basketball

**Buzzbait** · October 5th, 2007, 11:29 AM

Getting close. Who's up and who's down. Should be interesting with the new district.

**imported_BleedingBlue** · October 5th, 2007, 11:37 AM

Yeah and the divisions will make it interesting too.. In Div 2, Gate City will be tough.. In Div 1, I'd say Twin Valley will be the team to beat.

**dogfacegremlin** · October 5th, 2007, 01:06 PM

burton is the team to beat in d1

**cvcgrad** · October 5th, 2007, 01:06 PM

We haven't even had a good frost yet! LOL

Gate City was the team last year and should be again this year if their players make it through football season without any injuries.

In the LPD, JI Burton, JJ Kelly and Appalachia should have pretty good teams.

In the Region, Castlewood and Twin Valley should have good teams.

The CMD could provide some interesting games. Lee High had a very good team last year, but I'm not sure who they have returning this year.

As far as who is down, Twin Springs and Rye Cove took the biggest losses with the graduation of Dockery and Hood.

**imported_BleedingBlue** · October 5th, 2007, 01:50 PM

St. Paul could make some noise too with their height.. They may be lacking outside play though.. How do you think Coeburn will do in the Cumberland? I know they return Atkins.. Will they be a threat??

**wyatt_1123** · October 5th, 2007, 01:56 PM

burtons gonna make some noise with devin tally and cup coleman at guards and ethan stewart down low is gonna be a beast 2

**cvcgrad** · October 5th, 2007, 02:17 PM

Coeburn should do well in the Cumberland. They return Adkins and Bright. They lost Nick Jennings to graduation. I think they'll contend for the district title.

**PVVikings2006** · October 8th, 2007, 09:47 AM

In response to the poster who asked about GC and their basketball team? I know someone that lives in Gate City and works over at Eastman that is close to the basketball program. I came down there from up here in coal country and did some construction work for him a few years ago and we struck up a friendship. I talk to him every now and then and we just talked on the phone last week actually and I asked about the basketball program. He said that he thinks GC has a pretty good non-conference schedule. Besides playing in-conference opponents Virginia High, John Battle, Lebanon and Lee County, if I heard correctly I think the Blue Devils will be playing the following people and this is what he told me about them:

J.I. Burton - Lonesome Pine / Group A / Region D Semifinals '07
Powell Valley - Lonesome Pine / Group A
J.J. Kelly - Lonesome Pine / Group A
Honaker - Black Diamond / Group A / Region D Semifinals '07
Pulaski County - River Ridge / Group AA / Coached by a multiple winner of the Group AA state championship.
Shelby Valley - Kentucky Sweet 16 Representative at Rupp Arena in the no classification tournament in 2007.
Sullivan South - Big 10 Conference / Tennessee / AAA
Arby's Classic - Viking Hall / Always brings in the top talent in the nation.

I know of the Devils success last year. Sounds like they are preparing themselves to make a run for the title now. I guess the question is how hungry will they be and will their football team push back the start of their season? I thought that Richlands would be defending the state title in football this year but now I do not see it happening again this year. You never know though. It just makes you realize you should really enjoy those good times when they roll around. You never know when you will be able to enjoy it again.

**cvcgrad** · October 8th, 2007, 09:56 AM

Barring any injuries from football season, Gate City should be in good shape to make a run for the championship this year. The boys basketball team returns all their starters. The girls' team, however, might be in a rebuilding phase this year.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TornadoAAChamps0</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I know of the Devils success last year. Sounds like they are preparing themselves to make a run for the title now. I guess the question is how hungry will they be and will their football team push back the start of their season? </div></div>

**gchsajs** · October 8th, 2007, 10:22 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cvcgrad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The boys basketball team returns all their starters.</div></div>

bench too.