The Tigers are progressing very well , we are expecting as we should a title contender for years to come , those 15 freshman are adjusting. We did beat 2a Windsor.
Riverheads Will Repeat Because Of ?
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I heard an Isle of Wight official comment years ago that the school districts goal was to have 10% of the student body to participate in extracurricular activities....that was meant for sports, band, drama....whatever. The old band director at Smithfield High commented that he expected 10% of the student body to participate in band - period. He darn near reached that goal before he left for another job. I think it speaks volumes for Riverheads to have that kind of turnout for varsity football. Kids are flocking to play. That will carry on the tradition for years. It feeds off of itself.
I did see that score. I didn't realize you had 15 freshman. That's a huge number, but you dropped your JV team this year didn't you? Lot's of talent down your way. Always has been.
Trutiger I am confused here.. I never stated our numbers or atmosphere are better. I was just asking what the average attendance for a game in the East is.
Trutiger I like your thread and I’m Riverheads fan but the next three weeks will tell the story for Riverheads shouldn’t anoint them yet but if they run the table teams in 1A should be worried
Good ole 1A football thread lol anybody and any team can get beat on any night
What ^^^^ guy just said. This is the 2018 version of these teams so anything can and most likely will happen.
Does it still confuse everyone when people are using East and West, and using Riverheads in the East part of discussion. I know what part of state Stuarts Draft is in, and just go about 8 miles down the road and apparently Greenville is East haha.
And before anyone says it, yes I know why referring to them as East, but didnt make sense then, and certainly doesnt now haha
And before anyone says it, yes I know why referring to them as East, but didnt make sense then, and certainly doesnt now haha
They only can go by what's reported speaking on vhsl but year in year out riverheads is flirting with the cutoff line it has to be suspicious to vhsl. But if you want to make me out to be the bad guy for speaking on this matter go right ahead then you want to throw out the fact on how your boys play there hearts out smh with the depth riverheads has they have 50 players on sideline and 11 on the field you got the nerve when you got schools who barely got enough players to go live in practice but yall up here boasting about how much depth riverheads got you can afford to play 100 mph when you know you have relief but every dog has his day and riverheads day will come.
Yeah im not annointing any team better than this team or that based on last year or year before..its a new year..things change.l during the year to affect outcomes..injuries,coaches, etc..pretty sure no one has seen every team that is playoff bound right now..anything can happen..hell galax won couple years back with like what 4 or 5 losses..they just got hot at the right time.but it doesnt mean they were the better team..the better team doesnt win all the time..unless you are golden state lol
I agree completely. There are a few sleepers that are being overlooked. Plenty of really good teams getting their pub but somebody sleeping on a giant killer. No names just saying.
Baloney guys this year is clear cut , no sleepers in my opinion. My Final Four Riverheads, Franklin , Chilhowie, and Galax no else invited to the party.
I agree with your post trutuger16...
oh except for the Franklin part...Region A is the most competitive region this season. Several Region A teams could make a run.
Northumberland is the better team than Franklin (imo, I have seen Franklin play this year). Franklin needs to play at the Armory to increase their chances.
NHS has the talent and coaching and could go 10-0 and get home field - but certainly plenty of tough games left though so who knows.
Coach Lewis and the Indians are undefeated at home in Northumberland since Lewis took the helm...
They're disciplined and also very physical, but not to the point of playing dirty. As Woodlayer pointed out you have to outphysical them and play keep away with their offense. Easier said than done as their record has shown over the last 20+ seasons. I wish Franklin the best if they do meet though.
Uvacavs the only reason i didnt pick your Indians is that i feel they need to show more the win over Essex is a great start, the NND is a tough tricky district so if can survive that along with some playoff wins you possibly could be included. I just have a gut feeling that some team from the NND will give you some trouble.
I am a big fan of Galax but I wouldn’t dismiss GW, Narrows, and even PM if the cards fall right for them.
Chilhowie is the clear choice in D but the playoffs in D always seem to have an upset or two.
Region B is the Red team, Wm Campbell and possibly Altavista. And any of the three can win this regardless of the chatter from armchair experts.
For Region A, I do believe they have the largest number of capable teams. Franklin, Northumberland, CB, WP, and the team we all know can put it together Essex. Franklin and NHS are showing out nicely so they have a slight edge so far.
I could be wrong but I doubt all four #1 seeds will make the semis. Just my opinion. It happens but not it’s not automatic.
I don't know anything about Franklin, but the other 3 will be in the final 4. Chilhowie and Galax are at least 3 tds better than anyone else in the West.
I was wondering if some of you Riverheads folks could give your opinion on this observation.. it seems that the enrollment is going down there, I think someone said it will be 447 in the next ADM (correct me if I'm wrong on this)..do you guys see this affecting the future teams if this trend continues? My guess is at this point Casto has the kids there so bought in that it will not matter, but I guess time will tell.
The little league program is strong and has a flood of kids. You can ask the other area teams but there is a strong contingent in most sports in South Augusta. As I said before, we will be someone’s homecoming way sooner than I want but the near future looks to have decent numbers participating.
447.........So does the other 150 go to the rest of the school at a different location? Asking for a friend.
To answer the question though, nobody will stop Big Red in 1A. The closest would possibly be Chilhowie, but I see a 49-21 ball game there. They're on a different level. Disciplined kids, teamwork, and a strict coaching staff makes this happen.
I don't claim to be an armchair expert but I will bet the house that WC nor Alavista will win Region B. I don't know much about region A either but I highly doubt that any of those teams can play with Riverheads. Galax is the only team in C1 that can play with Riverheads. Chilhowie may be improved over last year but I'm not convinced they have improved enough to hang with the Red Team. I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers. Its only my opinion. I am not a Riverheads fan but I have seen enough of them to have an opinion on them.
@Flexable, I will try one more time. Anyone can be beaten. As mentioned either here or somewhere on this board, King William should not have been within 2 TD’s of Riverheads in 2014 but they won. It happens and frankly more often than most people would like to think.
I will agree that anyone can be beaten but it does not happen in 1A or C1 as often as other levels. KW was a good team in 2014. Riverheads has played teams in all 4 regions over the past 10 years or so, so they know how they stack up against other regions. They had a tough time getting past the dogwood teams for a few years, but now they have figured it out and they are the team everyone is trying to catch up to. Galax is solid as well with a very good coaching staff. They pulled the upset a few years ago on Riverheads and they may be able to do it again this year. I have no idea about Chilhowie, but going off of how Riverheads beat them last year, I figure Riverheads is better. A few years ago in 3A, Waynesboro a #16 seed, beat #1 Hidden Valley in the first round of playoffs. I cannot ever see that happening in 1A or C1 whatever they call it now.
You can't go by how Chilhowie played them last year. They grew up a lot over the year. This year is a different year.
They probably are better and no doubt in my mind they better you got to realize Riverheads only lost 5 starters from last year so I feel they a year older and better also the difference this year is chilhowie has better idea of the offense they would go up against but lot of football has to be played and the matchup may never happen
If Galax continues to just going through the motions like they have the last several weeks they're no longer in the conversation of being a contender. As bad they played last night against GW, Chilhowie or the big red machine would've hung at least 50 on them. So unless they get their heads out of their own backsides and start playing to their capabilities they will not even make it to see Chilhowie for a rematch this year for an opportunity to go to Salem.
Geograficly Riverheads should be in the West,then the East would never win one.
