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Watching from afar your not able to see Raider fan base, Appo travels very well.Sitting in my comfy recliner in BSG watching both Gate City/Graham and Radford/APPO.
The one thing in Radford, I will note, is that I believe it is a disadvantage not to have the support of your fans and family behind you.
With Christiansburg, Blacksburg and Pulaski being nearby, I think that would help
You’re absolutely right I cannot believe the VHSL allowed this to happen absolutely terrible for the Appomattox players and their families who made the long trip up there to support them ! The ultimate home cooking !Sitting in my comfy recliner in BSG watching both Gate City/Graham and Radford/APPO.
The one thing in Radford, I will note, is that I believe it is a disadvantage not to have the support of your fans and family behind you.
With Christiansburg, Blacksburg and Pulaski being nearby, I think that would help
How u watching both at the same time?Sitting in my comfy recliner in BSG watching both Gate City/Graham and Radford/APPO.
The one thing in Radford, I will note, is that I believe it is a disadvantage not to have the support of your fans and family behind you.
With Christiansburg, Blacksburg and Pulaski being nearby, I think that would help
Maybe Elon !That Radford QB is very special and fun to watch. Does he have any offers to play QB?
I know you all travel well and remember your visit to Bullitt Park a few years back. I’m just trying to say that we had stands for you to sit in behind your team so you can cheer them on and support themYou’re absolutely right I cannot believe the VHSL allowed this to happen absolutely terrible for the Appomattox players and their families who made the long trip up there to support them ! The ultimate home cooking !
YupWell I guess nfhs let me watch 1 st half and then it’s gone !
Committed to ElonThat Radford QB is very special and fun to watch. Does he have any offers to play QB?
Dern, i predicted a loss by the raiders of 21 points and it was only 20 points.Guess not enough adjustments were made by the coaching staff since the players dont drtermine the outcome of the gameYou’re absolutely right I cannot believe the VHSL allowed this to happen absolutely terrible for the Appomattox players and their families who made the long trip up there to support them ! The ultimate home cooking !
One ref didn’t signal a td Radford all night and blatant interference was missed. Appomattox couldn’t control themselves.I am not one to say anything about officials but ! 😳 OMG that’s bad
Cry cry cry. Appomattox got beat tonight. The better team won. Landon Clark by far was the best player on the field. By farYou’re absolutely right I cannot believe the VHSL allowed this to happen absolutely terrible for the Appomattox players and their families who made the long trip up there to support them ! The ultimate home cooking !
Yea unfortunately it’s been like that a lot this season ! But on the bright side only a few seniors so the future is bright for these young raidersOne ref didn’t signal a td Radford all night and blatant interference was missed. Appomattox couldn’t control themselves.
Nobody crying here dude ! Radford won and i congratulate them so your wrong mr tough. He is a good high school player and expands the field so I am not crying at all but I don’t need to explain to you !Cry cry cry. Appomattox got beat tonight. The better team won. Landon Clark by far was the best player on the field. By far
You said ultimate home cooking. How’s that not crying? You went 6-5. You don’t deserve a say where the game is played.Nobody crying here dude ! Radford won and i congratulate them so your wrong mr tough
Nobody crying here dude ! Radford won and i congratulate them so your wrong mr tough
Whatever dude ! Say what you want to !You said ultimate home cooking. How’s that not crying? You went 6-5. You don’t deserve a say where the game is played.
I was talking about the stands ! But take it as you want !Whatever dude ! Say what you want to !
Appomattox was 6-5 going into the game and knew what “the stands” was going to be like.I was talking about the stands ! But take it as you want !
Good luck to Radford moving forward state championships are hard to win especially 5 enough Said mr toughyAppomattox was 6-5 going into the game and knew what “the stands” was going to be like.
Congratulations to the Bobcats for beating Appomattox! Your QB is obviously a stud and no team will come close to beating you. He’ll for sure be the MVP of the state championship team unless you run into a team that can eat the clock and pick apart your D-Line.Dern, i predicted a loss by the raiders of 21 points and it was only 20 points.Guess not enough adjustments were made by the coaching staff since the players dont drtermine the outcome of the game
Gridiron60 thanks for the compliments but we are well aware of the Goliath that is rolling into town if we beat Glenvar. A whole other beast presents in the semifinals IF we get through next week.Congratulations to the Bobcats for beating Appomattox! Your QB is obviously a stud and no team will come close to beating you. He’ll for sure be the MVP of the state championship team unless you run into a team that can eat the clock and pick apart your D-Line.
