SFUWO said:

Blacksburg could score from anywhere on the field. You miss a tackle and they were gone. Had two very talented runners. One at RB and the other at WR. Then it was hard to break anything long on them due to the same duo on defense. The line was very good as well.

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OnlyVA said:

In 6A, 2010 Battlefield. They've never really had a superstar four/five-star recruit but are always well coached and play fundamentally sound. This was especially true for their 2010 team that won state.

If I had to provide an example of what it looks like to hit your peak in the playoffs, it was this team. They went 8-2 in the regular season, but in the second round of the playoffs they got a revenge blow out win against their unbeaten rival. (The loss to this team earlier in the year snapped a regular season win streak Battlefield had at the time). Battlefield ended up taking down three undefeated teams in the playoffs to earn the title.

They had this success because they played well in all three phases, the coaches made timely play calls in the post season, and they were also able to stretch the field with their play action pass attack.

They actually won the championship with a two-quarterback system that they used all year and rotated in multiple RBs. In the state championship, I remember them inserting their kicker at wideout to take advantage of his speed, and he ended up scoring one of their TDs on a long pass reception downfield. I'm not sure if he had even played wideout prior to that game. Just examples of the coaches getting the most out of their personnel to put their team in the best position for success.

Battlefield has been the most consistent football program in Prince William County since opening in 2004. They've gone 51-6 since 2020 and I think they've just been missing a little bit of that explosiveness on offense to get them back into the 6A state championship.

2010 State Championship

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Bfootball08 said:

Great example there. Less than a handful of high caliber athletes and won a state title.

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Phoebus Fan said:

That 5-5 Blacksburg team that won states years ago. Just got hot at the right time and road their running back to the state title.

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DinwiddieProud said:

A small private school in Blackstone Va, Kenston Forest, beat Roanoke Catholic for the Div 3 Championship with 13 1/2 players total. The 1/2 was a kid with a broken arm in a cast.

In 1965, Dinwiddie was playing their first year of football. Their last game was over on the Eastern Shore against Cape Charles High School. A first hand account from one of the players was that they were super excited because Cape Charles had only 13 total players. The long bus ride over was filled with predictions about how bad they would beat them. Well, as you can guess, it didn’t go the way the kids expected. The official score was 57-0 Cape Charles, but it was actually 63-0. (They didn’t even count the last touchdown). Needless to say, that was just about the longest bus ride home any high school kid ever had to endure. Coach Rapp used that game as part of his coaching philosophy for the rest of his career.

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gladiatorgrad10 said:

FAR SWVA bringing the softball championship home 2 years in a row.

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wikki said:

Will he have to wait a year? Heard they changed the rule

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Virginia HS Football Fan said:

Has this situation soured the overall working relationship between Graham and Bluefield High Schools? I'm not talking about the ineptitude of the Tazewell Board or the arrogance of the City of Bluefield or fans who may act fake mad at a rival school just because they are rivals.

I'm just talking about the high schools as they have worked together for so many years. It seems that there is frustration on both sides in dealing with bureaucracy with no high school blaming the other (which is a good thing since it's not the schools' fault).

And does anyone think that things may get salty enough between the two schools to where they may consider not scheduling one another in other sports in the future? And this is just a question, not a "rumor" as egos can be bruised pretty easily. If they continue having a good working relationship with one another, then my question is irrelevant.

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Fairlawncat said:

Yep. I know Rapp is good, but with the way Auburn has played all year, that one surprised me.

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NNDanalyst said:

What games are you all looking forward to for the upcoming season? Over here in Region A I can't wait to check out the Essex vs KW and Essex vs Rapp game. What other games should create some buzz? Also does anyone know when the master schedule drops? I'm thinking all schedules should be finalized by now.

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Fairlawncat said:

With the first game ever played at Graham HS at the new stadium, that place will be bonkers packed. Historic type event and for all of Grahams historical football prowess, the first game ever played in Blueield, VA, or at least the first game ever in Bluefield, VA, since before Mitchell Stadium was built. Don't know where Graham played before that.

Crazy that a 6 time state champion and defending state champion will have to play with lawn chairs as bleachers.

I would make Bluefield travel to my home field once. Then, play at Mitchell and split the gate after that, but I would make my rival and the folks from the WV side at least make one trip to my house.

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DinwiddieProud said:

A small private school in Blackstone Va, Kenston Forest, beat Roanoke Catholic for the Div 3 Championship with 13 1/2 players total. The 1/2 was a kid with a broken arm in a cast.

In 1965, Dinwiddie was playing their first year of football. Their last game was over on the Eastern Shore against Cape Charles High School. A first hand account from one of the players was that they were super excited because Cape Charles had only 13 total players. The long bus ride over was filled with predictions about how bad they would beat them. Well, as you can guess, it didn’t go the way the kids expected. The official score was 57-0 Cape Charles, but it was actually 63-0. (They didn’t even count the last touchdown). Needless to say, that was just about the longest bus ride home any high school kid ever had to endure. Coach Rapp used that game as part of his coaching philosophy for the rest of his career.

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19GHS87 said:

Yes, the band has to give 50 percent or something ridiculous to the city. I had heard that and I had also heard a surcharge for parking for each ticket sold... not sure if that ever happened, however.

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CrushBlock said:

What are some teams you have seen have the highest success with the least going for them personnel wise? And why do you believe they were able to achieve great success despite having lower than expected athletic ability given their level of success?

Can be individual years of a particular team or programs at large, year in and year out.

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