Examiner.com's 2015 Class 5A Spring Top 10

[Southtowner]

Donovan Stewart

 

http://www.examiner.com/article/examiner-com-s-2015-class-5a-spring-top-10

[UpperCumberlandMan]

List looks good....Rhea and West in semi final matchup will be huge, think its Rhea's year to go to Cookeville. I think Henry plays Hillsboro in west semi, Hillsboro winning.

[GWAVE1]

I highly question a few of those teams. But it's spring and come week 5 some of those teams will have been long replaced.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

I highly question a few of those teams. But it's spring and come week 5 some of those teams will have been long replaced.

which of those?

[mondo44]

Wow, no one from Sumner County ranked! As Coach Hat likes to say "we are going to try to be at least competitive". I guess having players like Napper, Vanzant, Carter, Towe, and Mason in the county doesn't matter. Just have to prove it on the field.

[adalum96]

I think that Farragut has a chance to surprise some people in 5A. 

[CU06]

Donovan mentioned 24 teams in 5A this year were moved down from 6A.  I was a little surprised more former 6A teams like Hendersonville and Sevier County were left off the list.  Everything I've heard about those two teams coupled with the fact they both move down after having great success in 6A is a little surprising.  Still a good list though, and the ones that made it were all deserving.

[WCP]

Wow, no one from Sumner County ranked! As Coach Hat likes to say "we are going to try to be at least competitive". I guess having players like Napper, Vanzant, Carter, Towe, and Mason in the county doesn't matter. Just have to prove it on the field.

I agree,

Hendersonville is a top 5 team hands down.

They will be very strong, also adding joejuan williams too..

[UpperCumberlandMan]

I agree,

Hendersonville is a top 5 team hands down.

They will be very strong, also adding joejuan williams too..

agree the list could have other teams on it to replace a few....But West, Rhea, Hillsboro are the top three in any poll by far.

[GWAVE1]

agree the list could have other teams on it to replace a few....But West, Rhea, Hillsboro are the top three in any poll by far.

Hillsboro lost A LOT!

[GIJoe]

Oak Ridge is loaded. Tee Higgins is the best player in the state of Tennessee. Darel Middleton has made the adjustment to Oak Ridge and has bought in. People are sleeping on the Alcorn kid #66 probably the best defensive player.  Defensively they want miss a beat. From what I hear they will be bigger and faster than last last year. Offensively the talk is they will e much better running the ball, with Middleton and Higgins on the outside it will be tough. Oh yeah they may have the best kicker/punter in the state.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

Hillsboro lost A LOT!

I get that, but ypu can't teach speed and they got more than any other 5a team. The other pieces of the pie can lack a little more than other programs, and they make it up with talent and speed. Most schools are not like Hillsboro, there you can walk the halls a grab 5-6 pick up 150 a night at tailback. Sorta how it will Take Butch 4-5 years to turn around UT to the glory years, and someone can turn around UF in 1-2....you can't coach speed. Edited April 23, 2015 by UpperCumberlandMan