I’m putting together a similar post for the JV season.

It’s lame that Handley couldn’t finish the job yesterday. I hope Salem beats them 70-0 this week. The region needed a Salem/GW final. @Chuck Vipperman (GW) can we sign a petition to get Keshawn Waller a RB #. That young freshman is the next big thing out of Danville VA.

19GHS87 said:

Graham 56
Richlands 19

VHSL-helper said:

Sherando 28, Handley 14 - Final (Sat)

Friday...
Graham 56, Richlands 10
Tazewell 62, Lebanon 61 - 2 OT's

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Tazewell 62
Lebanon 61

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So was it Graham 56-10 or 56-19?? I'm seeing two different results...

Virginia HS Football Fan said:

There's a lot of bad football being played though. Yes, there is parity. But even the great teams (record wise) aren't even that great for the most part.

Also, the lack of effort and heart are now even more apparent than ever.

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I put a large part of the "record wise" piece on conference realignment. Putting the majority of the top teams in 2 conferences and saying "have at it, boys!" was a terrible idea in the eyes of football purists. Oregon/OSU and Texas/UGA or Bama don't even sound right as conference games. BYU and SMU leading the Big 12 and ACC standings, respectively? Unserious football.

Again, I get it from a financial standpoint but it just makes for a bad product.

OCBoy said:

Shoot bring Louisa back to the Battlefield

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Bring Orange as well and that is a stout ten team district for the most part. Everyone would have to get better and would be better battle tested for the playoffs. All you have to do then is go out and schedule one crazy hard non-district game (preferably a Class 5 or 6 team) to help you get better.

There's a lot of bad football being played though. Yes, there is parity. But even the great teams (record wise) aren't even that great for the most part.

Also, the lack of effort and heart are now even more apparent than ever.

@m-squared …Just to add a little more to kwhs95fan post about Westmoreland. Our local paper The Rappahannock Times post the top 5 players in Rushing, Passing, Receiving and Scoring in the Northern Neck & Tidewater Districts. It’s updated weekly. Before yesterdays game, QB Tolson is leading the NND in passing with…
156 Att. 99 Com. 5 Int. 24 TD. 1772 Passing yards. 63.5 PCT.

Westmoreland also have the top 3 receivers in the NND…

1.) Burrell- 34 catches. 641 yards. 18.9 Avg
2.) Garnett - 20 catches. 428 yards. 21.4 Avg
3.) Meade - 17 catches. 306 yards. 18.1 Avg.

I agree that pass coverage is Essex weak spot BUT…how weak is it if passing teams not score much against them? They may give up a lot of yards vs. passing teams but when the field get short, they lock it down for the most part. I don’t know the exact number but Essex has gotten a number of INT’s vs the pass.

Matoaca has 20 seniors who have never beaten Dinwiddie. Had to hurt. The Warriors wanted this game bad and played their tails off. A lot of talking and posturing, but a brutally physical game. The Warriors have nothing to hang their heads over. Dinwiddie took it on the chin early and stayed focussed. Login to view embedded media

Didn't make any difference, but I did type the wrong number for Riverheads. Corrected

DinwiddieProud said:

LOL, I think I’m glad I don’t have to.

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I never heard one quite like him

I kind of want to get this thread back on track. Most people observed the trash talk before/during the game, the extreme punishment they put on each other and plethora of errors made by these teams. What most did not observe was the bond shared and the pure emotions that occurred after the game.

I have been watching/involved in high school football for over 50 years and I have never witnessed the pure respect the kids/coaches showed one another at the end. To see Caleb Williams (South Carolina commit) lift Harry Dalton (USC commit) over his head and hug one another for a minute was refreshing. This incident repeated itself between different players/coaches throughout the handshake line/prayers huddle.

I spoke with one of Dinwiddie's players after the game and pointedly asked him why. This was his reply. "Man, we have been knocking heads with these guys since flag football (age 6). My brothers (Dinwiddie) work so hard to stay on top and keep our winning streak over them going. Matoaca, the same way trying to finally beat us. Man, I am hurting physically like they are emotionally. We took it to each other one more time and left it right here. It just all came out!"

