After starting the season 3-0, the Honaker Tigers have hit a two-game losing skid.
The Tigers are indeed into the meat of their schedule and it will not get ant easier when the 3-2 J.I. Burton Raiders travel to Fuller Field for battle.
Honaker is coming off a 41-17 defeat at the hands of the George Wythe Maroons last week at Pendleton Field in Wytheville.
Behind a Cole Simmons and his 166-yard, three-touchdown performance on the ground, the Maroons outgained the Tigers in total offense, 349-218.… Read the rest Tigers, Raiders set for battle on homecoming night in Honaker
After starting the season 3-0, the Honaker Tigers have hit a two-game losing skid.
The Tigers are indeed into the meat of their schedule and it will not get ant easier when the 3-2 J.I. Burton Raiders travel to Fuller Field for battle.
Honaker is coming off a 41-17 defeat at the hands of the George Wythe Maroons last week at Pendleton Field in Wytheville.
Behind a Cole Simmons and his 166-yard, three-touchdown performance on the ground, the Maroons outgained the Tigers in total offense, 349-218.… Read the rest Categories:
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For perhaps the final matchup between two rivals, Union relied on big plays in the run game to earn an impressive but sloppy 35-20 victory over J.I. Burton.
Burton hung close at times behind senior quarterback Houston Thacker but the Raiders were outmanned at the line of scrimmage. Thacker was 20-of-28 for 192 yards. Most of Thacker’s yardage was racked up on short routes. The Raiders did complete one big pass, a 40+ yard gain to Derrick Allen.… 
Welcome back to our preseason poll series.
If you missed any of last week’s, check them out here: Mountain 7, Black Diamond and River Ridge.
This week, we will take a look at the Cumberland, Mountain Empire and Southwest districts.
Today, we’ll hit the Cumberland District, a district that historically has seen the Raiders of J.I. Burton sitting at the top.
But do our experts agree with the trend?
1. J.I.… 
2018 J.I. Burton Raiders
Season Preview
Head Coach: Jim Adams
Cumberland District, Region D
2017 record: 7-6 (4-1 Cumberland)
For most teams, starting a season 1-4 would foreshadow a death sentence. For the 2017 J.I. Burton Raiders, the season ended with a flurry of wins. The Raiders finished their last five games with a 4-1 record. This put the Raiders at 5-5 at season’s end, which was good enough to qualify for the playoffs.… 
