PM vs Galax
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That was the word I got early on tonight, been waiting to hear more, but no one talking about it.
I was told at halftime of GW game, #1 was done for playoffs broken foot, PM chances would improve greatly he made galax what they are.
If what you said is true about Peoples injury, it makes me sick to hear something like that happen to a very
good football player. May the Lord be with him and his teammates. Hopefully the injury is not as bad as reported. God Bless to all in Galax.
good football player. May the Lord be with him and his teammates. Hopefully the injury is not as bad as reported. God Bless to all in Galax.
Hopefully not, I hate to see anyone injured, I wish I had waited on someone else to say something just seemed like a breaking story, forgive the pun.
He went down first series and is done for the rest of the year. Things like this happen in the game of football unfortunately. You have a Bland team that only won (3) games and in the playoffs (for some reason) and on the other side you have a legitimate contender to win the state title and now that team is down their best player. Again it is football and it does happen but seeing it happen last night and given the totality of the circumstances it kind of makes you sick. I think Galax is still the team to beat (in the west) and #14 is certainly not chop liver IMO. The thing(s) that impressed me about #1 is he was not only a very good running back but a great blocker and play maker on both sides of the ball. He was not selfish at all as so many are at that age and level. He will be missed for sure but as the saying goes NEXT MAN UP and I do not think there is a coach out there that embodies that philosophy like Dixon. They (Galax) will be well prepared and ready to do battle come Friday and that is something we can count on. I certainly hope everything works out well in the future for #1. Good luck to him and ROLL TIDE!!!
Hate to hear about injuries like that especially this time of the year. Will he be returning next year or was this his senior year?
This is why I have an issue with some regions getting a bye while others do not, having winless/less than average teams in the playoffs, etc. but we cannot change it this year or next I suppose, but I certainly hope that the next cycle brings changes to the regional structures. Personally, I'd like to see the top 12 from the East on one side and top 12 from the West on the other (with or without cross bracketing, as I have no preference on that). That way each side has the opportunity to earn a first round bye, and you get rid of 8 teams that basically have no reason to be in the playoffs.
It's not my intention to hijack this thread with what I think should happen in the playoffs, but this is a prime example of why it needs to change, particularly at the 1A level.
I remember the name from last year's Riverheads game down at Galax. He seemed to be in on everything. Tough break for the team.
Keith, I am not sure I understand the connection you are making between his injury and the playoff system.........????
Keith, I am not sure I understand the connection you are making between his injury and the playoff system.........????
In the first round of the playoffs, the top 2 seeds in Region 1B get a bye, while the top 2 seeds in 1A,1C, and 1D do not. Region C #2 seed Galax loses their best player on the first series in a round 1 matchup vs a 3 win team, meanwhile region B #2 seed William Campbell has the night off.
The 4 region setup in 1A is not a fair setup, and I think Region B has an advantage over the rest (with the bye, and limited number of teams in the region) AND 1A as a whole has too many (undeserving) teams in the playoffs (my recommendation is to go back to the east/west setup and have 12 teams from each, then each of the top seeds has a chance to earn a bye week and you cut down on some undeserving teams, I guess that number is 6 not 8, making the playoffs).
To me, this injury is just one example as to why things need to be changed, to even the playing field so that one region does not have an advantage over another.
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I heard the same but didn't want to say anything. I hate to hear it's true such a sad part of the game. I wish him the best recovery possible. But I don't think it will slow the Tide down Dixon has a plug and play system. That's not me saying he wasn't the top dog because he was no doubt. But #15 I believe is extremely capable of carrying the rock with alot of success. Galax will roll past everyone to Salem.
There are things that happen to us in life that are impossible to understand, or try to explain why. We try to do the right things, live right, go to church, and do the Christian things that our good Lord would want us to do, but sometimes things happens that seem to contradict our principals. Life challenges us every day.
The good Lord give us free will to chose our destiny. Sometimes we make choices that turn out to be wrong, while other times we make good choices that work out well. When things go wrong we often say why Lord, why did this have to happen. We must remember that the Lord is always in control of our fate. When things go wrong, we must turn to him with our problems, for it is him that can carry that burden for us.
