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It is nice to see what really happens when there is not a ref that works at a Baxter school refereeing the York vs Upperman game!!!

Goodbye Upperman!!!!!

Just to clear the water.I am not a coach,i played ball with most of the coaches.I did coach in the youth league for 4 years until my youngest started playing high school ball.Most all the posters on here have met me face to face so i dont hide behind a screen name.I am a proud Greenback alumi and father of three boys who were outstanding players and young men.I have very good friends who have had or do have kids playing for WB,i work in Maryville so i know alot of others and hear the negative things that go on.I wish nothing but good for WB.I actually feel sorry for this program,every year they expect a little more than the year before and it ALWAYS bites them in the rear.The last hire all we heard was we got a coach that can get it done and EVERY year the team underachieves.Heck last year i waited on 91 at the corner to buy him a Corner burger and take him to the Coalfield game all on me and he stood me up.LOL.I dont have an answer for this situation but taking weeks off at a time when your team needs a win has me kind of baffled,along with other things.I dont intend for this post to be negative at all.Just clearing some things up for you and Tnfanatic.You can find me at the same place every Fri night on the fence!GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL.

Fight night will resume at Wilson Central High school on Monday's start time 6 pm. 1st one will be Monday March 4th and will continue until next season starts Tuesdays and Thursdays : freestyle and Greco roman practices starting march 6th and will also start at 6 pm

Big wins for York and Watertown tonight taking down Upperman and LA to advance to the Region Championship game!

An open letter to all the dads with current or future ballplayers: Gentlemen, YOU are the CEO of Your Son Inc. This position bestows on YOU an enormous weight and burden. There is no one to help you with your decisions, YOU are an island. The decisions YOU make will be part of the formation of YOUR son for the rest of his life. YOU are the wind in his sails YOU are his navigator most importantly YOU are his rudder to steer him in calm seas and gales as well. He is blessed with all the knowledge YOU have shared with him. His heart and mind are strong and his eyes are clear. He looks up to YOU and observes and stores away to the tiniest detail of YOUR actions. He will certainly be the man YOU form him to be. He has generally only four years of High School eligibility. As the CEO of Your Son Inc. YOU MUST guide him YOU MUST put him in the best situation to be successful! Anything less is abject failure. If YOU decide to stay in an abysmal situation then throw away your scabbard and stay and FIGHT for him to your last breath. If YOU decide to journey to a different land, run don't walk. They're are great adventures to be experienced on the other side of the mountain. YOUR young warrior will be welcomed by the army there. The sand in the hour glass ebbs away even as YOU read this. Make haste make a plan. Make the decision that ensures YOUR son, YOUR flesh and blood the best opportunity to be successful. Listen not to the fools that would call YOU a coward. Remember, The weak and the timid will stay back and defend the past while the brave and aggressive charge headlong into the future.

I can vouch for him. His real name is Orange Anne Black.

That's correct we didn't make the free throws. Our offense has been horrendous for weeks now. Dekalb playwd good enough to win. I don't think Dekalb fouled on purpose. I didn't see a foul on the play but I aso wouldn't have called a foul with 1.8 seconds left. The girl was blocked and she hit the floor and they called a foul. I wouldn't have called a foul with that amount of time left. I would have let them battle it out in overtime. The reason it was so loud in that crowd was macon and dekalb was mixed and both cheering against Upperman and even the folks that were there were cheering against Upperman. I have never seen two pep clubs drom 2 different schools mix like they did last night. But the reason Macon did it was they thought they had an easier ride with Dekalb winning than Upperman but Dekalb isn't smart enough to figure that out. This next game the same crowd that was cheering with you will be cheering against you calling dekalb names. Good luck to both teams out of our district continuing on. Hope to see you both at the Murphy Center representing district 8AA!!!

Should be 2 great Semi-final matchups tonight at CCHS. It’s an all District 8AA Semi-finals as they sweep 7AA! York vs Upperman at 6:00 LA vs Watertown at 7:30

