I heard they would be joining the Peidmont District July 2022 welcome the Phoenix to the Peidmont
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They’ll be better off in the 3 Rivers.I heard PC is trying to go to another District
Martinsville should be in the Dogwood IMO..Do you think Martinsville might drop also because of enrollment?
Martinsville should be in the Dogwood IMO..
all city schools are losing population and need to give their children that they have left a good experience athletically by biting the bullet and going down in competition.This is wild to me. I remember seeing Salem play them four times in the 90s in the POs (Salem ending Martinsville's season each time), like they were a solidly 4A level school and I check Wikipedia now and their enrollment has basically dropped by 50% over the last 20 years and the city's population has gone down nearly 25% since the 1990 census.
Between Hooker, Bassett, Dan River Mills and tobacco jobs leaving, the whole area is pretty much dead man’s land. Martinsville/Henry County still a lot better living than Danville/South Boston/Halifax.This is wild to me. I remember seeing Salem play them four times in the 90s in the POs (Salem ending Martinsville's season each time), like they were a solidly 4A level school and I check Wikipedia now and their enrollment has basically dropped by 50% over the last 20 years and the city's population has gone down nearly 25% since the 1990 census.
Job wise, thanks to Goodyear & Nestle. Martinsville has always had more progressive people than Danville City. Much nicer people and prettier women in Martinsville/Henry Counry.The Martinsville area has and always will be inferior to the Danville area. Danville always had more professional and managerial jobs. Danville is getting the casino and never lost its economy at the rate of the Martinsville area.
Went down to Danville Christmas and saw lots of those trucks sitting outside the new truck plant.
I’ve never heard Martinsville being inferior to Danville. For me it’s always been the other way around. I’m a Danville native. May not be a lot to do in Martinsville but it’s head and shoulders better than Danville.I don't feel inferior to Danville. When Nafta hit in the early 90's it killed us. All textile, furniture and support business left the area and also the workforce left. In the late 60's to mid 70's Martinsville had 1300-1400 hundred students and was in the AAA Western district with GW, Halifax, Jefferson-Roanoke, and EC Glass among others. Now we have about 540 students and are not sure how long the school will remain open. We have been thru some tough times but we sure don't feel inferior to anyone.
why would you; the two schools are still open and operating as usual.Who is the Coach? Sorry for the personal google... I can't find i
The Martinsville area has and always will be inferior to the Danville area. Danville always had more professional and managerial jobs. Danville is getting the casino and never lost its economy at the rate of the Martinsville area.
Went down to Danville Christmas and saw lots of those trucks sitting outside the new truck plant.
It’s Jack to do there but it’s an hour drive to Richmond, an hour to Raleigh/Durham, 2 hours, 15 min to the beach. Not bad at all trade off.^That seems like it would be wildly popular depending on what they offered. For anyone in the triangle, it's a four or five hour drive to the nearest casino (Maryland Live, Harrah's Cherokee or Charles Town).
Danville’s biggest problem is the lack of culture. Casino not fixing that. It’s not a Nick Anderson thing, it’s not really a GW thing. It’s citywide. There’s also no pride from this generation.It should also be noted that Danville voters approved a sales tax increase in November that will benefit the school system and allow some much needed facility upgrades. Expect GW to be young next year and they may struggle but it's a place that will never be bad in football. With the improvements, the casino and the athletes the school has year in and year out they Eagles will always be a team to reckon with.
I agree with you that Bobby Martin is a good coach and man. We handled Martinsville fairly easily this year but you can see the improvement he's made in his short tenure there.
Does anyone know when a decision on PC will be reached? If they stay in the Piedmont everyone will have to drop an out of district game to accommodate Mecklenburg County. Teams need to know sooner than later especially the opponents that are dropped so they have time to find someone else to play.
I went through one of my Weapons Control schools with a guy from Chase City. He was NFL size. I never understood how Bluestone was so bad either.The right coach could turn that program around. Bluestone is traditionally just as darn huge as Salem and Franklin County. How the hell they are that bad, has never ever sat well with me. Park View is always good in basketball and has a competitive football team. The right coach with the right culture could turn them into something special. IMO , it’s one of the better jobs in the state.
Breaking ground on casino this year. Prob open late 23 early 24.
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2021/09/heres-a-look-at-caesars-danville-casino/
It’s Jack to do there but it’s an hour drive to Richmond, an hour to Raleigh/Durham, 2 hours, 15 min to the beach. Not bad at all trade off.