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5...Springfield, Greenbrier, White House Heritage, Jo Byrns, East Robertson. Good luck to Springfield tonight!

Well I don't think there's much to talk about here given the 48-6 beatdown in the first matchup a month ago. With that said, it was good to see JB get a win in the playoffs after getting bounced by SP in round 1 the past 2 years. It's the first road playoff win for JB since 2010 when we beat Perry County in the semifinals to go the championship game. As I've said all year, we're better than we were last year but just not good enough to compete with the top teams. But I'm happy for the players to get the playoff win. It's more than a lot of recent JB teams can say. JB is just 2-7 all-time against Gordonsville and their last win was in 2015. The past few games haven't been close and I don't expect this one to be either but who knows...maybe we can keep it respectable. A quick side note...with last weeks playoff win JB coach Tom Adkins has won a playoff game in 4 straight decades (every decade he has coached).

Who won?

Got a call this afternoon with the terrible news. I sure do hate to hear this. I had some good times with Mike back in the day when his son played for cascade and had a lot of battles with Jo Byrns. He didn’t care for me early on but we became good friends for a time. Time went on and we didn’t talk much anymore once regions realigned and he started doing the radio thing. I’ll remember the good times and he’ll always be one of my favorites from coacht! I’ll be sure to do my part to carry on his passion for high school football. We both loved 1A football the most! Thanks Mike!!!

CC wins this one. We just don't have it again this year. I think we're better than last year but not enough to make a difference. Don't expect a big crowd. Community support is down when you aren't winning. I keep thinking we'll rebound with another run of talent but it's just not happening. I thought we'd be pretty solid these next few years but some of the talent left and it looks like more of the same. We'll be back at some point but not this year.

I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to see JB this year. From what I’ve been told, we will struggle again this year. If y’all have shown flashes of being really good then I would say y’all get the win.

Yeah I’m still around…how does McEwen look this year? I miss playing y’all and glad to see y’all back on the schedule.

Good luck to both teams. I’m not sure who wins but I’ll take the Tigers. I suspect it’ll be the last win for either team.

Roy is the only one who can create real websites! You think I’m joking but I’m not.

I don’t see that happening...

Most didn’t want to make the long drive to see a bloodbath.

Jake Chennault is out for the year. Kid has gotten hurt every year and never got to develop like a lot of folks thought. He had great size and athletic ability but couldn’t stay healthy. Also Emmanuel Barbee isn’t on the team and was expected to be one of our better players. I can’t say we have any real strengths. QB has really struggled this year, lost our SR RB very early, SR TE isn’t on the team, starting freshmen up front. I think we’re better on defense but struggle there as well.

This is Coach Adkins’ 26th year as head coach and for most of the time he has been head coach of both the high school and middle school. He is JB football. I don’t know how much longer he’ll coach but his youngest son has taken over coaching the middle school this year. I’d like to see his son take over when he does decide to hang it up.

A lot of truth here...one issue that hurts JB at times is that there are “better” options around here. I say better because it’s subjective but my point is there are quite a few nearby options. Some of our alumni has sent their kids to private schools and they could have helped us tremendously. Davidson Academy and JPII are the most hurtful to us but it’s not like they are taking a bunch of players, but 1 or 2 here and there adds up.

Yeah it sounds like SP has excellent young talent. Our sophomore class is really small but we have a decent freshman class size...maybe 10-11? They’re pretty talented but not really at the skill positions. Our freshman RB went to Springfield this year so that sucks for us. We’ll have to find a QB in the next couple years. Should have some nasty linemen though.

Thanks sportman! You and powerp are great too!

Yeah Y’all’s bad years are a lot different than most.

No I’m not going. Too long of a drive for a game that won’t be competitive.

Roy didn’t need to create a website for this game because there’s nothing to talk about. Jo Byrns is bad once again this year. We’re back to being a perennial playoff bottom feeder. It’s frustrating but it’s part of being a 1A school...unless you’re South Pittsburgh. Our freshman class is the best we’ve had in probably 10 years but will it be good enough to compete for a championship in a few years, I don’t know. We will start quite a few freshmen and sophomores in this one and the score will reflect it.

MC wins easily. JB isn’t good.

Not good and dealing with injuries. We’re starting a lot of freshmen and sophomores so we have some growing pains.

Last week he played RB, WR, & TE on offense. I think he played WR more often than not. He’s either getting the ball or being used as a decoy on most plays. He’s a Jr.

I don’t know him personally so I can’t say for sure. From the outside looking in, he just seems uninterested at times. With that said, he’s being recruited because his size, speed, and athleticism makes for a great WR.

I disagree with the first part but 100% agree with the second. That’s why I said athlete, not football player. He’s a really gifted athlete. You’d be hard pressed to find a better athlete around here. But to your point, we’ve all seen better play out of lesser talent.

TC wins easy. I just watched ER play JB and they aren’t a very good team. I think Groves is the best athlete in the area for sure but that won’t be enough to beat TC.