So something I've been kind of running through my head today at work was how would the best state champs from the previous ten years stack up against the ones from this year. I don't really follow much division 2 so I'll just give my 2 cents in AAA. Remember its all subjective. I only used each wrestler one time. 106- 2019 Trae McDaniel (Cleveland) vs 2018 Trey Bates (Beech, Fr State Champ) - Honestly, I think Trey is the best 106 or 103 pounder in the last ten years. Last year he put together a 52-0 season and beat McDaniel in the finals 5-3. There have been plenty of great little kids in this spot from Ethan Hames of Bradley to Bradnon Brunner then of Tullahoma. But, and this is just my opinion, Bates is the best 106, just 106 not accounting for the rest of their careers after they moved weights and got older, in the last ten years. Bates by dec 113- 2019 Jackson Bradford (Cleveland) vs 2010 Blake Thomas (Brentwood, Sr 2x finalist and SC)- Blake Thomas was a big 113. He went on to wrestle at Chattanooga after leaving Brentwood. A senior at these light weights is pretty uncommon and Blake really did look like a grown man up against kids at some points. Bradford did have a great season and looked extremely tough on top of Borders in the finals this season. In this one it would be hard to pick against Thomas. Thomas by dec 120- 2019 Andrew Cannon (Arlington) vs 2013 Jacob Stevens (Soddy Daisy, Sr 3x State Champ) Jacob's tournament in 2103 was dominant. He had two pins and two techs and pinned Cordova's Byron Smith in the finals in route to his third title. Cannon had a great season and a solid tournament this year but its hard to argue that any other 120 in any recent memory being better than Stevens was. But if any other kid were to have that claim it would be Cannon. I still think Stevens would win big though. Stevens by maj. 126- 2019 Brayden Palmer (Beech) vs 2014 Chris Debian (Cleveland, Jr 3x state champ would become 4x) Ok so I had to put Debian at 26. From 2008-2018 he was the best 126 pounder but he may not have been the best 132 pounder. Again, all subjective. So I included him here. Honestly when I was digging through brackets I thought it wouldn't matter who I chose bc its Brayden but when the choice became clear that Debian was the one to choose it made this decision harder to pick. So in the end I think that if these two were to match up in Chris' junior season at 126 I would probably have to bet against him. Don't get me wrong, Chris was amazing to watch, but Palmer is just a different breed and hes going to be special to watch at the next level in years to come. Palmer by dec 132- 2019 Christian Isbell (Clarksville) vs 2012 Campbell Lewis (Soddy Daisy, 4x state champ) Campbell was crazy. He was so good. I watched him beat people that when he walked out I thought ok this is it, this is one he wont win. And he'd win big. He used to bait people into putting legs in and he'd sit out and pin them. It was constant. All the time. This kid was just so dominant his entire high school run. Isbell had a hard bracket this year and last year had a tough tourney and didn't medal. As big a fan as I am of Christian the pick on this one is pretty easy. Lewis by maj 138- 2019 Dillon Pendley (Tennessee) vs 2008 David Mang (Bradley Central 135, Sr 2x State Champ, I think) So I remember watching Mang wrestle and just being in awe. He wrestled in TN his freshman, sophomore and senior years with a year in Georgia his Jr season. That is the season I don't remember. If memory serves me correctly he did win a state title that season in Georgia. But watching how effortless he moved on the mat was a thing of beauty. It was almost as if he didn't try he just demolished everybody at that tournament. I don't think he wrestled the entire season that year bc of the transfer rules I think he only came in and was eligible from state duals through the rest of the season. I may be wrong on that part too. Pendley put a good year together and beat the defending state champ in the finals and did it convincingly too. But I think Mang would've been way too much for Pendley to handle if this were to ever happen. Mang by maj 145- 2019 Grant Lundy (Clevleand) vs 2017 Knox Fuller (Bradley Central, 4x state champ) Knox was a hammer. He would beat the tar out of whoever he wrestled on top. His top rides were brutal. It was awesome to watch. I'm not sure many could keep up with that in the last ten years. Lundy would put up a good fight but in the end its never smart to bet against Knox. Fuller by maj 152- 2019 Austin Sweeney (Cleveland) vs 2010 Chris Aguilar (Bradley Central, State Champ) So I went back over the last ten years and Austin Sweeney is the only 2x state champ at 152. All of the other kids to win this weight from 2008-2018 had not won a title coming into that season. Crazy stat to think of considering just how many multi time champs are on this list. Aguilar was fast on his feet. But here I think Sweeney would dominate. Sweeney by dec 160- 2019 Dominic Fields (Tennessee) vs 2017 Matt Sells (Blackman, Sr 2x State Champ) A pair of 2xers. This one would be hard to pick. If I was playing that one game where you shout the first thing that comes to your mind I would probably pick Fields here but honestly I think its a toss up. Ill go with my gut here. Fields by dec 170- 2019 Chase Diehl (Science Hill) vs 2012 McCoy Newberg (Independence, Sr 2x State Champ) I'm probably a little biased on a couple of these and this is one. McCoy was so much fun to watch. He was slick on his feet and could scramble but so tough on top. After hs went to Nebraska for a year before landing in Chattanooga. Any match you think would be close he would pull out a ton of points before pinning them. Diehl is a tough kid but I cant go against McCoy here. Newberg by maj 182- 2019 Austin Antcliffe (Arlington) vs 2015 Chad Soloman (Maryville, 3x State Champ) Chad was good, he was so good he made good wrestlers look not good. Austin is fantastic, and a super strong kid, but im not sure he would've been able to stop Chad's offense. Soloman by dec 195- 2019 Bradley Williams (Clarksville) vs 2012 Cody Davis (Pigeon Forge, 2x State Champ) Another pair of 2xers. Cody was huge. Don't get me wrong so is Bradley but Cody was massive. It was a while ago and my memory is starting to slip now but this would've been a fun match to watch. For the sake of argument ill go the other way on this one. Williams by dec 220- 2019 Skylar Coffey (Brentwood) vs 2010 Cameron Croy (Brentwood 215, 3x State Champ) LOL. I didn't mean to do this. Cam was just the clear pick on the best from the previous era. His left hand high crotch was fantastic and next to impossible to stop (except for that one time Mike Kennedy cradled him to his back off it and held him there for almost an entire period but we wont mention that one). Cam finished his career at Harvard, wrestling there for 4 years, and was even the captain of the team his sr year. Croy by maj 285 2019 Michael Kramer (Wilson Central) vs 2017 Nick Boykin (Riverdale, 2x State Champ) So hear me out on this. My argument is Kramer would win this. I know I know, "But Nick beat him". I would argue that the Kramer of THIS year is significantly better than the Kramer of last year and tenfold better than his soph year when he wrestled Nick. His shots on his feet are insane for a middle weight let alone a heavyweight. Nick was big (not anymore, seriously if you haven't seen Nick now please go to his facebook page and check him out) and moved well for a big kid. His throws were outstanding and he won double fargo titles bc of them. But I think, in a folkstyle match, with both of them as seniors, my gut says it would be different this time. Kramer by dec What do you guys think? Did I make a mistake picking a different wrestler from 2008-2018? Who would you have picked and why?

