Class 1 Championship
- Thread starter DinwiddieProud
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i'll be first to reply why. This year just reminds me of the 2015 Galax Championship team. I know Essex is the favorite but Galax has been the underdog several games this year!
Shew this is a tough one, I thought Essex was gonna handle Altavista, I did foresee Galax giving up as many points to Honaker. To me this is a true toss up. If, Essex would’ve blown out Altavista I’d of said Essex, if Galax would’ve completely shut down Honaker I’d of said Galax….neither really happened; other than lots of rain, which could’ve played a little into Galax/Honaker game. I really believe this one comes down to turnovers and penalties. If I had to put money on someone right now I’d take Galax-28 Essex-20. But who honestly knows.
I don’t see Galax putting up 28 points against. Low scoring game with Essex winning 22-10. The Galax running back has similarities to altavistas.
I think Galax wins. I have seen them play a few times this year. I think Tucker goes crazy and has like 4 touchdowns. They need to run him until he can not run any more. I think Galax throws the ball just to throw it sometimes, the QB has not looked like a natural thrower of the football to me yet but he is young. I also do not think he is a big run threat, but he is certainly capable of hitting an occasional big play especially if the WR is wide open. The heart of the team is the Ashworth kid he is solid and reliable on both ends. The WR #6 (Heath I think is his name), is shifty, fast, and fearless. I would even put in some wildcat with Tucker with some jet motion stuff to get Heath kid or to the outside or #8. Stretch them out some and see how Essex reacts. If Essex stops the run.. they win easy. They could probably stack the box if they think they have the players who can lock up outside. It is no secret that Galax wants to run so I would sell out to stop it and make them beat me another way. I plan on watching all the games in Salem Saturday and both should be fun to watch.
I had been all about Essex this year but dang it’s hard to overlook just what a run Galax is on. They play the schedule they play to prepare for this time of year. I am a flip flopper for doing it but Galax by a score. Roll Tide……
Having an explosive office is fun to watch ( depending on your point of view ) but a great defense wins championships. Essex has shown the best the defense of any team in D1 this year.
points allowed by each team...
Essex: 132
Galax: 294
As a trojan fan I'm a little bias but in any case I'm going with Essex.
points allowed by each team...
Essex: 132
Galax: 294
As a trojan fan I'm a little bias but in any case I'm going with Essex.
137 points came against Radford, Graham, and Glenvar early in the season. With that said, I cannot imagine Galax winning this game.
Essex 38 - Galax 24
Out of the 132 allowed by Essex, 89 of those points were from 2 teams…Northumberland twice 54-35 & 54-26. The other was Lancaster 38-28. Five teams scored 6, 7, or 8 points, another 5 were shutouts and 1 was a FF.
Great to see these 2 teams in it as that red team has prevented these 2 schools from having multiple state championships over the last 7 years.
Agreed BGfootball95
Now that same 1A Red Team looks to prevent the best 2A teams from winning any state championships as well lol.
I doubt Essex has seen offenses like Graham, Radford, Honaker and to a lesser extent Glenvar. Take out the 2A teams and Galax allows 15 ppg.
This Essex team is very disciplined and they also are running the double wing now. They aren't the 4 wide offense of years past and major kudos to Coach Jones for adapting to fit his personnel.
Good to hear.. should have scrapped that stuff years ago. Some big old men on those lines from what I recall. Hated to see them be so finesse.