HS hit their stride tonight. Things are coming together for these kids and coaches. Page HS in Greensboro, NC..., we're coming to see you next week.
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Congrats to the Springers. Knew they would pound North Stafford. Looks like your db's kept their passing game in check too. Great job!
We had a couple special teams breakdowns, ie. , the long 87 yd kick return for NS.
Our offense was on fire and the defense did what our defense does!
We had a 757'er in the stands spying on us (sitting in my proximity) mouthing off that HS was over rated other stuff... he left at half time, silently! lol.
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Yeah, @HooSprings indicated last week that a Louisa fan stated they could take out the Springers. Louisa is good, but does not have the depth to play with HSHS all game. The Lions have an excellent ground game led by Hunter, but they have not and will not face many teams who can play them straight up (not loading up the box) like the Springers could. Like I said yesterday HSHS is just on another level. Going to take a special team to slow this train down.
Check out the Stats..... Can you say balanced offense and smothering defense!?
https://www.richmond.com/sports/hig...cle_1cba46b0-a27f-5477-b85a-d2697b1f3244.html
Oh goodness no - Louisa could not hang with Highland Springs. No disrespect but they are not even close. Stay in your lane bro..
BN's above post is a good post, but could've been a great post if all angles of the story were mentioned. I agree that Louisa can compete with and beat HSHS, and here's why:
HSHS's defense has shown vulnerability on the edges this year and Louisa has the size up front, and the speed at skill to be able attack them there, which would open the middle.
Louisa's defense is built for teams like HSHS. Their very fast and strong 3-4 defense would also match up perfectly with the Springer offense, and would be able to play straight up with the small Springer skill players, and bring disciplined pressure every play while containing the QB scramble, like they did against Dinwiddie and QB Pope in 2017. They would be able to stop the run and make HSHS one dimensional. Louisa's extremely quick D line alone would get pressure. ODU-commit Noah Robinson would eat from his safety spot.
Depth is not an issue for Louisa, they are deep and are as well conditioned as any team. They have freshmen, sophomores and juniors getting a lot of PT and playing like seniors, including the freshman QB and freshman D end. Depth wasn't an issue at all against a very deep and strong Massaponax team, and Louisa only had 2 penalties all game.
HSHS would need to play mistake free ball to stay in the game with the Lions, because Louisa would make them pay for every hold, false start, PI, or offside/encroachment penalty. Louisa might be 5A in a few years, so this matchup might eventually happen, and Louisa has more studs coming up through the ranks.
I'm not taking anything away from HSHS's accomplishments, and that can and will be the argument anyone can use against Louisa. But I'm strictly talking about coaching, schemes and matchups and trying to picture the game from all angles. One thing's for sure, it would be a hell of a game! I love watching HSHS's run, and I watch their YouTube documentaries.
@Coach Joe73 you had a lot to say before Ponax played Louisa, and predictably disappeared when Louisa won, so how about you stay in your lane? Louisa is used to everyone underestimating and laughing at them when the odds are against them, and they will continue to prove everyone wrong for the foreseeable future. Louisa's community would absolutely welcome the HS community, coaches and players to take them lightly. Ask the Recruit804 staff if they would underestimate the Lions.
HSHS's defense has shown vulnerability on the edges this year and Louisa has the size up front, and the speed at skill to be able attack them there, which would open the middle.
Louisa's defense is built for teams like HSHS. Their very fast and strong 3-4 defense would also match up perfectly with the Springer offense, and would be able to play straight up with the small Springer skill players, and bring disciplined pressure every play while containing the QB scramble, like they did against Dinwiddie and QB Pope in 2017. They would be able to stop the run and make HSHS one dimensional. Louisa's extremely quick D line alone would get pressure. ODU-commit Noah Robinson would eat from his safety spot.
Depth is not an issue for Louisa, they are deep and are as well conditioned as any team. They have freshmen, sophomores and juniors getting a lot of PT and playing like seniors, including the freshman QB and freshman D end. Depth wasn't an issue at all against a very deep and strong Massaponax team, and Louisa only had 2 penalties all game.
HSHS would need to play mistake free ball to stay in the game with the Lions, because Louisa would make them pay for every hold, false start, PI, or offside/encroachment penalty. Louisa might be 5A in a few years, so this matchup might eventually happen, and Louisa has more studs coming up through the ranks.
