Cabell Midland vs. Martinsburg

Bville · Nov 29, 2003

very, very poor weather....wind made it extremely cold and hard to do anything, for both teams. Martinsburg has a very good team, they received a test today, I would believe their toughest yet. I was there...I, like everyone else have heard all the great things about Barrett. There is no doubt, he is a very fine player, however, give me their QB anyday of the week. That kid is just flat out tough. Great arm, good vision, fast, runs hard, and is tough to bring down.

Next thing I would like to know is........where are these kids from?? I would be curious to see where these kids live and how long they have been in Martinsburg??? Just very curious???

pipe8402 · Nov 29, 2003

First of all Barrett is tough, has always been tough since a very young age in all sports.Sowers is the QB and hes just a pure athlete, should win states with the B-Ball team and should win states in the discus(his older brothers both did at Hedgesville)

Lastly all the players as far as I know are from the Martinsburg district. Berkeley Co.is by far the fastest growing county in the state, and with that, more athletes are coming into the e. panhandle(mostly from the DC Metro area). So in the future Martinsburg, Musselmen, Jefferson, Hedgesville, and theres talk of a new AAA HS in north Berkeley (Spring Mills)will all have more competitive teams.

If u have any other ?'s I will try to answer them, good effort from a very good CM team, you guys always are tough in track. Good Luck in everything!
This post was edited on 11/30 12:24 AM

wvangelmom · Nov 30, 2003

I live in the Eastern Panhandle. Yes, these Martinsburg kids are from this area and are products of the public school system from a young age. I am not a Martinsburg fan and get really tired of them running up the score on the other area teams. (Hedgesville, Musselman, and Jefferson) Can you image having to play them 2 times in regular season. As much as it pains me to say it they are just plain good. But their day will come to lose just like everybody else. I want to see that day.

Bville · Nov 30, 2003

That surprises me. We believe they recruited some of those kids (not sure which ones) to go to school at Martinsburg and play football. This is not illegal, unethical in our book and we don't do it. I was just wondering if any of those kids actually lived in other school districts and made the decision to attend Martinsburg instead of their own school. Of course you will never know and now that the game is over.....who cares???? I just personally hate to see out of area recruiting go on.

Again, this is not illegal and I am not insinuating that at all. However, our team (Cabell Midland) is home grown and not recruited. There is something to be said for accomplishing goals with what you are given, instead of recruiting to build a HS team.

Bville · Nov 30, 2003

Thanks for the info. Wish the weather had been better. Martinsburg is extremely talented at every position. I saw no weaknesses. As far as all the kids being from the Martinsburg district, that is some strong district. I would still be curious to know, if any of those kids CHOSE to come to Martinsburg instead of the HS they were supposed to attend???

mgk1957 · Dec 1, 2003

Frist off my son played at Martinsburg last year and I can tell you that all the kids that play at Martinsburg live in district.The kids that transfered in from out of state came here to live not just to play football.And there is more coming every day because the famlies moveing here to get out of the city.And Bville don't judge all Martinsburg fans by a few.And one thing about Brandon Barrett If he's not catching the ball he is drawing defenders with him that leaves others open.Think what you will but it looks to me that everybody is praying that he goes to WVU.

doctom2 · Dec 1, 2003

Re: yep

-- Barrett makes everybody else on the field a little better. And those guys are already pretty good.

Bville · Dec 2, 2003

Re: yep

Hey guys....not taking anything at all from Barrett. He is obviously a talent and I am sure he would be great at WVU. All I am saying is there are other kids on that team that make it go as well. It is by no stretch a one man show. That is simply not the case. He may receive a lot of attention from other teams, but you can't over concentrate on him. If you do...one of the other guys will hurt you. That, to me, is what happened to Midland on the first Martinsburg score. They were watching Barrett and the RB killed them.

As for the fans...I took care of that and believe me we have ours too. It just seemed odd with the mixed seating. Usually one side for visitors one for the home team....not that way there.

doctom · Dec 2, 2003

Re: seating....

Until last year, the side Cabell was on had been the home side since the 1940s. The changes are part of structural improvements paid for largely by citizens and matching state money (you might have noticed the giant brick wall...each brick was $20) so that the upgraded field would be usable for playoff games. Improvements over the last 10-12 years include a new concession and bathroom building, new goal posts, new scoreboard, new fencing pushed back off the field (it used to be on the other side of the track, but they put it on the outside to protect the track), and the all-weather track (twice over, I think). The new seats were added last.

There are a lot of people I'm sure who still think of it as the home side. They've sat there for years and probably envision the game from that point of view even when they don't come. It's hard for me not to picture Martinsburg on the "old home side." So, that and just the sheer numbers of people who came out probably accounts for the fan situation.

Bville · Dec 2, 2003

Re: seating....

