swva_havok_fan 1,261 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 I figured I would post my opinion on how the district would finish up in boys and girls this year. I don't know much about the other schools in the district, so this is more or less a blind look. Interested in seeing how my predictions look come the end of the regular season. Girls: Abingdon Central Ridgeview Union Gate City John Battle Lee High Notes: Abingdon has looked dominant so far and with a D1 recruit in Hess, I think their first season in the M7 gets them a district title. Central won the PVNB tournament, and even though they had some key losses from last season, Dotson just reloads the guns. Ridgeview has everyone back from last season''s team except two players, only one being a starter. Union had Central on the ropes in the PVNB tournament only to have another meltdown and getting T'd up. Also, is Ridgeview in Union's head being 0-8 all time against the Pack? Gate City squeaked by Rye Cove in a benefit game. Not sure what Battle has back from last year, but they did upset Gate City in the district tournament one season ago. Lee High... well someone has to finish at the bottom. Boys: Gate City Abingdon Union Lee High Central Ridgeview John Battle Notes: No question here who's number 1. Something is telling me that Abingdon will outlast Union for best of the rest. The other 4 are more or less just there, I will say that Ridgeview is much improved and I look for them to get out of the cellar this year. Battle lost their everything guy, Felty who is now at Emory and Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girls-Hoops 14 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Girls: If Abingdon plays to their potential then I would give them the nod for #1. I think it will be a tight race for 2nd between Central, Ridgeview and Union. Gate City and John Battle are very capable of pulling off some upset games. I have no idea about Lee??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteSWVAFan 10 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 I only know about the girls: I think 1-4 or maybe even 5 are a toss up. These girls are going to come out hard every night and it will be anybody's game. Abingdon has a roster of AAU girls. Hess, Taylor Gilbert, Emily Breeding, Sarah Walters, and Peyton Carter have all played on the AAU circuit this summer. They have the experience and potential to really be a great team; Hess seems to always know where the ball needs to be on the floor and as the floor general, she gets it there. Central only has one player who has played in the AAU circuit over the summer (Dee Cvetnich), but the team is talented. Cvetnich is averaging a double-double through 4 games and Gracie Mullins has taken on a leadership role. Brook Porter and Olivia Mullins are experienced guards having started in previous seasons and Olivia Mullins is showing more confidence in driving the lane. Watching them at the PVNB tournament, it appears they need to get better control of the ball and limit turnovers. Ridgeview has two really talented guards in Bailey Frazier and Nikole Counts; they're capable of getting to the hoop at will. Frazier played the AAU circuit over the summer, but watching her this weekend she seemed to be playing in pain and had both hips on ice following every game. That would be my biggest concern for them. Ridgeview did show great ball movement this weekend and they have 5+ girls who are able to consistently hit the 3. Union is just a bunch of athletes. The whole bunch is long and lean. Abigail Webb has stepped up and taken on a scoring role, and Ashley Chester has consistently been a scorer and rebounder for the Bears over the past 3 years and that is holding through their first games of this young season. Jayda Smith has shown improvement and I believe she's only a sophomore. She's going to contribute a lot for them this season. Gate City has an experienced senior in Tori Powers and a fresh face in Sarah Thompson. Although Thompson is a freshman this year, she played for an AAU team this year that literally walked all over most anyone that they came up against in their age division (along with Honaker's freshman LeeAnna McNulty). She may not be experienced in Varsity play, but she's played against the best girls her age nationwide over the summer and she will surprise some people. John Battle's Callie Haderer is back for her final season with the Trojans and after a successful AAU season this summer, is poised to have a great year. Coming off a season where they showed growth in being able to knock off Gate City at the end of last year, I think they'll be hungry to show that they've improved. To be honest, even though Honaker is a 1A school, I was surprised to see John Battle beat them in the VA High Tournament this weekend so I think they're going to give teams a tougher game this year than in recent years. I've honestly not heard anything about Lee High this year and I don't think they've played a game yet. I think they do play tonight though. Deleted Account and swva_havok_fan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman 135 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Who has a better chance of winning a state title this year? GC boys or one of the girls teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girls-Hoops 14 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, EliteSWVAFan said: I think 1-4 or maybe even 5 are a toss up. These girls are going to come out hard every night and it will be anybody's game. Abingdon has a roster of AAU girls. Hess, Taylor Gilbert, Emily Breeding, Sarah Walters, and Peyton Carter have all played on the AAU circuit this summer. They have the experience and potential to really be a great team; Hess seems to always know where the ball needs to be on the floor and as the floor general, she gets it there. Central only has one player who has played in the AAU circuit over the summer (Dee Cvetnich), but the team is talented. Cvetnich is averaging a double-double through 4 games and Gracie Mullins has taken on a leadership role. Brook Porter and Olivia Mullins are experienced guards having started in previous seasons and Olivia Mullins is showing more confidence in driving the lane. Watching them at the PVNB tournament, it appears they need to get better control of the ball and limit turnovers. Ridgeview has two really talented guards in Bailey Frazier and Nikole Counts; they're capable of getting to the hoop at will. Frazier played the AAU circuit over the summer, but watching her this