As fans we may get emotional and type stupid words that mean zilch. To these kids and coaches it's real. So very proud of both teams and especially our seniors. They gave us and themselves a game to remember.

One last note. Super proud of our 5'11" 225 lb freshman offensive tackle Austin Wells. He matched up most of the night with All State defensive end Caleb Williams (6'6" 260 lbs) and performed well. Although Williams had 6 tackles he was held without a sack for the first time all year. Our smallish but sound technique o line just keeps getting better every week.

That's the parity that is college football. While I love NIL because these young student-athletes (women and men) should be getting paid, it has removed the loyalty and seemingly the genuine love for the sport. I hope it doesn't happen but I can see where players for the "playoff eliminated" teams will now start to sit out to focus on their next best move whether it be hitting the portal or preparing for the NFL draft.

CFB is slowly going to turn into CBB where you have a team of young 5 star recruits losing to the Armys (no disrespect to the Black Knights) of the CFB world because experience will trump talent (not week in and out). I'm both excited and weary to see where CFB heads in the future....

WP02alum said:

I voted on ringz so watch out for me in the playoffs. All you gotta do is vote on ringz, why don’t more teams just do it? Seems silly not to…

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I want Graham to vote on new uniforms 😂 that yellow on yellow is the worst! 😂.

44 on Sherando defense had a very good game.

11/15/24
7:00pm
VUU
vs Culpepper HS

VHSL-helper said:

ummmm... I dunno.
Looks like we have a couple of ties that will req. a lot of work to break.



#6/7 Northside (5-5) or Christiansburg (5-5)

#6 @ #3 Lord Botetourt (7-3)
#7 @ #2 Magna Vista (8-2)

#5 Staunton River (4-6) @ #4 William Byrd (8-2)
#8 Carroll Co. (5-5) or Bassett (5-5) @ #1 Abingdon (9-1)

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how does the region/vhsl decide who will be the higher seed in the playoffs or in Carroll and Bassett case who makes the playoffs and who goes home?

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HERE WE GO....

#7 James Wood (7-3) or Orange Co. (8-2) @ #3 Jeff. Forest (8-2)
#6 James Wood (7-3) or Orange Co. (8-2) @ #2 Sherando (9-1)

#5 John Handley (8-2) @ #4 Salem (8-2)
#8 E.C. Glass (5-5) @ #1 GW-Danville (9-1)

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going to be some good teams going at it. I’d think GW and Salem would be the favorites. I’ll be glued to this bracket to see who will be in Hampton first weekend of December. Good luck to everyone.

Small thing over here in the west but Monticello had a great season-went 7-3, lost to 10-0 Turner Ashby, 8-2 Louisa and 8-2 Orange and couldn’t sneak into the Region 3C playoffs. Brutality.

Draft losing to Wilson was surprising. Now they gotta play at Riverheads round 1…not ideal.

Can’t wait for the playoffs.

DinwiddieProud said:

I’ll profess my ignorance. What is a Guardian cap?

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The Guardian cap is the extra layer of protection on the helmet that is worn to reduce head injuries. Studies says it reduces concussions/head injuries by 10 percent.

DinwiddieProud said:

The League doesn’t enforce it, but the rules are pretty straightforward. They are the rules you will find in the NFHS Handbook, which is part of the VHSL rules by reference. Summarized, it’s supposed to be “just the facts, ma’am!” (Anybody under 50 probably doesn’t know where that saying came from.)

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I wish you could hear him.

OCBoy said:

They should get some 5 or 6 teams on the schedule from Richmond or dip into the Commonwealth like the Battlefield has been doing.

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Watching them play some of the Commonwealth teams in the non-district would be fun.

They shouldn't have any issues getting games against Brooke Point, North Stafford, or even Riverbend. Probably not Colonial Forge and Mountain View as seem to play mostly Prince William and Fairfax County schools in the non-district.

I know they like playing Massaponax, but they are down and I don't think playing them will help.

Thanks Cut, probably my best season in the pick em which means I'll probably flop in the playoffs lol.