Thanks for the info. The facilities were very nice. The concessions, bathrooms...I could tell the stands we sat in were new. Nice field. I wish the weather had been just a little nicer...but nothing any of us could do about that. Think MHS would consider coming to Cabell Midland to play? I think that would be great. We would have a great crowd.

doctom2 · Dec 3, 2003

Re: Given

the difficulties they have scheduling people, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea. Next year, they're probably going to have two MSAC teams on the schedule anyway. They play four conference games. I'm sure the two Maryland teams won't want to play them again. They probably have a return trip to ParkView, a school that's considerably larger than Martinsburg right near Dulles Airport.

They ended up 5-5 after being a state title contender. That game was supposed to be a major test, but ended up being 45-7.

mountaineer fan · Feb 18, 2004

Re: Given

Cicada · May 14, 2004

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Nat Man · Jun 18, 2004

Nat Man · Jun 18, 2004

Nat Man · Jul 8, 2004

College Football Fans sound off on CpEER's "Vick's in the
Cradle"

HANDLE
FAN OF
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COMMENTS

DB_Bayrivers
?
1697
Way too
funny....…

mobilehoma
?
133
Wow, that is
impressive! I am laughing my ass off.

ZenHog
Arkansas
1846
This is too
funny!!!! - even has the music playing so you can sing along…

pottymouth
Arkansas
290
That is one of
the funniest things I have ever seen. - You are a god!

Nolezfan
Florida St
17197
Nicely
done...very impressive.

runkpanole
Florida St
2265
And the award
goes too. - LMAO. That is classic.

nolealum13
Florida St
2158
That's one of
the funniest things I've ever read.

Rednole1
Florida St
971
Congrats!!!...superb
job...from a Diehard FSU NOLE!!! - That was hysterical...we loved it on our
board too!

noleman1010
Florida St
772
BWAHAHAHAHAHA.
On behalf of the Seminole nation, thank you for the laughs.

n.o.
nole
Florida St
419
Great Job - now
come up with something for lame ass Tom Lemming! Go Noles!

fsufantoo
Florida St
158
OMG! Best
Thread! Very clever!

Gdawg
Georgia
4372
Hilarious. Great
work! ***

TB7
Kansas
1015
LMAO, great song
parody about VaTech

ULSports
Louisville
6683
OMG!!! that's
PRICELESS!!! - I haven't laughed that hard in years!..…

CardX
Louisville
2578
I just sprayed
coffee all over my computer screen. - That was too hilarious! Seriously,
that's one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

geo_joe
Louisville
477
I love those
EERS!! They are a funniest guys. It won't be long and they'll be picking on
us, too. They leave no gray area when it comes to their disdain for VaTech.

LSUwiggz
LSU
6351
Made my freakin
night... thanks*

LSUMJ
LSU
619
we are in the
presence of greatness - bravo!

palexius1
LSU
142
Just made my
night. Thanks!

furley11
LSU
61
greatness!!!!

Buzzcut5150
Marist
706
Thats GREAT
stuff!! - HUGE props to the composer!!!

locoterpo
Maryland
164
That has to be
the funniest thing Ive read in a very long time. Congrats from a Terp. Nether
time nor effort wasted. Bravo.

mcanes
Miami
5683
I have to admit
that is really funny but why are you talking about vick when you should be
worried about your own recruit or player that was involved in murder?

Not
Guilty
NC State
138
This is a
classic. Congratulations from an NC State fan.

Entropy
Nebraska
3819
bust a gut
funny…

HuskAir
Nebraska
3045
haahaha -
EXCELLENT !

kingwoodtxred
Nebraska
2901
That was a riot.
Can that guy quit his day job?

MAG
Nebraska
1638
College Kids.***

BleedNRed
Nebraska
707
Congrats!!!...
superb job... from a member of Husker Nation*

Clark
Griswold
Nebraska
434
Holy crap!...
that was a riot. *

katball
Nebraska
173
10 a f-ing 10!!!

woooooo
Nebraska
34
Classic.............Thanks!!!

TerryD44
Notre Dame
1548
Kudos to CpEER -
His post of "Vick's in the Cradle" might be the best thing ever. -
I got a hell of a good laugh. Thanks, CpEER.

Giant
Gollotta
Oklahoma
1503
Great job. Cudos
from the Sooner Nation.

Classof90
Oklahoma
507
Someone posted
this link on OUr board. Way too funny. Maybe you should do "Bye bye,
Marcus Vick high" next.

OUsugarbowl2004
Oklahoma
89
Im going to give
it up for that poster. That was by far one of the funniest posts ive ever
seen in my life. I was laughing for about 15 minutes. Hell of a post.

psuro
Penn State
5574
I vote that as
an all time classic post on Rivals... freakin' HIL arious.

ChiTownLion
Penn State
4947
This man
deserves a raise. What a display of creative ability***

nittany-fan
Penn State
1501
Funny, Funny
stuff****

NitNE73
Penn State
1298
Hilarious.

PSU Rome
Penn State
748
Hilarious. *

Mattingly023
Penn State
213
ROFLMAO -
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....…

Lehilion
Penn State
65
Harry is
probably laughing in his grave at the new lyrics!

