Division 1 State Semi-Finals Preview

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Last week: Dorothy 2-0
2008 Season: Dorothy 43-7
Season Grade: B- (86%)

HOLSTON (10-2) vs CLINTWOOD (11-1)
The Cavaliers remain as the only Hogoheegee football team still in practice as Chilhowie was stampeded last week by the Buffaloes of Floyd County in convincing fashion. Last Friday’s game between Holston and Bath County had the setting of the Green Bay Packers battling upon the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field in Wisconsin… except this was in Damascus, Virginia in front of a few thousand less people. Bath came out strong on defense, halting the Cavs the entire first half and entered halftime with a 3-0 lead but Matlock’s men returned after the half to score twice and shutdown the Charger offense. Jefferey Bramlett got it started with a 25 yard jaunt in the third quarter. John Pratt found Jordan Blevins for a 30 yard pass in the fourth to seal the deal and the Cavs were on their way. Holston won their first ever Region C championship, finally.

Clintwood and Bath County don’t compare. Many would go as far as saying the GreenWave could fight for the Region C Division 2 crown and in fact beat the Region D Division 2 champion, Lebanon, handily already this season. The GreenWave boast a lot of speed, power, hard hitting, and size; something many schools their size fail to have all of. That’s not to say that the Cavs don’t stand a fighting chance. The Cavs have answered all critics with ten wins, regardless of what some may claim as an easy schedule, it’s hard to argue with a Region C championship. All of the pressure is on Clintwood, who is trying to get back to the state championship game where they fell last year to Buffalo Gap. Holston, the underdog, has to take advantage of every mistake Clintwood makes (and it’s fair to say, they don’t make very many).

Dorothy Says: Clintwood 30, Holston 14