Bulldogs52 482 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 5:14 AM, Ryan4VT said: Richlands changed their helmets. The left side had the lightning R, but now the right side has the old early 90’s BLUES on them. Big, big fan. Thought that’s what I seen the other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper22 39 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Grayson county, has some good looking unis. Carroll County always has a cool look as well. Galaxs are horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf1207 239 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 1:43 PM, SwvaOG said: I do think the consolidation school names were bland as hell. My all time favorite name (I would t want to have the name though) are the Poca “Dots” in WV. I mean…wow….that’s courage. Agreed! I thought Ridgeview should have been the ridge runners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwvaOG 601 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, Wolf1207 said: Agreed! I thought Ridgeview should have been the ridge runners! I heard “Miners” was one of the final options as well. I think they have the best name of the consolidated schools. Ridgerunners would have been cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 7:14 PM, ojrussell said: I really liked Richlands UCLA Blue with white pants and helmet . Color scheme lasted for a few years ,but they returned to the original colors several years ago . Anyone remember the light blue with red numbers ? Hideous! In case anyone else is remotely interested, here is a shot of a Richlands player from 1974. The jersey is light blue with red numerals and white cuffs. The pants are light blue with a red/white/red stripe. The helmet is obviously white -- both the stripe and the 'R' logo are red. cityofRaven and SwvaOG 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger2001 20 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 How bout the St. Paul demon deacons purple and gold. That was a good uni !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, RichlandsAlum said: In case anyone else is remotely interested, here is a shot of a Richlands player from 1974. The jersey is light blue with red numerals and white cuffs. The pants are light blue with a red/white/red stripe. The helmet is obviously white -- both the stripe and the 'R' logo are red. What was the story behind the color changes? Tiger 2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, cityofRaven said: What was the story behind the color changes? I really don't know but I can offer some observations. In the 1950s Ernie Hicks began to outfit his teams in uniforms that closely resembled the Detroit Lions (with silver helmets and light blue jerseys). I don't know if Coach Hicks was a particular supporter of the Lions or not, but given the success and popularity of that franchise in that decade the it is unlikely that the emulation by RHS was simply a coincidence. Not sure whether it happened with Bill Peery or Jim Hammond, but silver was dropped altogether in the late 1960s. The primary color was still a light blue (although it was a shade or two darker than the Columbia Blue version that Hicks had favored) paired directly with white. Helmets were either blue with a white stripe or white with a blue stripe. Pants had the same arrangement. And jerseys were blue with white UCLA-type shoulder stripes at home (with the reverse being used on the road). Shortly after 1970 the football uniforms had switched to White and Navy Blue with red accents of various types. The light blue uniform that I posted began to be rotated in around 1973 or so-- even though Navy Blue and red were also worn more often than not. One of the more confusing outfits was a road uniform featuring the light blue pants paired with white jerseys that had Navy Blue primary numerals, red numerals on the sleeves, and red cuffs -- all topped with a white helmet featuring Navy/White/Red/White/Navy stripes. But other sports, cheerleading uniforms, and letterman's jackets continued to be produced in the light blue color that emerged in the late 1960s. (That particular shade often varied widely from a very light Columbia Blue to a greenish hue almost resembling Aqua.) Todd Heldreth standardized Navy Blue and White when he arrived in 1979 and applied it across the board. Dennis Vaught introduced silver as a secondary color when he arrived, but I think the official colors have been Navy and White effectively since 1979. cityofRaven, Austrian Ben Shapiro and Bigrhsfan 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhead24219 440 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Those Clintwood all white uniforms jerseys that were made of cheesecloth looked good but I hated because anytime I tried to grab one to tackle or hold …I mean block I would be standing there with a hand full of shirt Gridiron60, oldfool and Optimal62 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 I love the old school beauty of Appy's plain blue helmets and no-frills mesh jerseys (Photo Credit: BHC Sports) RichlandsAlum and jarhead24219 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC_Quincy 582 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: I love the old school beauty of Appy's plain blue helmets and no-frills mesh jerseys (Photo Credit: BHC Sports) I'll never forget them showing up