Who’s taking it this year?
Patrick County gone and Mecklenburg is playing a full district schedule.
My predictions:
1. GW- very hard ood schedule. Dinwiddie, Glass and Amherst. Mori Dixon will get them over the hump in most district games. 7-3 is likely, but 8-2 or better, I like them competing to get back to the region championship game.
2. Magna Vista- really like Simeon Moore (he’s going to be the next major D1 athlete out of Southside after Dixon graduates) and Ethan Stockton (reigning Piedmont Defensive Player of the Year). It’s been a while, but the Warriors could be back to region contender status.
3. Martinsville/Bassett- Toss up. Hairston (Bassett) and Jones (Martinsville) were 2 of the top 3 best players in the district last year. Both gone. Martinsville returns more, but won’t have the depth Bassett has. I believe Martinsville will make a run in their region this year.
5. Mecklenburg- undisciplined play was a big reason they were bad. They look the part and has a good mix of size and athleticism. Maybe, the biggest team in the district. I’m not drinking the Kool Aid just yet.
6. Halifax- Maybe Senseney can turn it around.. Halifax is a lot like GW. Great athletes, but normally struggles with physicality in the trenches and tackling. I’m a big fan of Josh Miller who is the Blue Comets RB. He just committed to William and Mary to play football.
7. Tunstall- Brice Poole is a very talented football but Tunstall will be a bad football team. Kid will be the team. Really no reason for them to be so bad. Big, country kids and they have a good feeder program.
Patrick County gone and Mecklenburg is playing a full district schedule.
My predictions:
1. GW- very hard ood schedule. Dinwiddie, Glass and Amherst. Mori Dixon will get them over the hump in most district games. 7-3 is likely, but 8-2 or better, I like them competing to get back to the region championship game.
2. Magna Vista- really like Simeon Moore (he’s going to be the next major D1 athlete out of Southside after Dixon graduates) and Ethan Stockton (reigning Piedmont Defensive Player of the Year). It’s been a while, but the Warriors could be back to region contender status.
3. Martinsville/Bassett- Toss up. Hairston (Bassett) and Jones (Martinsville) were 2 of the top 3 best players in the district last year. Both gone. Martinsville returns more, but won’t have the depth Bassett has. I believe Martinsville will make a run in their region this year.
5. Mecklenburg- undisciplined play was a big reason they were bad. They look the part and has a good mix of size and athleticism. Maybe, the biggest team in the district. I’m not drinking the Kool Aid just yet.
6. Halifax- Maybe Senseney can turn it around.. Halifax is a lot like GW. Great athletes, but normally struggles with physicality in the trenches and tackling. I’m a big fan of Josh Miller who is the Blue Comets RB. He just committed to William and Mary to play football.
7. Tunstall- Brice Poole is a very talented football but Tunstall will be a bad football team. Kid will be the team. Really no reason for them to be so bad. Big, country kids and they have a good feeder program.