old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Just wondering if anyone knows the top ten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaversfan93 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I know two things as far as benching record go.. 1. The richlands "bench-a-thon" is a joke. Those kids do well but even former players from richlands will tell you that most of those numbers are pencil whipped big-time! I wouldnt buy into any of those numbers, especially the high ones. 2. I'm almost certain that the area record belongs to Danny Sparks of Tazewell. Coach Simon told us he benched 510 lbs back in 1994 for the Bulldogs. Thats NFL impressive, if you ask me. Did he go anywhere and play big-time college football??? Because he should have...I remember watching him play. A man among boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Danny Sparks was a tremendous football player. But he did not bench press 510 lbs. Talk about pencil-whipped. I know in '94 the top bench was McCommons with 385lbs. I was second with 365 lbs. Those number were not whipped with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Ahh I see. The Richlands numbers are "pencil whipped" but if Coach Simon says someone benched over 500 pounds it must be true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaversfan93 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Danny Sparks was a tremendous football player. But he did not bench press 510 lbs. Talk about pencil-whipped. I know in '94 the top bench was McCommons with 385lbs. I was second with 365 lbs. Those number were not whipped with anything. [/ QUOTE ] Thats just what Coach Simon told us one day in the weightroom. I know the Sparks boy was strong. Isn't he the one who put the monstrous cut on Mccommons face after Sparks hit him during one game?? Everyone said the hit caused mccommons to blackout for a few mins.....that must've been a huge hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgs05 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Danny Sparks did not bench 510 lbs....but he did bench 490 lbs in 1995, not 1994. I know this to be true bc I saw him do it. He is my older brother so I know that he did not bench 510 lbs but he did bench 490 lbs in 95 right before his senior yr started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I played in that game. Danny layed a good hit on McCommons. But he didn't black out. McCommons did drag many Bulldog defenders down the field that game. But Sparks wasn't one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaversfan93 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Ahh I see. The Richlands numbers are "pencil whipped" but if Coach Simon says someone benched over 500 pounds it must be true... [/ QUOTE ] I'm just telling you guys what he told us. But seriously, I know quite a few former richlands players and everyone says that those numbers the coaches put in the newspaper before football season begins, are almost all pencil-whipped. And i know how die-hard those richlands fans are about their team and they wouldnt say anything against their team if it werent true. I'm not trying to down the boys from r-lands, I'm just saying what several of them have told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgs05 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 The reason that most of Tazewell's weight lifting records have been lost is because when Harris Hart became head coach in 1997, he erased almost all of the lifting records that had already been established. He did so because some of them seemed unattainable to the younger players and he did not want to psych them out. Dumb move by Hart, in my opinion but I was only a soph when he did that so I didnt have much say. But honestly, I dont know much about the other records or about the bench-a-thon at richlands but I do know that my brother had the bench record at Tazewell with a lift of 490 lbs in july of 1995. I know because i was a freshman at that time and I saw the lift. Coach Litz went wild....lol....it was a funny site and I must say, I was extremely proud of my brother for breaking that record and then extremely dissapointed when the records were erased in 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 482 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Danny Ray was the man, played 3 years with him at Tazewell with many times lineing up on the other side of the ball from him practice and looked up to the big guy as well!!! Becasue if he was to go out of the game I had to come in and replcae him. Danny would have made it far in Football but like the man he is he put his family first. And btw I was also there that day he benched pressed 490!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgs05 10 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 i tell yall another ol boy from tazewell who could put up some weight is Randy Sheets, i think he was benching in the high 300s.....could out pull a tractor in the tractor pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenecknation 17 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 heard derek jones a former dawg TE could put up some weight in truth behind that rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 This thread has come up many time. Here is the outcome every time: RHS qb and rb's all beanch over 450 lbs and the line benches around 500 - 600 lbs. its a joke!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I think only one player benched over 400. If you don't think McCracken and Jennings can bench the reported weight you haven't seen them play. Richlands has won 12 consecutive games 29 consecutive regular season games 14 consecutive SWD games 36 of last 39 games 21 of last 26 SWD games 3 consecutive SWD Championships 3 Consecutive Region IV Championships 5 consecutive over Graham 3 consecutive over Tazewell 6+ consecutive over Grundy 3 consecutive over Carroll County Last two teams to beat Richlands were State Champions! It starts in the weight room. Perhaps the other SWD coaches should start "pencil whipping" their numbers too?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I think only one player benched over 400. If you don't think McCracken and Jennings can bench the reported weight you haven't seen them play. Richlands has won 12 consecutive games 29 consecutive regular season games 14 consecutive SWD games 36 of last 39 games 21 of last 26 SWD games 3 consecutive SWD Championships 3 Consecutive Region IV Championships 5 consecutive over Graham 3 consecutive over Tazewell 6+ consecutive over Grundy 3 consecutive over Carroll County Last two teams to beat Richlands were State Champions! It starts in the weight room. Perhaps the other SWD coaches should start "pencil whipping" their numbers too?!? [/ QUOTE ] i love those stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Nice reply Big D. That should silence the Non-Believers. I think the McGlothlin brothers got 400+. Elliott Joyce, Jeremy McCommons both were over 400 lbs. Too many too mention over 350lbs. Blu, have you ever heard the term "...it starts in the weight room." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Those stats are not really impressive until there in the playoffs beat graham is the only accomplishment to brag about. PLAY THE BEAVERS !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 "....only accomplishment..." For accomplishments see above stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Those stats are not really impressive until there in the playoffs beat graham is the only accomplishment to brag about. PLAY THE BEAVERS !!! [/ QUOTE ] You mean the team that Graham rolled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 YEA that team!!! Oh and guess what it doesn't happen much. WHY DOESN"T THE NADOS SCHEDULE THEM??????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 we r in the process of getting either them or martinsville...we wanna play you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavefan64 10 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Tazewell always has some big guys...Luke Dales was the last monster from the weightroom Grundy had..I would guess he benched high 3's...I think Josh "Pugs" McCoy who graduated in 2000 holds it. The coaches always said he got like 450? He was a BEAST..not all that big, not the best player, but he was a man.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaverteeth 10 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 "we r in the process of getting either them or martinsville" I have a feeling they will schedule martinsville!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvtne216 278 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Daniel Lester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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