3A rankings for 2017

[32hammer]

1. Alcoa
2. Pearl Cohn
3. Trezvant
4. Austin East
5. Milan
6. Stratford
7. Raleigh
8. Fairview 
9. Sequatchie
10. Red Bank

 

I'm ready for spring practice. So here is my unofficial rankings for 3A . thoughts?

Edited February 16, 2017 by 32hammer

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

1 and 2 will be the teams to beat for sure

[Swarm]

Fairview won't be a top 10 3a team this year.

1 and 2 are a lock for Cookeville IMO though.

[BoardHater71]

Alcoa will definitely be there. Austin-East is their biggest challenge in East-TN.

 

Milan and Trezevant will be the team's to beat in West-TN.

 

Pearl-Cohn will be the favorite to come out of the midstate. Stratford (if Fitzgerald stays) and Giles will be good and Fairview will be efficient as always. I think Cheatham will be very good with what they have returning also.

Edited February 16, 2017 by howdoitknow

[Booger]

there need s to be an official 2nd place gold ball TSSAA...now that ND has left the PUBS; there will never be another title holder until Aluminum City moves up/down, gets caught and given death penalty or they discontinue the football program and put hardwood alleys on top of that cheap turf

 

Booger just sayin

[workinprogress]

Personally I don't see Fitzgerald staying at Stratford.

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

Alcoa will definitely be there. Austin-East is their biggest challenge in East-TN.

 

Milan and Trezevant will be the team's to beat in West-TN.

 

Pearl-Cohn will be the favorite to come out of the midstate. Stratford (if Fitzgerald stays) and Giles will be good and Fairview will be efficient as always. I think Cheatham will be very good with what they have returning also.

What does Austin East have coming back? I know they were a top 5 last yr in 2A.

[FBfan26]

🤔🤔🤔🤔Spring ball is cool but we will still be on the black top! 💨💨💨 #PcVsEverybody

Edited February 17, 2017 by FBfan26

[32hammer]

Alcoa will definitely be there. Austin-East is their biggest challenge in East-TN.

 

Milan and Trezevant will be the team's to beat in West-TN.

 

Pearl-Cohn will be the favorite to come out of the midstate. Stratford (if Fitzgerald stays) and Giles will be good and Fairview will be efficient as always. I think Cheatham will be very good with what they have returning also.

I think you are spot on. I don't know much about Cheatham.  What can you tell me about them and Giles?

[32hammer]

What does Austin East have coming back? I know they were a top 5 last yr in 2A.

A-E lost their All state QB. He's headed to Coastal Carolina. They lost their top 4 receivers and top 2 rushing leaders. They'll have some young athletes step up in the skill positions. Curious to see what their line looks like next year.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

Will be interesting to see how line okay comes together for Milan. We return 2 backs with 1300+yds a piece and one with D1 offers. The qb is returning also. But losing Jacob Rimmer up front will be tough to replace. We were very deep last year in the O and D lines but many starters graduated. Hopefully the young dawgs in the trenches grow up quick cause the skill position talent is gonna be great.

[BoardHater71]

I think you are spot on. I don't know much about Cheatham. What can you tell me about them and Giles?

Cheatham returns arguably the best two offensive players (definitely 2 of the Top 5) at QB and RB in Region 6-3A. They also return the best defensive football player in the region on their DL. It will be the best Cubs team since 2012 IMHO. As was the case in 2012 they'll have a chance but will have to find a way to beat Fairview.

 

Giles County has been a perrenial contender in 4A and they have arguably one of the best offensive football coaches across the state. They'll be hard to handle for the Metro schools that are unsound and don't play with discipline.

 

Pearl and Stratford are two of the better coached schools in MNPS and with their athletes will pose challenges.