The Richlands Blue Tornado is looking for a new football coach. Greg Mance has stepped down and has accepted the head football job at Loris High School in South Carolina. Loris is about 30 miles from Myrtle Beach. Mance had been the head coach at Richlands since 1997 and his teams won 205 games.
Month: February 2020
District Schedules for Feb. 17-19
BOYS
Tues, Feb. 18- New Schedule – the previous seeding was wrong- games delayed from Mon. to Tues.
Southwest District- 1st Round
5 seed Marion @ 4- Lebanon- 7 pm
6 seed Tazewell @ 3- Va. High- 7 pm
Wed. Feb. 19 @ Graham Middle School
3/6 winner vs 2- Richlands- 6 pm
5/4 winner vs 1-Graham – 7:30 pm
Hogoheegee District- 1st Round- Mon. Feb. 17
5 seed -Rural Retreat @ 4- PH- Glade Spring- 7:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 18- @ Northwood HS- Semi-finals
4/5 winner vs 1-Northwood- 6 pm
3- seed Chilhowie vs 2- Holston- 7:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 18 – River Ridge District- Final
Patrick Henry (18-3) vs Cave Spring ( 21-2) 6 pm- @ Hidden Valley High School
Mon. Feb. 17- Pioneer District
5 seed- Bath Co. @ 4- Eastern Montgomery- 6 pm
6 seed- Craig Co. @ 3-Covington- 7 pm
7 seed- Highland @ 2- Narrows- 5:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 19 – Semi-finals
5/4 winner @ 1- Parry McCluer
3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner
Cougars lose in district semi-finals
Pulaski Co. boys lost to regular-season champion Patrick Henry Patriots 72-53 in the River Ridge District Tournament semi-finals. The game was held at Hidden Valley High School in the first of two semi-final games. The second game saw Cave Spring hit a last-second shot to beat Salem 68-66.
” We seemed to be sleepwalking the first half,” said Cougar Head Coach Tyler Cannoy. The second quarter was the Cougar’s downfall as they got outscored 20-6. The Cougars had more turnovers in the second period eight to points scored, six. Coach Cannoy remarked, ” Hats off to Patrick Henry. They are well-coached and have a lot of athletes that are very good. There is a reason why they went undefeated in the regular season. They have the total package, quick, strong, shoot well and, attack the glass.”
Pulaski Co. will now play Halifax Co. in Class 4 Region D playoffs. That game is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:00 pm at Halifax Co. High School.
PH- 12 20 20 20-72
PC – 16 6 16 15-53
PH – Smith 14, Cook 16, Crump 17, Palmer 8, Faulkner 5, Burns 4, Derey 3, Roberson 2, Beasley 3
PC- Gray 15, McCloud 14, Bourne 8, Gulley 6, Rollins 5, Russell 3, Blackburn 2
Total FG’s – PH – 27, PC – 19
3-PT. Goals- PH – 6- (Crump 2, Palmer, Faulkner, Derey, Beasley), PC – 5-(Gray 4, Russell)
FT’s- PH – 12/17, PC- 10-16
Total Fouls- PH – 17, PC- 16
Technicals- PC – McCloud
Scores for Fri. Feb. 14 & Sat. Feb. 15
Sat. Feb.15
BOYS
Patrick Henry 72 Pulaski Co. 53- River Ridge- Semi-Final
Cave Spring 68 Salem 66- River Ridge- Semi-Final
Bland Co. 65 Galax 50- Mtn. Empire -1st Rd.
Geo. Wythe 57 Grayson Co. 34-Mtn. Empire-1st. Rd.
GIRLS
Pulaski Co. 55 Blacksburg 35- River Ridge- Semi-Final
Patrick henry 63 Cave Spring 54- River Ridge Semi-Final
Fri. Feb. 14
Tazewell 71 Marion 69
Glenvar 52 Alleghany 42
Narrows 76 Bath Co. 28
Eastern Montgomery 44 Parry McCluer 42
Covington 75 Highland 43
River Ridge District Tournament
BOYS
Saturday, Feb. 15 @ Hidden Valley High School
4-Pulaski Co. vs 1-Patrick Henry- 5 pm
3- Salem vs 2- Cave Spring- 7 pm
Cavaliers name new coach
Carroll Co. High School has named Monty Chipman as their new head football coach. Chipman was head coach this past season at North Wilkes, NC High School. He has been the head coach at North Wilkes since 2012. Before they hired him they had won just five games in the last five years, before he arrived. He has won over 50 games since he became their coach. He ran the “Air Raid” offense at North Wilkes. One of his assistant coaches there was David Meredith – aka Murdock, this past season. Chipman was also the head coach at East Wilkes( NC) before coming to North Wilkes (NC).
Scores for Thurs. Feb.13
BOYS
Pulaski Co. 75 Salem 68
Auburn 59 Bland Co. 46
Eastern Montgomery 67 Craig Co. 32
Richlands 58 Va. High 50
Cave Spring 61 Hidden Valley 23
Christiansburg 71 Blacksburg 42
GIRLS
Pulaski Co. 70 Salem 52- Cougars finished 12-0 in the district and have won 12 games in a row
Results for Tues. Feb. 11 & Wed. Feb. 12
BOYS- Wed. Feb.12
Bland Co. 63 Geo. Wythe 60
Narrows 75 Bath Co. 45
Floyd Co. 85 Alleghany 63
Radford 72 Giles 26
Tues. Feb. 11
Cave Spring 78 Pulaski Co. 34
Christiansburg 73 Hidden Valley 43
Patrick Henry 85 Blacksburg 53
Richlands 78 Marion 48
Northwood 73 Galax 67
Chilhowie 69 Rural Retreat 32
Parry McCluer 71 Bath Co. 36
Patriots pounds Cougars
Patrick Henry 78 Pulaski Co. 61
Cougar head coach Tyler Cannoy said,” They Patrick Henry are extremely athletic and physical and we have trouble matching up with them.” The Cougar third quarter was their downfall as they scored just five points and committed seven turnovers. A seven-point halftime deficit turned into a 20 point deficit going to the final quarter.
PH- 21 21 18 18-78
PC- 21 14 5 21-61
PH- Smith 15, Cook 19, Palmer 11, Faulkner 12, Crump 13, Derey 3, Beasley 2, Roberson 2, Burns 1
PC- Gray 11, Bourne 11, Blackburn 9, Gulley 2, McCloud 2, McDaniel 6, Hay 1, Hudson 2, Sutherland 5, Rollins 3, Russell 8, Underwood 1
Total FG’s – PH- 31, PC- 21
3-PT. Goals- PH- 7-( Faulkner 2, Smith 2, Crump 2, Derey), PC – 6-( McDaniel 2, Russell, Gray, Bourne, Blackburn)
Total FT’s- PH – 9/15, PC- 13/18
Total Fouls – PH – 19, PC – 14
Fouled Out- None
Technicals- None
Scores for Mon. Feb. 10
BOYS
Patrick Henry 78 Pulaski Co. 61
Fort Chiswell 62 Radford 56
Galax 50 Carroll Co. 46
Geo. Wythe 62 Grayson Co. 45
Graham 50 Lebanon 35
Northwood 78 Chilhowie 62
Floyd Co. 74 James River 62
Auburn 73 Eastern Montgomery 29
Grundy 63 Twin Valley 35
Christiansburg 88 Craig Co. 31