Phoebus defense has been rock solid except for Oscar Smith (does that even count?) and offense methodical. That score could be about right.
Oscar Smith has absolutely destroyed their playoff opponents by larger margins than they beat Phoebus. I said they would after they beat the Phantoms.
No offense to anyone but I have seen better teams that finished with 3-4 wins around here. Congrats on a great season tho Brentsville
Couldn't really comprehend the possibility of Meridian/George Mason playing Phoebus in football...obviously they're in the same division, just a matchup I never would have envisioned.
Definitely. Great challenge like you want in a title game. Phoebus did this without their star player KK Gray #2. He was sidelined with a minor injury but will be ready next Saturday.
Maybe not the home field, but the ability to recruit as well with much more money and resources than any VHSL school is certainly advantageous to the Bulldogs. But, the better team will win. Hoping it’s Phoebus.
I agree. Phoebus played probably their best game since the LT game. Noone has been able to stop or slow LCA this year. They are big up front and have a decent qb and running back tandem. Phoebus has a ton of athletes and speed to burn. They must start fast and spread the ball around to Mayo, Bass, the two Grays, Pruitt, Taylor and Gatling Jr. Both teams are playing top level competition in each other. Although Phoebus lost to Oscar Smith, I think they benefit from playing that game. LCA is not Smith but a juggernaut in their own right. Phoebus matches up with LCA, and is playing their best ball. LCA is most likely the favorite but if Phoebus beats them I wouldn't be surprised. It comes down to coaching, field position, adjustments and mistake free football. Might have to make this trip.
I’m asking this as a legitimate question so please take it that way. It’s always been my understanding that it’s not supposed to be legal , once an offensive lineman puts a defender on the ground for the offensive lineman to hold the defender there. If they continue to block that’s one thing, but I didn’t think they are allowed to hold the defender down. Anyone with rules knowledge want to clear this up for me?
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Thank you for the response, I really appreciate it. I thought that was the case but didn’t know for sure. I saw it happen every time I watched LCA play this year when they were going against smaller, quicker defensive linemen. The frustrating part is that there was usually at least one referee looking right at the situation and no flags were thrown. The LCA line is big and pretty good, they don’t need that advantage. But if it isn’t going to be called I can understand them continuing to do it. I genuinely hope that there is a top level crew of refs in their game against Phoebus. I know reffing is a tough job but I just want To see it called fair.
Hopefully NFHS gets their act together. They get a D- so far. I'm about to ask for my money back. They usually do well with the State Championships though.
