oldfalcon56 23 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 So who is the too 3 teams in Swva? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Tell me where you "cut off line" is for SWVA and I'll tell you the top 3 teams... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfalcon56 23 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Interstate 77. I really don't care about teams from new river valley and Roanoke way right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I would say that VHS, Gate City and Lebanon are definitely in the conversation, at least among 2A schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 1) Gate City 2) Virginia High 3) Lebanon 4) Graham T) Galax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I agree. Â GC, VA High, and Lebanon. On any given night, any of those teams could lose to any of the other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCITYHOO 110 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 You might not care about the NRV but Radford is the best team in SWVA. I consider myself from SWVA,sorry if you don't want us but we are here to stay. Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hahahaha  Not a matter of "wanting you". The OP specified the part of the state he was asking about. The responses were about that part of the state.  However, I agree. Radford is tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Everything west of Roanoke is a step-child and we should all embrace each other as such. Deleted Account, Great City and Jason 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 ^ 100% agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Isn't Radford 1A? Either way, they are very solid...great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Nothing personal Great City but I say let Kingsport annex Gate City...they probably have more TN athletes on their squads than they do from VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Radford is 1A. OP didn't specify a classification. Â Â hahahahaha "They probably have more TN athletes on their squads than they do from VA."Â That's a good one Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Nothing personal Great City but I say let Kingsport annex Gate City...they probably have more TN athletes on their squads than they do from VA. Your school literally sits on a state line, and you say that Gate City has more TN than VA players? That makes zero sense.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 One of the many long standing usual comments they get from those that aren't going to admit just simply a better program, haha. I'd say they probably have had more Lee County, or former Lee Co., or family originally Lee Co. athletes than TN athletes. Danged Union and Gate City get the benefits of our county system's deficiancies, lol. Great City 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Gate CIty is really flying under the radar it seems, even though they've got wins over VHS and Lebanon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Honestly, GC is not nearly as good this year as we have been the last few years.  Currently we have a 12-4 record. We have been winning some games by some very small margins.We have played pretty badly in our last two games. Not sure what has happened. Very short postseason if we keep playing the same way. VA High and Lebanone both would beat us by 20+ points if we keep playing like this.  Now our losses are pretty "good" losses. Lost 2 games in the Arby's Classic, lost at Floyd Conty, and lost at home to Mt. Mission. No shame in any of those losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 conference 40 tournament should be very exciting; anyone know when/where it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ryan...ever ride through and look at the tags on the vehicles in the Gate City parking lot? A whole lot of TN tags there. And not all of them are teachers...or they have a really good student/teacher ratio. It is routine and common knowledge that many TN athletes that can't cut it at the bigger TN schools in close proximity to Gate City transfer to Gate City. You won't hear anybody from Gate City denying it either...it is easy enough to prove. To my knowledge, there are no TN residents attending VHS.  You are aware that Gate City and Kingsport are very close are you not? I guess it would make no sense to someone who is not familiar with the area or that practice.  Beamerball. Thanks for your 2 cents. Never said Gate City doesn't have good programs. Just pointing out that they aren't all home grown or even from same state. You denying that is the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great City 210 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Bob,  I am very close to GC athletics. Have been for many years. You are 100% wrong when you say " It is routine and common knowledge that many TN athletes that can't cut it at the bigger TN schools in close proximity to Gate City transfer to Gate City".  You are obviously wrong that "You won't hear anybody from Gate City denying it either." I just did.  I am 100% sure there are TN residents attending school at GC. I talked to a couple of them last night at the GC - John Battle basketball game. One plays basketball on the girl's team. The other does not play any sports. BTW, these are not kids who transferred to GC because they couldn't compete in TN. These are kids that started elementary school in Scott County (while living in TN). My kids have gone to school with these kids since kindergarten.  The TN residents at GC fit into four categories: (1) Their parents attended GC and they want their kids to attend the same school. (2) One of their parents work around GC and they bring their kid to school on their way to work. (3) The kid got in trouble at another school and transferred to GC for a clean start. (4) The kid started school at GC, the family moved to TN, the kid wants to graduate with his/her friends.  To think that "many" TN athletes come to GC for sports is funny. Like it was pointed out above, I guess that rumour does make some people feel better. Heck, if you can't beat 'em, try to rationalize/justify why you lose.   Now I do remember MANY years ago that two kids, I think from Daniel Boone, came to GC so they could play football. This was probably 20 years ago or so.  Have there been other TN residents that have played sports at GC? Of course. Not sure who would ever deny that. To think that there are kids coming to GC TO play sports as some sort of "practice" is utterly ridiculous.  There are also TN kids at GC who do NOT play sports. Imagine that.  The only kid that I am 100% sure that recently transferred schools TO play sports, is a kid who transferred TO Dobyns Bennet FROM Gate City to play baseball. This was a couple of years ago.  Not sure how it works in other counties, but Scott County does NOT charge any kind of tuition for out of county students to attend a Scott County school. If you can get your kid to one of our schools, the kid can attend.  Hey....I'll probably be in the GCHS parking lot in a few minutes. I'll take a quick tally of the TN tags. What is your guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I can attest that there's a VHS football player that lives in Tennessee: #24 Michael Watkins, his brother is a good friend of mine and they live next to the country club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Great City...I'd say at least 15-20.  You are taking this out of context I think...or I am failing to communicate properly. I think/know that Gate City benefits from having kids attend school even though they live in TN. Sports or otherwise doesn't matter. It is a fact that Gate City benefits from being so close to several TN schools. And you are fooling yourself if you do not think that (on occasion) a kid who is marginal at a huge school like DB does not cross the line to play at a small VA school. I am not knocking Gate City (Scott County) for allowing this. They obviously take advantage of the set up. Just like the hold back thing. It is legal and all schools can choose to do it. Most just don't.  Doesn't matter to me one way or the other.  And my first "jab" about TN annexing Gate City was tongue in cheek and not meant as a serious provocation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Are you more specially gifted athlete by being a TN resident than a VA resident? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Beamer...You know that was not the gist of the comment. But let me explain for you.  If you are an athlete at a huge school like D-B, you will have a better chance of playing sooner at a smaller school. Example: My nephew played at DB. They had about 100 players on the Varsity roster. They were 5 guys deep at his position. He didn't start until halfway through his junior year. He played behind an equally gifted player who was a year ahead of him. But he waited his turn and ended up playing at a D-1 college on a full scholarship and is now an officer in the military. Some are not that patient.  If he would have crossed the street to Gate City, he probably starts as a freshmen or sophomore. Or at least he would have had less competition for field time.  I'll break it down into even simpler terms: Big school = lots of bodies/more competition: Small school = less competition/fewer players. Therefore, more opportunity to play sooner at a small school. And I'll wager a great deal that more than a few have jumped the state/county line just for that reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yes I fully understood what you were getting at there, I was just making light of the general recurring comments that have always been made in reference to seeing TN residents at a VA school, like GC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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