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Shruikan 92
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VirginiaGreat08 91
BleedingNavy 89
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The Days of Gold is a book about Pulaski County’s football program from 1974-2002, from the beginning of the program to the end of Joel Hicks’ days at the helm. The book starts with brief histories about the Dublin Dukes and Pulaski Orioles, the two schools who merged to become PCHS. Those two programs had lots of success in football. Being good at football didn’t start with the Cougars, it had been going on for a while before. The book covers the history of the program from the beginning in 1974 until 2002 when Joel Hicks retired. The book extensively talks about rival schools too and their rivalries with PC such as Salem, Patrick Henry, Cave Spring, William Fleming, Northside, EC Glass and more. It also includes the following:
- process of PCHS coming into being starting back in 1967
- Every game of every season is covered extensively, with stats for all games and seasons
- every score until 2023
- every roster of those years (1974-02)
- all time series marks with opponents
- Special tributes to Lee Cook and Kevin Crouse
- Chapter dedicated to Joel Hicks and his life up to him coming to PC in 1979
- Every single team photo from 1974-2002
- Over 100 pictures, most in color
- Tributes to the Marching Band, the cheerleaders and uniforms through the years, the 63 steps, the Cougar statue that was installed in 2008, Homecoming traditions, the Powder Puff game, Friday Football Extra, the Touchdown Classic, and the Spirit of Autumn
- A final tribute to the life and legacy of Joel Hicks
- Epilogue about the program after Joel Hicks up to 2023
- A list of former Cougar players and coaches that have passed away
- A season-by-season record of Joel Hicks’ career
- every state champion at each level from 1974-2002

The book is a little over 600 pages long and over 100 pictures. Several former players were interviewed as well to get information and personal experiences. It goes in depth for players who had great careers beyond high school like Gary Clark, Todd Grantham, Shayne Graham, Brandon Anderson, Randy Dunnigan and more.

Colonial Heights Colonials
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Lafayette Rams
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How Richmond-area ADs and coaches facilitate multi-sport participation ... sports, they'll see that those athletes played multiple sports.

Burgess resigns as Harrisonburg High boys basketball coach​

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After nine seasons as the Harrisonburg High School boys basketball coach, Don Burgess is stepping down.

Burgess tells WHSV’s Connor Burgan the decision is an effort to spend more time with his family. Burgess will remain at Harrisonburg High School working as an administrator.

A former player at Harrisonburg from 1986 to 1990, Burgess played under legendary head coach Roger Bergey. He played college basketball at Radford. Following his playing career, Burgess had coaching stints at Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, High Point, Virginia Military Institute, and Bridgewater College. Burgess made the decision to return to his alma mater as a teacher and coach shortly after his time at Bridgewater.

This past season, Burgess helped lead Harrisonburg to a 16-10 record, which included a trip to the VHSL Region 5D Semifinals.

Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, Virginia (15 minutes outside of Richmond) is hiring two football coaches for the upcoming 2025 season. Offensive coordinator at both the Varsity and JV level, JV Head Coach, and JV Defensive Coordinator are all possibilities if the right candidate applies and interviews. Deep Run Football had its strongest season as a program in four years in 2024, winning three games on the varsity and seven on the JV while having over 100 players in the program. We are seeking committed and passionate individuals willing to be held accountable and wanting to be pushed as we attempt to take a leap forward this coming year. Teaching positions are possibilities, but are not connected to any of these positions at this time.

All interested candidates should email their resumes and a cover letter to Head Coach Joe Mullinax at jemullinax@henrico.k12.va.us

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120 lbs Wrestling in Vinton tonight!!!!

Lots of good hoops this side of the Blue Ridge on December 21st at HHS!

10am Rocktown vs Wilson Memorial
11:30am Staunton vs Nelson County
1:00pm Harrisonburg (host) vs Tuscarora
2:30pm Jefferson Forest vs Manassas Park
4:00pm Eastern Mennonite vs Norfolk Collegiate
5:30pm Western Albemarle vs Millbrook

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