And you are a lot more tactful than I am too. I'm always afraid something I say will get twisted and come back to haunt me. And, as far as Dinwiddie goes, I share my thoughts with you in private anyway.
If "I" had to pick two central district teams that could be construed as rivalries with Dinwiddie, it would be Meadowbrook first, and Matoaca second. Meadowbrook, because we went 0 and forever against them before the Billy Mills era. And Matoaca just because they are just across the river and it's a natural rivalry. (Another thing about Matoaca that still sticks in the craw of us old timers is a game several years ago, when they kept their first string in for the whole game and just ran the score up. They were very good that year, and we won maybe one game. They took the opportunity to rub our noses in it. You don't forget things like that). Thomas Dale is always a war. For no reason other than these are two schools that have very good programs that hate to lose to each other. Hopewell is a similar situation, a storied school that has the talent to win the game every year. Throw in Petersburg, which is always laden with several "fast and elusive" athletes that cause every opponent fits. Prince George has struggled in recent years. If by chance they only won one game this year, as long as it was over Dinwiddie, they would probably consider the season a great success and hold a parade! Not a lot of love lost here. The only reason I don't mention Colonial Heights is that they just can't seem to get enough of their best atheletes to come out for football. Until they figure out a way to develope a winning tradition in football, they have a tough task to be seriously competitive in football, in the Central District.
The bottom line is that the Central District is a hell of a district. Just like the Seminole. Take any team lightly, and you can put a chalk mark in the loss column. Trying to point out a rivalry game here is almost pointless. They are all big rivalries.
I would like to hear Devils take on LT's top rivalry game. And outside of that, there are some historic rivalries down in Tidewater. As there are all across the state. Sadly, with hard times and changing demographics over time, many of these great rivalries have faded. I'm so old I still remember the biggest game of the year in the Central District was once Colonial Heights and Petersburg..., on Thanksgiving Day!
I was only considering district opponents when I wrote this. But, since we have Hanover scheduled this year, (and next), that is another one that everybody gets amped about. Especially this year. I don't think even Pete Rose would want to put money on this one.
