Should Vhsl cover travel cost to insure playoff brackets are consistent across the board ? Also a team with a loosing record should not be competing in playoffs , and surely not an 0-10 team that coach should decline the berth it's not earned and its embarrassing to the kids
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I'm going to assume you are talking about Stonewall Jackson up here that stands to make the playoffs at 0-10. Lack of teams in 1A in Region B. Highland and Galieo Magnet don't play football and Rappahannock County doesn't play a district schedule.
I would tend to agree with those posters that think that PM and Covington should probably slide over to Region B from C. I know that moving anyone from A to B would create some travel issues...
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Cumberland also currently sits at 0-6 for the season and will automatically make the playoffs.
Two possible 0-10 teams make the playoffs! Wow! For one region that would be a first I think!
May Rapp Co should consider playing a district schedule again......they'd make the playoffs!!!!
Make the playoffs - shoot, Rapp County is one of the Top 5 Region B football teams
Probably! Of course I am going to assume that they may have to replace one of those W's next year. On that note, its hard to believe how far King and Queen has dropped since the early 90's! At one time, with guys like Mike Robinson (member of Super Bowl champ Packer team), Ronnie Harvey-one of the best during the time in the Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck, Dwaine Robinson- late release from the Redskins training camp, Mike Hill-starter at VUU, Ellis Robinson 46 ft+ triple jumper..all on the same team...and assistant coach Earl Hawkins on the sideline-he himself a former NFL player... State semifinals in '89 and champs I believe in '90.
A sideline observer at RappCo said it was a sad state of affairs on the K&Q side that night.
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State champs in 1990 for K&Q. Beat J.I. Burton 21-20 in OT when Mike Robinson ran it in for 2. Not really sure what is going on at K&Q this year but I know a lot of the kids over there and there is talent in that school. But getting all the talent to come out is one thing and putting it all together is another. The morale is so low when you've only won like 8 games in 10 years. And only having 170 kids in the whole school is tough, but what's even tougher is that the county is like 73 miles long and they pretty much have no offseason conditioning program at all, so they're already 6 or 7 months behind everyone else before they begin. Also the lack of community support overall and I am not sure how much support they get from the administration either. I can't say on that. I do wish something would change. It definitely wouldn't happen overnight but I've said it for awhile that it could happen if the right person got in there and really connected with the kids and slowly start to build their confidence back up. But that coach has to be committed to the long haul, not just a 1 or 2 year stop and he has to have the support of all involved. It won't be easy but it's not impossible either. Three years before they won the state title in 1990 they were in the midst of like a 30 something game losing streak. So it definitely proves it can be done
they need to get a coach in the building and do what it takes to keep him. Scalf is doing wonders at Gloucester and they had him but let him go. Now, maybe he wanted to go but that seems to be the issue with the last 2-3 coaches they had in-house.
Jeff Mechling got that program pointed in the right direction. they lost 31 in a row before winning one in '87. The next year they were in the playoffs and gave Rappahannock all it wanted in a first round game. K&Q might've won if not for a freak incident before the game. The kids were so fired up they started hitting a light pole and one of there best linemen gave the pole a forearm shiver and broke his arm.
One hardly recalled fact is that K&Q was a member of the Northern Neck District when they won the state title in 1990.
One hardly recalled fact is that K&Q was a member of the Northern Neck District when they won the state title in 1990.
VHSL needs to even out the regions. It is stupid to have 17 in A and only 7 teams in B. 5 teams from C/D should be placed in B.
Jeff was a first-class guy! And you are correct that they were in the NND - along with KW and Middlesex when they won! Remember how they beat Strasburg in semifinals? Kid got hurt late on cold day and after the injury Strasburg fumbled at K&Q 1 yd line!
Is Mechling still around? I knew he helped out at WP not too long ago but not sure if he's still helping them. He was my gym teacher back in the 80s when I was in elementary school when I went to K&Q schools. Was a really nice guy and yes he got that program turned around and then Joe McCray came in and took his spot and was the head coach when they won the state title.
Mechling is still a teacher at WP, but no longer coaching. He is a great guy.
I hear K&Q wasn't getting any of the varsity kids to show up for practice. Sad they gave up on the season and hope the can turn it around. They are still playing a JV schedule.
K&Q is not the only program having issues. Numerous schools in the area were having trouble fielding JV teams early in the season. Mathews and Charles City do not have JV teams and have low numbers on Varsity. Little league numbers are down in the area too.
I hear K&Q wasn't getting any of the varsity kids to show up for practice. Sad they gave up on the season and hope the can turn it around. They are still playing a JV schedule.
K&Q is not the only program having issues. Numerous schools in the area were having trouble fielding JV teams early in the season. Mathews and Charles City do not have JV teams and have low numbers on Varsity. Little league numbers are down in the area too.
Coach McCray was the head coach and a nice guy, but IMO and in many others the actual coaching of that team was done by Earl Hawkins- another top-notch guy and a great football mind. Joe was a trip! I always enjoyed talking with him and he was a good sport-win or lose. I do remember one night at Nawthumberland (as Coach Jett used to say) that he beat the Indians 74-0 and was on-side kicking at the end to get the ball back so that Ronnie Harvey could get more yards rushing. Donn Belfield was the voice of the Indians in those days and I'll never forget the announcement "There you go ladies and gentleman...74-0 and you've just seen an on-side kick attempt.."
Yes I played for Coach Brookes and he has been a big influence on my life and with me coaching. We are still close to this day and remain in contact as much as possible.
Absolutely I do! It was at a girls game IIRC and he was playing that kid a game of 1 on 1 and he did so shirtless...LOL!!Pawfan,
Do you remember Joe's basketball show during halftime of a hoops game!!! What entertainment!!!!