I do give Crist credit for being hands off on offense. That’s the difference maker for the Bobcats as far as coaching and offensive play.
He was across at least 2 yrds...missed call.Was Landon across the LOS on that 4th and 17 conversion? It looked like it
Radford talent wise was a better team than Appo and the Radford QB is as good as advertised. Appomattox had its chances…but we made mistakes that you can’t have under regular season or playoffs but especially given the talent of Radford team.Dern, i predicted a loss by the raiders of 21 points and it was only 20 points.Guess not enough adjustments were made by the coaching staff since the players dont drtermine the outcome of the game
FairLawn - QB is special no doubt. First and foremost he’s a great athlete. Great football / QB IQ and decision making with football. Great field vision and great moves while running. If Radford is able to play in 7 on 7 conditions without pressure on QB and no field condition issues…he will be hard to stop. The thing about beating him is all 11 defensive players have to consistently do their job or he will find the gap. We had blown coverage assignments, blitzing wrong gaps , etc. and he’s smart enough to identify it. Not sure about other teams but knowing Union’s previous history they may be tough but Riverheads ball control is exactly a way to potentially beat Radford…by limiting Radford possessions. #52 has a great motor on defense and is always around the ball.Happy for the Cats. They looked good out there. I got to meet some cool Appo fans before the game and 1 of them is on this board, but doesn't post. Classy bunch as always and same thing when I have went there, fans are always good folks. The Appo fans I spoke with said they got a lot of youngins on that team. Future is still bright like always for Appo and even next year, Appo will be in the thick of it again. Radford should be good again, especially along the lines, but QB graduating is huge. He's the best QB we've had at Radford since Ken Alderman in the early 70s and we've had some good ones, but he is special.
I agree with you 100%. Credit Radfords OL which is improved and no disrespect to Appo, but the Appo DL this year is down a bit at least from my perspective after seeing Appos DL over the years. Appo needed to get more pressure to win and Appos secondary didnt get much needed help from their front 4.. You touched on it though, to beat Radford, ball control and limiting our possessions is key, but a front 4 that gets pressure on Clark is a must because his decision making is really good. A team like Central could be a real problem if Radford got that far and if Central got that far because their front 4 might be the best in the state at Class 2. Their secondary can be exploited some, but their front 4 with Lopez and company just completely disrupts offensive plays.FairLawn - QB is special no doubt. First and foremost he’s a great athlete. Great football / QB IQ and decision making with football. Great field vision and great moves while running. If Radford is able to play in 7 on 7 conditions without pressure on QB and no field condition issues…he will be hard to stop. The thing about beating him is all 11 defensive players have to consistently do their job or he will find the gap. We had blown coverage assignments, blitzing wrong gaps , etc. and he’s smart enough to identify it. Not sure about other teams but knowing Union’s previous history they may be tough but Riverheads ball control is exactly a way to potentially beat Radford…by limiting Radford possessions. #52 has a great motor on defense and is always around the ball.
Well ive witnessed Appo having those homefield refs a couple times esp in 2015 against richlands. Letting their dbs and lineman away with blatant holds. Gotta live with itRadford talent wise was a better team than Appo and the Radford QB is as good as advertised. Appomattox had its chances…but we made mistakes that you can’t have under regular season or playoffs but especially given the talent of Radford team.
With all that said ..officiating influenced the momentum in favor of the home team. The travesty just before half and the Radford score was BS. As was the holding call in 2nd half 30 yards behind Kelso as he crossed goaline. We ending up eventually scoring….but ate up clock and momentum swing. But the dagger in 2nd half was finally the TD for Radford on 4th and 17 and Radford QB was clearly 5 yards past line of scrimmage when he threw TD. Every film on Radford shows the kid scrambling , extending plays and so official should have been cognizant of potential of crossing line of scrimmage versus officials focused on more so than kids with knees showing. That was a very bad no call.
After Radford scored on 4 and 17 and made it a 2 score game….Appo didn’t recover and the lopsided final score came mainly on 2 late defensive scores…as Appo pressed to make up deficit.
Football Rule #1 is you have to always make sure your play as a team controls your own outcome versus leaving it up to any influence from quality of officiating.We didn’t do that. In being fair, in past championship years when we’ve had HF advantage, teams have said the same thing over officials during our games.
In final analysis Appo made too many mistakes against a more talented Radford team to win the game. We played a fairly good 1st quarter and 3rd quarter ….but not 4 quarters of consistent, disciplined football and credit goes to Radford for that.
One opinion after a rainy semifinal…