Lil’ Leonard’s Losers

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Uncle Percy wants me to post his Disclaimer before any story telling or picking any losers.  GMan, we would like to not have to use a Mulligan here. Keep in mind it is Uncle Percy.

Disclaimer:

I am using the VHSL Master Schedule, we all should know how they can mess things up, and some the weekly newspapers to pick “losers”. (Who would have ever believed you could get better high school football coverage from, of all newspapers, The Voice than from The Bluefield Daily Telegraph.). However, We understand, due to The Wuhan Virus some games may suddenly change and we may not know it in time before we pick a bunch of losers.  We had two such games last week. The Long Hunters of Lebanon and Richlands Little Blue Fizzle Machine. Lebanon was pick as a loser, played another and lost.  The Little Blue Fizzle Machine didn’t play and ended September as an O-fer. SO, if any of you Nit-Pickin’, Political Correct, Mamby Pamby Millennials are going to condemn, then we need a certain Bluefield Gentleman (He’s one of the Old Dogs on this site) to repost his elegant description and philosophy of what Political Correctness is. Get It.

Folks, Uncle Percy takes pickin’ Losers seriously.  So let’s pick a bunch of losers.

Ridgeview @ Richlands 

Richlands didn’t get to play The Flattails last week because of the Wuhan Virus and ended the month of September as a Big O-fer (no points, no wins). The Little Blue Fizzle Machine gets to host the Ridge Wolves from Dickinson County this Friday. (Lot of Ridges in Dickinson County, seems like a lot of people live on the Ridges in Dickinson County). Ridgeview is also an O-fer, the lost column. The Little Blue Fizzle Machine is going to have their hands full with this howling Wolfpack Friday Night.  Now Ridgeview lost some Big Wolves off last years team but they shouldn’t have any problem from having a howl in’ good time at Ernie Hicks Stadium. On a positive note, the Little Fizzlers may finally get on the scoreboard when the Big Wolves turn the Wolf Pups loose to play the 4th Q.

Loser:

Richlands

Wise-Central @Abington

Yes Uncle Percy spells it with a ton instead of Don. The reason, Uncle Percy says it is because you can find tons of it there and none of it is any good. I’ll not say anything more and just leave it there.  Uncle Percy says this is probably what you would call a toss-up game. Both teams have only wins against weak teams and lost to good teams. Both lost to Christianburg by 8 pts and 5 pts. Wise Central beat Eastside which is a better team than the 3 Blue Buzzards victims. Wise Central lost to Ridgeview which is a very, very good team. So, look for the Warriors to take home a bunch of Buzzard feathers this Friday. There you have it have folks, The Pronosticating Logic Uncle Percy now uses for toss-up games. (I liked it better when we used Grandpa Clovis’ fighting’ rooster Ol’ Phantom to pick toss up games).  Uncle Percy says how can you pick a Loser to be a winner when they’ll always be a loser.   ???????

Loser:

Abington

Grundy @Tazewell

As expected the Bull Pups lost to Riverheads this past Saturday, Then again, everybody will probably lose to Riverheads this year.  However, we hear that the Bull Pups were able to move the ball at times against a very good defense.  With that in mind and looking at the remaining games on the Bull Pup schedule, the Bull Pups might be able to pull out of a slow start and have a winning season. That turn around could very easily start this Friday Night when The Slate Crik Crawdads roll into or should we say back into town. (Ever notice how crawdads are always traveling bas ackwards.)  The Crawdads may have blew their chances this past Friday of the BDD Title when they lost to Honaker. Word is that Slate Crik may not even be the best team in Buchanan County this year.  The best may be the team on the Pilgram’s Knob. By the Dismal River. Anyway, one of Uncle Percy’s Co-Horts (more like partner in crime) went to the Blacksburg-Grundy game. He told Uncle Percy that a nest full of eggs would at have been safe between the 2 opposing lines. (Translation for Mamby Pamby Millennials - no pads popping, no hitting). With that info, looking at who Tazewell has played, there will be plenty of Smoked Crawdads for Saturday lunch in Tazewell. Because the Bull Pups can bite.

Loser:

Slate Crik

VA High @ Spotswood

Interesting…. So the Boys from Bristol are going Cat Racing up in Horse Country this weeekend. Interesting…. We don’t know much about the Spotswood Blazers. Uncle Percy says it has been at least 30 years, give or take a year or two, since he has been to Penn Laird. We know they are 1-3, they scored 91 points, given up137 point, that sounds good for the Bearcats. We know the Bearcats can score and score quick. We don’t know how quick the Blazers are. So this could turn into a heck of a game or a track meet. We are going with the Bearcats by a nose or should we say a Cat’s Whisker.

Loser:

Spotswood

Couple of notes:

Uncle Percy and I want to tank Union Fan for his Power Rating Posts. It takes some time and work. Thank You, it’s a big help for us.

V-Cats, Uncle Percy says that if you are going to Spotswood, that the last time he was there, the concession stand had the best Smoked Bar-B-Que sandwiches. Don’t know if they still serve them but they were good 30 years ago.

Cousin Claude wants to thank Ryan4VT for helping him win a free meal off Uncle Percy.  See, Uncle Percy had to cover any bets last week.

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13 hours ago, ghos88t said:

V-Cats, Uncle Percy says that if you are going to Spotswood, that the last time he was there, the concession stand had the best Smoked Bar-B-Que sandwiches. Don’t know if they still serve them but they were good 30 years ago.

I would love to go and sample their BBQ but I'm actually living in Houston now

A 4.5 hr drive from Bristol is doable, but 19 hrs is pushing it

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Uncle Percy has done run a batch of 'shine and been sampling instead of selling!

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I was wondering if Uncle Percy and Dook ride together to the family reunion.