Clintwood vs Galax, State Championship Predictions

[Bostic]

I'm a sports Analyst and Its clear with some of the messages I reading right now that you all haven't done ANY true research on Galax High School's football team, cause if you did then you would know that Galax isn't undefeated by accident by no means. Let me just quote some FACTS for all those who think that Clintwood is just going to show up and rule this game...Galax has beaten 2 Double A schools this year and has held like 8 opponents under 10 points this season and what you all DON'T know is if it wasn't for the head coach taking the starters out for the most part at the START of the 2nd half then they very well probably would have held EVERY team they've played this year under 10pts...HERES SOME FACT FOR YOU ALL: 92% of the points scored on Galax this year was AFTER coach Dixon took his starters out, and also another News flash, Galax HAS played teams with the size that Clintwood has both Double A schools that Galax played this year were just as big IF NOT bigger then Clintwood and The Maroon Tide took both those teams to the woodshed!! And the biggest FACT I want to bring to the GreenWaves attention that NONE of you all seem to be wanting to acknowledge is that Grayson County's "speed" blew you all out with a 61-6 victory believe....And Galax beat Grayson 21-6 which would of been worse considering Galax had 3 touchdowns called back on bogus penalties that even Grayson fans are saying were bogus! Grayson was a team who was #1 in the STATE in scoring and Galax held them to 6 points and ALL of there running backs to under 50yrds rushing. Honaker, who runs a very simular smash mouth type offense as Clintwood has a running back who was averaging almost 200yrds a game and just came off of a playoff game in which he rushed for 298yrds, went down to Galax and was HELD to ONLY 43yrds rushing....30 of those yards came AFTER couch Dixon took the starters out!! And for those of you who think your Greenwave is just going to come and as you all say "hit them in the mouth" I have a sad news flash for you, Those Galax boys hit back!!...I've never seen anything like it, this Maroon Tide team almost seems to adjust and adapt in mid game. I have seen both Galax and Clintwood play and I can tell you right now that if the Greenwave thinks that there just going to show up and blow this team out then you all are really sadly mistaken. The Maroon Tide has more weapons then you all are really aware off, the only ones you all truly know about are a WR, a QB, and a RB...I can promise you there are a lot more...for crying out loud They are averaging 3 Div 1 Univeristies coming to the games per game...do you really think that they would be wasting there time driving all that way for a "weak team" you all seem to think they are, Galax has speed, power, strength and extrodinary IQ of the game.....Galax 47 Clintwood 12

I will also acknowledge Grayson County.......a very early season match up....rule of thumb is you improve with each game which obviously has happened. I dont see any double A teams on the schedule, but even if I did how many of those teams have WINNING records??? You will find very few. Not to mention they have had a fairly easy run in playoffs a 3-7 Holston first round, A Castlewood team that we know very well being from this area and they play in the Cumberland District. Honaker from the Black Diamond. The only challenge thus far should have been last weekend and it was not. The only team that has come close to the size of CW according to Galax own fans would have been Gleanvar and if you need to know the score of that it was 17-14 to a .500 team. So with that being said obviously they struggled with the size of Glenvar.

Galax Schedule:
1. Glenvar (5-5)
2. Floyd County (3-7)
3. East Mont. (2-7)
4. Radford (8-4)
5. Craig County (3-7)
6. Fort Chiswell (5-5)
7. Graham (4-6)
8. Narrows (0-9)
9. Bland-Rocky Gap (2-8)
10. Grayson County (10-2)

Playoffs:
1. Holston (3-7)
2. Castlewood (9-4) 24 pts scored against Galax!
3. Honaker (10-3)
4. Lunenburg Central (9-4)

Beating four winning teams throughout the season including playoffs?? With two of those playing from this area and CW knows very well about them I would have to definately give the strength of schedule contest to CW. Opening the season against prior season state runner-up and eventual State Champion this year. Then a tough Grayson County team with a team down by injuries. Football is a team sport and when you have alot of new starters it takes time to mesh, and when they did look what happened. See you tomorrow in Salem!

Oh and one other thing you said Mr./Miss Analyst that was an interesting point to me that I dont think anyone has mentioned. You said that pretty much your starters didnt play in the 2nd half. So they havent been in a 4qtr game all year? With the exception of week 1 13 weeks ago. So then conditioning of starters could come into play how will they handle having to play 4 qtrs being beat on for 4 qtrs? I am sure they are very well conditioned but if you are sitting for half a game and all of a sudden you have to take a beaten for 4 qtrs i dont care who you are it takes a toll on you.