Friday, September 13, 2013 NORTON, VA, 24273 Page 1B the ‘We didn’t want to have to play five games, Coalfield but we did what we had to do to win.’ PROGRESS The Central Lady Warriors recorded 26 service aces in Wednesday’s volleyball match with Thomas Walker. HaysiQ volleyball coach Lenoir Jones Sports 26 SPORTS SHORTS Union, Burton ruin Coach’s pickin Lebanon’s Ratliff wins I knew it. but it could be better. I had a feeling right there in the bottom of my This week there’s plenty of action, including co- football contest gut. But, I talked myself right out of pickin the games of the week. That’s right two games that mean a Union Bears to win the big game last weekend lot when it comes to rivalry. Three individuals had perfect with Richlands. picks in last week’s Coalfield Call it on of them sixth senses, one of CO-GAME OF THE WEEK Progress football contest. them instinct, intuition. Whatever you want J.I. Burton at Central: Oh goodness. This game is Michelle Ratliff won the con- to say it is. I just had a feeling that dem more than just a rivalry game. It could mean a whole test by being the closest in Bears was going to pick up a win. Instead of lot when it comes to the playoff picture at the end of the tiebreaker. picking with my instinct, however, I went with the year. Lorene Meade, of Pound, my head instead of my heart — as they say. Coach Jimbo Adams’ Raiders are 0-2 on the season. placed second in the contest, I picked Richlands and sure enough, Union They’re getting better each week, but this is another while Warren Smith, of Big won. tough test for the young bunch. Stone Gap was third. Then, Chilhowie snuck up on them Raiders of Darren Reed’s Central Warriors are looking to win The Coalfield Progress J.I. Burton and took a big win. their second straight game of the season. The Coach also missed a third game with John Central has been pretty daggone tough on defense. Football Contest appears in Battle beating Virginia High. Last week they showed they could score too. each Tuesday’s edition dur- I got six of my picks Burton has given up a bunch of points and still try- ing football season. right, for a 6-3 record for the ing to get things clickin on offense. Mailed entry forms must week. Emotions will be running high when they tee this carry a postmark no later For the season, the Coach one up Friday night at UVa-Wise. than 5:15 p.m. on Friday. stands at 12-5. For the year Coach says, Central 28, J.I. Burton 27. Entries may be hand deliv- that gives me a .706 pickin’ ered to the newspaper’s Park percentage. Not too shabby, COACH, PAGE 6B Avenue office in Norton by 4 p.m. Friday. Central sweeps cross country meets Central boys and girls cross country teams took top hon- ors in an open cross country meet held Wednesday at Veldon Dotson Park in Wise. In the boys meet, Alex Widener finished first and teammate Caleb Mills fin- ished second to lead Central to a win. The Warriors fin- ished 31 points, ahead of second-place Union with 75. Richlands (111), Gate City (135) and Northwood (139) rounded out the top five u Central’s Carrie Cantrell makes a pass to the front line in boys team. Tuesday’s match with the Eastside Lady Spartans. Central’s girls scored a 25 to win the team title over sec- ond place Union (56) and third place Gate City (63) thanks to first and second place finishes from Kayla Mulkey and Annie Church. WCCS picks up u Central’s Reagan Davis makes a serve volleyball win during Tuesday’s nondistrict match with Eastside. Wise County Christian School picked up a 3-2 win over MACC opponent Titan Team Sports on Monday. Kyrsten Henry finished wit 14 To the limit kills, fives and three blocks in the 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 18- 25, 15-10 win for the Lady Lady Spartans battle back Eagles. Madison Hopkins recorded to upend Central in five six kills, while Rachel Livingston head four kills, five RICHARD MEADE the match to five games.” assists and two aces and SPORTS WRITER The first game saw the Alyssa Hill finished with nine Lady Spartans jump out to assists and three aces. Emily COEBURN — After los- quick 3-0 lead before Livingston added three aces. ing the first two games of Central rallied to tie at 6- The Lady Eagles lead the the match, the Eastside 6. MACC with a 2-0 record and Lady Spartans rallied to The serving of Erin stand at 3-2 