You are exactly right, when Chloe wants to score she can. Tess Darby has stepped her game up this year. I was so glad they gave both girls Region 7 Co MVP because they both deserved it.

Chloe Moore should win Miss Basketball... she’s a great player and dominates whenever she wants to in Single A ball.

Greenfield could win by as many as they want to at home... We should win by 20+, but still have to go down there and do it.

Big win for Greenfield! They did what they had to do and took care of business. Congrats! Greenfield started the game on a 14-0 run which proved to be the difference. Outside of the 14-0 run, Gibson outscored Greenfield the rest of the way by 5 points. Now, hopefully both teams care of the Memphis teams in sub-state and meet again in Murfreesboro for the state championship!

Watertown beats LA 60-50 York and Watertown will square off in the Region Championship Thursday night at 7:00 at CCHS!

Folks, Bobby Luna can coach

I totally agree!

Don’t crown them state champs just yet I’d say they have maybe a 20 percent chance of winning it right now maybe

Just hope he isn't a Gallatin football fan stuck back in '92. Those dudes are the worst

Weathers kid is a player no doubt. McKenzie came to play last night. They played up to their talent. I think McKenzie would have played any team tough last night. They were very scrappy and aggressive last night.

Not the first time my opinion was wrong. Just ask my wife

@Bobcat83 Well, the lady hawks played pretty sound against the disciplined lady Cavaliers. I only saw 3 bad shots taken by SS and 1 went in. I saw Crockett take a few tho.

AMEN! And that dang Hooker was such a chump LOL https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-of-Week/2016/February/22/Michael-Hooker-named-USA-Wrestling-Athlete-of-the-Week PRIOR TO UTC: Undefeated state champion and 2012 graduate of Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn. spent a semester at the Navy Prep Academy in Newport, R.I. … began his prep career at Chattanooga’s McCallie School … five-time state finalist and three-time state champion … holds the Tennessee high school record with 240 career wins … competed at the 2013 ASCIS University Nationals in Akron, Ohio, earning double All-American honors at the event, finishing third in the Freestyle and fourth in the Greco Roman brackets.

To hate a group of 14-17 year old girls is just really sad! I don’t care where they are from.

always the coaches fault!!!!

Yes they are one of the best one two punches in the state! Makayla Transou is my cousin! She definitely is our heartbeat! Miller gives us scoring, but Transou is very capable of taking over at any given time! She has over 1200 career points! Not too bad for a #2 score! A lot of times she takes the backseat & let Miller go for 40! So I guess that’s a good problem to have!

While Miller is the one that scores a lot of the points, I feel like Transou is the one that makes South Side really go.... that's not a knock or a slight towards Miller as she's a great scorer, but Transou brings a ton of energy to the game and I feel like South Side thrives off of that throughout the game.

