Our best chance is most likely Orange and I am not saying we win but its only game I see on schedule we can stay in the game.
Final: Lake Taylor 38 Monticello 0
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I found when I moved up here that the people around Charlottesville really had no idea what football being played around the rest of the state was like. Definitely a lot of people with their blinkers on (horse racing reference). I think with the Jefferson teams heading off to 3 different playoffs now, we're starting to open our eyes about what we have to do in order to really become an elite district. There's some monstrous teams waiting for our good ones when get a couple rounds out in the playoffs. Our best rated team is only #17 in their class in 4A in the Gilliam Ratings right now. Western and Monticello probably look a little more competitive in 3A, but there's names like Phoebus and James Monroe and Magna Vista and Northside ahead of them. We won't even mention 5A right now.
One more thing, I'm a big fan of LT's Darnell Ewell. He's a beast and you can tell by his interviews and actions on the field that he's a genuinely great kid.
I love coaching him he is always looking for ways to get better and in my opinion the light hasn't completely come on, BUT once it does. Have mercy on whoever has to block that kid.
Lake Taylor will do better than that in probably 2 or 3 more games this season.
If anyone wants to get moral victories on our behalf and take L's by all means go ahead. I'll take them all the way to Lynchburg. At the end of the day it's a bunch of kids out there playing a game and sometimes you never know what will happen with kids. We settled them down at the held and thanks to the Monticello student section for the motivation. Maybe we are overrated.
Ten years ago, folks in the Charlottesville area had a point. With Monticello being loaded with QB's Michael Brown and Michael Graham, Orange with Bradley Starks, TJ Minor, Quintin Hunter, Louisa with Rontray Houchens, Todd Shelton, etc., even Fluvanna with AJ Williams, the teams were much more talented then, and didn't have a lot of players moving to private schools. The playoff system back then made it much harder to make the playoffs. Orange and Monticello both went 8-2 in 2005 and were left out. I think with the more recent playoff setups, the district would've made more noise besides Monticello and Louisa.
Kids will be kids, and they aren't called the Mustang Maniacs for nothing! The LT fans and I thought it was hilarious when they started chanting "overrated" again in the 4th quarter.
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What adjustment did you make the last possession of the half when running the veer? Prior to that you guys were inconsistent, but the last drive of the half even though you did not score seemed that reads from qb were better.
Ha-ha thanks I am dyslexic.
I know, but I feel like with the exception of a few teams around the state, and with so many good players in certain areas transferring to one main school nowadays (I'm looking at you, Ocean Lakes), Virginia football as a whole has been down recently.
Just changed the read. Instead of running it inside ran it outside. Got a good gauge of where the blitz was coming from so went away from it. Nothing too major with our backs they just need a crease.
Not sure down across state as much as our area. But you maybe right. I don't keep up real well with NOVA
For example, The Concorde was probably the best district in the state a few years ago, almost EVERY team was a state championship-caliber team. Now it's just Westfield and Centreville. I remember watching Robinson (went to VCU with some former Robinson players so I saw a lot of tape) and saying DAMN. LOL. And they don't even have a state title since 2001. I remember thinking 2004 Stone Bridge was awesome when they beat us the way they did, then they lost to Harrisonburg 14-3 the following week. Then look at the Richmond area, at least ten schools that could make a deep run every year. Even Deep Run! Ha. SWVA as an area might have the most parity nowadays.
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Just like Dominion-Cville was going to be a slaughter in your eyes. It doesn't have to make sense to you for it to happen. LT would make everyone in the Battlefield district look just as rec league as they did Heritage and Monticello. It's going to take a team with special WRs and accurate QB to challenge LT. High school football again, on any given friday night anything is possible. I still got tickets for you Shaunty, pick a game already. 2-0 Hburg coming to town friday, should be a good one.
Here's a pic showing the size of both teams.
Nice picture. I can even see myself in the press box. Lol
12. Highland Spring Boys basketball still outnumbers us I remember at one state tournament they had 15 players and 15 coaches.
I don't recall saying slaughter. Not a term I would normally use. But you were in the game. Kudo's for that.
Just win some games. Show a team that won't have another losing season. A losing season every year since 2002. Why would I want to see a team like that. Show something different and I'll come. Already promised that. And again, I don't need a ticket to get into the game. Don't waste your money.
Lake Taylor is an awesome team and program. Better than last year and the clear favorite as an undefeated team and state champion.