THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I look and look, couldn't find this game. I just wondering why so far away for one game if it is indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 What do you mean by look and look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I type in richlands va hs football vs providence, Indiana hs 1995. No results. Im just interest and how did they find each other for ball game when virginia and indiana is so far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I suppose Richlands was looking for a 10th game and they agreed to play. In 1997 I ran into a game where Corbin, KY went to Providence to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 If I remember correctly this game was not in the Bluefield or Bristol papers. IDKW. I found it in the Richlands paper in the old books that are kept at the Richlands newspaper offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Wow. I enjoy read this articles and how you discovered all info. Great job. Is the Indiana a 2A in there state?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I wonder how long drive it was in 1995. Traffic route has change so much then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I don't know any more than what I put on here. If you find anything accurate before 1999 on the internet through google or yahoo you are lucky. There are some paper scans online but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hard find anything before 2004 or earlier. That was surprise to me. I got few friends in richlands. I see what I can pick their brains about that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 From what type on google on trip from Indiana now these days is 5hrs 6mins. But school it picked up was, our Lady providence hs, in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That's it, they play mccreamy co, the same ky team tw plays. I am interested if any swva school has beat bell county before. Lee hasn't (in their hayday) PV hasnt, richlands hasn't, I doubt anyone has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That's it, they play mccreamy co, the same ky team tw plays. I am interested if any swva school has beat bell county before. Lee hasn't (in their hayday) PV hasnt, richlands hasn't, I doubt anyone has I thought Richlands played and beat Bell County one year. I could be wrong about the result, but I seem to remember Keenan Bowman matching up very well with a touted recruit named Massie from Bell Co. It was near the year they played Providence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I misread the chart, but I do believe I was accurate in my description, but incorrect in the outcome (loss). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Bell County won 30-8, 10-18-96 at Richlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Richlands had some trouble in the mid-90's picking up a 10th game for a few years. I remember the likes of Bell Co. Kentucky, Providence IN, Matewan, WV, and Pikeview making trips to Ernie Hicks between 1994 and 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueinbama 259 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I was a little surprised to see Chilhowie has only played Richlands twice in all these years, especially since R.B. Worthy in Saltville played Richlands 31 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I was a little surprised to see Chilhowie has only played Richlands twice in all these years, especially since R.B. Worthy in Saltville played Richlands 31 times. Saltville was once in the SWD back in the days the SWD resembled the SEC of today. Chappy, blueinbama and GMan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 If I remember correctly this game was not in the Bluefield or Bristol papers. IDKW. I found it in the Richlands paper in the old books that are kept at the Richlands newspaper offices. I remember it being in the BDT. It was a Sunday edition because the game was played on a Saturday in order to accommodate Providence's travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Richlands had some trouble in the mid-90's picking up a 10th game for a few years. I remember the likes of Bell Co. Kentucky, Providence IN, Matewan, WV, and Pikeview making trips to Ernie Hicks between 1994 and 1998. That's right. I remember watching films preparing for Matewan, and seeing the tigers (?) running out of a tent and plowing over some cheerleaders to Ozzy Osborne. Funniest film session I have ever seen. cityofRaven and FalconVoice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Saltville was once in the SWD back in the days the SWD resembled the SEC of today.Better than the lpd in the 90s? Lol ghos88t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Better than the lpd in the 90s? Lol If not even at least a rung below. No doubt the LPD of the 80's and 90's was a blood bath but it's hard to argue that a 10 or 11 team district with sometimes only 1 team coming out and playing in the post-season caused for some great competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 If not even at least a rung below. No doubt the LPD of the 80's and 90's was a blood bath but it's hard to argue that a 10 or 11 team district with sometimes only 1 team coming out and playing in the post-season caused for some great competition.SWD as competitive among one another or adding post season hardware to the trophy chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 If I remember correctly this game was not in the Bluefield or Bristol papers. IDKW. I found it in the Richlands paper in the old books that are kept at the Richlands newspaper offices. I can go to the Bristol Library and check their BHC microfilm for this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 The SWD of 1956 to 1970 was effectively participating in the highest level (Division 1) of high school competition in Virginia. Its champions typically faced off against those of the Western District (which contained many members of the subsequent AAA Roanoke Valley District) for the right to square off against schools from the larger population centers such as NoVa and Tidewater. Very rare for SWD teams to experience a lot of postseason success in any sport during that era -- although there were some notable exceptions. No disrespect to the LPD (or any other league operating in the region prior to the 1970 reclassification), but there really isn't much basis for comparison with the SWD in this specific time frame. Division 1 was just a clearly different level of play. Chappy, blueinbama, ghos88t and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I was a little surprised to see Chilhowie has only played Richlands twice in all these years, especially since R.B. Worthy in Saltville played Richlands 31 times. Extrapolating a bit from the Richlands records, there are a few scheduling dynamics that kind of jump out. 1. Graham, Grundy, Richlands, and Tazewell have played each other on a pretty consistent and continuous basis since the advent of high school football in the 1920s. The recent withdrawal of the Golden Wave from the SWD was a truly noteworthy and historical event. 2. In the 1930's there appears to be a lot of scheduling reciprocity between the Tazewell County schools and those of Wise County. Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn, and Wise were frequent opponents until about 1950. Virginia High began showing up consistently on the schedule in the late 1930's as well. My impression is that the larger schools generally played one another -- don't know if that was due to preference or necessity. 3. The lineup of the original SWD had pretty much taken shape by 1950, with Marion and Saltville appearing as regular opponents. William King (the effective direct ancestor of Abingdon High School) was also a regular opponent during this time. Given that and simple geography, I've often wondered why they weren't included in the SWD -- although I suspect it was some combination of enrollment figures and/or local policy. All this is to say that the records indicate that Richlands has played a really diverse number and range of opponents (by my count, 86 different schools), but the Blues have maintained some fairly longstanding relationships with "traditional" rivals over the years. This has probably served to preclude (or at least suppress) the number of match ups against schools like Chilhowie or Clintwood. Pure speculation on my part, mind you. blueinbama, cityofRaven and fingernail 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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