RaisedEmRightNStillPraying

LA was the superior team in all facets of the game. Congrats to them and good luck the next round. I really enjoyed watching this Rams team play. They played hard and brought home the first East region championship in GCA history. Not one thing to hang their heads about this year.

It sounds like the chain gang might get a workout like the good old days GCA v CAK shootouts. I just hope both teams play a great HS football game. Pride....we’ve got a surprise for ya tonight. Then again, you probably already know......as usual!

If that’s not your best post ever, it’s in the top 5! It should be a great game. Go Rams!

Been hard on this ole man to get into this with JR graduated. Friday helps a bunch! It’s funny Pride said that about the pool. As Momma Raizem n I were walking in, I just started laughing out loud with visions of ole Boog’s pool party on here. She thought I was nuts...she’s probably right.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes AND yes!!! Been a long time since we’ve seen a D swarm to the ball at all three levels. Props to the Webb QB....tough as nails, obviously. Hope he’s ready to go next week. Definitely had some head scratcher plays that can’t happen going forward if we want to stay in the win column. We for sure can’t leave that many points on the board in the first half and then come out flat in the 3rd quarter again. But, who’s complaining? Second biggest win over Webb in school history and first ever “W” v football Sparty.....YESSSSSS!!!!!! Go Rams!

I like it! OnB nose stuff!

Go Vols? THAT.....WE CAN AGREE ON!!!! They've got some work to do to finish strong for a 1-seed. Its crucial this year, IMO. Fun to see a program and team doing things the right way and being rewarded for it. GO VOLS!!!!

Agreed on all accounts, especially that T on Anderson after he stopped the layup. That was completely ridiculous! You couldn't tell whether his brother said anything to get his T early in the 3rd qtr to put him out. We've got two issues going on...IMO. Officials have become very touchy for some reason, not allowing any kind of emotions at all, which is not natural. They seem to want to set an agenda, making themselves more a part of the outcome than they should be. AND.....these kids are seeing way too much show-boating/jawing/taunting being allowed by college and pro athletes, so they think they're entitled to do the same. It sort of seems to me to be a sign of the times in general. Our society is going in the wrong direction. Parents and coaches can change this.......if they want to. The best officiated game I saw all year was our game v CPA in the quarterfinal. The officials let the kids decide the game on the court. They called fouls sparingly, and both teams handled themselves with class and grit. It was a great game.....minus the outcome. It was good meeting you OLDad. I wish the best for you and your son! God bless!!!

Webb did what Webb does.....they shot lights out from 3 in the first quarter, scoring 29 pts. They played suffocating defense. Game over! TRA got behind, lost discipline and allowed emotion to take over. The officials all tourney were way too sensitive to anything that even looked suspect.....per, the Nashville guru of HS sports....Tom Kreager. He even tweeted about it and wrote a column on it, believe it or not. I disagreed with him some. He doesn't understand the difference between intensity and passion vs emotion. Emotion gets you T'd up. Webb was the best team in the state in DII-A this year, once they figured out how to get their new starters integrated into their roles. They finished on a 17-game win streak. They probably beat the 2nd best team, Harding Academy, in that quarter-final at Webb last weekend. Even if we would've had CJ at point all year, they would've still been tough to beat. It sure would've been fun to see. Sadly, that fateful trip to Oak Hill in December ended our hopes for a repeat. Our boys played their hearts out, but you simply can't lose a Mr. B-ball finalist, especially one that plays PG. It allowed everyone to concentrate on stopping Grant. To beat it all, Sparty's four best players come back next year for their SR year. They likely will repeat, unless the other Webb School decides to play with discipline and not emotion. The Webb Feet have the best player in the state coming back, but he can't keep on the court in tough games, because he fouls too much....he plays with emotion. All congratulations and respect go to the Webb Spartans. On to baseball season........

You guys move the ball to the open 3 as well as Webb does. I hope you have enough athleticism to handle their pressure to make it a great semifinal. I'll be listening on my way home from NC. Good luck my friend!

Only if you're a Sparty fan...... Best game (or worst from my Sr's perspective) was last night at CPA in our game with them.......the home team came out on top by 2 pts in a back and forth battle that included what turned out to be an incredible, back-breaking 3/4 court shot from the far free-throw line at the 3rd quarter buzzer by McCormick. Its on Twitter @cpabasketball if anyone wants to relive that shot. It didn't sink us.....missed free throws did, but it was ultimately the deciding margin nonetheless. Having said all of that, I'd like to thank BreadTruck and his friends at CPA for hosting us the past two games. Y'all were as kind as any opposing fans ever could be. And, it was a great gym to play in. Good luck to your guys this weekend. You know my family is rooting for you! You've got your hands full though. Webb Knox is better now than at any time last year. The have no size, but they're extremely athletic, they bring four quarters of chaos on the defensive end, and they shoot 3's as well as you guys did last night, if not better.....if that's possible. It should be a doozy of a Final Four. Good luck to all teams. As for my boy.......it is finally my favorite season of the year.......BASEBALL SEASON!!! GO RAMS!!!

Our kids could be related somehow....LOL!!! Mine did the very same thing the first go-around on the ACT. Now, he's blown it out, and getting most of his education paid for that he would've gotten, if he'd played football. He's done. When all of the schools that have come back around this past couple of weeks can't interest him, I know he's completely done. I'll get over it someday......probably when he's walking down that aisle with his engineering degree and "the" girl is waiting to celebrate with him.

You're way ahead of me, Dad. It will make the process much less stressful on you and LadyKee. It is going to be quite stressful on him, no matter what school he chooses, simply because he's good enough to garner interest from all levels. Thankfully, he's a very bright kid, and I'm sure he will handle it along with the school/ACT responsibilities just as mine has. I just hope you have a peace about things when it is all said and done.

Based on the comments from above....they can't get 'em all right, I guess. Maybe you should give them a helping hand? I wish #23 (and Mom n Dad) the very best of success on the camp/recruiting trail this spring! I hope he lands just where The Good Lord wants him to be. Mine shocked everyone, including his parents. I hope he's going to end up right where the Good Lord wants him to be. I'm going to trust that he is. Sometimes, we can, I truly do believe this to be true......and, as Garth Brooks so eloquently stated, "Thank God for unanswered prayers."

I checked this topic just so I could congratulate the deserving players on the list from Greenback. CONGRATS TO EACH OF YOU......you all have memories to last a lifetime. Just ask OnB and his buddies......as they should, they're still reliving and telling stories from days gone by. Your kids will be giving you heck someday as you do the same. As for this All-State banter......have you all not realized the ONLY All-State team that has true credibility is the TnFCA Coaches All-State Team? (That's not to say the kids on the sportswriters' poll didn't have good years, because I guarantee each one had statistical monster years.) This poll you all are fussin' over is based on statistics, because the so-called sportswriters have no flippin' clue what kids opposing coaches are most scared to defend, or scheme around offensively. They don't get to cover the state, or prepare to face the best from other areas like coaches do from watching film and playing those teams. Basic stats can be skewed for many different reasons, most of which you have covered. They do not always tell the real story. To further bolster my point, if this year has proven nothing else, the newspaper sports coverage (in ETN at least) is non-existent, or pitiful at best. That is, unless they let Jesse Smithey and his @5starpreps team contribute to the voting.....which I'm sure they didn't. I believe you'll find that stud Wingo on the All-State team that matters most in the "ATHLETE" category, just as LadyKee suggested he should be. As usual.......Mom's right! HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!!!!