would coach until 1967. state championships to day, from 1984 to 1997 (13 years). WebThe official Football page for the Bluefield University Rams. of winning a state championship. You would have to go back nearly 50 years to GC 1970. IMO this and the fact that some of the teams that they played in 1967 had significantly worse records in 1968 than they had in 1967 is what cost Bluefield and chance at the 1968 title. other coach in school history. Beavers won their fourth state championship in the program's eighth year. Men's Sports. Now if you want to get into other factors such as geography then the teams that nosed them out have the advantage because they are located in areas where they are not "forced" to play natural rivals that were AA schools then you have a point. an undefeated Beaver team into Wheeling and blew out rival Wayne 69-24. We struggled against a 1-9 Richlands team 20-0. Bluefield's defense was again the
I believe Bluefield was indeed the best in the state. Stadium, the atmosphere is more like a happy community reunion that straddles both sides of the West Virginia-Virginia State Line. Simon would have success again shortly after the 2007 season. Bluefieldhas returning: Football Schedule Roster News. Where: Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV Time: 7:30 p.m. Where: Mitchell StadiumBluefield, WV Time:1:00 p.m. Last meeting:11/24/2017 Bluefield37 Bridgeport14 All-time record:4thmeeting. View Full Bio, Elijah
During the last month, our staff compiled a list of deserving nominees for a first and second team All CoalfieldSports squad, in addition to an honorable mention. Read More on 2018 All-CoalfieldSports Team Announced , The Bluefield Beavers traveled to Wheeling Island Stadium with hopes of defending their state title and becoming the first team in school history to win back-to-back titles. The Official Website of Bluefield University Athletics. Bluefield, WV.
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All the points that you use are subjective. WebBluefield High School's first year of football saw a state championship. Davis played Div 2, but had an offer from Hampton and Norfolk St. Those were all Div 1AA (FCS) offers except for Holloway. [citation needed]. IMO this and the fact that some of the teams that they played in 1967 had significantly worse records in 1968 than they had in 1967 is what cost Bluefield and chance at the 1968 title. Bluefield then recovered a surprise onside kick and scored on the same drive. them scoreless. The call was made to the principal at GW and as we all know that school is plenty large enough to be AAA. UNC Commit These AA schools played other AA schools. Whatever two AAA schools amassed the highest point average in their regular season games were "invited" to play in the AAA title game. the regular season undefeated. coaching the Beavers, he has gone 296-138. The Official Website of Bluefield University Athletics, Hide/Show Additional Information For Elijah White, Hide/Show Additional Information For Spencer Hairston, Hide/Show Additional Information For Christian Bullock, Hide/Show Additional Information For Wilcliff Senatus, Hide/Show Additional Information For Sage McLellan, Hide/Show Additional Information For Ayrion Journiette, Hide/Show Additional Information For Kaleb Morgan, Hide/Show Additional Information For Kaleb Hewitt, Hide/Show Additional Information For Ahsani Ambo, Hide/Show Additional Information For Brandon Shields, Hide/Show Additional Information For Volante Carroll, Hide/Show Additional Information For Jamal Hinkle, Hide/Show Additional Information For Joshua Askew, Hide/Show Additional Information For Kemani Riley, Hide/Show Additional Information For Kenny Page, Hide/Show Additional Information For Dalton Bradley, Hide/Show Additional Information For Danny Alford, Hide/Show Additional Information For McKinley Mann, Hide/Show Additional Information For Ja'Shir Kean. Therefore, a replacement was soon built and
for their 11th state championship and 5th championship under Simon. In 1968, 5 of the 9 regular season games-shut outs. 20+ offers including WVU, VT, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan State Perhaps it was a one game contract. He had two undefeated seasons in 1968 and 1972, but was not invited
Nitro and Weir played for the title.
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Had Bluefield played and beaten a decent Logan squad and beaten them they would have made the top two. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Senatus, Sage
The ratings were so very close between the three schools that the WVSSAC commissioner had to G. W. Danville in Danville, VA to confirm their enrollment. An excellent student-athlete, Harmon has a 4.5 Grade Point Average and is a member of the National Honor Society as well as earning a Top Scholar slot in the Class of 2023 at BHS.
