Anyone got 2D power points?

[GilesBandanaMan]

I'm curious because of VH and the way they are playing football in Bristol. Who are the unfortunate souls in round 1 and/or 2 that gets to tangle with them? Graham and Union ain't "sceeeered" of nobody from a players and coaches perspective, but if I'm a Union or Graham fan and most on this board are fans only and not players or coaches, so approaching it from a fans perspective, I'm thinking "to hell with VH : let somebody else play em." 

[GilesBandanaMan]

Off the top of my head, I'm guessing VA High will likely finish 5th unless Gatr City upsets Ridgeview, then GC may jump them. Big game for Graham and Union fans (I'm guessing, don't know for sure) with GC vs Ridgeview as to who likely gets VH and for Union, they could get VH in round 1 if VH finishes 6th. I don't do power points, but guessing that GC could jump VH and get the 5th spot with an upset over Ridgeview. Otherwise good chance of a Graham vs Va High matchup in round 2 assuming Ridgeview beats GC.

Purely postulating about the above. Someone can clarify if opinion above is wrong about Lebanon, VH, GC seeding at 4, 5, 6.

[Gridiron60]

There’s a thread on VA Preps where guy has it broken down. 
 

https://virginiapreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/region-d-standings.83211/

[Bcats]

2 hours ago, BandanaVTDavis4321 said:

I'm curious because of VH and the way they are playing football in Bristol. Who are the unfortunate souls in round 1 and/or 2 that gets to tangle with them? Graham and Union ain't "sceeeered" of nobody from a players and coaches perspective, but if I'm a Union or Graham fan and most on this board are fans only and not players or coaches, so approaching it from a fans perspective, I'm thinking "to hell with VH : let somebody else play em." 

Graham and Union offensive line would overpower Va High so they are not a threat to either of those teams 

[jeffro]

Va High (with all due respect to their progress) had no answer for Grahams D line

[tornado99]

1 hour ago, Bcats said:

Graham and Union offensive line would overpower Va High so they are not a threat to either of those teams 

I agree with this. My context would be that with their athletes, the Bearcats ceiling is higher than the Bears or G-men’s floor. I think both are steady even if losing someone because of their line superiority. VHS depends on certain key players.

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

G25

U22

Rv,leb, gc,taz 18.5-19.25ish

Lee /vhs 17.5ish

Get you some numbers tomorrow but these are somewhat close

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

On 10/27/2024 at 4:10 PM, S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE said:

G25

U22

Rv,leb, gc,taz 18.5-19.25ish

Lee /vhs 17.5ish

Get you some numbers tomorrow but these are somewhat close

Will post points later,  but a lot is riding on gc vs rv, u vs ab, lee vs ab, vhs vs mar & jm, leb vs taz. Several crucial games the next couple of weeks.  Big what ifs were the last 2 Lee games vs gc and Central and the vhs gamesvs Grahamand leb.  If you swap the w & L shew what a mess. 

[Real Sasquatch]

On 10/27/2024 at 1:59 PM, jeffro said:

Va High (with all due respect to their progress) had no answer for Grahams D line

Their best athlete didn't play in that game, he is perhaps the best athlete in the SWD.  In my humble opinion, he is as good as an athlete  as anybody that  Graham has and he plays hard the whole game.  Smith has the ability to make nothing into something.  He is blazing fast, has a great football IQ and can take a licking and keep on ticking.  He is a very good football player at the 2A level.  That being said, can a V-High team with Smith and the other kid who was out, Sturgill?  (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong).... can that V-High Team beat Graham or Union.  I think they have the "potential" because of the athleticism of those guys.  He reminds me a lot of the Bradshaw kid from Graham a couple years back at receiver, with the speed of Clements.  If the Graham folks need a comparison.  He is that type of player, a real difference maker.  Virginia High matches up well athletically with both Union and Graham.  If they decide to play some ball, which it appears they have, you can welcome a 3rd contender to the race this year.

[Real Sasquatch]

On 10/27/2024 at 1:01 PM, Bcats said:

Graham and Union offensive line would overpower Va High so they are not a threat to either of those teams 

Smith doesn't need much to be gone.

