Looking back: 2005 DA Bears, ECS Eagles, MUS Owls (10-year anniversary)

[AlcoaBasketball]

Since there's really nothing going on right now, I just thought we'd reminisce for a minute.

 

Times flies, and it's now been a DECADE since these teams last took the field, even though it may seem like just yesterday at times.

 

Here goes:

[AlcoaBasketball]

2005 Davidson Academy Bears

 

Division II-A State Champions (10-2)

 

Head Coach:

PAUL WADE

 

TSWA 1st team All-State:

DUANE VAUGHN (LB)

JOSH WILLIAMS (DB)

 

BlueCross Bowl Offensive MVP:

JUSTIN OVERSTREET (QB)

 

Other key players include Matt Hopper, Anthony Yarbrough, Sam Lovell, Caleb Shrum, Chase Sneed, Aaron Hermann, Eric Davis and Allen Parker

 

L 14-35 @ Friendship Christian

W 47-27 St. George's

L 20-42 DCA

W 45-6 @ Memphis Catholic

W 50-14 St. Andrew's-Sewanee

W 38-13 Northpoint Christian

W 42-6 @ David Brainerd

W 28-0 @ Tipton-Rosemark

W 34-14 Bishop Byrne

W 50-6 @ FACS

 

Playoffs

W 20-14 St. George's

W 27-6 vs. Bishop Byrne

[AlcoaBasketball]

2005 ECS Eagles

 

Division II-AA State Champions (10-2)

 

Head Coach:

JIM HEINZ

 

TSWA 1st team All-State:

HOUSTON BROWN (P)

ANDY JOHNSON (DL)

 

BlueCross Bowl MVPs:

Offense: ADAM CURRIE (QB)

Defense: JUSTIN GARNER (SS)

 

Other key players include Sam Holcomb, John Irvine, Jonathan Vandersteeg, Curtis Gardner, Brad Nordstrom, Robert Boswell, Pete McPhail, Russ Garner, Will Tashie and more...

 

W 24-0 Cordova

W 45-12 @ Memphis Overton

W 39-0 @ BGA

L 3-20 @ MUS

W 21-19 @ Pope John Paul II

W 38-7 @ Memphis Central

W 38-7 St. Benedict

W 38-0 @ Harding Academy

L 17-27 Christian Brothers

W 10-7 Knoxville Webb

 

Playoffs

W 21-6 Harding Academy

W 26-0 vs. Knoxville Webb

[AlcoaBasketball]

2005 MUS Owls

 

Division II-AAA State Champions (11-1)

 

Head Coach:

BOBBY ALSTON

 

TSWA 1st team All-State:

MICHAEL PARK (QB)

MASON GEORGE (DL)

 

BlueCross Bowl MVPs:

Offensive: MICHAEL PARK (QB)

Defensive: BEN STALLWORTH (LB)

 

Other key players include Andrew Gordon, Russell Nenon, Donnie Malmo, Will Pickens, John Stokes, Andrew Cabigao, Will Thornton, Duncan Adrian, Logan Welch, Reid Wesson, Doug Boyer, Max Prokell and more...

 

W 46-0 vs. Bolton

W 41-9 Jackson Prep (MS)

W 24-0 @ MBA

W 20-3 ECS

W 17-7 @ Baylor

W 52-0 Memphis Northside

W 28-0 Brentwood Academy

L 10-14 Christian Brothers

W 34-12 Kingsbury

W 17-10 @ Briarcrest Christian

 

Playoffs

W 24-17 Baylor

W 31-27 vs. Christian Brothers

[BigDave1967]

Those were really strong teams but the bigger private schools should have strong teams with the way they can recruit.

[AlcoaBasketball]

Those were really strong teams but the bigger private schools should have strong teams with the way they can recruit.

LOL, I'm not gonna go there on this thread.

 

But for what it's worth, that Baylor team was led by later-Vol standout Jacques McClendon.

[BigDave1967]

LOL, I'm not gonna go there on this thread.

 

But for what it's worth, that Baylor team was led by later-Vol standout Jacques McClendon.

Baylor has a great history of putting out college football players going back to the 1940s. Georgia Tech had an All American running back in 1951-1952 from Baylor named Leon Hardeman. GT dominated recruiting in Chattanooga in the 1950s.

[AlcoaBasketball]

Baylor has a great history of putting out college football players going back to the 1940s. Georgia Tech had an All American running back in 1951-1952 from Baylor named Leon Hardeman. GT dominated recruiting in Chattanooga in the 1950s.

Being close to the state line, I can see how that would work out well.

[BigDave1967]

1963 9-0 Baylor Red Raiders Coached by Jim Worthington

 

Notre Dame W 20-0

Tennessee High W 13-7

Oak Ridge W 20-7

East Ridge W 6-0

CMA W 42-6

TMI W 14-0

Castle Heights W 21-0

Riverside Academy(GA) W 20-7

Darlington(GA) W 21-0