Predictions for 08.29.2008

**imported_Counts** · August 28th, 2008, 09:07 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Indian_Dad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So the enrollment is similar to Norton which manages to stay competitive year after year? </div></div>

It is also close to the enrollment of Ervinton who may be unable to field a team in another Month

It is my understanding that TV with basketball is going the road that Wise used to take in Baseball in that if you are a basketball player you WILL NOT be playing football

**cvcgrad** · August 28th, 2008, 09:35 AM

I'm not sure how some schools get into particular sports modes (football school, baseball school, basketball school, etc), but Twin Valley has always had more success in basketball and that seems to be where the interest is for the school and the community.

**cvcgrad** · August 28th, 2008, 09:42 AM

Don't think it will be a big factor, but I understand that Chris Dotson will be out for JJK until the Norton game.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Indian_15</div><div class="ubbcode-body">pound is big but they don't have a lot of
muscles besides bolling IMO!
guess we will have to see come friday! </div></div>

**sup-rbeast** · August 28th, 2008, 09:48 AM

Wasn't too long ago TV was Garden...and they were more known for football.

**cvcgrad** · August 28th, 2008, 09:58 AM

Times have changed.

Twin Valley had a good run for the state championship in basketball in 2006, losing 51-49 to Clarke County who repeated in 2007.

**sup-rbeast** · August 28th, 2008, 10:05 AM

I know that...all I am saying is that it went from being one to being the other.

**imported_Counts** · August 28th, 2008, 10:13 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I know that...all I am saying is that it went from being one to being the other. </div></div>

There was a huge enrollment drop Garden back in our day was a Div 2 team and pretty dang good....enrollment started dropping and now we have a school that is about 1/2 the size Garden was 20 years ago

**sup-rbeast** · August 28th, 2008, 10:18 AM

When the big coal operations left, this whole area saw a school population decrease.

**shwalker32** · August 28th, 2008, 10:24 AM

my wifes nephew plays for TV she went to garden herself back in the days and yes where they put the school at back in the mountain they basically bus everyone in from whitewood and garden areas, and since coal is not that big alot of families left the area meaning no kids around there and it is easier to field a good basketball team with 11 or so kids then it is to field a football team with at least over 30 kids that u need to be competitive

**1inStripes** · August 28th, 2008, 10:48 AM

Garden used to be good at football and decent at basketball. Plus, Whitewood was known for their basketball back in the day. TV had one of the best basketball players come back out for football this year, Garret Horne I believe is his name. He led them in rushing as a freshman I believe and didn't play last year, so they are happy to have him back I bet.