Not a lot of talk about the Huguenot vs Louisa game tomorrow. Big game for both programs. Louisa has never gotten over the hump and can Huguenot actually go into a hostile environment and win. It will be my first time ever going to Louisa. I am hearing it is a circus and that it is really just the announcer that is loud and obnoxious. The crowd for their numbers are really not loud? Any truth to this?
Huguenot vs Louisa
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The crowd atmosphere is generally very good to great. Definitely busier than other GameDay atmospheres. Borderline sensory overload especially during the hour before pregame so be prepared.
I saw Huguenot last week. And as I predicted, they running-clocked Spotsylvania.
I haven’t seen Louisa County play this year as I was out of country most of the season. However, I don’t see them out-athleting Huguenot. Said differently, they better have something more than the their two big-named players to meet the balance of the Falcons.
Also in big playoff games, coaching hasn’t been exactly the Lions’ forté.
But we shall see. Maybe I’m wrong. If two superstars are that good to tip the scales in the direction of Louisa County’s favor (despite them being injured on and off during the season), then good for them. If Huguenot doesn’t mind coming to Louisa County for a track meet, then the Falcons may have enough to leave with the win.
I recommend that you arrive early though. They don’t have the greatest amount of seating on the visitors side.
You hit it on the head. Louisa is not like it used to be. Now you have an obnoxious announcer and fire works. If Huguenot travels well they should arrive early because the visitor bleachers are middle school sized.
Louisa overrated as usual. Huguenot has even stuffed Hiter.
Louisa needs to join a district in the Richmond area to get better competition on that schedule
Ego got in the way on the first Louisa possession when coach goes for it on 4th and 3 from the Louisa 20 yard line. From there Louisa was simply over powered and if not for 5 unsportsmanlike penalties and two roughing the passers this would have been a blow out.
Next week will be very interesting. I think Varina is better but Huguenot has a huge revenge factor going in.
Louisa definitely was all hype I fell for that trap lol I think both teams this weekend showed us that between Dinwiddie and Louisa they gotta play stronger competition next year. Both teams sold us a dream lol good season by both teams though can’t wait to see Huguenot vs Varina that will be good. And I said this before Huguenot is so young to wouldn’t be surprised if they do this again next year to.
Louisa is a good team, but they simply haven't played a team with the athletes they saw today. They may have played a team with 1 or 2 next-level athletes...but they haven't played anyone with a team that was full of them; and they were simply overmatched. IMO the shoe will be on the other foot next week when Huguenot plays Varina. Huguenot is really good, but Varina is simply in another league. When you look at Varina's 2 losses(who they lost to) and how they performed against those teams, not to mention what they just did to a REALLY good Dinwiddie team, I would be shocked if they didn't breeze their way to the state title.
I wouldn't be surprised if Varina doesn't shut out Huguenot. Their offense and defensive line are exceptional good. Do I think Huguenot can when this game yes but I don't think so. Like I said in my previous post defense wins championships
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I actually think Huguenot has closed the gap from last year a bit. But the QB is way too stationary to be effective against a D line like Varina. With the Qb not being a run threat Huguenot won't be able to run the ball at all.
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34-11 was the final and it wasn’t even that close.
I mentioned that coaching wasn’t the Lions’ strength and that was proved right by them by going for it on 4th Down and 5 from inside their own 30 on their opening drive. Huguenot made them pay with a score and then another on the last play of the 1st Quarter.
I could go on and on but this was a beat down. Huguenot looked impressive. And Hiter better have a good offensive line at Michigan. Because if he doesn’t, he will be exposed quick. I think he was already checked out anyways when he was pulled late in the game and did a version of the griddy on the sideline.
I mentioned that coaching wasn’t the Lions’ strength and that was proved right by them by going for it on 4th Down and 5 from inside their own 30 on their opening drive. Huguenot made them pay with a score and then another on the last play of the 1st Quarter.
I could go on and on but this was a beat down. Huguenot looked impressive. And Hiter better have a good offensive line at Michigan. Because if he doesn’t, he will be exposed quick. I think he was already checked out anyways when he was pulled late in the game and did a version of the griddy on the sideline.
Huguenot high School has a great football team also but this Varina team will be the first caliber team Huguenot has played all year. I think all the top three seated teams one two and three should tighten up there schedule and play better competition actually to see where they stand.
We can't have 200 yards in penalties next week. Varina will be much better than Louisa. Louisa has a great thing going, but the crowd was quiet all game not really an intimidating atmosphere. Louisa a one trick pony with that offense. On to Varina. Hopefully there is more chatter about us in the next week.
Sorta makes me question some other things with Louisa and it’s “stars”.
Again, I was not impressed. Then again, playing in a weak Jefferson District will give one an inflated sense of self-importance.
And this is coming from someone such as myself who usually pulls for the Lions to do well.
One rare bright spot was Louisa County’s kicker. He just started playing football this year. Although their body structures are different, he does reminds me of the King George kicker who was really good.
Someone will offer him. Maybe Tony Elliott who just happened to be in attendance today.
Does Louisa have to play a district schedule or can it schedule like some Richmond teams do?
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IMO, it doesn't matter who they schedule...they're still gonna have the talent they have, and other schools will continue to have the talent they have. If they schedule a few better teams, it may ultimately make them a better team, but they will simply end up with more losses and a lower seed, and will still end up losing to the more talented teams they will ultimately face. That's just what High School football is today. I compare it to when I was in High School at Courtland in the 80's...and we won 4 state titles in a 6 year span. We just had a rag-tag group of kids from Spotsylvania County attending a new High School, and happened to have an all time great HOF head coach in Ken Brown(we miss you Ken)...not to mention a pretty good assistant coach in future HOF coach Tim Coleman. Those 2 guys were enough to make Courtland one of the best football teams in the state for a decade because there wasn't a huge talent disparity. But now, no matter who Courtland(or any Battlefield team for that matter) has as a head coach, they will never have a chance to truly compete with the teams at the top because there is just too much of a talent disparity. Now this isn't a complaint, it's just a simple fact at how much things have changed in the last several decades.
Very well put. You add in transfers to top programs and it’s on a whole other level of competition
@RawMeat92 I do believe you are mostly correct. But what about the recent success of King George and probably now Spotsylvania. Not suggesting all of the battlefield schools can replicate that but it does seem that with the right staff and systems in place those schools can elevate their levels to some degree.
Oh I agree...they can put some really good teams together; good enough to win some games in the postseason. But I just think they will eventually run into a team that is on another level. Riverbend is undefeated and really good this year, but no one expects them to beat the teams they will eventually have to face...same with perennial good teams in the area in recent years like Colonial Forge, King George, Massaponax, North Stafford, etc. Good teams, but just not good enough to get past the top tier programs today. But hey, I may be proven wrong, and nothin will make me happier to see an area school knock off one of the powerhouses. Maybe I should have clarified that it 'can' be done, but it's just a much tougher hill to climb today than it was back in the day.
If I'm not mistaken the quarterback for Huguenot was the starting quarterback for Varina year before last before he transferred to Huguenot . He's a good quarterback he's more like a pocket quarterback he stays stationary in the pocket easy target for the defensive line ofVarina.
The Huguenot QB is coach Charles Scott’s son. He has never played for anyone but his Dad and Huguenot.
Correct. @acoles you are thinking of another kid that graduated last year. He came from Varina and split time at QB for Huguenot last year.
Same thing happening in Texas. I would like to believe its a rotational thing. High school has always had a team or 2 dominating. But as more states begin to crackdown on transfers maybe things will even out again.
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