I'm not taking anything away from HSHS's accomplishments, and that can and will be the argument anyone can use against Louisa. But I'm strictly talking about coaching, schemes and matchups and trying to picture the game from all angles. One thing's for sure, it would be a hell of a game! I love watching HSHS's run, and I watch their YouTube documentaries.
@Coach Joe73 you had a lot to say before Ponax played Louisa, and predictably disappeared when Louisa won, so how about you stay in your lane? Louisa is used to everyone underestimating and laughing at them when the odds are against them, and they will continue to prove everyone wrong for the foreseeable future. Louisa's community would absolutely welcome the HS community, coaches and players to take them lightly. Ask the Recruit804 staff if they would underestimate the Lions.
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When it comes to "game time " for HSHS, it's focus, focus, focus. They respect all challengers and fear none! I know Louisa has a fine program and that team is very good! A matchup certainly wouldn't happen this year, but it is fun to think about...
Good luck to the Lions rest of the season, I am a fan and will be watching!
I don’t remember laughing harder in my life than I did while reading your UNEDUCATED POST! When have you watched HSHS to say they are small at the skill positions?! Wtf are/were you watching?! You gonna compare HSHS players to Dinwiddie?! Lmao! Ask North Stafford if HSHS is anything like Dinwiddie! If you’re saying that 6’1 is small at WR or DB,who the heck have you been watching?! You really think a 3/4 is gonna get through HSHS’s Oline?! ALL 5 HOLD D1 offers!! HSHS has the best DLine in the STATE,including 2 Power 5 DEs(one holding a Clemson offer). All 5 DBs hold D1 offers!
Maybe play the HS JV before you want the #19 team in the NATION by USA TODAY. This ain’t Massaponax!!
@HooSprings dang my brother the anger management is real! I hope you got that mad when Maury's D. Coor called y'all AVERAGE on Twitter! @springer76 thanks for the classy response.
He DID call HSHS average....after HSHS dropped 70 on them in the state semis last year! Lmao! HSHS has won 9 straight over the 757.
Fact is...Louisa fields maybe 3 D1 prospects. HSHS has about 20. Nobody has speed like HSHS,and every team they’ve faced will confirm that. Against NS Friday,one of HSHS’s D1 lineman was stride for stride with the RB all the way on a 70yd TD run.
Enjoy your team,but HSHS is a completely different animal! 33 straight & counting. 4 in a row! No anger here! Good luck to Louisa!
No one from Louisa should be bitter that people are saying HSHS is a tier above. HSHS is at least one tier above EVERY team in VA. Westfield won’t even play them, using the I-95 traffic line as their excuse.
Would it be an exciting game to think about? Sure. Would HSHS handle Louisa? No doubt. That’s not doubting Louisa. That’s being realistic based on historical evidence. No one thinks Massaponax is even close to as good as HS, so that great win (& it is a great win) doesn’t really do much to change that POV.
Would it be an exciting game to think about? Sure. Would HSHS handle Louisa? No doubt. That’s not doubting Louisa. That’s being realistic based on historical evidence. No one thinks Massaponax is even close to as good as HS, so that great win (& it is a great win) doesn’t really do much to change that POV.
In my opinion, at this point in time, there is only one team that can beat Highland Springs. That team is Highland Springs themselves.
They would have to come into a game unprepared and over confident, and still make several uncharacteristic mistakes to lose. And Coach Johnson and his staff are just not going to let that happen.
Another reason the Springers are virtually unbeatable right now is their depth at every position. There is about a full team of kids that would be starters at most schools, that are standing on the sidelines just waiting for an opportunity to get their shot.
Incidently there was a nice article on the front page of the Richmond Times Dispatch this morning about two girls on the HSHS helping a competitor from Douglas Freeman make it to the finish line.
They would have to come into a game unprepared and over confident, and still make several uncharacteristic mistakes to lose. And Coach Johnson and his staff are just not going to let that happen.
Another reason the Springers are virtually unbeatable right now is their depth at every position. There is about a full team of kids that would be starters at most schools, that are standing on the sidelines just waiting for an opportunity to get their shot.
Incidently there was a nice article on the front page of the Richmond Times Dispatch this morning about two girls on the HSHS helping a competitor from Douglas Freeman make it to the finish line.
