Can we all agree that Dinwiddie/Smithfield and GW Danville/Amherst will be the state's top 4a games of the week or am I being bias?
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Yep, Smithfield has been 4A for quite some time.Is Smithfield 4A?
I ask because Woodgrove plays Massaponax (5A) next Friday and I think that is going to be tough matchup for both teams.
No worn grass at Dinwiddie. It looked like a golf course last night. Thick, tight prescription Bermuda, and no bald spots.Smithfield got its name from the world class pork business there, recently bought by the Chinese. The local Daily Press writer said this could be their best team in years. Maybe- they lost their div 1 WR and leading rusher from last year and some key defensive players. But they get back their starting Qb who passed for 1600 yards and ran for a little over 1000. He is very quick and scrambles with the best and is an accurate passer. He is the key. Stop him and Smithfield is stopped. Last year the Lafayette defense held them to one offensive Td. The game was at Smithfield which is one of the few fields down here that is still grass. They are used to playing on worn grass so that will help at Dinwiddie. Of the 10 BRD only three have have grass. The only negative is that in key games Smithfield has often not played their best game. Latest example was blowing out Grafton by 40 points in game 10 last year and the following week in playoff game 1 at home against the same Grafton team with no major injuries losing badly. Very interesting game!!
It's a huge facility. Very clean and well run. The Chinese may own it, but the work is done my proud American workers. Smithfield could note have come up with a more respectable name than the "Packers" to reflect their hometown.Yep!
As a Virginian, when I hear Smithfield I automatically think SWINE!!!
I figured they had a huge slaughterhouse / packing facility down there.
I would prefer 8-2, thank you!No worn grass at Dinwiddie. It looked like a golf course last night. Thick, tight prescription Bermuda, and no bald spots.
It's a huge facility. Very clean and well run. The Chinese may own it, but the work is done my proud American workers. Smithfield could note have come up with a more respectable name than the "Packers" to reflect their hometown.
Here's wishing them a 9-1 season!
I agree. JF should win. MV only beat Dan River by 2 scores and Dan River turned the ball over 9 times. Note I did say 4a gamesI feel JF/magna Vista will be the best game of next week. I think this game will go a long way for both teams. It is almost a must win for JF if they want to make the 4a playoffs(losing to two 3a schools back to back could mean doom for them) especially with GW the week after and playing a tough Seminole district schedule.
If you would make a small $750,000 donation, I can promise you near perfield conditions in late Nonember!!!I would prefer 8-2, thank you!
And good luck with the grass in late November!
MV has got some serious attitude problems. A lot of stupid, unecessary penalties. Way to much show-boating. They were probably lucky, and caught a group of officials that was more tolerant than most. One or more would have probably been ejected by a less tolerant group of officials. One fan was so disgusted by the onfield behavior of her Warriors, she just went home. Chestbeating while standing over an injuried player. He should have been tossed.I agree. JF should win. MV only beat Dan River by 2 scores and Dan River turned the ball over 9 times. Note I did say 4a games
Yep. Sounds like Magna Vista. I've told several people that GW gets a bad rap but MV is 5-10x worst but they can afford to do it in 3a. They were way worst when I was in high school when they were apart of the old Piedmont District when GW, Halifax and FC were in the Western Valley. Those attitude problems kept them from winning states in 2010 and 2011. They are usually very arrogant and mouthy. I like MV but I'm just being honest.MV has got some serious attitude problems. A lot of stupid, unecessary penalties. Way to much show-boating. They were probably lucky, and caught a group of officials that was more tolerant than most. One or more would have probably been ejected by a less tolerant group of officials. One fan was so discussted by the onfield behavior of her Warriors, she just went home. Chestbeating while standing over an injuried player. He should have been tossed.
Maybe when ABC moves in they can donate!If you would make a small $750,000 donation, I can promise you near perfield conditions in late Nonember!!!
I had not heard that there was actually an ejection. What is that, a one game suspension if it was not fighting related?I think favero will address that this week, especially with the lineman getting ejected last night. That first unsportsmanlike penalty was prob the most vocal ive heard him on a player.. those penalty yards are just uncalled for, and kills momentum.
Yea i think its one game sit out... it was a little chippy in the 4th and chris scales had pile of DR players on him. One of our lineman kinda threw his arm back and swung. He realized as soon as he done it he shouldn't have. Both teams had unsportsmanlike on that play. Lots of mouthing offI had not heard that there was actually an ejection. What is that, a one game suspension if it was not fighting related?