at GC one night 5 minutes before the game started. They got off the bus and walked straight to the sideline, proceeded to kick our hind ends, and walked back to the bus. I had nothing but respect for that bunch. V-Cats and Liam McPoyle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austrian Ben Shapiro 66 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 4:27 PM, RichlandsAlum said: I really don't know but I can offer some observations. In the 1950s Ernie Hicks began to outfit his teams in uniforms that closely resembled the Detroit Lions (with silver helmets and light blue jerseys). I don't know if Coach Hicks was a particular supporter of the Lions or not, but given the success and popularity of that franchise in that decade the it is unlikely that the emulation by RHS was simply a coincidence. Not sure whether it happened with Bill Peery or Jim Hammond, but silver was dropped altogether in the late 1960s. The primary color was still a light blue (although it was a shade or two darker than the Columbia Blue version that Hicks had favored) paired directly with white. Helmets were either blue with a white stripe or white with a blue stripe. Pants had the same arrangement. And jerseys were blue with white UCLA-type shoulder stripes at home (with the reverse being used on the road). Shortly after 1970 the football uniforms had switched to White and Navy Blue with red accents of various types. The light blue uniform that I posted began to be rotated in around 1973 or so-- even though Navy Blue and red were also worn more often than not. One of the more confusing outfits was a road uniform featuring the light blue pants paired with white jerseys that had Navy Blue primary numerals, red numerals on the sleeves, and red cuffs -- all topped with a white helmet featuring Navy/White/Red/White/Navy stripes. But other sports, cheerleading uniforms, and letterman's jackets continued to be produced in the light blue color that emerged in the late 1960s. (That particular shade often varied widely from a very light Columbia Blue to a greenish hue almost resembling Aqua.) Todd Heldreth standardized Navy Blue and White when he arrived in 1979 and applied it across the board. Dennis Vaught introduced silver as a secondary color when he arrived, but I think the official colors have been Navy and White effectively since 1979. The Navy and white is a classic look, but would be fun to see the Rs, bring out some red once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hephaestus 3 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 As a previous poster said I always liked the Rich Valley Steers schemes. No I didn't go to school in Smyth County but my Dad was from Rich Valley and I have lots of family in the area. I was surprised that the students of RB Worhy (Shakers) and Rich Valley chose such a generic nickname as Panthers but I guess there had to compromises between the 2 student bodies. As an aside my Mom is a 1956 graduate of Gary High School (Coaldiggers). I have uploaded 2 photos of the Rich Valley Steers. I know the baseball pic is 1978. I believe the football pic is 1983. Liam McPoyle, Deleted Account and Mountain Football 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Hephaestus said: As a previous poster said I always liked the Rich Valley Steers schemes. No I didn't go to school in Smyth County but my Dad was from Rich Valley and I have lots of family in the area. I was surprised that the students of RB Worhy (Shakers) and Rich Valley chose such a generic nickname as Panthers but I guess there had to compromises between the 2 student bodies. As an aside my Mom is a 1956 graduate of Gary High School (Coaldiggers). I have uploaded 2 photos of the Rich Valley Steers. I know the baseball pic is 1978. I believe the football pic is 1983. Not a group to be messed with. Rich Valley players were farm boy strong. Their strength and conditioning program consisted of working in the hay field, cutting firewood, building fence, and milking cows. Mountain Football, Hephaestus and Austrian Ben Shapiro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapeape 259 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Always felt Steers / Bulls nicknames were hard on the girl’s sports, because then they’re just the Cows. Unfortunate. Nick Colobro changed GC from Royal to Columbia blue from 83-92, which would make a cool throwback, imo. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 2:31 PM, Grapeape said: Always felt Steers / Bulls nicknames were hard on the girl’s sports, because then they’re just the Cows. Unfortunate. Nick Colobro changed GC from Royal to Columbia blue from 83-92, which would make a cool throwback, imo. RVHS girls teams were the "Lassies". Rich Valley said it referred to the Scottish term for adolescent girls, while Chilhowie and Saltville claimed they were named after the Collie. 1inStripes and redtiger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose111874 967 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 2:45 PM, Union_Fan said: Think so. haha I didn't like them, and I'm a Tennessee fan! I still think the original pear white helmets were the best, but the blue ones have grown on me. Uh oh they brought the all orange back I know you love them Union_Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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