Are you serious or is this a joke. Oscar was big and fast up front, deep and could match up and we beat them not to mention Louisa would get destroyed by Oscar Smith. Also Manchester and Varina would destroy Louisa. Louisa is good but not even close to HSHS. You're bragging about a massaponax victory when HSHS has beat probably the best team in Northern Virginia in Stone Bridge 3 out 3 times in the state championships. Louisa doesn't play anyone worth mentioning until state semis. You guys couldn't compete in 5A and if you do move up be careful what you ask for
Why do you think Recruit804 ranked Louisa right behind HS and Manchester this week? And why do you think @DinwiddieProud personally ranked Louisa right behind HS in the other thread on here, and ranked Louisa and Hopewell above Manchester and Varina? I trust the opinion of folks that actually know what Louisa is about and have actually seen them over the last couple of years, especially the 2017 team. I respect BN's opinion as well, and he didn't immediately act like Louisa is a joke compared to the other teams. Recruit804 was at the Louisa/Ponax game. Ponax just went up to Philly and beat a powerhouse team that looks like a college team and won their conference last year. Ponax has also gone toe to toe with Martinsburg in scrimmages the last few years, and Martinsburg destroys WV every year. I don't put stock in 7 on 7s, but many people do, and Martinsburg has beaten HS in 7 on 7. So is Recruit804 all of a sudden laughable and not a credible source? The people who don't immediately dismiss or laugh at Louisa anymore are the smart folks. I can't stand closed minded fans. I've seen plenty of Manchester, Varina, and Stone Bridge over the last few years, and was at the 2016 title game sitting with HS's mostly great fans. Ponax's only Achilles heel over the years has been Stone Bridge, it doesn't mean they couldn't have beaten HS, given the chance. Colonial Forge's Achilles heel has been Oscar Smith, it doesn't mean they couldn't have beaten Westfield, given the chance. It's all about MATCHUPS. It's not like HS crushed Stone Bridge, they were all close games, as were the SB/Ponax games. Louisa and Hopewell are both on the level of Manchester and Varina this year, but all the teams are loaded and can all beat each other any given night. Oscar Smith beat themselves constantly all game. HS is young in key spots this year, and they will be exploited this year. All runs come to an end eventually. Apparently Maury and their D coor are just itching to end it. The fact that the HS JV team is getting compared to good varsity teams is laughable and an insult. Any top JV team will never come close to beating any top varsity team. Absolutely no one in the state would've beaten Manchester last year, not even HS. It's nice to be ranked by USA Today, but it's a computer ranking and a hypothetical ranking. HS wouldn't even be the #19 team in TEXAS.
And Westfield's I95 excuse is a very good excuse, especially when there are plenty of powerhouse schools in the DMV they can play. They do scrimmage DeMatha every year. And they literally beat Oscar Smith three times in a row in the title game. I doubt they're scared of HS.
And Westfield's I95 excuse is a very good excuse, especially when there are plenty of powerhouse schools in the DMV they can play. They do scrimmage DeMatha every year. And they literally beat Oscar Smith three times in a row in the title game. I doubt they're scared of HS.
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I’m gonna stop you before you sound any dumber! First of all,Ponax beat Penn Wood in PA! They finished 11-2 and ranked #72 in the STATE,and 17 in their division last year,and won a weak district. Oh yeah,and ranked in the 3000s nationally. If you’re going to try to make someone look good...PICK A BETTER TEAM! FYI...Penn Wood(3-2)lost 32-0,2 weeks ago! Not exactly Highland Springs!!! Ponax would be a good game for HSHS’s JV! Louisa can’t even beat Eastern View,much less beat Oscar Smith or Maury! HSHS would beat Louisa 20 times out of 20....NO DOUBT....any year,on any field,and in any conditions!!!
I’d sure love to know when ANY team beat Highland Springs in a 7 on 7 when they haven’t lost but once in once in 2 years,and it wasn’t to any WV team. It was a GA state champion by 1 point,and HSHS was missing 3 starters including the starting QB! Their last loss other than that was in a 7 on 7 in the Powerade championships in 2016.
9-0 vs the 757,and undefeated vs anyone from Fredericksburg & north of it. Westfield turned HSHS down because they’ve seen HSHS’s speed,and just like every other team...they knew they couldn’t handle it! Freedom,the team that knocked Westfield out last year,had no problem meeting HSHS down 95 at Randolph Macon for a scrimmage! Nobody could handle HSHS’s team speed including Westfield and Manchester! Over 20 players on this year’s team with college offers! 20!!!! EVERY STARTER on the Defense has a college offer! 8 of them power 5 D1!! A QB with a NDame offer and 6 other starters with D1 offers on the offense.
