David Mabry
@david_mabry
Father, Retired 🏈Coach & Teacher , Music nut, I like to throw the weights around every once in awhile 💪 and I’m an occasional 🥃 sipper. State Champs x3
1977 Narrows Coach Bill Patteson going with the Single Wing. Melvin Thorne takes the pitch for a 57 yard TD Vs. Fort Chiswell. @o_martin90 @FearTheWing @tphares10 @narrowsfootball @JermaineFerrell @Hayes_BHCSports @SwingTriumph15
Obituary for Norman Grayden Lineburg. mullinsfuneralhome.com/obituary/norma…
I met with an old friend and one of the best Single Wing TB’s to come out of Giles Co, Jerry Huffman. Jerry Played for Coach Harry Ragsdale at Narrows 1960-1962. HE NEVER PLAYED IN A LOSING FOOTBALL GAME, EVER. @tphares10 @Mr_Tanner23 @SwingTriumph15 @Hayes_BHCSports
A Legend in every sense. Our community has suffered a great loss. Coach Lineburg was a coach and mentor to so many young people, his influence will carry on. Our deepest condolences to the Lineburg family and our community.
I am grateful to @JermaineFerrell and @WFXRsports for their interest in covering The Bandana Express. Jermaine was recently honored as the top sportscaster in Virginia, and his devotion to high school sports is one of the reasons why. If you aren't already watching his coverage…
53 years of Narrows High School history right here. Harry Ragsdale- Narrows Coach 1931-1962 Bob Price - Narrows Coach 1963 - 1970 Bill Patteson - Narrows Coach 1977 - 1984 @narrowsfootball @SwingTriumph15 @Hayes_BHCSports @JermaineFerrell
1962 Jerry Huffman (Narrows) 82 yard KO return Vs. Giles @MartySmithESPN @FearTheWing @Mr_Tanner23 @SwingTriumph15 @narrowsfootball
Always a big day of the year @CarleighRenae_ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎈🎂🎉🎁 Love you and proud of you. Hope you smash your cake like you did this shot 😜 *time to fill up the Cashapp
Happy Birthday, Phil Rogers!! 🎉🎂🎈🎊🎁🎉 Phil Rogers, of Gate City, VA, was the 1st #Hokies RB to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. In 1975, he became the #Hokies 1st African-American starting QB. He finished his career as the #Hokies career rushing leader. 🦃 #Legend
BOOK EXCERPT: Dave Crist This week’s excerpt from The Bandana Express highlights Blacksburg head coach Dave Crist. With a remarkable career spanning forty years, he amassed 239 wins and two state titles, solidifying his place as one of the all-time greats in the state of…
BOOK EXCERPT: Bill Patteson In the coming weeks, I plan to feature some of the great coaches in Southwest Virginia during the timeframe of The Bandana Express, many of whom I had the privilege to interview. While the book primarily focuses on Steve Ragsdale, his father Harry,…
I took the Narrows 1998 Highlight tape and I fixed it so I could put it on my YouTube Channel (I had to replace the copyrighted music and I added a few pics & articles to make the music fit) ….This bunch won the MED with 18 players….Special group!! youtu.be/mghIQWfC494?si…
Congratulations to Ellyn Bowles, Brooklyn McCroskey, Kailyn Jones and Carissa Kohel for winning the 4x400 meter relay at the state track meet on Saturday. They shattered their own school record with a time of 4:15. #statechampions
A smooth run by tailback Leon King on the buck-lateral pitchout in the 1980 Virginia Group AA state semifinals against Jefferson Forest! #TheBandanaExpress
A Memorial Day tribute to Narrows High School’s Ronnie Sparks. An all time great in the NRD from 1963-1965. He would go on to serve his country in the Vietnam War and he lost his life in 1968….The ultimate sacrifice. youtu.be/lQLNH4GK3hM?si…
Check out this run by Giles's Leon King on the buck-lateral pitchout against Blacksburg in 1980. To read more about the Spartans and this game, pre-order my new book, THE BANDANA EXPRESS, out July 29, 2025! Buy Now: a.co/d/cv1ieKg
My cooking & House cleaning vinyl to listen to today……A decent mix
11/2/1979 Rusty Cook (Narrows) - 31 Carries, 231 yards, 4 Touchdowns, and 1 Pick 6 (53 yards) in a 27-25 win over Christiansburg. @narrowsfootball @JermaineFerrell @WNRVam990
Not only was he a great coach, mentor to many, hardworking Hokie CB, State Champ (X4) and a good friend, @SwingTriumph15 Jeff Williams could run the Single Wing reverse pretty damn well! Congrats my friend! @FearTheWing @o_martin90 @MartySmithESPN @Hayes_BHCSports @beale_wbeale