Maryville, Bearden, and Oak Ridge are all very close. I expect a very close ballgame. The game is at OR. The Lady Rebels should be used to the student's behind the goal by now, except this time they are playing the home team. LET'S GO RED REBELS!

As far back as I can remember, this has to be the easiest path for a team to make the sectional round. SH didn’t have to go through West bc they lost their PG similar to SH last year. DB has no chance with either Maryville or Oak Ridge. SH matches up better with Maryville thank Oak Ridge bc OR has the personnel to handle smith. SH will need to avoid OR if they want a shot at state. I still think SH and DB lose to Region 2 teams. Last night Boone never took advantage of SH foul trouble and allowed bench players to make a difference. I still will go back to my statement about quality teams. Neither has played one in quite awhile.

And just so White County people will know - the Stone Memorial (& remaining Cookeville) fans at Smiddy Arena applauded when they announced that White County boys had beaten Bradley last night. Way to stick together - probably the first time they clapped for White County since this time last year .

Yeah that will be a good game. I will post at the end of quarters on this thread. Keep me posted on the South Side South Gibson game.

You agree now? I believe that makes you wrong again sir!

Wrong once again @Bobcats83

Not sure which game will be better...Bradley vs Stone or Oak Ridge vs Maryville.

I was there also and she got a little uptight but she never screamed. If you know Dana she doesn't have the voice to scream and she never once laid her hands on the ref. I facebook live'd the game. Don't feed a bunch of crap that isn't there. She first talked to older ref that made the call then she asked the lady official for some clarification. She never screamed and she never laid her hands on anybody. Quit exaggerating!

It was before 2001....you made me look.

I got South Side in a close one. We played Westview twice and South Side. Just don't think Westview has the half court offense they have been having. I think both teams will struggle scoring in the half court. Difference in the game, IMO is South Side's depth will cause more TO's and they will score more in the transition.

The Stone-Bradley championship game should be a good one.

Bob Jones university

That post was great! I think South side is definitely a favorite to make some noise in Murfreesboro. Been following yall since the season started. Refereeing has been great in region 6A where is which we play. Maybe it will be consistent for you guys tomorrow.

Since the meaning and interpretation of the word "culture" has taken center stage of our discussion, we might as well get it right... as a noun, one of three definitions listed says that it means the manifestations of human achievement regarded collectively. As a verb it means to maintain conditions suitable for growth. In my opinion, both are on point for what I intended. Some of the better 1A/2A football teams that I have seen do not rely on gifted athletes to win games, but consist of eleven kids who are competent at completing their assignments on every play. That is achieved with good coaching (discipline), kids (and parents) buying in to their coaches system, kids putting the team's best interests ahead of their personal goals, and the willingness to work hard during practice towards being a better TEAM, not just a better player... that's what I call "good culture". You say that all the problems can be corrected with good coaching and discipline, and I say that's just another way to say changing the culture.

GC vs. Greenfield will be on Victory 93.7 and i believe Vick said they will be back on 95.1 again as well. Praying all come out of this game healthy. Really want to see both in state and hopefully meeting in the end!!

Currently, there is one school system that is run by the county. The schools that were sharing facilities before the city voluntarily gave up it's charter are still sharing the same fields. Those schools that were a part of the county school system that had their own fields and didn't share facilities, still don't share facilities. Whitehaven shares their facility because it shared its facilities before the city dropped it's charter. Esseintially, nothing has changed in that regard. Most schools that were under the city schools system were in vicinity of each other or the facility. That's not the case with the schools that were originally under the county's charter. those schools are spread out and isolated, so to speak, as compared to the schools that were under the city school's charter. That's it basically. There are other scenerios that came into play, as you can well imagine, but that is it in a nutshell.

Cookeville is never going to schedule teams that have a chance to beat them. Bray wants to pat the schedule with weak teams so that win total looks good at the end of the year.

Outstanding post!

TN Pride West (out of Jackson) https://m.facebook.com/tnpridewest/ Lady Silver Foxes (out of Greenfield) https://m.facebook.com/ladysilverfoxes/ Also @GCPioneer can give you more information, if need be. Also Lady Riptide (out of McKenzie) https://m.facebook.com/riptidebasketball731/

Because the thread says Class AAA District 1,2,3,4, (Region 1 and 2) that’s why. It’s easier to update both regions since eventually they’ll be playing in the sections. If I offended you my apologies.

The kids were such great sports. Sad that the adults can’t do the same. Hopefully the kids can pass on the integrity and honor of good sportsmanship. It is a learned behavior as is prejudice

They must start!! We are here to stay!!