You say,people “ in the know” rank Louisa up there with Manchester & Varina,but EVERYONE “in the know” KNOWS that NO TEAM in Virginia can beat Highland Springs!! Fact is...Louisa is in NO ONE’S overall state top 10! FYI ...it’s HSHS,Manchester,Varina,and then everyone else in the 804!
Stick to D4 where you actually have a chance!
http://www.ultimaterecruit.com/ultimate-recruit/airo-title-goes-martinsburg/
Johnson’s team defeated the Panthers’ 19-8 to reach the championship match. Highland Springs came up short in the tournament final with a 34-19 loss to Martinsburg High School, a 5A school from West Virginia that has won five of the last seven state championships.
Funny, Recruit804 reported that. Probably BS.
Louisa has 3 running backs on this year's team alone that are better than any RBs on this year's HS team or any of the title teams. Robert Morgan IV, Jarett Hunter, Kalup Shelton. Ponax couldn't stop any of them. I'm happy for the 20+ offers and wish those kids nothing but success, hopefully they're all committable offers.
Penn Wood lost to another powerhouse. But keep on cherry picking. The link to that Ponax game is on the 6A board, use your eyes and see for yourself if it isn't too hard.
Louisa and EV unfortunately played on a horribly muddy field that turned into an atrocious mess between the 20s. Any team in the state would've been in a defensive battle that could've gone either way on that field, even HS. It would've hurt your passing attack especially. Congrats to EV, they won on a double tipped Hail Mary. But they were not some scrub team like you make them out to be. They went on to lose to Lake Taylor on a final play in the state semi. Guess what, 4A Lake Taylor beat 6A FREEDOM last year. Freedom's only regular season loss. The same Freedom you decided to bring up. Neither LT nor Freedom won it all. Hmmmmmm.... I think that goes back to what I said, something about "matchups" and "any given night"....
Freedom COULDN'T EVEN SCORE against Manchester, who you refuse to acknowledge was a superteam FULL OF ACTUAL REAL D1 PLAYERS that even HS wouldn't beat. That blows my mind! And says a lot about the state of yours. That Manchester team would've beaten some top Texas teams.
@HooSprings you come off as one those ignorant fans in the stands who yells "PASS THE BALL!!!" at the coaches when they're rushing for 400 yards that game.
All of we mere fans should be celebrating and appreciating that Virginia has so many teams, across all classes, but especially at the 3A-6A levels, that are playing at a top notch quality level. I don't understand the hate and need to be disrespectful to teams that don't have the same history as HS. There is a ton of parity around the state the last few years. LC Bird and HS have just happened to edge a few other championship quality teams out in 5A and made history. We should all be grateful we're alive at a great time to see so many great teams, and that so many of them are accessible to watch online! Get out of your "804 is the best, 757 is the best" bubbles, stop trashing other teams like they're rec teams, and just appreciate some great high school football! Go watch a Salem (near Roanoke) game. Go watch a Heritage of Lynchburg vs EC Glass game. Go watch a Virginia Beach game. Go watch a Radford or Graham game. Go watch a Louisa game and experience one of the best atmospheres in the NATION at THE JUNGLE right in the heart of Central VA! We have some great football being played here! We should be grateful that so many cross-state powerhouse matchups are happening now, that the VHSL has a great system in place, and that we aren't West Virginia and watching Martinsburg destroy everyone every year. Just a short time ago, no one ever expected to see Salem play Dinwiddie, or Phoebus play Blacksburg and Magna Vista.
Johnson’s team defeated the Panthers’ 19-8 to reach the championship match. Highland Springs came up short in the tournament final with a 34-19 loss to Martinsburg High School, a 5A school from West Virginia that has won five of the last seven state championships.
Funny, Recruit804 reported that. Probably BS.
Louisa has 3 running backs on this year's team alone that are better than any RBs on this year's HS team or any of the title teams. Robert Morgan IV, Jarett Hunter, Kalup Shelton. Ponax couldn't stop any of them. I'm happy for the 20+ offers and wish those kids nothing but success, hopefully they're all committable offers.
Penn Wood lost to another powerhouse. But keep on cherry picking. The link to that Ponax game is on the 6A board, use your eyes and see for yourself if it isn't too hard.