Folks, we don't walk alone in this world. God is beside us all the time. Through our faith in Christ, and with the Grace of God we will overcome any obstacle or event that has taken place. The strong will become stronger, and the weak will see what our faith can overcome. Life goes on friends for all of us. May God's presents be with us all in times of dispair, and help us over come the things that have troubled us.
Have faith. As I said, The Strong will become Stronger. That is you Galax!
The good Lord give us free will to chose our destiny. Sometimes we make choices that turn out to be wrong, while other times we make good choices that work out well. When things go wrong we often say why Lord, why did this have to happen. We must remember that the Lord is always in control of our fate. When things go wrong, we must turn to him with our problems, for it is him that can carry that burden for us.
Folks, we don't walk alone in this world. God is beside us all the time. Through our faith in Christ, and with the Grace of God we will overcome any obstacle or event that has taken place. The strong will become stronger, and the weak will see what our faith can overcome. Life goes on friends for all of us. May God's presents be with us all in times of dispair, and help us over come the things that have troubled us.
Have faith. As I said, The Strong will become Stronger. That is you Galax!
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Let me get out the drum sticks and start beating the drum again..
1-400 =1A
401-750=2A
751-1450=3A/3AA (split the division evenly or as close as possible)
1451-Above=4A/4AA-5A (see 3A/3AA)
Six divisions, 16 team playoff for each division - top 8 from East get in and top 8 from West get in, no byes.
This would almost certainly eliminate teams with losing records from getting in and eliminate the garbage time games like what Galax had to put up with last night.
Sorry for your loss Maroon Tide. Wish you gentlemen the best of luck this upcoming week.
I have not posted in a while. But I could not ignore your comments. Thank you to everyone for your post they are very classy. Chilwar25 especially you are a great person! How do you replace a Dougie Peoples that has ran for over 4,000 yards in his career, averaging 11 yards a carry this year, that is a leader on defense and a senior leader on the team that has played in and won a state championship. Simply you do not replace him especially at a small school with a lot of young players that look to him for leadership. It is a sad situation for him to have a season ending injury especially during the playoffs. All we can do is move on and the other players will have to step up and keep playing and play hard for their team and especially for our Senior #1 Peoples.
I don't like coming on here and talking about injures or other things that have a major effect on the team but since everyone already knows I don't guess it matters now. I hate this happened for Galax but especially for Dougie Peoples, the amount of work these kids put in is unreal and to make it all the way through your senior year and to having a season ending injury in the first round of the playoffs is just awful. I truly hate it for him. His loss will be felt on both sides of the ball with his play and leadership. As for the rest of team the season isn't over and it's time make all that hard work payoff on the field. Galax still has two very good backs to step up and run the ball. If they all step up and play as a team they can still make a run in the playoffs. May God be with Dougie and I pray he has a speedy and healthy recovery. Good luck to Galax going forward, y'all make this town proud!!
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Maybe he’s saying the kid should of never been on the field in the first place. Galax had just beat Bland 70-7 a couple of weeks prior.
Probably would have just played some of the first quarter like he did the first time they played, just enough to keep him sharp.
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I don't hate this proposal, but I did try to find the flaws. 1A would have 35 teams, 2A would have 65, split 3A would have ~47 each, and split 4A would have ~58 each. Sixteen playoff teams would be perfectly ideal for 3A, a bit generous for 1A, and perhaps too selective for 2A and 4A.
Although I'm a fan of 4 regions, I have to admit that splitting the state into 2 regions reduces the possibility of deserving teams not qualifying for the playoffs. Two regions obviously results in greater travel, but if I'm a team on the bubble, I'd rather drive an extra couple of hours to at least have a chance. All in all, your proposal is an improvement over the current system.
I hate to see any kid get hurt, especially a senior. He ran harder than any Back I’ve seen all year. First man there hardly ever brought him down. Good luck to y’all.
It's a shame this occurred I wish the young man a speedy recovery. I posted about this last week that if players were injured in meaningless games, VHSL should be held responsible. I don't know how you do so but this is shame this kid had to end his career over VHSL politics and greed !
First off I will be surprised if this game ends up being close. I actually think the. The 475 cutoff may get raised if a lot of these smaller schools keep consolidating.
As already stated, it is a doggone shame that the kid got hurt. But football injuries are going to happen when they happen and I just can't see anything to be gained by blaming the playoff system or saying that the VHSL should be "held responsible" for an injury that occurs in a meaningless game.
