Park View South Hill

[TIGER...NATION]

Disappointed to hear about this from a family member...but it does make me what to support my County! For years our tradition has been physical hard nose smash mouth football! Yes we hit to the whistle and from smallest to biggest. It's football people and win or lose Tiger football players will definitely hit another moving player that has on another jersey! I will be in attendance to see future Sussex County athletic events! Read the article below...#TIGERPRIDE

http://www.southhillenterprise.com/sports/article_e7b204b8-908a-11e6-9d3f-cbfd1e021418.html

 

[TIGER...NATION]

This coach should just take the L and move on! Don't confuse physical play with being dirty!

 

[DinwiddieProud]

Way out of line for the coach to make statements like that to the news media. He didn't help his team at all. Even if his complaints have some validity, which I have no way of knowing, there are other ways to make his concerns known. All this sounds like is sour grapes by a coach that got beat.

 

[Gridironlove00]

I am proud of Coach Hutcheson and what he is doing and imparting in the young men at Park View beyond the game of football. I think as a fan you want to see a hard physical game and Coach Hutcheson is a hard-nosed Coach himself. A former Park View standout Linebacker and a Hall of Famer at Averett University at Linebacker. If you were there to hear the fans cheering and saying hurry up and get him off the field was not classy. Most teams take a knee and fans clap after the opposing player is removed to ensure he is ok and then you get back to action. The refs even gave Sussex several late flags for unsportmanlike conduct due to talking or late hits.The refs brought both teams to mid-field afterward to talk about just playing the game. What I have seen from some teams in the Tri-River Distirct the sportsmanship is absent in their coaching. We need Coaches who exemplify respect and teach the game and kids the right way. During pre-game of the Franklin game the head coach stare and talked trash to Park View and 2 other kids not playing in uniform stood beside him and did the same thing. This is not the 1st occassion he has done this. Remember Sussex cleared its bench in 2013 crossing the other sideline fighiting PV and both teams suffered ejections. Yes he may seem bitter in the interview but if you were at the game you would understand.Also the chain crew of Sussex were yelling and cheering during the game on PV sideline. The refs had to settle them down or they were gonna switch out the crew in the 1st quarter. You want your fans to be excited and engaged but respect and sportsmanship is first. Remember its just a game!

 

[DinwiddieProud]

Well explained, Gridiron. In that case, I can understand Coach feeling that he needed to say something at the time. But it's probably regrettable that he did. Especially if he teaches sportsmanship as you stated. I'm not naive enough to think this would make any real difference, but the type of behavior you say is rampant in this district needs to be discussed and addressed at the district meetings. But truthfully, if the Principals and/or AD's are not addressing it at games, I doubt that anything will ever change.

 

[TIGER...NATION]

These are MY OPINIONS..I am only a former resident of the county!
Now that is out the way lol. First lets clarify something...coaches can't control the actions of fans. Next I can only speak for Sussex coaching staff not other Tri-River coaching staffs. From my knowledge Sussex has always been a classy program. Misunderstood yea but always respectful. Please don't get the flags confused. Most calls are from players going hard until the whistle blow(that is not dirty). And all kids these days talk tbh it is a part of the game as long as it is respectful. Taunting is a different ball game. That should be flagged whether it is done by a Sussex player or not. I was at the game in Park View (2013)...keep in mind their players were involved in a scuffle with a few Sussex players on their sideline. As a kid what would have you done? Stay on your sideline or go protect your teammate/brother? Any coach that thinks they can stop ALL players from doing what Sussex did is out of their mind. You said it best it is just a game! Win or lose don't bash another school's program. Accept the results and move on to the next week.

 

[DinwiddieProud]

Hey Tiger, are there still about a million Urquharts down in Sussex? I have a good friend of that name that played football down there in the 1980's, I think. It seemed like everybody he ever talked about was his kin.

 

[TIGER...NATION]

LOL. Yes they are still there.