Richlands had a very tough schedule, Union on the other hand played some very good, 5A teams like David Crockett and Letcher County, KY (5A), as well as Richlands and GC, but also filled in with duds like Eastside and John Battle. The rest of the schedule was filled with conference games (A good Wise team, a good Gate City team), local rivals like JI Burton (who won 11 straight after losing to Union) and Ridgeview (pretty good team). The only sub-.500 teams they played, aside from 3-7 GC which would beat most 5/6 wins teams in other conferences, were Eastside and Battle. Lee was 5-5.
But Appomattox had a brutal schedule, a very good one, followed by Richlands, Glenvar, Gate City and Union.