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Where are the region games played this year?

Thanks!!

What time are the games and when are the semi's?

Farragut played an excellent game. They hit shots, and Hunley must have had 10 assists. Also, the zone defense gave West problems. West did not come to the game ready to play. They were not sharp in warm-ups and looked like a competely unfocused team. Also, West played a ton of players quite a bit at the expense of PT for their better players. Their press gave Farragut problems early, and for some reason, they quit running it. Frankly, West was disappointing to watch. They did not play near their potential.

This is the weakest the district has been in 10 years - hope play improves.

Bearden is good in relation to the rest of the district which seems to be very weak (with the exception of West) early. Many of the teams just seem to need some more time to come together and find their personality. Blevins has Bearden prepared early, but I do not think they have the talent (without Winton) to hang with West. I think that the Catholic game will be a real test for Bearden and Catholic, an we will learn a lot about both teams Friday.

What happened with Catholic and Heritage?

Lenior City beat Farragut in a close game (4 or 5 points). Hood and Hunley both had very good games. Any results from the rest of the district?

They are probably the most talented. They could go a long way if they gel.

Thanks for the update.

ScottA11, How good is Carter this year? How did Catholic play?

First, the refs will not determine the outcome of the MAryville/Farragut game. I fully expect that the best prepared team will win. With that said, I don't understand how the refs are chosen for these games. The crew at Farragut last night was the same inept crew that called the Farragut/Maryville game earlier this year. It doesn't appear that the TSSAA has a rule to rotate the crews for teh playoffs.

Bearden will be very good this year. Will and the other younger guys from last year will compete very well in the district. I am very impressed with the level of talent at West based on the play in the Rocky Top League. They will be loaded. The Catholic kids also look really strong. The district is really going to be very competitive at the top this year.

Great game. I don't think anyone ever doubted that Catholic is on par with the best teams in the state. Both teams played great football, and both teams made early season mistakes. I was really impressed with Catholic's offensive schemes. It really came down to overall depth. Many of Catholic's players had to go both ways, and Farragut was just fresher at the end. Both of these teams will make a deep run in the playoffs. good luck to both. The Knoxville area has some high quality teams this year.

I did not see William Blount play this spring. Also, I have tremendous respect for their coach. I just base may opinion on what I saw last year. They are not going to be very big, and that will hurt them in the district. Coach Baumann always gets the best out of his players. Hopefully they will be competitive - they are very entertaining to watch.