The inaugural football coverage season has come to a close. With the end of the season comes postseason awards—CoalfieldSports.com will recognize the achievements of athletes across the region. During the last month, our staff compiled a list of deserving nominees for a first and second team All CoalfieldSports squad, in addition to an honorable mention. After a list of nominees was finalized, the CoalfieldSports.com staff voted on who made each team.… Read the rest 2018 All-CoalfieldSports Team Announced
The inaugural football coverage season has come to a close. With the end of the season comes postseason awards—CoalfieldSports.com will recognize the achievements of athletes across the region. During the last month, our staff compiled a list of deserving nominees for a first and second team All CoalfieldSports squad, in addition to an honorable mention. After a list of nominees was finalized, the CoalfieldSports.com staff voted on who made each team.… Read the rest Categories:
Thomas Walker Pioneers (7-3) at Grundy Golden Wave (6-4)
Date: Friday, November 9, 2018.
Where: Nelson Memorial Field—Grundy, VA
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Last meeting: FIRST MEETING
All-time record: 0-0
Players to watch:
Thomas Walker– QB Zach Kidwell, RB Dawson Lee, LB Jaron Warf
Grundy– RB Gabe Fiser, QB Derrick Endicott, LB Matt McCowan
What to watch for:
Thomas Walker: It will be a homecoming for Thomas Walker head coach Nick Johnson on Friday.… 
This season, the folks at Coalfield Sports are picking five of the most intriguing matchups in the area to be the games of the week before you the fans select THE game of the week.
Each week, Ryan and Brady, the hosts of the SWVASports Podcast will pick the five contests and be joined by a special guest each week.
So far, the records are as follows:
Ryan: 41-9
Brady: 36-12
Guest: 39-11 (Eugene Hilton: 3-2, Lloyd Combs: 5-0, Rick Baker: 4-1, Casey Goetz: 3-2, Anthony Stevens: 5-0, Chase Parker: 4-1, Nolan Knight: 4-1, Frank Browning: 3-2, Heather Williams: 4-1, Brian Woodson 4-1)
Trivia Question picker: 19-3 (Dakota Hamilton 5-0, Michael Dotson 4-1, Jeff Atwell 3-2, Trevor Ramsey 3-2, Matthew Ball 4-1)
Bluefield Daily Telegraph sports editor Brian Woodson went 4-1 last week tying with Ryan and trivia picker Matthew Ball.… 
The Ewing Livestock Market. The sand caves. Dawson Lee.
Ask anyone from the Ewing, VA & they’ll tell you that those are three of their favorite mainstays.
The latter of those three is a senior tailback for the Thomas Walker Pioneers. Last Friday, Thomas Walker defeated Hancock County 47-8 behind Lee’s eight carries for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
That effort was plenty enough to earn Dawson Lee the CoalfieldSports.com Offensive Player of the Week award for week seven.… 
Last week, the Twin Valley Panthers (4-3) welcomed interstate foe East Ridge from Kentucky to do battle in Oakwood on homecoming.
The Panthers were in dire needs of breaking a two game losing skid with hopes of sneaking into the top eight of the VHSL 1D playoff rankings.
Not only did the homecoming king and queen dance the night away at Twin Valley on Thursday night, but Tylor Keen, Brandon Lester and Xzavier Ward helped the Panthers dance to a 48-28 win over the Warriors from Kentucky.… 
The Thomas Walker Pioneers were riding a two game win streak coming into their annual rivalry game with the Rye Cove Eagles.
Coach Nick Johnson’s team took that momentum across the Scott County line and extended their win streak to three with a 14-13 win over the Eagles from Duffield.
Neither team particularly lit up the scoreboard on offense in this defensive struggle, but one Pioneer defensive player shined bright on the night.… 
Vote for Coalfield Sports’ Offensive & Defensive Players Of The Week!
Winners will be announced on Wednesday’s episode of the SWVA Sports Podcast.
**Only one vote per person will be counted!
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