Ooh, we doing some pre-playoffs smack talk? All right then.
If we're going to be bringing up ancient history, when's the last time Danville made it to the state finals? Or beat Salem? I know you all won a championship back in 1982 (before the parents of some of the players of today were born), and that's great and respectable and all, but if we're going to say that title is relevant to the teams today then James Wood should be considered a powerhouse and your argument that Sherando and Handley haven't played anyone would be moot. But that would be silly, wouldn't it.
Speaking of getting smacked by the "Widdie"-tier teams of the world, let's take a peek at Danville's record against Salem since that beatdown Sherando took. If MaxPreps is to be believed:
2021: 48-14 loss.
2020: 35-21 loss.
2019: 48-21 loss.
2017: 42-13 loss.
2014: 48-28 loss.
Even I'm not a big enough homer to say that Sherando is in a league with Salem, Dinwiddie, Phoebus, etc., but if Sherando isn't then Danville sure as hell isn't either, so I'm not sure where all this confidence is coming from. I don't doubt that Danville has played a tougher schedule than Sherando and Handley have this year, and I'd argue that's true most years given how strong the southern half of the state is, but that hasn't led to much success for Danville when it counts.
Sherando and Handley have good but not great teams this year, but both are better than they're being given credit for.
