Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Every high school deserves fans like Otis Mitchell. GMan and Mountain Football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Liam McPoyle said: Every high school deserves fans like Otis Mitchell. Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: "I moved...to Saltville." That's a seldom heard statement. Yes. I'm closer to work and don't have drive them 3 mtns. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plywood_King 518 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 10 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: "I moved...to Saltville." That's a seldom heard statement. "What's the best thing to come out of Saltville?..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Plywood_King said: "What's the best thing to come out of Saltville?..." Salt lol. It's boring place to live. Well I'm closer to bristol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Plywood_King said: "What's the best thing to come out of Saltville?..." 1 hour ago, THS6805 said: Salt lol. It's boring place to live. Well I'm closer to bristol. Route 107 South? Plywood_King 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plywood_King 518 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said: Route 107 South? The correct answer is @Plywood_King, however, I did take 107 on my way out. Never trust a U-Haul on 16. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 I'd throw Chilhowie into the conversation of community support. It's nearly impossible to separate the school from the town. The town signs are orange and black, as are the fire trucks, the EMS truck, and police cars. The town's newest park is named, of course, Warrior Park. When groups buy t-shirts unrelated to school, such as a church group, orange and black are the predominant colors. A number of businesses will use the same color scheme on its signage. You can eat at Warrior Island Seafood or eat a Warrior Burger at another restaurant. The warrior head logo, arrowhead, and slanted C are ubiquitous, particularly on yard signs and the family car. An inordinate number of parents will wear Warrior gear year-round as a part of their daily dress. For games, Chilhowie fans are about as enthusiastic as you'll find. I can understand a business in a two school town (Bluefield VA/WV) not wanting to go all-in for one team. Why choose a business name that could alienate half of your potential customers on Day 1? Plywood_King and Jags52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Big Stone is pretty involved to an extent but nowhere near what you just described from Chilhowie. There's Union Drug, lotta Union stuff adorning the main reason stretch in town, etc... It was easier when it was PV because Powell Valley could describe the school specifically or if you wanted to be more general, it describes the area so lotta Powell Valley (insert business). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: Every high school deserves fans like Otis Mitchell. That place was called "Cottons". I remember going there a couple of times in the 90s when I was traveling from Pembroke to the Grundy area for work and would stop in Bluefield VAs legendary "Cottons." I remember that G star well and remember the owner, Otis. Cottons is still the best Cheeseburger I've ever had and don't know what it was, but haven't found anything matching that. I talked to Otis some about football and he knew I was from Giles and he would tell me, "you boys run that Tomfoolery ball over that way." He was referring of course to the single wing. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Heck we have a kid with the last name Bradshaw scoring touchdowns like crazy and the businesses won't put a Go Gmen sign in their windows. You see community pride or support fade away during losing eras such as Marrs or Williams but Palmer and Co just held Richlands scoreless at Ernie Hicks Stadium! It doesn't get much better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 11:16 PM, Liam McPoyle said: I'd throw Chilhowie into the conversation of community support. It's nearly impossible to separate the school from the town. The town signs are orange and black, as are the fire trucks, the EMS truck, and police cars. The town's newest park is named, of course, Warrior Park. When groups buy t-shirts unrelated to school, such as a church group, orange and black are the predominant colors. A number of businesses will use the same color scheme on its signage. You can eat at Warrior Island Seafood or eat a Warrior Burger at another restaurant. The warrior head logo, arrowhead, and slanted C are ubiquitous, particularly on yard signs and the family car. An inordinate number of parents will wear Warrior gear year-round as a part of their daily dress. For games, Chilhowie fans are about as enthusiastic as you'll find. I can understand a business in a two school town (Bluefield VA/WV) not wanting to go all-in for one team. Why choose a business name that could alienate half of your potential customers on Day 1? I would agree Chilhowie is tough to top as far as community support. It is crazy how much school in the same county differ... I also think Tazewell and Richlands are up there as well both of those towns are green and blue respectively. Gate City is usually up there as well considering the away stands usually have more blue than the opposing teams color. As far as the game I would like to say Tazewell walks away with this one and should win it big. From what I have seen battle is way down 4 short years ago they have 40 to 50 on the team but the last few year the numbers have been way low and a lot of kids have quit mid season. However they did start the year off strong in the spring so crazier things have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Well, this one isn’t going to happen this week. Battle on COVID protocols. Tazewell’s scurrying to find an opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, UVAObserver said: Well, this one isn’t going to happen this week. Battle on COVID protocols. Tazewell’s scurrying to find an opponent. What possibilities are available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGib 10 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, UVAObserver said: Well, this one isn’t going to happen this week. Battle on COVID protocols. Tazewell’s scurrying to find an opponent. its seems as if battle is always in covid protocol Jags52 and Deleted Account 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, stu_bean said: What possibilities are available? Chilhowie, either bland or rural retreat, and JI burton or twin springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, Jags52 said: Chilhowie, either bland or rural retreat, and JI burton or twin springs Thought I saw where the last 4 had rescheduled those games. Nothing against Chilhowie but really don't want them unless last option since we played them in benefit game. Hate rematches the same year regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 34 minutes ago, stu_bean said: Thought I saw where the last 4 had rescheduled those games. Nothing against Chilhowie but really don't want them unless last option since we played them in benefit game. Hate rematches the same year regardless. Take what you can get...it's a benefit game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 33 minutes ago, stu_bean said: Thought I saw where the last 4 had rescheduled those games. Nothing against Chilhowie but really don't want them unless last option since we played them in benefit game. Hate rematches the same year regardless. I was just looking at the games that were postponed due to covid. It didnt say if they had made moves or which team had it. But I do agree rematches kinda suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, stu_bean said: What possibilities are available? Very few. A bunch of feelers have been thrown out with very few hits thus far. We’ll see later this evening if something gets finalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Ji Burton or rural retreat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Too bad central already has game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Parry McClure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Real Sasquatch said: Parry McClure They won’t play this week. Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballFan67 61 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Jags52 said: Chilhowie, either bland or rural retreat, and JI burton or twin springs I believe Bland went on Covid protocol today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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