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The legal wrangling did not come to a conclusion until August 1968 and it was too late for Bluefield to find a replacement for Logan on their 1968 schedule and therefore had to play a 9 game schedule. The effort was lead by Nick
Bluefield leads 2-1 Players to watch: Bridgeport RB Jake Bowen, QB Devin Vandergrift, WR DAndre Hollaway Bluefield RB Juice Edwards, QB Chandler Cooper, RB JJ Davis Bluefield: The #2 seed Bluefield Beavers Read More on Bluefield to host Bridgeport in state semi-final , This season, the folks at Coalfield Sports picked five of the most intriguing matchups in the area to be the games of the week before the fans selected THE game of the week. Tazewells 1986 had a few also. As of the 2018-2019 school year, enrollment was 609 students. [citation needed]. Where: Ben G. Disibbio Sports Complex Gardner, WV Time: 7:30 p.m. Last meeting: 09/29/2000 Bluefield39, Pikeview3 All-time record:Bluefield leads 6-0 Players to watch: Bluefield: QB Chandler Cooper, RB Juice Edwards, WR Ronnell Blevins, DE Sean Martin Pikeview: QB Jarrett Ellison, RB Read More on Pikeview hosts Bluefield in a Mercer County clash , vs. Actually, Robbie Colley was a freshman on that team and punted at Tech and for the 49ers. Chmara's wife, Mary Chmara, is still active at
The best team we played was Big Creek at 7-3 and we needed the lights to go out at halftime and a long delay just to come back and beat them 14-13. He sparkled at the plate for BHS, hitting .490 and .563 the last two seasons. Third Row loft to right the Bluefield beavers football team for Beavers, but based on his past it will most likely be successful. Simon's winning percentage is .682. "It has definitely been a fun experience playing here at Bluefield High," says Harmon, "and making friends and a baseball family that I will always remember.". Charleston also wasn't perfect as they had a tie on the record with I think East Bank, but the joke is, they let the two schools play again for the title! Mar. I have never seen the final ratings in print (And believe me I have looked) but going into the final week Weir had an average after 9 games (8-1) of 14.72, Nitro 14.22 (9-0); Bluefield 13.94 (9-0) , East Bank 13.93 (9-0) and Morgantown 13.00 (9-0-1). The school decided that
It was not the blowout that was delivered to Parkersburg three years before, it was a much
In 1991, the two schools were featured on the ESPN show Scholastic Sports America for having one of the largest high school football rivalries on the East Coast. 1996 Gate City team had 4 D1s & 1 D1AA (Beasley, Shoemaker, Houseright, Wolfe, & Smith), + a bunch of NAIA - DII guys. Where: Wheeling Island StadiumWheeling, WV. 3BLUEFIELD The Hunter has now found a home. Each week, Ryan and Brady, the hosts of the SWVASports Podcast picked the five contests and were joined by a special guest Read More on CoalfieldSports Pick Em Round 4: State Semis and State Finals , When the Bluefield Beavers head to Wheeling this Friday for their meeting with the Fairmont Polar Bears in the WVSSAC AA state championship, the Beavers will be in familiar territory. I have talked to many in the Bluefield area and many of them old timers that are no longer with us, and this includes Coach Carlock who told me years ago that was the best High School football team to ever come out of southwestern Virginia. the team on offense and defense. lead at halftime. The ONLY team that Bluefield had that did not make the playoffs that I believe was the best team in the state of WV that particular year was the 1968 team that finished 9-0. Larry Hypes, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. Reports: 3 children dead, 2 wounded in attack at Texas home, Kellyanne Conway, George Conway To Divorce After Decadeslong Marriage: Report, School punished teen girl for working out in sports bra in 100-degree Texas heat, ACLU says, U.S. court won't require FAA to make airplane seat size, spacing rules, 'Extremely dangerous': Spike in illegal crossings at Canada-Vermont border has feds sounding alarm, Northwestern baseball player inks college deal.
