL/DL Dakota Bailey 9 5'10 220 74 OL/DL Isaiah Holyfield 12 5'11 270 75 OL/DL Dillon Pumphrey 9 5'10 230 77 OL/DL Justin Lucas 10 6'1 260 80 WR/DB John Renzelli 9 5'8 135 82 WR/DB Tariq Bailey 9 5'8 130 84 TE/DL Yeicob Marine 9 6'0 170 86 TE/LB Cole Fisher 9 6' 160 88 QB/DB Cody Nypan 9 5'6 135 School: ROBERT C BYRD Class: AA City: Clarksburg County: HARRISON Superintendent: Mrs. Susan Collins Principal: Martin Pigg Assistant Principal: Steve Gibson, Donna Hage Athletic Director: Steve Gibson Head Coach: Bruce Carey Assistant Coaches: AJ Harman, Ben Hall, Randy Gorby, John Mayer, Zach Hayhurst Trainers: Emilee Stout, MAE, ATC/R Cheerleading Coaches: Karen Thomason and Jennifer Banko Cheerleaders: Andrew Banko, Austin Cross, Samantha Lawson, Jada Nelson, Jordan Thomason, Lauren Patsy, Tessa Freeman, Brooke McWhirt, Jennifer Tassos, Ashton Thomason, Alyvia Harman, Josie Malfregeot, Jena Douglas, Brooklyn Washington, McKenzie Knight Nickname: EAGLES Band Director: Keith Grubb Team Doctor: Dr. Robert Romano Managers: Doug Layfield Statistician: Bill Nestor Video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_______________ 10 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 He's the OC at Fairmont State but he used to coach them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Wow, my info is off on the number is kids playing if that roster is correct. I'll check on that. I do know that Bruce Carey retired after Bridgeport's loss to South Charleston in the AAA state title game a few years back because of his health. I believe he was in a wheel chair during most of that season. His health did take a turn for the better and he decided to get into coaching again. That's how he's in his second season at RCB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PioneerPA 11 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Carey is in his first season back. He's not running the Stick-I like Bridgeport, though. Fisher was the coach at RCB in 08 and 09 when Bluefield beat them soundly. I think this RCB team matches up better to this Bluefield team than those did...and I think Carey is a better high school coach than Fisher was. But that's opinion. Bluefield has better players and a better team still. As far as the roster, they don't dress freshmen. They're listed on that roster. They dress under 30 kids. I hear they're big up front with good speed. I think they'll challenge Bluefield, but I just think the Beavers are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobster 20 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Ain't that codger a little too old to be mixing it up with youngsters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Off topic but where are Levi Beckett and Marcus Patterson at now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I talked to Marcus the day before the Beaver-Graham game. Patterson is still in Bluefield but he isn't playing football. Beckett I think is still at Indiana University but has also given up football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Off topic but where are Levi Beckett and Marcus Patterson at now? Marcus works at the state prison in Bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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