PennState1855
Penn State
22
BEST. POST.
EVER.

bigjerjr
Pitt
1566
i think i may take
up karaoke now. thanks a lot*

Puckyinz
Pitt
907
Harry Chapin:
"Not Pleased"*

ptatc
Pitt
802
Dude, you have
too much time on your hands - You need to get out of WV and get a life!

NJPFAN
Pitt
404
what exactly did
he do??? - not sure of the references below....I see drinking and
driving/dope....is there more???

OaklandAvePimp
Pitt
356
Time to quit
your day job!!! Nfm

bstby182
Pitt
125
very very very
good*

RU848789
Rutgers
5348
That's just damn
funny. Great stuff.

Caliknight
Rutgers
3623
That is pretty
damn funny…

RUinCANADA
Rutgers
1933
Wow, thats
great. Of note, if you're at work, or have your audio turned up loud...be
careful! I just learned that at 2:30 am…speakers were on…

vincito
Rutgers
1592
I'm telling you
those Mountaineer fans really add a special wrinkle to our board.

RUnumber1
Rutgers
156
That was
GREAT!!! - "Got to love those Mountaineers Fans!!!"

albanyknight
Rutgers
28
You have to
wonder about the type of mind that spends the time thinking up such a thing.

Big_Scud
Southern Cal
5300
An Internet
Classic - Wow, the Kromig of West Virginia! - Weird using the keyboard
though. I would've figured a banjo and a jug but hey, worked for me.

eftzoons
Southern Cal
2423
For those who
ain't in on the joke...original song about a man who was too busy to spend
time with his son, and his son alluva sudden is a man, etc.

usckevin
Southern Cal
543
This is great
stuff! - Greetings from So Cal!

orangeyes
Syracuse
5464
Good stuff!!**

JarheadJim
Syracuse
5087
that's by far
the best board in the Big east

S. Tier
Orange
Syracuse
3092
Have you run
this on techsideline yet - They are known for their sense of humor. Great
Work !!!1

[ Scooch
]
Syracuse
2639
FANTASTIC! [nm]

kirbivore
Syracuse
995
ROTFLMAO! -
Those moonshine drinkers are some crazy, creative mofo's.

KaiserUEO
Syracuse
851
hats off bro -
damn ass good.

SouthernCuse
Syracuse
157
its a classic,
thanks nm

thecuseman
Syracuse
42
Absolutely
Awesome!

kwyjibo
Tennessee
14958
Too......damn....funny.
- LOL

Rickyvol
Tennessee
4222
your post below
on Vick might be the funniest thing I have ever read on a message
board...GREAT JOB and keep up the good work

VOLracious
Tennessee
486
Talk about
priceless............…

drunk_as_a_bicycle
Tennessee
334
That is funny...
I give the EER's board credit.. they are very funny and active... plus, their
team has a helluva lot better uniforms than the jerks from UGA.

VolQT04
Tennessee
42
THAT IS
AMAZING...and now stuck in my head. - LOL

VectorWega
Texas
5647
Wow! Greatest
post ever!

horns--21
Texas
3121
Poor taste, but
funny as hell. - You gotta love Ugly Kid Joe.

RKRLONGHORNS
Texas
2020
OUTSTANDING!

tecohorn
Texas
1691
Good stuff!

Heart_of_Texas
Texas
1341
Great, IMO.
What's NOT to like.

knightfd
Texas
613
That was
hysterical. Awesome work.

Born
Again Horn
Texas
434
From
orangebloods.com - GREATNESS!!!

Black07
Texas
36
Ha ha ha. Just
saw it down on the Texas board. One of the funniest things i have ever
seen... or heard

Rebel-E
Texas A&M
2575
Texas Aggies
salute!

Clay83
UCF
4868
ROTFLMAO!!!!! -
Amazing what the unemployed can accomplish!!!!! - Honestly though, that was
hilarious!!!! Thanks!

KirkJerk01
UCF
3934
A WVU fan with
too much time on his hands...Pretty funny though.

UCF202
UCF
473
that was good!
**

ScottVib
UConn
557
Well Done. *NM*

PuddinDaStunna
Virginia
2069
Great stuff.

a
Brookville kid
Virginia
1227
F'ing Hillarious

biscohoo
Virginia
1176
The Vick thing
is good work…

We
ACCept!
Virginia Tech
1247
As far as
rivalry stuff goes, this one is one of the best I've ever seen.

Technocrat
Virginia Tech
654
Well you have a
lot of time on your hands when you are unemployed & if he does have a job
he should be fired spending the day "working" on that one. Grade of
A for creativity though.

HokieCPE99
Virginia Tech
17
The Vick
situation is unfortunate... but damn, your post is funny. **

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Sapphireer · Oct 22, 2004

Re: Given

agreed

Rip_Nasty · Jan 27, 2005

test. **

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Rip_Nasty · Jan 27, 2005

Re: test. **

Rip_Nasty · Jan 28, 2005

Re: Given

dd

Sapphireer · Mar 5, 2005