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: 5-0
Brady: 4-0
Guest: 3-2
Eugene Hilton went 3-2 last week in his debut as the CoalfieldSports guest picker.… Read the rest Coalfield Sports Pick Em: Week 2
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: 5-0
Brady: 4-0
Guest: 3-2
Eugene Hilton went 3-2 last week in his debut as the CoalfieldSports guest picker.… Read the rest Categories:
Richlands Blue Tornado
Southwest District, Region D
Head Coach: Greg Mance (22ndseason, 191-68).
2017 results: 4-7 (3-2 SWD)
Key losses: RB/LB Seth Johnson, RB/DT Greg Griffith, OL/DL Logan McGlothlin, WR/DB Daniel Brown, OL/DL Jason Medley
Key returners: QB/LB Race Moir, RB/LB Trey Brown, WR/DB Taylor Horn, P/K Levi Forrest, TE/LB Dylan Atkins, WR/LB Ian Wade, WR/DB Jakob Cole.
RICHLANDS, Va., —Things in Richlands last football season were different.
There were no district titles that the town has grown accustomed to.… 
Honaker Tigers
Black Diamond District, Region D
Head Coach: Doug Hubbard (36thseason, 220-164-1)
2017 results: 3-7 (1-2 BDD)
Key losses: QB Hartley Hilton, LB Bryce Dye, LB Ethan Farmer
Key returners: RB Trevor Dye, WR/DB Chandler Hubbard, OL/DL Zach Hess, WR Chase Miller, DL Cameron Fry
In 2017, the Honaker Tigers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2009. 2017 also marked the second consecutive season that the Tigers only won three games.… 
Hurley Rebels
Black Diamond District, Region D
Head Coach: Anthony Church (1st season, 0-0).
2017 results: 7-5 (2-1 BDD)
Key losses: QB/DB Tayten Sykes, OL/DL Steven Christian, LB Dalton Mullins, OL A.J. Justus
Key returners: TE/DE Taylor Justus, WR/DB Keaton Matney, RB/LB Matthew Blankenship, QB/DB Chad Justice
Things will be different at The Cliff this fall.
For the first time since 2006, a new head coach will lead the Hurley Rebels onto the gridiron.… 
Grundy Golden Wave
Black Diamond District, Region D
Head Coach: Craig Plymal (3rd season, 14-8 overall)
2017 results: 7-4 (3-0 BDD)
Key losses: RB/LB Jacob McNutt, C Jacob McCoy, WR Cole Street and DB Jordan Hardin.
Key returnees: RB/DB/KR Gabe Fiser, QB Derrick Endicott, LG Tristan Justus, DT Matt McCowan, K Sage Keen
After two consecutive 7-4 seasons that resulted in an exit in the first round of the playoffs, the Grundy Golden Wave look to improve upon their previous record and win their first playoff game since 2010.… 
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Twin Valley Panthers
Black Diamond District, Region D
2017 record: 3-7 (0-3 BDD)
Head Coach: Jeremy Ward (6th year as a head coach, 1st at Twin Valley. 17-35 in 5 years at Grundy)
Key losses: TE/DE Cody Dales
Key returners: QB Tylor Keen, RB/LB Brandon Lester, TE Isaac Hampton, OL/DL Alex Meadows, WR Trevor McGlothlin.
After a two-year stint, the Brian Moore era for Twin Valley football is over.… 
Growing up in southwest Virginia, there are some things people wait for annually.
Bristol race weekend in April and August, when the carnival and the fair come to town, holidays and then, perhaps, what some may argue is the most important.
The beginning of two-a-days in high school football.
I was born and raised in Richlands, where football has never been any less than the king.
No matter what time of year you sit down in the Richlands Barber Shop on the corner of 2nd Street and Elkins Avenue in Richlands, the questions are endless.… 
