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Last night in Harrisonburg on the turf at Bridgeforth Stadium, the Brookville Bees led by example and showed the Buffs and Spartans how to bring to win a state title.
Roy Stanley and photographer Greg Moore have the details and highlights of Brookville 14-to-6 division three win over the Handley Judges.
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[SUPER=03-Harrisonburg/Handley vs. Brookville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Martellus Braxton/Two Interceptions for Bees; :42]
[SUPER=01-Dejon Kennedy/Two Touchdowns Rushing; 1:05]
[SUPER=36-Brookville/14/Handley/6; 1:20]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Johnson/Brookville Head Coach; 1:38]
[SUPER=@ROy1; 1:44]
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[VHSL]
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Thanks Roy. The Salem Spartans are next up in the Friday Football Extra spotlight. The Spartans and their fans will be rolling into Harrisonburg tomorrow morning.
Denise Allen will join us with more on the state of Salem right after we check out the statewide schedule of title tilts set for tomorrow.
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[YOU ADD THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!]
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[oc....division one final.]
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[Salem]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Welcome back to Friday Football Extra. It's time to look ahead to tomorrow's Division Four state championship contest between Salem and Park-View Sterling.
[ss=Park View/Salem]
Both the Spartans and the Patriots are undefeated and are familiar with the pressures of a state championship game.
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[SUPER=51-Salem/Last Saturday; :00]
[SUPER=50-Willis White/Salem Head Coach; :24]
[SUPER=51-Pearisburg/1980 Group AA Championship; 1:18]
[SUPER=51-Campbell Co./1988 Division Four Championship; 1:33]
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Salem reached the finals by handily beating Martinsville 31 to nothing last Saturday.
All week the Spartans have been preparing for Park View's single wing.
Coach Willis White says that offense isn't much different from what Amherst or Pulaski County run.
But he says it's the talent that the Patriots have, that makes the difference.
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[4:14:20]
[in Q=it's not]
((WILLIS WHITE/SALEM HEAD COACH: IT'S NOT ANY PARTICULAR PERSON. IT'S JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DO OUT OF IT, LIKE THEY RUN A LOT OF POWER, THEY GET A LOT OF BLOCKERS OUT IN FRONT AND HAVE SOME FAST GUYS. OUR CHORES GOING TO BE TO TRY TO BREAK THAT UP.))
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[OUT Q=break that up]
This will be a defensive task for the Spartans as Park View has scored 553 points and allowed only 82. The Patriots poorest offensive showing this season was 25 points.
The Salem defense has shutout seven of their 13 opponents this season. Offensively the Spartans have scored 533 points on their opponents.
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[IN Q=4:14:52 offensively]
((OFFENSIVELY I THINK WE MATCH UP WELL AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD GAME ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN YOU GET THIS FAR IT GENERALLY COMES DOWN TO TURNOVERS AND MISTAKES.))
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[OUT Q=and mistakes]
The Park View has invaded Southwest Virginia before, in 1980 future Notre Dame star Allen Pinkett led the Patriots in a tight contest with Giles in Pearisburg.
But the Spartans came back to edge Park View 33-32 in the Double-A State Title game.
The Patriots marched on Campbell County in 1988 to take on Brookville.
Salem Coach Willis White was there to see the Bees crumble under the weight of the Park View offense as the Patriots won the '88 Division Four State Title 51-to-7.
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[IN Q=4:15:39 they beat]
((THEY BEAT BROOKVILLE REALLY HANDILY BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO WITH A DIFFERENT COACH AND DIFFERENT PLAYERS. SO WE JUST TAKE THEM AS THEY ARE AND DO THE BEST WE CAN AND I'M SURE THEY WILL DO THE SAME.))
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[OUT Q=do the same]
And incase you didn't know the coach of that '88 championship Park View team was Ed Scott who later went on to coach and retire from Roanoke's Patrick Henry High School.
Denise Allen Friday Football Extra.))
[Coaches]
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A victory over Park View tomorrow would be Salem's 28th consecutive win and the Spartan's second straight state title.
In fact Salem is playing for its third title on four years.
Denise Allen reports, it's the team on the sidelines that has made the Spartans successful on the field.
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[SUPER=51-Roanoke/December 1996; :00]
[SUPER=50-Willis White/Salem Head Coach; :16 QUICK!]
[SUPER=51-Salem/This Week; :23]
[SUPER=50-Billy Miles/17 Year Salem Assistant Coach; :38]
[SUPER=50-Steve Oliver/18 Year Salem Assistant Coach; 1:20]
[SUPER=51-Bridgewater/December 1998; 1:52]
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After years of getting close, but not getting the prize, the Spartans finally brought home the trophy in 1996.
