Appomattox vs Graham

[19GHS87]

Graham High School offering solutions for those who have difficulty buying tickets online.

Graham High School finds workaround to football game’s digital ticket confusion

Graham High School Principal Joanne Young confirmed Wednesday morning that area residents who are not able to buy their tickets online can instead come to Graham High School and pay

www.bdtonline.com

What Mr. Haun doesn't realize is the amount of people who may be attending this game on Saturday. I went to a basketball game a couple years back when they used these online tickets, a crowd of nearly 4,000 packed Tazewell Middle School's gym and it was a nightmare getting in. There will potentially be 5,000 plus getting into a stadium to watch a football game. That many people trying to get online at once could cause some serious connection issues and long delays to get in. I have seen 5,000 plus at Mitchell on several occasions for late season playoff games. The weather will be pretty decent, Bluefield got knocked out of the playoffs, I have heard a lot of Tazewell, Richlands, Giles, Mt. View fans who plan to go. This could potentially be a huge crowd. If crowd size is limited somewhat, the VHSL has nobody to blame, but themselves. They will be the ones losing out on the $$. Southwest Virginia typically draws huge crowds to these events. I realize they have been doing this for a while, but not allowing tickets at the gate for a potentially huge crowd (possibly more then the state title game) is ridiculous.

 

[oldfool2]

Dang gotta show an ID to get a ticket and not to vote lol

 

[Bama1985]

What Mr. Haun doesn't realize is the amount of people who may be attending this game on Saturday. I went to a basketball game a couple years back when they used these online tickets, a crowd of nearly 4,000 packed Tazewell Middle School's gym and it was a nightmare getting in. There will potentially be 5,000 plus getting into a stadium to watch a football game. That many people trying to get online at once could cause some serious connection issues and long delays to get in. I have seen 5,000 plus at Mitchell on several occasions for late season playoff games. The weather will be pretty decent, Bluefield got knocked out of the playoffs, I have heard a lot of Tazewell, Richlands, Giles, Mt. View fans who plan to go. This could potentially be a huge crowd. If crowd size is limited somewhat, the VHSL has nobody to blame, but themselves. They will be the ones losing out on the $$. Southwest Virginia typically draws huge crowds to these events. I realize they have been doing this for a while, but not allowing tickets at the gate for a potentially huge crowd (possibly more then the state title game) is ridiculous.

Just charge 11.50 per ticket at the gate, and the extra 1.50 goes to wherever or whoever it goes to, that would we alot easier

 

[oldfool2]

yup and let them use a bunch of 10 year olds to buy the tickets online lol. Thats what grandkids are good for.

 

[Gridiron1960]

Just charge 11.50 per ticket at the gate, and the extra 1.50 goes to wherever or whoever it goes to, that would we alot easier

It's ridiculous really to not offer tickets at the gate. He's doing everyone a disservice including the almighty VHSL.

 

[19GHS87]

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yup and let them use a bunch of 10 year olds to buy the tickets online lol. Thats what grandkids are good for.

They are letting folks pay $11.50 at the school and they are ordering the tickets for them. Thise that pay at the High School will have to show I.D. for those online tickets when they get to the game. They will also have people at the gate to help folks order obline if needed.

 

[19GHS87]

Word of advice to Appo fans. Get there early if you want to park near the stadium, yes the lot is big, but it will get filled up. If you cant find parking near the stadium, the Lowes shopping Center would be a good place to park and walk down the sidewalk by Bluefield University to the stadium (5 - 10 minute walk). There are small lots at businesses past the stadium on stadium drive, but those fill up fast

 

[eh31]

This is the first time since ________________ that a state playoff game has been played outside the state of Virginia. Anyone know?

 

[19GHS87]

1989- sorry not fair- I was there.

 

[oldfool2]

Word of advice to Appo fans. Get there early if you want to park near the stadium, yes the lot is big, but it will get filled up. If you cant find parking near the stadium, the Lowes shopping Center would be a good place to park and walk down the sidewalk by Bluefield University to the stadium (5 - 10 minute walk). There are small lots at businesses past the stadium on stadium drive, but those fill up fast

Wonder if my parking spot at Bluefield College is stil valid lol. Is parking allowed by the round house?

 

[SWDRules]

This is the first time since ________________ that a state playoff game has been played outside the state of Virginia. Anyone know?

2003 vs Gretna

 

[19GHS87]

Wonder if my parking spot at Bluefield College is stil valid lol. Is parking allowed by the round house?

Bluefield University charged for parking at the Bluefield vs Graham game in the recent past, thats why I didn't mention that. That would be a good place to park too, closer then Lowes.

 

[19GHS87]

2003 vs Gretna

Dang it. I was at that one too and forgot about that one. Ahmad Bradshaw vs Vic Hall. How could I forget that?

 

[eh31]

Dang it. I was at that one too and forgot about that one. Ahmad Bradshaw vs Vic Hall. How could I forget that?

Vic hall was such an underrated athlete. I seen recently that he is now a coach at Ball State

 

[Bo Bob]

I'll have all the half time drinks and snacks for the players as well as post game snacks. Will they let me drive up next to the locker room for the boys?

 

[SWDRules]

I'll have all the half time drinks and snacks for the players as well as post game snacks. Will they let me drive up next to the locker room for the boys?

On the visitors ramp probably

 

[Bo Bob]

On the visitors ramp probably

Maybe they will just let me park there as I'll arrive with the team.

