PV Football Hiistory (Long)

**Gotch** · August 18th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by sup-rbeast

According to the paintings etc. in the gym at the town hall (old Bland/Carnes Middle School gym) Bland's mascot was the Buffalos.

For some reason that does sound right.

I might have some history here somewhere. I'll look later today.

**Gotch** · August 18th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Here's what I have found really quickly. Until Bland was built all African-American students from Big Stone and Appalachia attended Central High on Callahan Ave in Appalachia. After Bland was built they all attended Bland. Haven't found the team nicknames yet.

Could Central have been the Buffalo's?

I should see Garnett within the next 2 days, I'll get more info then if I haven't found anything on my own.

**simple man** · August 18th, 2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Gotch

Here's what I have found really quickly. Until Bland was built all African-American students from Big Stone and Appalachia attended Central High on Callahan Ave in Appalachia. After Bland was built they all attended Bland. Haven't found the team nicknames yet.

Could Central have been the Buffalo's?

I should see Garnett within the next 2 days, I'll get more info then if I haven't found anything on my own.

And they didn'y really merge the schools- the kids went back to Appy and BSG where they lived to go to school.

**sup-rbeast** · August 18th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Gotch

Could Central have been the Buffalo's?

Inside the Gym at the town hall there are 4 mascots painted in separate places. There is one of each of the following :East Stone Gap Tigers, Big Stone Gap Buccaneers, Bland Buffalos, and Powell Valley Vikings. Each is painted in team colors. The ESG one is mostly Green and White. The BSG one is mostly a Dark Blue and Red. The Bland one is either a Dark Blue or Purple and Gold. And the PV one is the current team colors. So, I just always assumed those mascots were correct. I do know that Lynch's mascot was the Bulldogs tho cuz one of my older friends went to school there a long time ago.

**Gotch** · August 18th, 2009, 11:07 AM

Probably are correct then.

**Gotch** · August 18th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Since his name came up.

Rex Carnes was one of the two best teachers I ever had and the best one I had in High School.

I understand that his win-loss record at Bland was pretty good too.

**sup-rbeast** · August 18th, 2009, 12:09 PM

I went to Carnes Middle School for one year before they moved into the current PVMS..and they had a portrait of Mr. Carnes on display in the main hallway of the school until the day it closed. For all I know, it may still be hanging in the town hall.

**pvfan** · August 18th, 2009, 12:11 PM

Chubz, I have the entire 97 PV/Appy game on film. If you want to make a copy we can arrange something, I'm not loaning it out though (nothing against you just don't want to lose it). We can meet up and work something out if you'd like.