overall. take the next three games Stanley allowed the and the 3-2 win (23-25, Eastside again to open a u Reed, Eastside’s Erin 18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 16-14) small lead at 11-6, but the Stanley gets up in the over the Central Lady Lady Warriors responded Houseright Warriors Tuesday night at to tie the game at 17-17. air for a kill attempt in inducted Coeburn Middle School.” Central reached its to E&H Sports Tuesday’s action. The 23-25, 18-25, 25- first lead of the game at Hall of Fame 21, 25-18, 16-14 victory 18-17. for the Lady Spartans (2- The game was close 4) guaranteed a season the rest of the way with Central football head coach RICHARD split with the Group 2A the score being tied three Darren Reed and Gate City Lady Warriors, who fell to more times before volleyball head coach Kelly MEADE 2-2 on the season with the Central’s Eden Sturgill Houseright have recently PHOTOS loss. closed the game out at 25- added to the Emory & Henry “It was a good win for 23 with a kill for the last College Sports Hall of Fame. us tonight. I’m so proud of point. Reed is a 1995 graduate of the girls, they never quit The second game was Emory & Henry and as a stu- l Eastside libero even after the bad second dominated by the Lady dent athlete he played line- game,” said Eastside Warriors. backer for the Wasps foot- Keely Atwood makes coach Brianne Casteel. After jumping out to 5- ball team. He played on two a serve for the Lady “We were able to come 0 lead, Central never ODAC championship teams, Spartans in Tuesday’s back and win the third looked back and cruised including the undefeated game which allowed us to 1992 squad that went to the match with Central. gain momentum to take LIMIT, PAGE 2B NCAA playoff game. He was recognized in three seasons for leading Emory & Henry in tackles and was named Back to work first-team All-ODAC for those same three years. In 1994 he made All-America Honorable Mention. Cavs work on football basics before MEC opener Houseright is a 2002 gradu- COY BAYS tered by Campbell University East Conference.” dered 659 yards of total offense in ate of Emory & Henry who SPORTS WRITER during UVa-Wise’s season-open- West Virginia Wesleyan head the Cavs’ loss. Elon ravaged the played guard for the ing contest last week in Buies coach George Shehl can sympa- Bobcats’ defense for 538 total women’s basketball team for A new era of UVa-Wise football Creek, N.C. thize with Lusk and issue a simi- yards in the West Virginia four years. During her career begins at noon Saturday when the “They were embarrassed a lit- lar challenge to his club. Both Wesleyan loss. she scored 1,651 points and Cavaliers visit West Virginia tle bit by the loss,” said UVa-Wise coaches watched their teams take Both MEC teams’ offenses holds 15 school records for Wesleyan in Buckhannon for head coach Dewey Lusk of his beatings from NCAA Division I were led by wide receivers last the program. She is a three- their first Mountain East players’ reaction to being man- (FCS) squads last week in their week. UVa-Wise’s James Long time All-ODAC honoree, a Conference game. handled by Campbell. “That’s respective road openers. The caught four passes for 116 yards three-time Virginia SID All- The road trip also provides an why it’s good to start your confer- first-year West Virginia Wesleyan at Campbell to go with a two- State First Team honoree opportunity for the NCAA ence schedule. Last week won’t head coach’s Bobcats are coming touchdown performance by and was ODAC Player of the Division II Cavs to apply some matter if we win Saturday off a 49-7 loss at Elon in Terrence Younger from eight year and Virginia SID State salve to the pain lingering from because we’re 1-0 were it matters Burlington, N.C. Player of the Year as a junior. their 56-21 thrashing adminis- and in first place in the Mountain UVa-Wise’s defense surren- CAVS, PAGE4B PAGE 2B Friday, September 13, 2013 The Coalfield Progress Norton, Virginia 24273 u Central’s Ally Stallard digs up an Eastside kill attempt in Tuesday’s match. See more photos at Coalfield.com u Eastside’s Deja Stallard, left, attempts to block a kill shot from Central’s Sophie Mullins in Tuesday’s action at Coeburn Middle School. RICHARD MEADE PHOTO u Eastside’s Brittany Stapleton pass the ball to the front line in Tuesday’s match with the Central Lady Warriors.