Appalachia's legendary coach Jim Riggs tells a story regarding one of the happenings long ago when he once coached the Appalachia Bulldogs football team. Riggs was such an inspirational figure, the school's football stadium is now named after him.
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A brief news segment telling about Appalachia's Ed "Stonega Stallion" Clark (#34), who played from 1966-1968 for the Bulldogs and set several school and state records as well as going on to become known as one of the greatest football players ever to come out of southwest Virginia. Clark signed with Purdue following high school but never made it through due to his grades, and later even tried at Appalachian State only to receive the same result. It is said that he also tried out for the ...
Tags: Ed Edd Clark Stonega Stallion Appalachia Bulldogs Football Old Footage Classic Southwest Virginia Coach Riggs Stadium 1966 1967 1968
SWVA Football would like to proudly announce that a brand new website, simply titled "SWVA Football," has been launched and is available for viewing at swvafootball.tk This website features scores, videos, pictures, and links regarding football in Southwest Virginia and, in some cases, other parts of Virginia and its bordering states. The website is best viewed in the Mozilla Firefox web browser and at a resolution upwards of 1280x1024 or so. If you have any comments and/or questions, please ...
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The John I. Burton Raiders (11-2) meet the Altavista Colonels (12-1) in Salem, VA to play for the Group A, Division 1 state title. The Raiders, coming off a strong season with surprising wins and even losses, enter the game with a 1-5 record when speaking of previous title appearances, with five losses in a row for their previous title games. The Colonels enter the game as fresh title contenders, as this marks the school's first ever state title game appearance. So who will it be? The ...
Tags: SWVA High School Football State Championship LPD Lonesome Pine District J.I. John I. Burton Raiders Altavista Colonels 2009
The John I. Burton Raiders (11-2) meet the Altavista Colonels (12-1) in Salem, VA to play for the Group A, Division 1 state title. The Raiders, coming off a strong season with surprising wins and even losses, enter the game with a 1-5 record when speaking of previous title appearances, with five losses in a row for their previous title games. The Colonels enter the game as fresh title contenders, as this marks the school's first ever state title game appearance. So who will it be? The ...
Tags: SWVA High School Football State Championship LPD Lonesome Pine District J.I. John I. Burton Raiders Altavista Colonels 2009
In 1989, the Powell Valley Vikings were on a roll, losing only to Gate City in the regular season and breezing through the playoff games only to come face-to-face with the Lunenburg Central Chargers for the state title. Their hopes for their only title since 1982 were put into jeopardy, however, when With only 58 seconds left in the game Lunenburg scored, breaking a 14-14 tie. The PAT was missed, however, putting the Chargers up 20-14 and setting up a one-point deficit that would eventually ...
Tags: 1989 Powell Valley Vikings Lunenburg Central Chargers The Catch Southwest Virginia Football State Championship Title Phil Robbins Robbie Duncan Ricky Webb
From www.kingsport.tv The JJ Kelly Indians visited the Appalachia Bulldogs and set up a spirit line closest to the "Doghouse" and the goal posts directly in front of it, setting the stage for a Kelly entrance down the middle of the field. The Bulldog players took offense to this gesture and, shortly after entering the field, marched single-file up through the Indian spirit line to confront the Indian players upon bursting through the paper being held by Indian cheerleaders. The Indians would ...
Tags: 2009 Appalachia Bulldogs J.J. JJ Kelly Indians Tribe Entrance Intro Spirit Line Incident Accident Confrontation Fight Fighting Shoving Pushing
An ode to an awesome website that allows you to view clips from and order football games played by schools/teams in states around this area. Whether you want to view stars such as Powell Valley's Thomas and Julius Jones or Clintwood's Justin Hamilton or even view games when you played and/or before those players first stepped onto the field, mygamefilms has you covered. Each DVD at this time is only about $6.50 with free shipping. What is there to lose? www.mygamefilms.com
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In 1990, on December 8, the Powell Valley Vikings defeated the Lunenburg Central Chargers 42-28 in a come-from-behind victory to earn their second state title in a row and a victory over the same team that had nearly defeated them the year before. Down 14-0 at one point in the game, the Vikings relied on a valiant passing attack led by senior quarterback Robbie Duncan (#3) to get back into contention and then rallied with big defensive and offensive plays from a number of other key players ...
Tags: 1990 Powell Valley Vikings Lunenburg Lunenberg Central Chargers State Title Championship Trophy Parade Return To High School Phil Robbins
Highlights from running backs Thomas Jones (#6) and Boo Sensabaugh (#9) as they both battle against one another in 1994. The Powell Valley Vikings would finish the season 12-2, advancing to and winning the state championship. The John I. Burton Raiders would finish strong but be finished early in the playoffs by the Appalachia Bulldogs. Thomas Jones (#6), in this game, broke the Virginia single-game rushing record with over 400 rushing yards, just slightly surpassing the record set many ...
Tags: Thomas Jones Boo Sensabaugh Powell Valley Vikings John JI Burton Black Raiders 1994 SWVA Football LPD Lonesome Pine District