However, I do very much understand the frustration some folks feel over one region having so many fewer schools than others. But as I have mentioned before on here, until somebody can find a way to geographically "square up" this state of ours and build a bunch of new schools that all have the same number of students, there is just not going to be a solution that will satisfy everyone.
However, I do very much understand the frustration some folks feel over one region having so many fewer schools than others. But as I have mentioned before on here, until somebody can find a way to geographically "square up" this state of ours and build a bunch of new schools that all have the same number of students, there is just not going to be a solution that will satisfy everyone.
This is a fact: if Galax had the same playoff route as RH and WC, the kid would not have been injured. Yes injuries happen, but this is the exact reason why all regions should play by the same rules.
Truly devastating loss at this point in the season but this is a team game and our Maroon tide is solid on all aspects of the game. Everyone just needs to pick their games up. We can do this
I won't argue the fact that it is not fair for some teams to have fewer games than others. Heck, other than the weather being what it was, I would have much rather had a game to go to Friday night. Not only that, but if you happen to have an undefeated season, then have a bye, it prevents you from winning 15 games in the same year. (Example Appomattox.) The difference between 14 and 15 wins might not seem that much, but they made a big deal out of it years ago when the Dolphins were trying to go 17-0.
Also our coach does not like having a bye at any point in the season. So believe me, we would love to have played Friday night. The VHSL will no doubt continue to tinker with the format and if you give it another 3-4 years, or maybe only two, we will have something else entirely.
Also our coach does not like having a bye at any point in the season. So believe me, we would love to have played Friday night. The VHSL will no doubt continue to tinker with the format and if you give it another 3-4 years, or maybe only two, we will have something else entirely.
I was fortunate enough to watch Steven Peoples play once and was so impressed with the young mans ability. I was really looking forward to seeing Dougie play as well.
I am a fan of any player or team that goes out there and puts it all on the line every Friday night. Regardless who they play for. I have no doubt his teammates will step up and fill the void. Good luck in your future young man.
I am a fan of any player or team that goes out there and puts it all on the line every Friday night. Regardless who they play for. I have no doubt his teammates will step up and fill the void. Good luck in your future young man.
PM has a bad reputation with the refs and that hurts them. I noticed GW got away with a lot more than PM did, the refs felted sorry for GW I think.
Galax is a very different team than GW, I think this is going to be a very good game.
These are the two hardest hitting defenses I have seen this year.
Galax’s o and d line is big and bruising.
Galax's #14 will get 100 yards and two scores in this game but i don't think it will be enough.
Motion penalties on Galax have hurt all year and will outweigh the personal fouls from PM.
PM's #5 leaves it all on the field, the other backs are a good combo, power & speed.
PM’s runs a zone pass defense at times and can be confusing to the QB.
I think PM pulls it out, PM 26 Galax 22.
Galax is a very different team than GW, I think this is going to be a very good game.
These are the two hardest hitting defenses I have seen this year.
Galax’s o and d line is big and bruising.
Galax's #14 will get 100 yards and two scores in this game but i don't think it will be enough.
Motion penalties on Galax have hurt all year and will outweigh the personal fouls from PM.
PM's #5 leaves it all on the field, the other backs are a good combo, power & speed.
PM’s runs a zone pass defense at times and can be confusing to the QB.
I think PM pulls it out, PM 26 Galax 22.
Galax has attempted 95 passes through 11 games with 21 of those coming this past Friday night against Bland. I'm not certain PM's pass defense is going to be a factor unless they can stop the running game.
Very few teams have succeeded in doing that in Dixon's tenure!
I agree containing #14 has a lot to do with how this game goes, I think he is key, if they hold him to 2 & 100 their chances are good, if he goes 4tds 200 the maroon tide rolls on.
#14 won't be going at it alone. #20 is going to be the next great back for Galax. His time is just going to start a little earlier than his sophomore season.
He has already had several carries this year and has been very productive when he has carried the ball, if he stays healthy he has a bright future.
Getting carries that matter as a first or second stringer is far different than getting carries in a 68-0 game in the third quarter. But Keaton will be fine. He is a flatliner.
He has had carries other than in 68-0 games, he carried the ball more than anybody did in the jamboree against 3a competition and done really well. I know the jamboree doesn't mean anything before you bring it up but the point is he run the ball very well against descent competition .