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given big shoes to fill and he filled them to the best of his ability. Theexact same point system for AAA schools that was in use then is the exact same system used today. don't know that history has a time when that many D1 offered players were on the same team, but good luck to each of them. The 1960 Weir team outpointed Bluefield even with their one loss to Wheeling. During his time at Bluefield High School he went 87-6-1. Harmon earned Most Valuable Player Honors in the Coppinger Invitational Tournament as a sophomore. over the Mavericks. the victory and won in dominating fashion. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. During his time
It had nothing to do with opinion. We are glad to have him this spring and look forward to his success at Bluefield State University.". West Virginia high school football Week 6 schedule and scores - live and final. Simon's third state championship and the school's ninth. WebFall Bluefield Beavers JV Football Season. Pasted as rich text. #1 Player in the state of WV class of2021 Clear editor. championship, Simon's fourth. Led by players such as Bill
His undefeated Beavers finally made it back in 1965 for what would be the third championship in the
history and some of those behind it that have made it the
); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. In 1966, Huntington and B. Upshur were invited and played for the dance. Vote for Coalfield Sports Week 1 Players of the Week! new building and mascot, Bluefield High School was looking
Highlanders make history with first state crown for a team from Cabell County since 1953. WebBluefield Beavers at Independence Patriots WV AA Playoff First Round George D. Covey Field - Coal City, WV Friday November 11, 2022 7:30 PM Watch the game LIVE! Basketball Schedule Roster News. felt for many years by hundreds of people. Huntington and Bluefield did have a common opponent. game. Riley, Kenny
But, the thing I'm getting at is, even with Bluefield and Big Creek's losses, both should have been playing in the state title game (at their levels of play) and the teams from Charleston and up always seemed to get the benefit of the doubt. Display as a link instead, They defeated teams from
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Your link has been automatically embedded. Graham, Gary. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. BSU is close to home and it will allow me to get a good education with as little debt as possible.". Kind of a pattern here, the Beavers left out. When you look at mutual opponents Bluefield comes out way ahead. WebBluefield Daily Telegraph (Newspaper) - August 29, 1971, Bluefield, West Virginia Roster 1971 Bill Enfield beavers a shown above Are Jerry Neal. to age. legend Merrill Gainer as their new head coach and received
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It is part of Mercer County Public Schools and is located at 535 West Cumberland Road. Simon has won more games and coached more years than any
building was finally erected in 1911. The Kanawha Valley team recorded more rating points in their 9 wins than Bluefield received in their 10 wins. Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main
highest winning percentage at the school, an astounding .925. A slightly softer schedule when it came to Nitro and East Bank, Gainer realized this and very soon thereafter Mullens and Tazewell were replaced by AAA Kanawha Valley teams DuPont and Charleston. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons.
#1 player in the state of WV class of 2020. The school built a new library in 1998, which was later named after longtime librarian Mary Chmara. I think we could have beaten Nitro. The Beavers routed the Big Reds 40-12. Bluefield's baseball unit finished second in region and first in the sectionals during that same season.
The Beavers would go through a nine year period of not playing in the state championship until 1984. Hunter Harmon, a hard-hitting senior infielder for the Bluefield High School Beavers, has signed a letter Why? virus. He did not coach until the following season in 1969. points. ); :
Wow. He passed away in 2003, and Bluefield
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Each week, Ryan and Brady, the hosts of the SWVASports Podcast picked the five contests and were joined by a special guest Read More on CoalfieldSports Pick Em: Round 2 , #15 Oak Hill Red Devils (7-3)at #2 Bluefield Beavers (9-1) Date: Friday, November 9, 2018. In 1966, if I'm not mistaken, one of Big Creeks stars (Cunningham or Carmicheal-forget the name) did not play at Mitchell Stadium in the final upset loss to Graham, even though Graham was pretty good in 68 and no slouch. Soccer Schedule Roster News. WebLast week the Bluefield High school football Star was involved in such a showdown when he and his Beaver mates went up against Buckhannon upshur and Star Back tinker Jackson in the state class aaa Semi final playoffs. In the other 10 state title games (final two picked to make the playoffs or essentially play for a state title) out of those 10 games, in 9 of the 10 games, at Least 1 team had a blemish of either a loss or tie and in most of those games, BOTH teams had at least a blemish (tie or loss). The exception to the above.in 1963, B. Upshur did not play a title game and they were perfect. All-time record: Bluefield leads 38-8-1 Players to watch: Mount View QB Chandler Cooper, RB JJ Davis, RB Juice Edwards, FB Arnold Martin Oak Hill QB Khory Bass, RB/WR Abe Read More on Red Devils, Beavers set for rematch in playoffs , This season, the folks at Coalfield Sports picked five of the most intriguing matchups in the area to be the games of the week before the fans selected THE game of the week.