 

[Gridiron1960]

Maybe they will just let me park there as I'll arrive with the team.

There are parking spaces on that ramp; not sure if they're all designated handicap or not , they may let you if there's room.

 

[AppomattoxFan]

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They are letting folks pay $11.50 at the school and they are ordering the tickets for them. Thise that pay at the High School will have to show I.D. for those online tickets when they get to the game. They will also have people at the gate to help folks order obline if needed.

That’s great!

 

[AppomattoxFan]

Word of advice to Appo fans. Get there early if you want to park near the stadium, yes the lot is big, but it will get filled up. If you cant find parking near the stadium, the Lowes shopping Center would be a good place to park and walk down the sidewalk by Bluefield University to the stadium (5 - 10 minute walk). There are small lots at businesses past the stadium on stadium drive, but those fill up fast

Thanks for the tip!

 

[catchtds]

2003 vs Gretna

Before that was 1996, WC came to Mitchell Stadium

 

[19GHS87]

Before that was 1996, WC came to Mitchell Stadium

Thought that was 95?

 

[oldfool2]

Thought that was 95?

Just looked at fourseason and they show 1995 on dec.2 graham won 6 to 7

 

[catchtds]

Thought that was 95?

You are correct, my rushing to type had me off a year😂

 

[GrahamHighGmen]

I can assure you, there will likely be a grand total of 4 scanners at the stadium. 5000 people for the Appo vs Graham game divided by 4 scanners= 1,250 scans for each person doing the scanning. Of that 1,250 let's say it takes 5 seconds to scan one person. Why? Because it's a given someone is fighting with their phone at the gate, so 5 seconds per person, for 1,250 people is 6250 seconds it will take to scan people through. In one hour, there is 3600 seconds, so yes, we could be looking at 1.5 hour waiting times IF a big game like Graham and Appo, where there likely will be at least 5000 fans, and if you add poor planning and only have two ticket scanners on each of the two gates at Mitchell, you have a disaster.

 

[Gridiron1960]

Is Appo having another "late night" practice tonight in addition to regular practice? Are two a days normal playoff prep for Appo? Asking for a friend. 😂 Okay, just asking for myself.

 

[SWDRules]

Before that was 1996, WC came to Mitchell Stadium

2001 liberty bedford

 

[Stabler1980]

Is Appo having another "late night" practice tonight in addition to regular practice? Are two a days normal playoff prep for Appo? Asking for a friend. 😂 Okay, just asking for myself.

They eat , sleep ,and practice all nite on the field !! 😄 5 out of 6 got to be ready

 

[Gridiron1960]

They eat , sleep ,and practice all nite on the field !! 😄 5 out of 6 got to be ready

Well, it obviously works 😂😂😂

 

[oldfool2]

4 out of 3 would agree.

 

[19GHS87]

2001 liberty bedford

Dang. I remember A. Bradshaw knocking the returner unconscious on the opening kickoff and the news replaying that hit over and over. Graham blew the doors off of Liberty
that day.

 

[Gridiron1960]

They eat , sleep ,and practice all nite on the field !! 😄 5 out of 6 got to be ready

Speaking of fields, are they practicing tomorrow night at Mitchell? Kind of weird, to practice on the home team’s field the night before a playoff game.

 

[Stabler1980]

Speaking of fields, are they practicing tomorrow night at Mitchell? Kind of weird, to practice on the home team’s field the night before a playoff game.

Naw ! Taking over lowes parking lot ! Don’t really need a field , PO1 is everywhere ! 👍👀

 

[Stabler1980]

But for real guys I will be watching on NFHS y’all that are there are in for a real treat . I have been there for two games a few yrs ago when y’all played Richlands and for that rustburg game back in the day ! Absolutely Beautiful there and a great stadium for a game like this ! Enjoy

 

[Union_Fan]

Naw ! Taking over lowes parking lot ! Don’t really need a field , PO1 is everywhere ! 👍👀

You mentioning a parking lot reminded me of an article on Jim Riggs, the football coach of now closed Appalachia HS from the late '60s and early '70s.

An excerpt from that article....

He held practices on a gravel parking lot to enhance his team’s fearsome reputation. Virginia Tech recruiter Carl Ellis told Clintwood coach Ralph Cummins of visiting a Thursday practice at Appalachia in hopes of watching Tom Turner and Luke Marsengill run some drills and agilities. What he saw was a brutal, two-hour, live scrimmage. “They were just out there knocking each others brains out. And this was the day before a football game,” Cummins said in a 2006 interview. “I think they won a lot of football games because teams dreaded playing them.”

 

[19GHS87]

Weather forecast foe kickoff tomorrow is 55 degrees with a 25% chance of scattered showers.

 

[oldfool2]

Weather forecast foe kickoff tomorrow is 55 degrees with a 25% chance of scattered showers.

Sounds like same weather we had for Union game in the spring.

 

[OldSchoolRaider]

Is Appo having another "late night" practice tonight in addition to regular practice? Are two a days normal playoff prep for Appo? Asking for a friend. 😂 Okay, just asking for myself.

They usually drive to Blackburg and scrimmage the Hokies for practice. 🤩

 

[19GHS87]

They usually drive to Blackburg and scrimmage the Hokies for practice. 🤩

So its just a light practice then...

 

[Gridiron1960]

They usually drive to Blackburg and scrimmage the Hokies for practice. 🤩

They’d put a hurting on this year’s Hokie team 😂😂