Southampton 7 Sussex 0 Final
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I noticed when I saw the score they barely lost to a highly rated Colonial Heights team.
Southampton and Park View are 3A and Brunswick and Greensville are 2A in the Tri Rivers District I think everyone else should be 1A not sure about Windsor
Poor little Windsor. They haven't won a game since Oct of 2015. And the prospects are not bright for this season either.
With an ADM of 472 students, you would expect a little better results.
With an ADM of 472 students, you would expect a little better results.
I was really shocked by the outcome of this game. I expected to see a low scoring affair, but not 7-0.
CH is a decent team, but don't read too much into them beating Southampton. I think CH just had a good game plan, and executed it very well. And Southampton just wasn't ready.
I guess everything I heard about the Sussex defense is about spot on. But they certainly don't have an offense on par with their D.
CH is a decent team, but don't read too much into them beating Southampton. I think CH just had a good game plan, and executed it very well. And Southampton just wasn't ready.
I guess everything I heard about the Sussex defense is about spot on. But they certainly don't have an offense on par with their D.
I have to admit to being wrong. When I wrote about CH beating them, I said highly rated. I must have had them confused with another team as I just looked again after your post and they aren't. Wonder who I had them confused with? Colonial Forge maybe?
Well, they were 3-0. So they deserved the attention that that brings. And if they only had to play teams at their level, such as their first three opponents, we could expect good things out of them. The reality is, they are now working through their district schedule. Which includes 5aMatoaca, Hopewell, 4aDinwiddie, 5a Prince George, Petersburg, (and Appomattox). The problem CH faces is depth, and total number of good athletes.
Your larger schools typically have only a handful of players going both ways, and even then, they may not be on the field for every play. Schools like CH have to use their limited number of good athletes almost on every play. Good conditioning or not, they get a little tired by the second half. And that half step they may be giving up is against fresher legs.
All this simply means that is no matter how good CH is, they face a terrible uphill battle trying to hang with the bigger and faster Central District teams, as well as Appomattox.
CH Coach Edwards is a very good coach and an even better person. But, it will take him more than one season to get his Colonials where they can expect to get more than the occasional Central District win. But, if the CH community will stay behind him and support him, he can accomplish great things.
Your larger schools typically have only a handful of players going both ways, and even then, they may not be on the field for every play. Schools like CH have to use their limited number of good athletes almost on every play. Good conditioning or not, they get a little tired by the second half. And that half step they may be giving up is against fresher legs.
All this simply means that is no matter how good CH is, they face a terrible uphill battle trying to hang with the bigger and faster Central District teams, as well as Appomattox.
CH Coach Edwards is a very good coach and an even better person. But, it will take him more than one season to get his Colonials where they can expect to get more than the occasional Central District win. But, if the CH community will stay behind him and support him, he can accomplish great things.