Louisa and EV unfortunately played on a horribly muddy field that turned into an atrocious mess between the 20s. Any team in the state would've been in a defensive battle that could've gone either way on that field, even HS. It would've hurt your passing attack especially. Congrats to EV, they won on a double tipped Hail Mary. But they were not some scrub team like you make them out to be. They went on to lose to Lake Taylor on a final play in the state semi. Guess what, 4A Lake Taylor beat 6A FREEDOM last year. Freedom's only regular season loss. The same Freedom you decided to bring up. Neither LT nor Freedom won it all. Hmmmmmm.... I think that goes back to what I said, something about "matchups" and "any given night"....
Freedom COULDN'T EVEN SCORE against Manchester, who you refuse to acknowledge was a superteam FULL OF ACTUAL REAL D1 PLAYERS that even HS wouldn't beat. That blows my mind! And says a lot about the state of yours. That Manchester team would've beaten some top Texas teams.
@HooSprings you come off as one those ignorant fans in the stands who yells "PASS THE BALL!!!" at the coaches when they're rushing for 400 yards that game.
All of we mere fans should be celebrating and appreciating that Virginia has so many teams, across all classes, but especially at the 3A-6A levels, that are playing at a top notch quality level. I don't understand the hate and need to be disrespectful to teams that don't have the same history as HS. There is a ton of parity around the state the last few years. LC Bird and HS have just happened to edge a few other championship quality teams out in 5A and made history. We should all be grateful we're alive at a great time to see so many great teams, and that so many of them are accessible to watch online! Get out of your "804 is the best, 757 is the best" bubbles, stop trashing other teams like they're rec teams, and just appreciate some great high school football! Go watch a Salem (near Roanoke) game. Go watch a Heritage of Lynchburg vs EC Glass game. Go watch a Virginia Beach game. Go watch a Radford or Graham game. Go watch a Louisa game and experience one of the best atmospheres in the NATION at THE JUNGLE right in the heart of Central VA! We have some great football being played here! We should be grateful that so many cross-state powerhouse matchups are happening now, that the VHSL has a great system in place, and that we aren't West Virginia and watching Martinsburg destroy everyone every year. Just a short time ago, no one ever expected to see Salem play Dinwiddie, or Phoebus play Blacksburg and Magna Vista.
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Highland Springs may well be on the verge of capturing a 5th straight Class 5 state championship. That alone is VHSL history making in any class. There can be no diminishment of that, the case simply cannot be made. I believe Highland Springs rolls EVERYBODY in the state except Westfield, O. Smith, Colonial Forge and Freedom (PW) - and they very likely could beat these four (already did O Smith). Maury may be fired up and say they are going to do something but maybe that means they'll "hold" HS to 45 or 50 instead of 70. I'm looking forward to the HS and Forge matchup later this year - kudos to both for making that matchup!
Please! Please! Please! READ the article you posted and not JUST the headline! Did you happen to read IN THE ARTICLE,HSHS was split into 3 teams at that tournament. Lol FYI....the only team that beat the HSHS JV at that tournament was one of the HSHS VARSITY teams!!http://www.ultimaterecruit.com/ultimate-recruit/airo-title-goes-martinsburg/
Johnson’s team defeated the Panthers’ 19-8 to reach the championship match. Highland Springs came up short in the tournament final with a 34-19 loss to Martinsburg High School, a 5A school from West Virginia that has won five of the last seven state championships.
Funny, Recruit804 reported that. Probably BS.
Louisa has 3 running backs on this year's team alone that are better than any RBs on this year's HS team or any of the title teams. Robert Morgan IV, Jarett Hunter, Kalup Shelton. Ponax couldn't stop any of them. I'm happy for the 20+ offers and wish those kids nothing but success, hopefully they're all committable offers.
Penn Wood lost to another powerhouse. But keep on cherry picking. The link to that Ponax game is on the 6A board, use your eyes and see for yourself if it isn't too hard.
Louisa and EV unfortunately played on a horribly muddy field that turned into an atrocious mess between the 20s. Any team in the state would've been in a defensive battle that could've gone either way on that field, even HS. It would've hurt your passing attack especially. Congrats to EV, they won on a double tipped Hail Mary. But they were not some scrub team like you make them out to be. They went on to lose to Lake Taylor on a final play in the state semi. Guess what, 4A Lake Taylor beat 6A FREEDOM last year. Freedom's only regular season loss. The same Freedom you decided to bring up. Neither LT nor Freedom won it all. Hmmmmmm.... I think that goes back to what I said, something about "matchups" and "any given night"....
Freedom COULDN'T EVEN SCORE against Manchester, who you refuse to acknowledge was a superteam FULL OF ACTUAL REAL D1 PLAYERS that even HS wouldn't beat. That blows my mind! And says a lot about the state of yours. That Manchester team would've beaten some top Texas teams.
