Stregth of scheduling

[UTVols2]

i agree with you on the too many big schools but i dont see JIB beating up on Castlewood, Ryecove, Twin Springs, and so on doing them any good either. They should put radford, George Wythe, keep Lee and maybe even Honaker on a schedule. Those teams arent bigger than JIB but do play a ton better than the OOD teams JIB play now. It would help them because honestly the only district games that will be competitive year in and year out is Union and Clintwood with this smaller LPD. Its gonna be some time before Central is gonna be preinally good. I know scheduling is a bitch but If JIB could get atleast Radford or George Wythe each year it would help them come playoff time
As far as Ervington is concerend, they dont have the talent JIB has. It takes 1) quality kids (JIB has that, Ervington dont) 2) offseason training (again JIB has that and Ervington dont) 3) play good opponents week in and week out (JIB needs that)
If Burton could pull together a little tougher scheduling then they wouldnt be state champ runner up, they would put rings on fingers of kids who deserve to wear them i promise you that much.

FWIW, Burton has had Honaker on the schedule the past few years and they dropped us after this past season.

2010 - Won 39-0
2009 - Won 31-0
2008 - Won 43-20
2007 - Won 32-14

Also we played Gate City several years in a row and they were quite good but that didn't help us win a state title. With that being said I wouldn't mind us playing a AA school every now and again but not 2-3 in one year. We don't have the depth to play teams like that and again, 1-2 injuries on a small team can ruin an entire season. This whole scheduling thing is a crock IMO.

[1inStripes]

I remember when you were in school, it seemed like Burton and Haysi had some wars early in the season.

[UTVols2]

I remember when you were in school, it seemed like Burton and Haysi had some wars early in the season.

First game of the year every season and it was generally very close. I remember we won big my Junior year and then lost 27-26 in Sandlick my Senior year, Kory Bostic made one of the most phenomenal diving catches I've ever seen to win that game

[TheBeast]

This whole scheduling thing is a crock IMO.

My feelings as well, I believe that winning against a decent team in your division does more than losing to a bigger team does. I understand the argument about playing better teams makes you better but in young kids like this winning gives a much more valuable morale boost.