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usally all games are on fri until the semi final games, which are on sat, unless they change it up u never know, franklin has scored 220 and given up 247, rhs has scored 518 and given up 120, rhs beat colonial beach 55 to 15 which they lost 33 to 24, so we will see, every team has a chance on any given day, but I like rhs in this game, GO BIG REDWill this game be Friday or Saturday. Does Franklin have a chance?
It don't matter everyone Knows what plays riverheads run they probably got about eight plays that they run with perfection just give it time to develop it always work. You have to be able to stop them and that's a tall task. I haven't seen Galax but it's seems as if there our only hope. You have to beat them up in the trenches if you can't bully/over power them you won't win. If the field was 100 yards wide I bet money on Franklin or Sussex to run around Riverhead lol. In order for anyone to beat them you have to line up head up and run through them.Lunenburg runs an offense similar to Riverheads, so I'm guessing the defensive gameplan will be similar
Better than the 2016 team???Someone may have a player who could run around them, but they certainly aren't slow.
I'll say it again, from what I saw this is the best team Riverheads has had, so good luck
Better than the 2016 team???
Who are your upsets for this week if you dont mind me asking?In looking through the scores for that team and this there are some interesting parallels. The 2016 team had scored 474 pts through 11 games while giving up 112. This year the team has scored 517 pts through 11 games while giving up 120. The 2016 team had given up 28 pts to East Rock and 26 to Covington. This years team has two games where they have given up 21, to Glenvar and Skyline. On avg both teams are above 42 pts per game and giving up less that 12. I really hadn't thought about the scores until this thread and I just found it interesting.
With all that information I still say there are 5 teams that are legitimately in contention. I am not downplaying what this Riverheads team is when I say that but I do want to point out that the top tier of 1A is pretty solid with these teams spread out in each region. Any of the top 4-6 could win it and there is a lot of football left before someone gets a Gatorade bath in Salem. For me it will be interesting to see if the games go chalk this week or if we have an upset or two. I personally am picking one for sure and thinking hard about a second one.
Franklin over Riverheads 26-22 ( I know i can dream right) im calling it !Who are your upsets for this week if you dont mind me asking?
hope u are wrong, if that is the case u wont get a chance to meet XCROSS if he shows up, both teams still need to win on Friday for that chance to happen, prob better odds on meeting big foot than mr or mrs XCROSSFranklin over Riverheads 26-22 ( I know i can dream right) im calling it !
If Franklin can hold Riverheads to 22 points they will be state champions.Franklin over Riverheads 26-22 ( I know i can dream right) im calling it !
As much as I admire the beauty of your community, I do not want to come to Greenville in that environment next week with my Tigers I hope, so I’m pulling for Franklin.Have to agree beings that the Gladiators have only be held below 45 two times, one time was 28 to 3A Fort Defiance team with a huge D-line and 38 to an fairly large line having Glenvar. I think Franklin must turn Riverheads over and own TOP by a huge margin. Their best defense will be their offense. If the Gladiators are able to keep the ball and hit them while on O, then this game is not close after 2 quarters.
Absolutely , im sure Greenville will be rocking !It a Tri-Rivers thing, I get it. All kidding aside, G-ville is an amazing atmosphere for a game in late fall. If you haven't been then its one of the better entrances in small town football you will witness. While mentioning that I have to say that I really like GW's entrance from a few years ago with the music and walking down the steps through the crowd.
I was talking about hundred yards sideline to sideline it was a jokeA lot of years I would agree with you about running around them on a 100 yard field. Not this year
So true about time of posession. I know a lot of the tidewater teams are known for their big play potential and being able to take it to the house at any moment. I'd be careful about calling those home run plays against the Red Machine. If they don't keep the Gladiators defense on the field on sustained drives, Franklin's own defense will get ground into the dirt.Have to agree beings that the Gladiators have only been held below 45 two times, one time was 28 to 3A Fort Defiance team with a huge D-line and 38 to another fairly large line having Glenvar. I think Franklin must turn Riverheads over and own TOP by a huge margin. Their best defense will be their offense. If the Gladiators are able to keep the ball and hit them while on O, then this game is not close after 2 quarters.
A hypothetical matchup of 2016 vs this years team has the 2016 team winning 31-30. Interestingly enough after watching the SWVA board and all the talk of how dominant Pikeville Ky is, a matchup with this years team had Pikeville winning 28-27. I am not sold that this is any better a predicting algorithm than the one used on VHSL Reference but it is interesting.