@HooSprings you come off as one those ignorant fans in the stands who yells "PASS THE BALL!!!" at the coaches when they're rushing for 400 yards that game.
All of we mere fans should be celebrating and appreciating that Virginia has so many teams, across all classes, but especially at the 3A-6A levels, that are playing at a top notch quality level. I don't understand the hate and need to be disrespectful to teams that don't have the same history as HS. There is a ton of parity around the state the last few years. LC Bird and HS have just happened to edge a few other championship quality teams out in 5A and made history. We should all be grateful we're alive at a great time to see so many great teams, and that so many of them are accessible to watch online! Get out of your "804 is the best, 757 is the best" bubbles, stop trashing other teams like they're rec teams, and just appreciate some great high school football! Go watch a Salem (near Roanoke) game. Go watch a Heritage of Lynchburg vs EC Glass game. Go watch a Virginia Beach game. Go watch a Radford or Graham game. Go watch a Louisa game and experience one of the best atmospheres in the NATION at THE JUNGLE right in the heart of Central VA! We have some great football being played here! We should be grateful that so many cross-state powerhouse matchups are happening now, that the VHSL has a great system in place, and that we aren't West Virginia and watching Martinsburg destroy everyone every year. Just a short time ago, no one ever expected to see Salem play Dinwiddie, or Phoebus play Blacksburg and Magna Vista.
Once again...Stop trying to compare Ponax to Highland Springs!!! There is NO COMPARISON! NONE! You obviously haven’t seen HSHS LIVE! As these other posters are telling you...their SECOND STRING would beat 90% of the teams in the STATE! That’s not ME saying that! That’s a fan from another school.
Louisa LOST to EV....no excuses about any field conditions! You adapt! Both teams had to play on it. HSHS has faced GREAT RBs with great lineman to run behind,and they couldn’t run vs HSHS. I can’t stress the speed of this team at EVERY POSITION! People know how good this team is when you consider that the entire offensive and defense of line are starting for the third straight year. You read that correctly...this Oline started as a sophomore and beat Tuscarora in the state final on a “rebuilding” year. The JV hasn’t lost in 5 YEARS,so all those kids have to wait their turn. It’s DEPTH that separates the divisions. Lineman going both ways at the D5 & D6 level are rare at the top level. HSHS has 1. SBridge had NONE that went both ways in the finals last year.
You got a good team,but you’re not even in the conversation of the top 10 teams in the state! I understand the pride when my brother played LL baseball at Kent Store.
HSHS is on the road to history! Hopefully Louisa can get one too this year. HSHS plays Manchester in 3 weeks...come see for yourself!
I made my point. I said Martinsburg has beaten them and you said it didn't happen.
I have seen HS live in person plenty of times and I will this season as well. Either the Manchester game, or Forge or Varina. I know what HS is about. Louisa is two years removed from a title game appearance, were a Hail Mary from making another run last year, and this year has their most well rounded team EVER. To suggest that HS would run a title worthy team off the field and their JV team would beat them, especially the two teams with a 5 STAR TOP 10 LB IN THE NATION who would've been all over the field, is straight up ignorance and foolishness and it needs to be called out.
I have seen HS live in person plenty of times and I will this season as well. Either the Manchester game, or Forge or Varina. I know what HS is about. Louisa is two years removed from a title game appearance, were a Hail Mary from making another run last year, and this year has their most well rounded team EVER. To suggest that HS would run a title worthy team off the field and their JV team would beat them, especially the two teams with a 5 STAR TOP 10 LB IN THE NATION who would've been all over the field, is straight up ignorance and foolishness and it needs to be called out.
I agree! I was excited to see such a powerful matchup that late in the season. HSHS plays Varina the week AFTER CF too. All games from here out are on the road for Highland Springs! HSHS scrimmaged Freedom and Wow that was fun.
Oscar Smith,North Stafford,Page(NC) on the road,Henrico,and Manchester 5 out of 6 weeks IN A ROW! Then end with CFORGE and Varina,just to get ready for the playoffs the next week! WOW!
Name a 5-star player in VA! There are NONE! Even the top rated player in the state from Thomas Dale is not a 5. Even HSHS’s 4-star Safety with 41 offers,including ND & Clemson is not a 5-star. He and HSHS’s 4 star DE had Alabama looking at them 2 weeks ago along with the QB.
