Raiders, Wave set for huge 1D matchup

A week after Grundy and J.I. Burton each squeaked out victories in week seven, the slate does not clear up for either team. The two will meet up in Norton on Friday in the latest edition of the CoalfieldSports.com Game of the Week. The contest has high implications on how the 1D playoff standings will shake out at season’s end. There is also much familiarity between these two squads. The Golden Wave took home a win in last season’s regular season matchup, while the Raiders ended Grundy’s season in a rematch at Nelson Memorial Stadium in the first round of the playoffs.… Read the rest
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Grundy travels to Hurley in search of BDD Title

The first domino on the goal sheet for the Grundy Golden Wave could fall at the Cliff on Friday when it travels to Hurley to take on the Rebels. With a win over their archrival, Grundy will claim the Black Diamond District Championship. With the recent string of success that the Wave has rattled off as of late, the odds are in Craig Plymal and Grundy’s favor. Grundy and Hurley are both coming off completely different outcomes in week six.… Read the rest
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Panthers, Golden Wave set for Buchanan County clash

  @ The epicenter for the largest upset in the Commonwealth of Virginia was in Oakwood last Friday night. The Twin Valley Panthers sat at 3-1 and were ready to play host to a Craig County Rockets team that had lost 30 consecutive football games. A win over Craig County would move the Panthers to their best start in school history with a 4-1 record. After being so dominant against Northwood a week earlier in a 52-30 victory, how could Twin Valley let the Rockets squeak through the cracks?… Read the rest
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Wave rolls toward Lebanon to take on Pioneers

    A week removed from a 40-12 interstate victory over the RiverView (WV) Raiders, Grundy travels to take on former Southwest District rival Lebanon.   Lebanon stands at 0-2 after falling in the Coal Bowl to Honaker, 35-28, in week one and taking a 48-8 thumping by the Lee Generals in week two.   Seth Stanley has run like a mad man for the Pioneers in the early onset of the season.… Read the rest
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CoalfieldSports’ OPOTW Week 2: Grundy’s Gabe Fiser

The way Grundy running back Gabe Fiser was moving Friday night, he probably could’ve outran the bus back across Route 83 on its trip back from Bradshaw. Behind Fiser’s 336 yards—a new Grundy school record—and three touchdowns, the Golden Wave returned from River View (WV) with a 40-12 victory. The performance from the senior tailback has given him the nod as CoalfieldSports.com’s Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2. “It’s an honor, honestly,” Fiser said.… Read the rest
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Fiser and Golden Wave ready to defend BDD title

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.… Read the rest
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