
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, September 1, 1994                   TAG: 9410130017
SECTION: NEW RIVER VALLEY PREP FOOTBALL                    PAGE: 7   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: RALPH BERRIER JR.
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                 LENGTH: Short

HIGH HOPES, YES, BUT NOT CRITICAL MASS

Dave Crist is facing his toughest assignment in 20 years of coaching football at Blacksburg - downplaying the stratospheric expectations for this year's team.

The season shapes up as a good one for the Indians, who return 12 starters from a team that, with a couple of breaks, could have played for a state championship a year ago.

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