HSHS’s JV received votes in the preseason Varsity top 10 poll! If that doesn’t tell you anything....I can’t help you!
The last 3 years VA had a 5 star player. Google it! It's a shame you missed out on seeing HIM live, you were too busy trashing his team!
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Not THIS year! Lol I know IRiver had one. He was committed to Auburn. HSHS has a 5-star lineman that plays for Louisville NOW. Becton is 6’8-340lbs!
SMH. https://gopsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9574
I saw Becton live against Stone Bridge and at the Dale scrimmage.
Brandon Smith would've had a field day against HS.
I saw Becton live against Stone Bridge and at the Dale scrimmage.
Brandon Smith would've had a field day against HS.
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The way Maury absolutely destroyed LT this year 49-7, and even had like 5 or 6 TDs called back, I don't see how they wouldn't be excited at the prospect of rematching HS. They clearly know what kind of team they have this year. But let the HS fans keep thinking it's last year's team.
I'm sure Maury is very good - they destroyed LT - LT ain't HS. Who cares what Maury says they are going to do? I am not an HS fan but marvel at what they are continuing to do. I'm sure NS was excited to play HS too - NS is down some but still fields some real talent and comes from a tough district.
http://www.ultimaterecruit.com/ultimate-recruit/airo-title-goes-martinsburg/
Johnson’s team defeated the Panthers’ 19-8 to reach the championship match. Highland Springs came up short in the tournament final with a 34-19 loss to Martinsburg High School, a 5A school from West Virginia that has won five of the last seven state championships.
Funny, Recruit804 reported that. Probably BS.
Louisa has 3 running backs on this year's team alone that are better than any RBs on this year's HS team or any of the title teams. Robert Morgan IV, Jarett Hunter, Kalup Shelton. Ponax couldn't stop any of them. I'm happy for the 20+ offers and wish those kids nothing but success, hopefully they're all committable offers.
Penn Wood lost to another powerhouse. But keep on cherry picking. The link to that Ponax game is on the 6A board, use your eyes and see for yourself if it isn't too hard.
Louisa and EV unfortunately played on a horribly muddy field that turned into an atrocious mess between the 20s. Any team in the state would've been in a defensive battle that could've gone either way on that field, even HS. It would've hurt your passing attack especially. Congrats to EV, they won on a double tipped Hail Mary. But they were not some scrub team like you make them out to be. They went on to lose to Lake Taylor on a final play in the state semi. Guess what, 4A Lake Taylor beat 6A FREEDOM last year. Freedom's only regular season loss. The same Freedom you decided to bring up. Neither LT nor Freedom won it all. Hmmmmmm.... I think that goes back to what I said, something about "matchups" and "any given night"....
Freedom COULDN'T EVEN SCORE against Manchester, who you refuse to acknowledge was a superteam FULL OF ACTUAL REAL D1 PLAYERS that even HS wouldn't beat. That blows my mind! And says a lot about the state of yours. That Manchester team would've beaten some top Texas teams.
@HooSprings you come off as one those ignorant fans in the stands who yells "PASS THE BALL!!!" at the coaches when they're rushing for 400 yards that game.
All of we mere fans should be celebrating and appreciating that Virginia has so many teams, across all classes, but especially at the 3A-6A levels, that are playing at a top notch quality level. I don't understand the hate and need to be disrespectful to teams that don't have the same history as HS. There is a ton of parity around the state the last few years. LC Bird and HS have just happened to edge a few other championship quality teams out in 5A and made history. We should all be grateful we're alive at a great time to see so many great teams, and that so many of them are accessible to watch online! Get out of your "804 is the best, 757 is the best" bubbles, stop trashing other teams like they're rec teams, and just appreciate some great high school football! Go watch a Salem (near Roanoke) game. Go watch a Heritage of Lynchburg vs EC Glass game. Go watch a Virginia Beach game. Go watch a Radford or Graham game. Go watch a Louisa game and experience one of the best atmospheres in the NATION at THE JUNGLE right in the heart of Central VA! We have some great football being played here! We should be grateful that so many cross-state powerhouse matchups are happening now, that the VHSL has a great system in place, and that we aren't West Virginia and watching Martinsburg destroy everyone every year. Just a short time ago, no one ever expected to see Salem play Dinwiddie, or Phoebus play Blacksburg and Magna Vista.