The 20-to-12 win over Sherando was the first state championship for Willis White and his staff.
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[SOT 04:16:29]
[IN Q=the misnomer]
((WILLIS WHITE/SALEM HEAD COACH: THE MISNOMER ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS IS THAT YOU WIN THEM. YOU'RE REALLY SURVIVORS.))
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[OUT Q=REALLY SURVIVORS]
The main reason Salem has survived to play in the title game three out of the last four seasons is the coaching staff.
Most of the staff has been together for more than a decade.
Coach White says that's because the City of Salem treats them right, each coach is responsible for a part of the program and the coaches are compatible.
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[SOT 4:22:20]
[IN Q=we're extremely]
((BILLY MILES/17 YEAR ASSIST. SALEM COACH: WE'RE EXTREMELY TIGHT AS A GROUP. WE UNDERSTAND EACHOTHER. ALL OF OUR COACHES HAVE A SPECIFIC JOB AND ALL DO IT TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.))
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[SOT 4:17:44]
[IN Q=THE WORSE]
((WHITE: THE WORSE THING A SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN DO IS GET IN THE BUSINESS OF MUSICAL COACHES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GREAT COACH BUT IF YOU'VE GOT GOOD PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE YOUNGSTERS AND THEY'RE PUTTING THE KIDS FIRST THEN I THINK YOU BETTER KEEP THEM.))
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[OUT Q=KEEP THEM]
And that's what Salem has done. Steve Oliver has worked with Coach White for 18 years.
And Billy Miles has been an assistant at Salem for 17 seasons.
Both say that consistency has trickled down to the players.
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[SOT 4:21:04]
[IN Q= they mirror]
((STEVE OLIVER/18 YEAR SALEM ASSIST. COACH: THEY MIRROR WHAT THEY SEE FROM US AND WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED TOGETHER THEY SEE US AS A UNIT AND THAT MAKES OUR TEAM SUCH A UNIT.))
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Oliver says the staff has always worked toward a common goal and there is no jealousy between the coaches.
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[SOT 4:23:55]
[IN Q=only when]
((MILES: ONLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS THE BIGGEST STEAK. THAT'S WHEN THERE'S JEALOUSY OF EACHOTHER. NO REALLY WE GET ALONG REALLY WELL TOGETHER.))
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[OUT Q=TOGETHER]
The Spartans hope they'll be fighting over the biggest steak at a celebratory dinner after Saturday's state championship game in Harrisonburg.
Denise Allen Friday Football Extra.))
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When we come back from commercial break, we will check out the only other hope for a state title in the area - the Floyd County Buffaloes.
Steve Mason visits with Winfred Beale and the gang right after this.
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[Floyd]
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Liberty University's Williams Stadium is the site for the Group A, Division Two state championship turf war between the Buffaloes of Floyd County and the Madison County Mountaineers. Steve Mason has the story of the longest and most celebrated Buffalo run in school history.
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[IN Q=first audio(NAT SOUND OPEN!!!!)]
[SUPER=51-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=50-Winfred Beale/19th Season as Floyd Coach; :19]
[SUPER=51-Honaker/Division Two Semi-Finals; :32]
[SUPER=50-Josh Spence/Floyd County Senior Running Back; :52]
[SUPER=59-Steve Mason; 1:05]
[SUPER=50-Doug Sewell/Floyd County Defensive End; 1:18]
[SUPER=50-Kai Orenic/Floyd County Split End; 1:23]
[RUNS=2:30]
[OUT Q=...Friday Football Extra]
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Our final Player of the week is another return artist who will make his third appearance at the Friday Football Extra banquet.
[GRAPHIC=Josh Spence]
Floyd County's Josh Spence racked up 268 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Buffaloes over Honaker 35-32 in the Division Two semi-final. Steve Mason has more on a player who is largely responsible for taking a school to it's first ever state championship.
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[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=51-Floyd Co.; :00]
[SUPER=50-Winfred Beale/Floyd County Head Coach; :09]
[SUPER=51-Honaker/Division Two Semi-Finals; :32(quick!!)]
[SUPER=50-Josh Spence/4,444 Career Rushing Yards; :37]
[SUPER=59-Steve Mason; :45]
[SUPER=51-Blacksburg; 1:37]
[RUNS=2:22]
[OUT Q=Friday Football Extra"]
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((It's difficult to put a price tag on just how valuable Josh Spence has become to his community, to his school and to his teammates.
((WIN BEALE:))
Spence has set at least five major Floyd County football records. Heading into the state championship game he has two thousand 279 yards and 29 touchdowns. Spence accounted for 24 of Floyd's 35 points against Honaker in a state semifinal.
