A Good Question

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 09:20 PM

Not trying to start an argument, just looking for some answers here.
Now, it would seem that I have hurt some feelings with a rather honest assesment. Let me go on the record as saying that I have ZERO doubt that the young men who are playing basketball in the LPD are working their butts off and giving their all. I can respect that. I know TJ is working his kids hard (BTW at no time did I attack JJK, as these folks seem to think. I said it was bad period across the league). Stop and read a little.
My question is : Why does the league have two recent state girls champions (JJK and Appy) as well as GC and Clintwood which field solid clubs and, have made trips to regions as well as state? Where is the difference between the Ladies and the Gents? Is it that the ladies get more involved with AAU ball than the guys? If so, why aren't the guys doing the same? Not being a smart arse at all-just looking for the reasons why we have went 32 years without a boys state title in basketball. Do we simply not have the athletes (as I have said before)?

**greencrest1272** · December 21st, 2005, 09:24 PM

Girls dont play football, plain and simple. For girls athletics around here, basketball is it. For boys on the other hand football is the main attraction. I think that is why we seem to be so successful at football and girls basketball and not so much at boys basketball, baseball, softball (with the exception of GC).

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 09:29 PM

I disagree. Boys do not play volleyball, nor softball. Also, more times than not at least half of the boy's basketballers didn't play football. I know at JJK Hopkins, Mitic, Bolling, Reza at least didn't.

**greencrest1272** · December 21st, 2005, 09:31 PM

I meant that is why we are not that successful in girls softball and volleyball and with the exception of GC we are not. I realize that there is no boys softball or volleyball...geesh.

Just a theory of mine, what do I know. Just seems like the interest around here is football and girls basketball, nothing else seems to really thrive.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 09:34 PM

J.J. Kelly Volleyball= State appearance this year
J.J. Kelly Softball=State appearance this year
BTW: the football excuse seems to be the more common one we hear. I was just saying that the gals carry a full load as well.

**greencrest1272** · December 21st, 2005, 09:36 PM

And this is the first time since...???

**LPD_007** · December 21st, 2005, 10:43 PM

Oh, Unchained how i disagree with you there. You are correct, Bolling and Reza didnt play football this fall. While our jjk boys fought hard up above the softball field, Bolling and Reza was in BSG and in the Shanendoah Valley playing golf. Yes those boys( jjk golf) went to state this fall and finishe 5th. Also the Cross Country team ALSO appeared in state this fall.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 10:45 PM

Hopkins play any other sports? How about the JJK bench?

**Widespread_Panic** · December 21st, 2005, 10:45 PM

Didn't Gate City and Twin Springs make it to the final four last year in boy's basketball? I don't believe basketball in SWVA is as bad as most of you think. Twin Valley has an excellent chance of going all the way this year. Sure, the LPD (except for Gate City) is weak in basketball, but SWVA still has some excellent basketball programs.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 10:47 PM

The CD with TS and BDD with Council have represented SWVA well, but they are the exceptions no doubt. As hard as we laugh at those districs for football futility, they return the favor come basketball season.