My man you are delusional no one is hating Louisa. You are the one on the post stating that Louisa could beat HSHS. No Springer fan is even thinking about Louisa because they are not even on our radar. If we were to play them we would win by at least 2 touchdowns and how would that benefit us in the points ranking. We are looking to play teams like dematha, st John's, or st Frances. We have bigger fish to fry. You want respect Louisa then stop scheduling cupcakes like orange county, Charlottesville, mountain view, etc. I don't care what recruit 804 has ranked you. We play a gauntlet every year and know Varina would give y'all the business let alone HSHS. Can't hate something we don't even acknowledge. Stay in your lane.
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@Thomasddev I didn't even bring up Louisa in this thread! There was no need for them to even get brought up, but I was just responding to it and stating my points and giving sound reasons to back them up. I'm sorry that the reasons are too smart and go over some folks heads. And do some research before you call someone delusional my brother, and stay in your lane. Louisa doesn't play Mountain View (who is a solid team every year). Orange is a rival going back decades and is a DISTRICT team along with Cville. Can't control who's in your district. You don't know sh1t about anyone "giving us the business", you should worry about Varina doing that to y'all after Forge does it. Louisa hasn't been blown out since 2015 and will play ANYONE tough and has a top notch coaching staff that prepares the kids very well for any matchup. Anyone who knows VA football knows Louisa has been a tough program since 2004, they didn't just recently come on the scene.
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Of course you haven’t been blown out! You haven’t played anybody good! It does no benefit whatsoever for the upper tier teams to play you small schools! NONE! Highland Springs playing Louisa would be like Alabama playing Liberty!
There are no more districts so you can play anybody you want to, as long as those teams that you traditionally play are willing to take you off the schedule so that you can improve your schedule. How do you think Highland Springs gets to play the schedule they are playing,and are now trying to schedule the likes of Dematha and Saint Francis?! Highland springs is ranked number 15 in the country by USA today this week. They’re going to head down to North Carolina and play one of their former state champions.
I'll step in to help everybody out. Louisa is a very very good program in the state and I will not take anything away from them. Their fans should feel like they can beat anybody in the state. The Martinsburg WV post is funny because that was in a 7v7 tournament 3 Years ago, where we as coaches had a draft and split our kids into 3 teams because we had 60 skills kids. Next as far HSHS, we are just trying to get better every week. Our fans are passionate like everybody else fans. Louisa is a 4a school and we are 5a so our paths wont cross unless they move up classification. Hoping for much success for them on the season.
Did you see the post where someone wants us to play Martinsburg(WV)? Any chance of that game happening?!
Bruh, you are truly the typical ignorant 804 fan who doesn't know anything about football across the state. Louisa has almost 1500 students now, which is the 5A cutoff, that's not a small school. And if you knew how the ratings system is now, you'd know that the bigger schools don't get hurt by playing the smaller schools anymore. Keep the dumbass insults coming though. I made my points very clear about the parity across the state in multiple classes, even for folks with an IQ of 50. I'm done talking to a wall.
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I DO KNOW the rating system,and it almost cost HSHS a home game last year,playing D4 schools during the regular season...that’s why HSHS dropped them. That’s why they didn’t pick up any small schools either! Louisa is a D4 school by VHSL enrollment standards. You’re a SMALLER school!! You’re not worth playing!!
4 RINGS in a row,going for a record 5th. Louisa has NONE! Case closed!!!
No, playing D4 teams last year didn't hurt you, playing BAD TEAMS last year hurt you. It had nothing to do with classes. 1-9 Riverbend, 1-9 Lee-Davis, 1-9 Hermitage, 0-10 MBK. NONE OF THOSE TEAMS WERE D4. Those are the teams that almost cost you the home game. Louisa and EV would've destroyed all those teams the same way HS did.
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I spoke with Coach Johnson just a few minutes ago. Every public school in the region was reached out to about playing against HSHS this year. The only two teams to reply were Stone Bridge and Indian River. We reached out to all neighboring states (WV,NC,MD,SC,Penn,OHIO,NJ) and Page and Avalon responded.
He did reach out to Louisa’s AD! He turned HS down. So did EVERY other school in Virginia except Stonebridge and Indian River! Westfield even commented.they didn’t want to battle the I95 traffic to play HSHS. I’m willing to bet,if you ask Louisa’s AD about playing HSHS,he’ll tell you NO too!
I'm not, but we did reach out to every public school in the state and in the neighboring states to find games this year. We wanted to increase the strength of our schedule. Everybody had different reasons for not wanting to play. It's no knock to anybody.
