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Thanks for the clarification. I always get the River Ridge and Blue Ridge districts mixed up. I just know that Salem doesn't schedule any C5/C6 teams outside of their surrounding area.
I should have remembered that DInwiddie played North Staffford this year considering I work there. LOL But I don't recall Dinwiddie playing HSHS or Massaponax in recent years. What years was that? Also, Varina, GW, and Salem are Class 4. The original post was in reference to Class 5 and Class 6 schools.
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My professional opinion that Class 3 is weak is because there is a lack of depth among the quality of teams. Meaning, there is only 3-4 teams that have a real chance to win the championship each year; More likely than not the Class 3 champion will be LCA, Heritage, Lafayette (prior to next year), Phoebus (before they moved to Class 4) and Hopewell a few years ago.
Also, this year's LCA team was the least athletic and talented team they have had since 2018 yet they dominated their playoff opponents. LCA's best teams since joining VHSL were between 2019-2022 yet they only advanced to 1 championship championship game (lost to Phoebus) during that time span because Class 3 was more competitive. That's my opinion from having coached high school football for 18 years and coached against LCA from 2015-2022.
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let them join and get rid of transfer rules. Only a handful of teams winning State titles anyway
Play Pox in 19-20
Springs in 2011-2012
We always look for high class opportunities we get turned down a lot
Let us imagine that you don't witness something that is happening or an object where it is. Does it mean that it is not there just because you didn't see it?
As an example:
On April 26, 1986 I was about 930-940 miles from Chernobyl and just starting week 2 of celebrating my 21st birthday.
How about you tell me what happened on the afternoon of April 28, 1986 at the military where I was stationed.
If you cannot I forgive you. Hopefully you will never know that sort of terror.
On my way to Lynchburg for the championship game between Varina and Phoebus, as I got close, I passed a gigantic Confederate flag flying high by the side of the road. It is unacceptable for any level of American government to allow it.
Yea I know Coach Mills and the Generals don't duck any smoke. The original post was referring to LCA scheduling bigger schools like Dinwiddie does. I wasn't considering those years for Dinwiddie since LCA wasn't in the VHSL when Springs played Dinwiddie and LCA was slightly better than average when Ponax played DInwiddie. LCA just became a state contender in 2021. I don't recall Dinwiddie playing any Class 5 or Class 6 schools OOD other than Maury and North Stafford since 2021.
@Kenneth Harris I believe you are referring to the Confederate flag on the side of I-64 West. That is in Charlottesville, not Lynchburg. Also, that flag is on private property so it's not anything that can be done about it.
I think he is confusing Lynchburg with Charlottesville. There is a gigantic Confederate flag visible from I-64 West in Charlottesville.
Ugh I worked in a nuclear facility for nearly 30 yrs fabricating nuclear fuel I'm fully familiar with that hoorific disaster at Chernobyl in 1986. No need to even go there my friend and I'm sorry for the horror you suffered. As far as the flag goes every race has assholes but I'm gonna tell you like you guys like to tell us don't condemn a whole race for the actions of a few.
They also had a pretty significant injury that may have had something to do with them not getting to the state title game in 2021. I'm sure you remember that. But I agree with your overall point.
He’s talking about the confederate flag just before you get to that first Farmville exit on 460 headed west.
They actually can. The player will use a relatives address. A couple were from surrounding counties.
Maybe but either way he's wrong about it being in Lynchburg LOL
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I don't know the addresses that individual students use but I know it's common practice for some students to use false addresses at most schools across America, even Amherst has benefited from that LOL. As I mentioned in my last post, it is not against VHSL rules for students to attend a school out of their zone. They just have to pay tuition and sit 1 year after the transfer.
They made it to the title game in 2021 but lost to Phoebus. I believe you are referring to Gideon's injury in 2022 that kept him from playing in the playoffs that year.
He said on his way to Lynchburg…
“On my way to Lynchburg for the championship game between Varina and Phoebus, as I got close, I passed a gigantic Confederate flag flying high by the side of the road. It is unacceptable for any level of American government to allow it.”
I believe he replied to another poster saying it was in Lynchburg. If he didn't then I would argue that Farmville nor Charlottesville is "close" to Lynchburg. LOL
Word! I was just reiterating that it isn’t in Lynchburg 🤣 My girl from out that way so I know exactly where he’s talking bout…That one and the two in Danville are the only ones I’ve seen that big.
You haven't seen the one in Charlottesville on I-64W? It's the same size as the two in Danville bro! Crazy LOL
😦 I never paid attention to it fr bro! I normally go 250 instead of 64 coming from the 804.
He said close to Lynchburg, I consider anything Appomattox and west close to Lynchburg since he was coming from the east. I was just confused because I and I mean I, had the impression that he meant in Lynchburg.
Haha If you ever take 64 into Charlottesville there's no way you can miss it! It's closer to the road than the two in Danville. Even Ray Charles could see it 🤣
"Why doesn't the community support them....." The team ain't from the community, brah.
Flying the Stars and Bars is free speech. Recruiting is a 3rd amendment issue.
I really don’t care about the confederate flag, just got a problem when they rub it in our face.
😆Post of the year. Mostly for the latter statement.
Foundation of Democracy:
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," -Voltaire
Voltaire was soft and couldn't fill the A gap on ISO.
I know that most C5 and C6 teams don't want to play the top C4 teams. Or need to play them
All schools recruit. The difference is public schools are like come play with us we will be good together. And then kids have to move. LCA has the funds of Liberty university to offer a lot more incentive including monetary incentives. Every plubic school has at least 95% of their attendees living in their school zone. LCA doesn’t even have 10% living in their school zone which is heritages. And that’s athletes or basic student population. So that in itself. But also because of liberty’s money they can. Being kids in from out of state. With easy research on Facebook and huddle you can see where every kid is from and when they came. Over 50% of their football and basketball roster lives in forest. Including their top players. Even the ones who moved in from out of state live in forest. Ware from Georgia. Frederic’s knights. Then came to forest middle then LCA. Weston Woodard form DC for 2 years. Manning from Forest after 8th. Payne from Brookville after 8th. Austin tremblay from Kentucky last year. Came to LCA a week before this season began. Joe bortels from img academy in Florida came up to play for LCA. Show me a public school in Va that has that many out of state players. This is why Liberty bought LCA in 2014. To bring in college level athletes and try to funnel them to LU even though it doesn’t always work out for them. You think LCA had the money to sue vhsl. Or pay for 14 million dollar stadium? They 100% recruit. And you will see next year when they have more lineman and 2 RBs come in from out of state. You are biased because you got a young kid that goes there and will play for them and you want them to be able to stay in vhsl. It’s up to all the schools and parents to stand up to them and refuse to play them and forfeit. Then they will have no games and no recognition.
Schoolzone doesn’t matter to them. Only 10% of their student body lives in their Schoolzone.
when they first came in I vaguely remember VHSL trying to do that.
move them up in class would solve most of the problem
If Phoebus, Salem and LCA were a collective 0-30 or 1-28 someone would be complaining about the What Not High School Whoevers that dominant their class. Phantoms, Spartans and Bulldogs would not get a mention.
If your favorite team knocks off a traditional powerhouse next season you are going to be so freaking happy. Right?
Now. Who feels bad for the Madison Warhawks and have they officially recovered from 76-14?
If your favorite team knocks off a traditional powerhouse next season you are going to be so freaking happy. Right?
Now. Who feels bad for the Madison Warhawks and have they officially recovered from 76-14?