[GilesBandanaMan]

I'm too old.  Seen too much.  The separation between Union/Graham and Virginia High is not so great that VH couldn't pull a W over one of them in the playoffs if VH is fully healthy.  There IS a separation, but it's not "out of the question" that Virginia High simply has "no chance or zero chance."  They have a chance for sure and I would be slightly surprised if VH pulled a W over a Union/Graham, but not shocked or floored.  I wouldn't be surprised if VH lost by 17 pts either.

[tornado99]

When all are healthy, I take the Bearcats over both G-men and Bears athletically. They conceivably could be beat either by big plays. I still believe both are still superior due to physicality. When both have athleticism, I firmly believe football is about blocking and tackling. In this region Graham and Union have been consistently the best.

Edited October 28 by tornado99
Inset key word

[Bearcats8]

1 hour ago, Real Sasquatch said:

Their best athlete didn't play in that game, he is perhaps the best athlete in the SWD.  In my humble opinion, he is as good as an athlete  as anybody that  Graham has and he plays hard the whole game.  Smith has the ability to make nothing into something.  He is blazing fast, has a great football IQ and can take a licking and keep on ticking.  He is a very good football player at the 2A level.  That being said, can a V-High team with Smith and the other kid who was out, Sturgill?  (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong).... can that V-High Team beat Graham or Union.  I think they have the "potential" because of the athleticism of those guys.  He reminds me a lot of the Bradshaw kid from Graham a couple years back at receiver, with the speed of Clements.  If the Graham folks need a comparison.  He is that type of player, a real difference maker.  Virginia High matches up well athletically with both Union and Graham.  If they decide to play some ball, which it appears they have, you can welcome a 3rd contender to the race this year.

It was Slagle that was out for 3 games against Radford, Ridgeview and Graham.

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

Not 100% but it's a pretty good start lol

 

Graham 25.25

Union 23.375

Ridgeview 21

Lebanon 19.889

V.H.S. 19.875

G.C. 18.75

Lee 18.125

Taz 16.375

Central 15.142

[jeffro]

1 hour ago, tornado99 said:

When all are healthy, I take the Bearcats over both G-men and Bears athletically. They conceivably could be beat either by big plays. I still believe both are still superior due to physicality. When both have athleticism, I firmly believe football is about blocking and tackling. In this region Graham and Union have been consistently the best.

As the old saying goes "To be the man ,you have to beat the man"

[BigWinners]

I hope both Lebanon and VHS end up 4/5 and on the opposite side of Union. Both scare me. 

[Real Sasquatch]

 

I hope they end up 3rd or 6th ....lol 

21 minutes ago, BigWinners said:

I hope both Lebanon and VHS end up 4/5 and on the opposite side of Union. Both scare me. 

[goose111874]

26 minutes ago, BigWinners said:

I hope both Lebanon and VHS end up 4/5 and on the opposite side of Union. Both scare me. 

Lebanon scares me more due to their passing and our pass defense is shaky at best 

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

1 hour ago, BigWinners said:

I hope both Lebanon and VHS end up 4/5 and on the opposite side of Union. Both scare me. 

Vhs is almost a lock where they are,  Lebanon still got taz bit who knows.  Gate city vs rv will help or hurt others too. Gonna be an interesting week.  Wish some were on Saturday so I could watch but thank you nfhs.

[Gridiron60]

8 hours ago, goose111874 said:

Lebanon scares me more due to their passing and our pass defense is shaky at best 

If it ends up being Lebanon vs VH in round one, it could get interesting. I’m not sure the outcome is any different unless Lebanon can find an answer for Smith. I don’t see Lebanon going down without a good fight though. When looking at round one, it may be the best game. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top with Lebanon & Tazewell next week. Strong passers  with neither defense anything extraordinary. It could end up being a high scoring game. 

[GilesBandanaMan]

8 hours ago, S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE said:

Vhs is almost a lock where they are,  Lebanon still got taz bit who knows.  Gate city vs rv will help or hurt others too. Gonna be an interesting week.  Wish some were on Saturday so I could watch but thank you nfhs.

That was my question. If Gate City were to upset Ridgeview, could they jump VH if both schools finish 7 and 3. It looks like that is unlikely even if GC were to upset Ridgeview. 

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

By a very thin margin, plus several other stars alignment 

[S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE]

Regardless of pairings, it's nice to see that there are more teams in the conversation this season. Hopefully the bottom 3 can get it together next year and figure out a way to get to .500 and make it a right race from top to bottom.