Best team not to win a State title

**beamer_ball** · March 16th, 2009, 06:41 PM

BHC's Hayes looking to see who people think was the best team (runner-ups) in the area not to win a State title.

Southwest Virginia Football Title Teams, Runner-Ups
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**MikMo** · March 16th, 2009, 09:41 PM

I might be sounding bias, but I'd have to pick the '93 Appy Dawgs. Everybody knows why they lost to Middlesex that year. They come back to Middlesex the next year with nearly the same team and win convincingly, 72-7.

**R13** · March 16th, 2009, 09:59 PM

Pretty impossible task to decide something like this. The talent level varies a lot throughout the past 30 years. Secondly, there's not many people that's followed all of these teams...maybe two or three at most and probably just in their 'home' district. That would mean everyone would be biased and insist on their Alma mater, can't blame anyone because the are going to follow and know more about their team then other ones. Lastly, you have to be in your 40's or 50's to really know about how good these teams were then - goes back to talent level at the time too. Just plain impossible IMO.

**1inStripes** · March 16th, 2009, 10:51 PM

I would actually go with a team that wasn't on the list I don't believe. 1996 Gate City. They were a force that got upset by Brookeville in nasty conditions.

**sup-rbeast** · March 17th, 2009, 09:04 AM

IMO the 87 and 88 Pennington Bobcats were a couple of the best to miss out. But I agree with MikMo...the 93 Dawgs would wipe the floor with nearly any runner-up team I can think of. But, they kinda got in a no win situation stemming from the half state game.

**collegetrumpet2010** · March 17th, 2009, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by 1inStripes

I would actually go with a team that wasn't on the list I don't believe. 1996 Gate City. They were a force that got upset by Brookeville in nasty conditions.

The 2002 GC team was nasty.

**Rich_Kotite** · March 17th, 2009, 01:41 PM

no team after 2K around here should even be mentioned in the same breath with the others. The quality and talent dropped significantly. I voted for 93 Appy as well knowing what they did the next year against the same team.