Smithfield High School Sports Blog

Daily Press - Smithfield Packers Football Preview Capsule

From the Daily Press and their annual High School Football Preview:

 

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-tab-2010-smithfield,0,5414282.htmlstory

DP picks Packers to finish 2nd...

Daily Press Bay Rivers District beat writer, Marty O'Brien picks the Packers to finish 2^nd on the Grid Iron this season!

You can visit Marty's Blog here ---> http://weblogs.dailypress.com/sports/highschool/bayriversblog/

So how about it Packer Fans or foes? Is Marty right or wrong? And why?

 

 

James Wrenn - Bay Rivers District Best Kept Secret?

 

Yet again...this week...my work schedule interfered with me attending the Packers Benefit Game against the homestanding Franklin Bronco's.

Packers won 35-33 with some late game heroics, led by James Wrenn. Franklin figures to play in the Region A Regional Championship game this year (like every year) and maybe even bring home some more State Hardware in December. Darren Parker's teams are well coached and play an extremely hard nosed brand of football. So the close score comes as no big surprise to me or anyone else in Smithfield. By all accounts it was a classic heavyweight title bout.

Region A writer for www.virginiapreps.rivals.com , Marsel T. Mason filed this report: http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1118871

Next up - Surry County Cougars @ Surry in the always classic "Battle of Route 10". (I'll be there - bank on it!)

Drop me a line at gwb16@yahoo.com if you have any questions or comments that you'd like to throw my way.

Southampton Visits Packer Field Tonight 8/20/10

Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM at Smithfield High Schools Packer Field for this evenings Scrimmage against the Indians from Southampton.

The always tough Indians have a new Head Coach this year. Wes Griffith takes over for the Indians after longtime Assistant Principal, Athletic Director, Football Coach, Basketball Coach......Littleton Parker, "Mr. Southampton", decided to relinquish the Head Varsity Football position.

Wes Griffith Hired Link

Coach Parker has long been considered one of the classiest coaches in this Region. It's strange for me to think about not see him on the sidelines this year. For years, I've often wondered how he balanced so many different jobs during the course of a school year. He must own some SERIOUS time management skills or he never sleeps!

I've known Wes for several years now, he's a great motivator and will be a positive influence on the program. I'm glad for him and wish him the best this year.

OK, on a sad note, it is VERY UNLIKELY that I'll be able to make this evenings game. This situation is completely out of my control. I'll be "making the bacon" late this evening. My REAL job comes first and unfortunately, I'm in a situation this week that requires me to put my other life on the back burner! I'm sure everyone will understand. And PLEASE chime in on here with your thoughts about how this years Packers looked during this Scrimmage.