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Spence will add a third batch of Friday Football Extra hardware at the awards banquet. As Spence went through his final high school practices at Virginia Tech, his next stop, his rather generous friends at WDBJ were just the beginning of a long list of things he will miss about Floyd County High School.
((:))
Spence will probably run the ball out of the backfield for the final time Saturday, he is a projected linebacker at Tech. Steve Mason, Friday Football Extra.))
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In just a moment I'll have a special treat for you longtime followers of Friday Football Extra as we flash back to 1992 and check out what I consider to be the most unbelievable individual performance in the history of the program.
Plus, later tonight Robin Reed will stop by with your game day forecasts for tomorrow. Friday Football Extra continues in just a moment.
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[Iverson]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Folks around this part of the state have been talking all year about Salem being one of the most dominating teams ever.
If the Spartans can win tomorrow they will become the first school in the history of Friday Football Extra to win back to back state titles in an unbeaten fashion with 28 straight wins.
But when it comes to dominating individual performances in a state title game, the winner hands down in my book isn't a football player but a basketball player.
[GRAPHIC=IVERSON]
Allen Iverson, the NBA's all-everything guard with the Philadelphia 76ers was a quarterback and defensive back for Bethel high school. In the 1992 Division Five championship game he led the Bears against Bo Henson's E.C. Glass Hilltoppers at City Stadium. He was nothing short of amazing that day.
So as a special Friday Football Extra treat, tonight we flash back to that windy December afternoon in '92 when the kid known for his cross-over dribble crossed-up E.C. Glass.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=51-Lynchburg/December 1992; :00]
[SUPER=50-Allen Iverson/Bethel Quarterback; :44]
[SUPER=52-Bethel/27/E.C. Glass/0/1992 Division Five Final; 1:46]
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[OUT Q=...what I do."]
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[Bogle]
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[GRAPHIC=IVERSON]
Even Iverson was quick to admit that he needed help along the way to succeed.
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And if you look at the players who have made it through the ranks and played for Cave Spring high school you're likely to find hundreds of former players who credit an old grizzly rec coach for giving them the proper foundation.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=51-Roanoke Co./This Fall; :00]
[SUPER=53-Sunday; :18]
[SUPER=50-Dwight Bogle/39 Year Coaching Veteran; :40]
[SUPER=53; :50]
[SUPER=50-Ben Foutz/Cave Spring Head Coach; 1:15]
[SUPER=50-Terri Langford/Cave Spring Rec. Foundation; 1:49]
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[OUT Q=...TO BE."]
((For 39 years Dwight Bogle coached the Cave Spring Lions sandlot youth football team in southwest Roanoke County.
No other football coach in Virginia has ever coached the same team on any level for that length of time.
Earlier this week Bogle was honored for his service as many of his former players, current friends, family members and even government officials gathered to among other things retire his team.
Current Cave Spring high school coach Ben Foutz was among those paying tribute to Bogel.
((BEN FOUTZ:))
((DWIGHT BOGLE:))
((BEN FOUTZ:))
Thanks to the efforts of Bogle supporter Terri Langford, Foutz's field will have a new name next season. Langford successfully got Knights' Stadium officially changed to Dwight Bogle Stadium.))
((TERRI LANGFORD:))
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My good friend Robin Reed will join us in just a moment with your game day forescasts for tomorrow.
Stay tuned for that and the sports viewing schedule for this weekend here on Your Hometown Station.
[Weather]
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[GRAPHIC=VHSL LOGO]
Welcome back folks to Friday Football Extra.
Last year on this weekend we were in Bridgewater at Turner Ashby high school, where the good folks u their did everything possible for fans and players.
The one thing they couldn't stop was the wind that blew all day long on a chilly day.
Here's Robin Reed to let us know what kind of December breezes might be blowing for tomorrow's finals.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=59-Robin Reed; :00]
[RUNS=:41]
[OUT Q=...HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL]
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[WDBJ]
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And folks the football and basketball will be plentiful on Your Hometown Station this weekend. Besides the state football and girls' basketball games taking place in the area.
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[pinnacle 7501]
Tomorrow at Noon, two teams with less than stellar records, but much better than average tradition hook up in the annual Army-Navy game.
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[pinnacle 7504]
Then at 3:30 college basketball takes over as Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers hook up with Kentucky.
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[pinnacle 7503]
And then Sunday an NFL doubleheader is on tap for you as Peyton Manning and the Colts battle the Dolphins is a crucial AFC east game.
Then it's the AFC West with the Seahawks taking on the Raiders at four.
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[talent=mike]
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And we will be back here next week for our 17th and final edition of Friday Football Extra for 1999. Among other things, we will give you a front row seat for our annual awards banquet at the Wyndham Hotel.
Until then take care everybody.
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