weekend she seemed to be playing in pain and had both hips on ice following every game. That would be my biggest concern for them. Ridgeview did show great ball movement this weekend and they have 5+ girls who are able to consistently hit the 3. Union is just a bunch of athletes. The whole bunch is long and lean. Abigail Webb has stepped up and taken on a scoring role, and Ashley Chester has consistently been a scorer and rebounder for the Bears over the past 3 years and that is holding through their first games of this young season. Jayda Smith has shown improvement and I believe she's only a sophomore. She's going to contribute a lot for them this season. Gate City has an experienced senior in Tori Powers and a fresh face in Sarah Thompson. Although Thompson is a freshman this year, she played for an AAU team this year that literally walked all over most anyone that they came up against in their age division (along with Honaker's freshman LeeAnna McNulty). She may not be experienced in Varsity play, but she's played against the best girls her age nationwide over the summer and she will surprise some people. John Battle's Callie Haderer is back for her final season with the Trojans and after a successful AAU season this summer, is poised to have a great year. Coming off a season where they showed growth in being able to knock off Gate City at the end of last year, I think they'll be hungry to show that they've improved. To be honest, even though Honaker is a 1A school, I was surprised to see John Battle beat them in the VA High Tournament this weekend so I think they're going to give teams a tougher game this year than in recent years. I've honestly not heard anything about Lee High this year and I don't think they've played a game yet. I think they do play tonight though. That was a really good breakdown of the teams/girls. I can only make one correction. All the girls that traveled throughout the summer, played Showcase ball, not AAU. After about 7th grade AAU ball becomes really weak and most of the better girls moves up to the Showcase circuit. EliteSWVAFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteSWVAFan 10 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Girls-Hoops said: That was a really good breakdown of the teams/girls. I can only make one correction. All the girls that traveled throughout the summer, played Showcase ball, not AAU. After about 7th grade AAU ball becomes really weak and most of the better girls moves up to the Showcase circuit. That's true. Sorry about that. Thanks for the correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, Weatherman said: Who has a better chance of winning a state title this year? GC boys or one of the girls teams? One of the girls’ teams. SWVA is respectably strong in girls’ athletics. Both may happen, but I think the history is clear which should be favored. EliteSWVAFan and Girls-Hoops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwhscoachT 162 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Twhs and Lee played a benefit game on 12/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Lee girls played Pineville on 12/4....benefit game with TW was before that. Schedules are pinned at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Nice to see that the Coaches of the district agreed with my girls preseason predictions spot on! http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/mountain-district-girls-basketball-preview-capsules/article_3f7e0536-e088-11e7-b55c-bb665ce1c57f.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeSWVAFan 36 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Looks like Central’s boy’s team may be turning the corner. They’ve blown out their last 2 opponents. Can’t wait for Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 By the end of the season, the Union boys should be better than Central. Maybe not now since WC has been practicing a while and some Union key players are just now in basketball mode, but by the end I believe Union will be better and finish 2-3, depending on Abingdon, in M7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherhead Larry 530 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 21 hours ago, LongTimeSWVAFan said: Looks like Central’s boy’s team may be turning the corner. They’ve blown out their last 2 opponents. Can’t wait for Friday! Hope this is sarcasm... Twin Springs and KACHEA are both nothing to gauge by. We’ll see tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 14 hours ago, BigWinners said: By the end of the season, the Union boys should be better than Central. Maybe not now since WC has been practicing a while and some Union key players are just now in basketball mode, but by the end I believe Union will be better and finish 2-3, depending on Abingdon, in M7. Here's the coaches poll and the link to the team capsules in today's Herald Courier: Gate City Union Wise Central Abingdon Ridgeview John Battle Lee High http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/mountain-district-boys-basketball-preview-capsules/article_4fa8ef76-e136-11e7-9f13-0b432d801315.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRat24 274 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Is the GC game tonight a Super or just varsity girls and boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 12/14/2017 at 10:57 AM, LongTimeSWVAFan said: Looks like Central’s boy’s team may be turning the corner. They’ve blown out their last 2 opponents. Can’t wait for Friday! Yeah....about that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Union starts 1-0 with win at Sullivan East. Is East any better than Lee or Battle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeSWVAFan 36 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 7 hours ago, BigWinners said: Union starts 1-0 with win at Sullivan East. Is East any better than Lee or Battle? Sullivan East didn’t beat KECHA as bad as Central did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widespread_Panic 197 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 14 hours ago, BigWinners said: Union starts 1-0 with win at Sullivan East. Is East any better than Lee or Battle? Absolutely. East would beat Battle or Lee by 15 plus. BigWinners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Widespread_Panic said: Absolutely. East would beat Battle or Lee by 15 plus. Thanks, I know absolutely nothing about them. How do they compare to a team like Wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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