SWVa top 10 after 3 weeks

**3ydsandacloudofdust** · September 17th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Ok, AGAIN I based it on 3 weeks of PLAY not necessarily who I feel the true BEST teams are in that area. The fact remains that SCHEDULE and records DO matter in the end. If you get into simply looking/theorizing the best teams well then your getting into that old debate like the AP and Coaches Poll in FBS or D-IA.... So a couple of notes on my picks.

Clintwood...other than HV they've played and and beat no one.

Kelly....beat no one worth a hoot but have scored significant points and played good D.

Grundy....beat no one.

Holston...a good team but plays NO one.

PV...good team but schedule is going to hurt them unless they step up, going BACK to what won 8 state titles, the I formation will do nothing to help.

Graham...same as PV except the I part.

So with that being established...If I were just theorizing the top 10 it would go as follows as of right now...

1. Gate City
2. Tazewell
3. Richlands
4. Lebanon
5. Clintwood
6. Burton
7. Powell Valley
8. Graham
9. VA High
10. Kelly

Holston possibly could play with Kelly but not the rest, Haysi simply has to beat Honaker and Hurley and they will get a playoff spot. Clintwood I believe is better but needs a comparable opponet, hard to gauge truley how good they are right now. I agree Happy Valley is a good team, IF they were in SWVa...but they arent. Burton is in the same boat but they looked vulnerable against Appy. If and that's a big if a few mistakes were changed by Appy and a few other adjustments, who knows.

**Unchained** · September 17th, 2009, 09:05 AM

Very seriously doubt that Holston could play with JJK this year

**CoeburnCane** · September 17th, 2009, 09:06 AM

I agree Happy Valley is a good team, IF they were in SWVa...but they arent.

WTF difference does that make? Sure this is a SWVa top 10, but if you were just gonna throw out all non-SWVa games, then you'd be ignoring Sullivan South's win over GC (41-14). That means something--South's a really good team, but it's still a loss--and if you're comparing 2-1 to 3-0, that loss has to be taken into account.

Same thing with a win like the one Cwood had over HV. You can't just ignore that by playing it off as "HV isn't in SWVa". That's dumb.

I do like your latest top 10 better than your first one, but that's not saying much b/c your logic doesn't seem very logical to be honest.

**Counts** · September 17th, 2009, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by 3ydsandacloudofdust

Ok, AGAIN I based it on 3 weeks of PLAY not necessarily who I feel the true BEST teams are in that area. The fact remains that SCHEDULE and records DO matter in the end. If you get into simply looking/theorizing the best teams well then your getting into that old debate like the AP and Coaches Poll in FBS or D-IA.... So a couple of notes on my picks.

Clintwood...other than HV they've played and and beat no one.

Kelly....beat no one worth a hoot but have scored significant points and played good D.

Grundy....beat no one.

Holston...a good team but plays NO one.

PV...good team but schedule is going to hurt them unless they step up, going BACK to what won 8 state titles, the I formation will do nothing to help.

Graham...same as PV except the I part.

So with that being established...If I were just theorizing the top 10 it would go as follows as of right now...

1. Gate City
2. Tazewell
3. Richlands
4. Lebanon
5. Clintwood
6. Burton
7. Powell Valley
8. Graham
9. VA High
10. Kelly

Holston possibly could play with Kelly but not the rest, Haysi simply has to beat Honaker and Hurley and they will get a playoff spot. Clintwood I believe is better but needs a comparable opponet, hard to gauge truley how good they are right now. I agree Happy Valley is a good team, IF they were in SWVa...but they arent. Burton is in the same boat but they looked vulnerable against Appy. If and that's a big if a few mistakes were changed by Appy and a few other adjustments, who knows.

I do not think Taz in the #2 team out there and what the heck is Graham doing on this list? since Carlocks passing they are fast becomeing Grundy part 2 in the SWD

**Unchained** · September 17th, 2009, 09:53 AM

I wondered why Graham was there as well. Traditional power yes,god-awful this year yes. The G-Men have looked weak this year.

**PVVikings2006** · September 17th, 2009, 10:47 AM

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POWER RATINGS & RANKINGS

2007 USA Today Super 25 High School Football Rankings

If you are 30 spots behind MAJOR football powers in all the divisions and classifications (including the big private schools) in Tennessee against schools: Alcoa, Maryville, Brentwood Academy, Riverdale, Montgomery Bell Academy.... I'd have to think you are a pretty good opponent. Compared to being over 230 spots behind powers like these.... especially one of which finished the 2007 season as the #10 ranked team in the nation.

**R0cketer** · September 17th, 2009, 02:33 PM

I have to say....

HUH???

What the heck does someone in 2007 have to do with mmmm well anything.

**Skeletor** · September 17th, 2009, 09:23 PM

Looking at the LPD not all of SWVA id line em' up like this

1) Clintwood

2) J.J. Kelly

3) Powell Valley

4) John I. Burton

5) Appalachia

6) Pound

Kelly may sneak up on clitnwood of they aren't careful

But then again, JJ Kelly has also play teams most good football teams J.V. Squads could man handle so I guess we'll all see when the games are played.

Biggest Disappointment is J.I. Burton Seriously where did the thunder go? I suppose it all graduated last season.

**Deano68** · September 18th, 2009, 01:13 AM

I'd be willing to bet a dollar against an apple that kelley couldn't stay within 3 touchdowns of Clintwood. Saw them in the jamboree and it wasn't pretty.

**sup-rbeast** · September 18th, 2009, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by 3ydsandacloudofdust

After looking at the records and opponets of teams from what I consider SWVa football (LPD, Clinch Mountain, Cumberland, Black Diamond, Southwest, Hogoheegee) this is how I rate the top 10 thus far....

1. Gate City (2-1)
2. Tazewell (2-1)
3. Richlands (2-1)
4. JI Burton (3-0)
5. Lebanon (2-1)
6. Clintwood (3-0)
7. Virginia High (2-1)
8. Grundy (3-0)
9. JJ Kelly (3-0)
10. Holston (3-0)

Honorable Mention: Hurley, Marion, Pound, Chilhowie, George Wythe

Bubble Teams (hurt by schedule thus far): Graham, Powell Valley, Haysi

Haha..OK..Appy could beat 5-6 of those teams if ya include the honorable mention teams. Good comedy ya got there tho...maybe you should try stand up. And for those of y'all that think Appy isn't very good, I've watched 'em play and they're not bad at all.