Me too but won’t be surprised if GA was to win. Unless Glen Allen has a hangover, it should be a very close game. GA made an undefeated Freeman team look very bad this past Friday.
I hope it's a great game. I'm big on how teams match up with each other. Looks like GA matches up better with Freeman than they do Varina.
King George, Varina, Phoebus and Dinwiddie can play with anyone in the state of VA
I tend to think the same but GA is insanely underrated athletically. Don’t know what happened in the second half, but they gave the last standing undefeated team in the 804, Dale all they could handle in the first half. We’ll see, I think both Glen Allen and Hermitage will give Varina a game before their showdown with the Springers.
BN, totally understand the frustration when you can see a potentially dominant team that's hurting themselves. I don't see Dalton continuing to have those turnovers and the defense only gave up 2 real TD's(return td and very short field one td). And considering they way Dale celebrated(very classless I might say) as if they won a championship, this game clearly had more meaning for them. Only issue now is the Generals will be on the road now in playoffs.
And the classless comment was really about the kid throwing football off the field at the end of the game. Just a bit overboard there.
I get it. I wanted to ask the Dinwiddie County Sheriff why his officers were taking pictures with Dale? Freaking crazy! Trey Lucy for sheriff! 😂
GA definitely has enough horses on the offensive side to give Varina a game. Dallas Chavis may be the best RB in the West End (though Herm’s Earl Winston may have something to say about that). Chavis, Christian Robinson Clarke (WR), Nana Utsy (QB), and those big o lineman will make them competitive against most teams in this area. Their offensive line is probably bigger than Varina’s and their defensive line is very big, fast and physical.
Is it possible that Freeman was just massively overrated? I know GA is much improved but I’ll still take Varina everyday of the week and 2x on Friday. Varina by 2 scores. Good for GA though in building that program up. There really needs to be a good team in western Henrico for RVA football to be complete.
I definitely oversold Freeman. I’ve also been adamant that I have little faith in the Mavs finishing the job when it matters. I think a lot of their program but you can’t play a weenie hut junior schedule and compete for a region title in the 804. Fact is, Glen Allen beats Freeman by at least 3 scores even with Freeman’s two best players 100%. If you look at my post in the 5C thread, I said that GA would be the best team in the West End before the season started. I believe this Varina team is the most talented team from top to bottom in C4. I have Varina winning this game but it’ll be a lot closer than many people expect.
I am still struggling to rank Dinwiddie, KF, and Varina against each other. Beginning to think Varina and KG might be a better collective but also feeling like Harry Dalton is the only player on either of the teams that Can flat out win you a game when it matters. I am interested to see if Huguenot can hang in there with Manchester on Friday. My feeling is Manchester would potentially win 4B or be seriously in the conversation. I realize they aren’t even in class 4 but I am only going to use them as a frame of reference to see just how far the Falcons have come… or haven’t yet. @BoKnowsSports - I think we have both seen both teams live this year. I think Huguenot hangs around for 3 quarters but Manchester separates ultimately for a 2 touchdown win. If this happens I would rank Huguenot 4th in the region. A larger margin and I lead to putting EV at the 4 spot. Should Huguenot keep it very close or win… I’d really be confused. Back to Varina, I think they have the chance to make a statement this week and there is no time like the present. Should be a fun Friday
After watching Phoebus/Hampton, no way in hell do I want to hear about them beating any of those three 4B teams. Dalton will be very hard to beat come playoff time (especially with all of the naysayers regarding his turnovers). KG is so dangerous because they’ve been knocking on the door so long and those studs are finally seniors. I think their QB play has to get better if they’re gonna beat Varina or Dinwiddie. Varina has to establish the run game. They don’t have their traditional mobile QB so it’ll be interesting to see if they put some of those athletes they have at WR, in the backfield. That could be very dangerous if they put Jordan Edwards or D1 Carter back there.
Are you saying that Phoebus is not the world beater we all thought they would be this season in C4?
I think what you mention about the other players is true but it also true for the other aforementioned teams. I think Dalton is the biggest differentiator amongst those teams and I question if they have such a player to turn to, if they needed it. Especially since your best player is a QB (dual threat) that touches the ball every offensive play. 100% agree on your SOS, you played the best of the best. @DinwiddieProud and @BleedingNavy can we put a request in to fix the lens on the NFHS camera at Dinwiddie? It looks like every game is a pea-soup fog even when the weather is nice!
Unfortunately, the cameras and equipment belong to the NFHS Network. And there apparently is a strict “hands off” policy. Many of us have complained to the NFHS, but you see the results! I ask that you and everyone else go to the bottom of the Network home page, and follow the prompts to submit a repair request. Maybe, just maybe, if they get enough complaints they will address the problem. BTW, on one of their frequent emails about upcoming games was a Customer Survey. I know they don’t really care, but I held nothing back.
We looked good against Manchester. We could have scored 2 more times as our red zone struggles continue a bit. All in all I was proud bc they played hard which is all that I can ask. We didn’t have the horses to expect the win. We have Clover Hill and Richmond next two weeks so should get some wins there. Powhatan, JR, and Huguenot following. Making the playoffs for us will be tough but not impossible if we can keep improving week to week. 5-5 is most likely but I don’t think that will get us there. At 5-5 we would have to beat Huguenot Or Powhatan. Unfortunately, our rec program only fielded a flag and minors team. No juniors and seniors. I do think next year we will be better bc we have a lot of underclassman now on the roster that play significant roles. Hoping next year we have a better rec turnout to give us some building blocks for the future.
I looked through the remaining games for you and the others in the lower half. I think you make the playoffs. Your next two games are a given. I think you can win two of the last three. That would all but guarantee you at least 8th. It’s not a terrible stretch for you to get in if you lose two of the last three.
This has proven true time and time again for Henrico county. Outside of Herm, I don't think the western schools have competed with HSHS or Varina since the early 2000s
