VaSportsJunky said:

Plaguing Essex? They have one loss so I wouldnt quite say they are plaguing. Stop making excuses and let things play themselves out. Essex has had 2 close games and won 1 and loss the other. I think their close encounter with Westmoreland was more of Westmoreland living up to their potential. Now the L they took to Rapp I'm sure everyone was surprised by that. Rappahannock may have just figured out a formula to success and that's not knocking Essex but more so giving the staff over their some credit.

Sussex and Galax have been the most disappointing teams in 1A Football. I certainly expected more from them.

I'm looking forward to these playoffs and the fact that we will get to crown a new State Champion this year because we all know that the 'Big Red Machine' will be back in 1A next year. So lets enjoy this while we can!!!!

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I agree that they arent "plagued" by injuries just from what ive seen a gathered they have more than enough players that are capable and after scouting and talking to a few people they seem to think this team has athletes but they lack a tough mentality. Other than the starting qb I think the other injuries have been minor. I scouted them last night against West Point and my colleague went to Rapp to watch them.

MrSalem1000 said:

This will be a great game. Honestly is a toss up. I’ve seen JF play a handful of times this season. They run the ball well with a good, strong offensive line. The quarterback Marks can air it out too. Sherando has a good arm with their qb Micah Carlson. Should be a great one. I’ll give Sherando a slight edge but would not be surprised at all to see JF win.

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I give it to Sherando. JF and Orange broke into a fight last night that they ended the game early with about 2 minutes left. Not sure if some players will not be allowed to play because there were some ejections. It was on WSET

All GW has to do is run to the side where #7 lines up. If I was there coach I would audible every play and run toward that side. They will score every session.

southbottomU said:

Will GW finally break thru?
Cold wet Forcast. How will that effect game?
Can Salem defense keep Salem in the game?
Can GW handle Salem power running game?

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Salem's offense will be under pressure to score on every possession. Don't see that happening. Salem's defense may get one or two stops. If they can manage to get four or five stops, they have a chance.
GW has been wanting to knock off Salem for last several years. I believe this will be their best chance to make it happen.

Bcope83 said:

Unfair advantage and they get to play in 3 lol

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Try John Marshall in boys basketball. Might as well play a small college team

This will be a great game. Honestly is a toss up. I’ve seen JF play a handful of times this season. They run the ball well with a good, strong offensive line. The quarterback Marks can air it out too. Sherando has a good arm with their qb Micah Carlson. Should be a great one. I’ll give Sherando a slight edge but would not be surprised at all to see JF win.

They have built a new accessible walk way and seating area to the right of the home side coming out of the new parking lot

Optimal62 said:

I agree with you about Altavista. They are the team to beat. But as you say we tone can win any night. The 8th seed went on the road and won state last year.

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All the games in playoffs they’ll play it only be one game they’ll need to win that’s against Reg A team the rest be cake walk . It’s kinda laughable but its single A football .

I agree with you about Altavista. They are the team to beat. But as you say anyone can win any night. The 6th seed went on the road and won state last year.

Game is at sherando

mike salem said:

My buddy and I are planning to make the trip.

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Mike @BoKnowsSports already gave @Chuck Vipperman (GW) a heads up. Given all the construction and such hopefully he can give you some local knowledge or help in navigating as J.T. Christopher used to have accessibility challenges and I am not sure on the present set up given the aforementioned construction. Safe travels and good luck to both teams for a well played and entertaining game.

My buddy and I are planning to make the trip.

Curious if Slagle and Smith of V High were out against Radford? They missed some games early on. You are correct, V High is playing really good lately

BoKnowsSports said:

I respect that but you had people calling Bron the 🐐 before he won his first ship in 2012 🤷🏽‍♂️ greatness just exist sometimes before the ultimate goal is reached. Lunsford will get his soon.

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That comparison just doesn’t work 🤣🤣🤣

Good coach but let him earn the praise you’re giving him first.

OCBoy said:

Allowing them to play in the VHSL as a school that has no true boundaries for residency

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I think we have discussed this before but, the settlement that admitted LCA was the result of the recognition that they had neither the resources or the argument to ultimately prevail in litigation and they opted to settle in order to hopefully get an outcome beneficial to the entire VHSL membership rather than accept the risk of litigation with an outcome they might have no input in.

They negotiated attendance multipliers and zoning rules that lessened the potential impact on area schools. The fact that, to this point, no additional private schools have joined and that LCA has not been as competitively dominant as many predicted would seem to indicate they negotiated a reasonable settlement.

What do you know about the actual boundaries and residence requirements LCA agreed to abide by? Do you believe they should have taken the chance and risked litigation? How do you believe the LCA situation pertains to the current Hayfield situation?

Will this game be on NFHS?

OCBoy said:

When the LCA ruling came out everyone knew something would be brewing in the future that could muddy the situation even deeper for the entire state. Moving forward this makes it seem like it’s okay with what John Marshall and others have been doing.

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What LCA ruling are you referring to or is this just a reference to the settlement of the lawsuit?

These are the 4 we expected to be here. It's going to be a fun watching these games. I'm going to date myself here, but when I was in HS at James Monroe, Varina was in the Battlefield district. Those were pretty long trips for district games!

Phoebus Fan said:

Are Varina tickets sold at the game or online?

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They sell at the gate but card only. I suggest getting them early on GoFan, they will probably sell out. Best thing to do is sit on the visitor side as it’s easier parking between the stadium and middle school. That’s where I’ll be.

Are Varina tickets sold at the game or online?