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DinwiddieProud said:

You know we have to come up with another bet?

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Ok, but I'm not streaking down Main St or anything. 😅

Touchdown-tony said:

Yeppper... and it ==== ass whoppins, embarrassment.... if I'm a decent player I'm the hell out of that rat nest....

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I'm not talking 45 to 0... it was 90..... r u fu..... kidding me... stevie wonder and ray Charles could have held them to 65

Kilroy25 said:

Money=control

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Yeppper... and it ==== ass whoppins, embarrassment.... if I'm a decent player I'm the hell out of that rat nest....

This is one of those topics that could go on endlessly and depending upon the criteria chosen(game or games you saw, single game, single season, career, high school, college and/or pro careers) Virginia produced lots of names and in the over 60 years that I have been blessed to watch high school football in Virginia. There are too many to mention them all.

Harry Dalton is in that discussion as are Henderson, Wilson, Davis and the others mentioned in this thread. Having mentioned those the names not mentioned, to name just a few, include Terry Kirby, Thomas Jones, Cyrus Lawrence, Dennis Mahan and on and on. There are also guys not mentioned that play in programs where even if you are a star the upper class guy was just as good and you wait your turn or playing in a smaller classification causes people to question the talent. Then there is the cruelest fate of all, a career derailed by injury, such as former Salem/VT back Marcus Parker. He still had a great career but, the what might have been is still there. Finally, for the really old timers still here and reading a shout out to the likes of Ed Clark and Famous Amos Lawrence and apologies to the many more omitted just due to lack of space.

Comparing Henderson to Dalton is impossible. Harry only played RB for six games as a 14 year old freshman. He ran for over 600 yards and nine tds. To be honest he proved he could run and catch. As a 15 year old Dalton ran and passed for 4,000 yards with 60 total TDs. Henderson was a beast and I remember him reversing field in 2018 and score the only td in the game from 80 yards. Same thing in his jr. year. Simply won the game with crazy runs and catches. I have seen a bunch of great running backs in my 59 years and the ones that standout to me are David Wilson, Terry Kirby, Kevin Jones, Tim Dudley (PH Roanoke), Andre Kendrick (Glass) and my all time favorite Ric Volley (EC glass and Ohio St.). Saw him score four yds on four touches against Jefferson Sr.

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Touchdown-tony said:

Pitiful
Program... a school that let's mommy's and daddys run it...I hear kroger has backbones on sale this week....

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Money=control

King George
Louisa
Matoaca
Hanover
Smithfield
Atlee
Mills Godwin
Glen Allen
LC Bird
Armstrong
Highland Springs
Huguenot

Patrick Henry
Loudoun Co
GW Danville
Jefferson Forest
James Madison
Rustburg
Christiansburg
Cave Spring
Clarke
Graham

DinwiddieProud said:

Near the press box puts you close to the hospitality food. What more do you need to know!!!

There is one catch Mike, you will be required to Navy Nation colors and gear!

Just kidding of course.

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I would be glad to wear a Generals shirt... under my Spartans shirt on a cool fall night!

We met a gentleman that covers some HS & College sports in VA this weekend. http://www.em-sports.org/
We were talking before the game and he mentioned Danny Davis as being the best HS RB in VA he'd ever seen. Well of course I perked up because that's what I've always said too. The 1st game I ever saw was the 87 championship game between Rustburg and James Monroe. That's when I fell in love with HS football. It's been my obsession ever since.

I never got to see Allen Iverson, Ronald Curry, Percy Harvin, Trevyion Henderson, etc... I just have to pick from who I've seen. There's been others that have certainly caught my eye over the yrs- D'Angelo Ramsey was a phenomenal player on a phenomenal team. I think he would have been the best IF he would have played the full 3 years on both sides of the ball. In '15 he only played Defense and he was exciting to watch. In '16 he was on offense only and he didn't play the full year. In '17 he really showed his full potential on offense after missing the first game. He played on such a great team that he wasn't relied on to do it all on both sides of the ball like would have been necessary at a smaller school. His off the field troubles severely limited him fulfilling his potential as well.

I can only imagine him getting 3 full years on both sides of the ball. I think he would have overtaken Danny Davis as the best in my eyes, but alas it wasn't meant to be. DD played at RB and LB and he would truck stick you from either side. He was full speed, relentless, and fearless. There's no one that instilled more fear to opponents than him on either side of the ball.

I'm sure my judgment is slightly clouded by the fact that he was the first exceptional player I've seen in person. But to my 13 year old eyes that was Superman masquerading as a football player.

Just as an aside, I was extremely impressed with seeing Gideon Davidson the last 2 years. I don't think I've seen anyone play with more motor than him. His endurance is second to none. He doesn't step off the field.

Peyton Lewis was certainly a joy to watch. I wish we could have seen a full 4 years of him. He was injured early in both his Fresh and Soph years.

There's been many a great athlete I've seen over the years, and many more I wish I could have seen.

All are great backs, but Henderson is a dual threat great receiver and Runner I think that's what's going to make him really great in the NFL. Would've loved to seen him play his senior year at hopewell but cov19 stop that. I think he would've won back to back state championship .

Very interesting article......Ms Bickley with VHSL for 55 years is amazing! Congratulations

1. Maury
2. Hayfield
3. Highland Springs
4. Dinwiddie
5. Phoebus
6. Oscar Smith
7. LC Bird
8. LCA
9. James Madison
10. Huguenot

Dinwiddie is one of those bucket list items for me. (Along with Louisa and Handley) I've sat on the opponent's home side when on the road many times. (Cave Spring, Northside, Franklin Co, Blacksburg, LCA, Amherst, to name a few) A lot of facilities don't have accessible accommodations on the visitor's side. I'm sure there are quite a few that don't have accommodations on either side. If I understand it correctly, an older facility that hasn't had renovations to the stadium don't have to comply with the ADA standards. If they make renovations then they have to have make accommodations as part of the upgrade. Generally, they are on the home side, which is completely understandable. I have never had any issues with sitting on the opponent's side. I've met a lot of very nice people at away stadiums. I think of myself as a diplomat on assignment.

It seems like when Salem starts a new series they always seem to host the first year. IDK if that's just a coincidence, but it seems recently that has been the case. Either way, I'd be delighted to make that trip if it works with my buddy's schedule. Sitting close to the press box seems like the place to be in Dinwiddie on a Fri night.

@HooSprings the RB is back too?!

HooSprings said:

I’ll take Henderson over both of them!

On a sidenote, I saw that the five star running back from Louisa has returned to Louisa.

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Doubt you’ve ever seen David Wilson. He was one of the best players to ever come out of the state of Virginia. VA Gatorade Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, first round NFL draft pick, was a Second Team All Pro his rookie season. He rushed for (what @Chuck Vipperman (GW)) four 300+ yard games his senior year against Triple A competition. Set a world record for long jump at the time while still a high school student in Danville. Virginia Tech Hall of Famer. Look him up. DANVILLE, VA BABY!

BoKnowsSports said:

Yes sir he is! Harry is definitely the best back I’ve seen since David graduated. Sadly enough, it’s been 16 years 🥹. D’lo Ramsey from Salem is definitely up there too but Harry is definitely in a class of his own!

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I don’t know about that one I love Harry like a brother, he knows that, but TreVeyon Henderson is the best HS Running Back I’ve ever seen! A complete STUD. He is the only running back that I would put above Harry.