I hope they do because they came out pumpedI'll be interested to see if Amherst "gets up" for GW like they do for Salem. Neither team played much D yesterday so it could be a nice shootout game, exciting for fans.
Totally agree on Dinwiddie/Smithfield game. Smithfield will be good but I am just not sure how good until this game is over. This had to be the best opponent Smithfield has played in a very long time. An excellent benchmark for game 1 for Smithfield. Excellent for Lafayette to know exactly what's coming at them the following week.I think Dinwiddie is more of a measuring stick for Smithfield than the other way around. If Smithfield can stay in the game then they are instantly certified as viable amongst the 4A ranks. Even though Dinwiddie won HUGE, from looking at the box score it doesn't look like they got too many reps in. I was actually baffeled how they scored so many points until I read Navy's report.
The path to "undefeatedness" in the west is going to be more difficult than I originally thought. Last nights game with GW and LCA is what I meant by "this game will tell us a lot"
I think GW gets it done against Amherst. I think Dinwiddie is triumphant as well. I think dinwiddie wins by 3 TD's bc I think K Pope can figure out a way to score twice a game if he really wants to. I'll take GW x 10pts.
I agree on both points. If Amherst loses to GW next week that will be a difficult hole to dig out of with Blacksburg, Brookville, JF, LCA, Heritage, and Glass left on the schedule.Next week is as close to a must win as you can get in week #2 for Amherst. They will dig themselves a huge hole if they open 0-2 at home against two 4A peers and are still staring at the Seminole District regular season schedule. It will also be a better barometer of exactly what GW does or does not have in terms of being a 4A playoff contender or pretender.
Dudes it's week one! Amherst is fine , and even they lose they could go 8-2.I think Dinwiddie is more of a measuring stick for Smithfield than the other way around. If Smithfield can stay in the game then they are instantly certified as viable amongst the 4A ranks. Even though Dinwiddie won HUGE, from looking at the box score it doesn't look like they got too many reps in. I was actually baffeled how they scored so many points until I read Navy's report.
The path to "undefeatedness" in the west is going to be more difficult than I originally thought. Last nights game with GW and LCA is what I meant by "this game will tell us a lot"
I think GW gets it done against Amherst. I think Dinwiddie is triumphant as well. I think dinwiddie wins by 3 TD's bc I think K Pope can figure out a way to score twice a game if he really wants to. I'll take GW x 10pts.
Smithfield is not ready for. A Dinwiddie caliber team, nothing wrong with that because most teams are not ready. But they could respectable , and come back during the playoffs and win some gamesTotally agree on Dinwiddie/Smithfield game. Smithfield will be good but I am just not sure how good until this game is over. This had to be the best opponent Smithfield has played in a very long time. An excellent benchmark for game 1 for Smithfield. Excellent for Lafayette to know exactly what's coming at them the following week.
Dudes it's week one! Amherst is fine , and even they lose they could go 8-2.
They just need to play like they did in the 1st half against Salem and they'll be just fine!Dudes it's week one! Amherst is fine , and even they lose they could go 8-2.
I think that was meant for me and cutnjump regarding the potential of starting 0-2.Not sure what this has to do with MY post but yes...it is week one
Is Smithfield 4A?
I ask because Woodgrove plays Massaponax (5A) next Friday and I think that is going to be tough matchup for both teams.
You are correct it is week one going in to week two and you are also correct that even with another loss they could still go 8-2. Given the playoff format they could absorb even additional losses and make it. The urgency arises from the huge advantage to be gained from an extended home field run in the playoffs and that might not occur at 8-2 and is certainly not a possibility with even more losses. In this area home field is huge because of the potential for lengthy trips to opponents while the trips are generally significantly shorter in other regions.Dudes it's week one! Amherst is fine , and even they lose they could go 8-2.
I must have missed that discussion so I will have to educate myself a little further if I can find alignments on new VHSL site in order to verify my initial perceptions. I will say that was not my initial perception based on memory as I still felt Region D, which if memory serves, stretches from Charlottesville to Danville to Carroll County and Pulaski was still the most geographically disparate. Couple that with the Region C semis pairing and I know my initial reaction was not much had changed in terms of travel. For example in GW's case they just traded a drive through Richmond to get to Fredericksburg for a trip to Winchester or Loudon County. My initial feeling was Regions A and C were pretty tightly aligned with B being spread a little more, however, I did not think any of the three approached Region D in terms of overall travel.With the new region format the trips really arent that long for the class 4 schools (2 hrs tops). The semis will be a long ride for c and d. We talked about this in the off season and region b has the longest trips depending on who is playing (example: Dinwiddie/Monacan to EV 2+hrs).