Nickabrick

I'm looking for a low scoring game. Silverdale's D is holding folks decently, but they've had trouble grasping the new spread offense and putting points on the board. Should be a good one though. The team that wins has a huge leg up in winning the district.

Grace is much older than SD and has a great QB in Josh Blake. However, it does not seem that they have been playing to their full the past couple of weeks. And I think they have some linemen out with injuries if I've heard right. Silverdale has had some surprisingly good play from their young qb which was not expected. They also have a great athlete in Montgemery. I say Grace wins but Coach Allen and his staff find a way to keep it close. Grace 38 Silverdale 28.

60 players? Wow I'm very impressed. For a first year, Single A school thats very rare. And if they are transfers, and there's only a jv team this year, everyone will be eligible next year. Can anyone from Signal tell me the enrollment there? Or how long they plan to stay in 1A?

I think you can make a strong case for Josh Blake at Grace Acadmy. 3 year starter, runs a 4.6, has a pretty accurate arm and graded well at a bunch of big QB camps this summer. Some small D1's have expressed some interest but it seems his heighth is an issue. He's only 5'10". But rumor has it that Vanderbilt is looking at him to play corner, but I've been wrong before....

Silverdale at Chatt. Central. Friday 8/01

Sounds like Silverdale has really come to play in the postseason. I just looked in the paper the other day and they've got a freshman who's hitting .590 which was good enough to be 3rd in the city. After considering Silverdales past two season, its pretty surprising. This will be their first appearance in the region tourny. Good luck to them.

Both teams did their fair amount of fouling. I also agree that the officiating could have been better. Good calls were handed out to both teams in some spots. Hampton getting hurt def had an affect on the game, but CSAS still played a good ball game. They went on their run in the 3rd, but Silverdale finally showed some guts for once and went on a run of their own after being down 16 at one point. Davenport, Marbury, and Lowery hit some really clutch shots down the stretch, and came up with some big stops when they had to. People can say what they want about the officiating, the injury, the fouls and what not, but the bottom line is that Silverdale was the better team on Saturday night. Though this win means nothing for Silverdale as far as district standings go, hopefully they can build on this win and become more confident and know they have the ability to close out tight games. I think this loss can actually help CSAS. Better to lose now then late in the season. They are an excellent team and are deserving of the Number one ranking in the state. I will be really surpised if they don't end up back in the championship game in Murfreesboro.

In my defense, I DID pick you guys to win. From now on, I will write Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Patriots whenever refering to your institution. I still think Grace will go down in this one, but if Carter decides he wants to play up to his full potential, then Grace could win by 15. When Carter realizes he can dominate almost any game he plays in when he plays hard and goes to work down low, then he could take Grace a long ways. But people have been sayin that for 3 years now...

Brookshire doesn't start but is first off the bench. Wadley starts 5 seniors am I right? Look for this kid to porvide depth and well as being a good left-handed shooter from deep. If Wadley is a good coach, like I think he is, he'll give this kid plenty of time because he'll be the man next year.

I'll take Arts and Crafts by 10. The guard pressure will be to much for Grace I think. If Carter asserts himself and tries to take over the game, then Grace has alot better shot, but I havent seen Carter do that much.

Who do you think are key players this year? Will Temple be able to rebound after losing all their seniors? Will Temple miss the region tourney this year? Will Grace continue to under achieve?

Getting back to the real reason to this thread, I think Silverdale is in a position this year to be considered in the race. CSAS is going to win 6-A for sure, but Silverdale might give Grace some trouble. SD played grace close both times last year, and SD has all key players back this year, plus some transfers. They could make it interesting in district 5-A. Look for them to advance in the Region tourney as well. If they get hot at the right time, this senior laden team could make a run.

Is anyone gonna tell this kid that the best coach in his school's(Temple) history name is WADLEY, not WATLEY? Sorry I just had to. I'll take Mccallie by 20. Newman and Taylor are both good players and if they can stop Sexton, then they win this one easy.

Silverdale proved me right tonight. I said that they would be well prepared and they were, and they hung around, making it an interesting game in the 2nd half. Congrats on getting that first playoff game under your belt boys, and continue to build on that foundation. As for now....time for some HOOPS.

Hey now, I'm not gonna get on here and say that you're wrong that SD will get beat, but you aren't giving them any credit at all. After all, they ARE in the playoffs. Coach Allen always has his team ready to play, and this game will be no exception. Gville has a great football team, but Silverdale won't be losing to any body by 42, they've done that once this year (to South Pitt, future state champs I'm almost sure) and I dont see that happening again. I'll have to say that Gville will have a hard time putting the Seahawks away, but they will end up winning by 21 in my estimate. Good luck to both teams.

First off, I wanna congratulate Silverdale on their first playoff appearance in just their 3 year in TSSAA, and just their 5th year with a football team. They really put it on Whitwell friday night. I'm afraid next friday will be totally different. Gville is a very very tough team. SD will def have their wok cut out for them to stay in this game. Looking forward to it though. I hear its a great atmosphere up there.

I think this is a dangerous game for SD. If the come out and play complacent, then they will lose. They think that this playoff spot will just be handed to them, and that is not the case. Whitwell will come to play. Lowery is def the key to getting the offense going. Hopefully SD will be aggressive early and start well, because it would be easy to start flat after an emotional loss to LV last week. I'll go Silverdale by 10

This has all the makings of a good game. Two really good offenses. Both needing higher seeding for the playoffs. Both teams play hard. Scruggs is a very very good football player. If Silverdale can figure out some way to slow him down a little, then the Seahawks win. If not, LV could end up hanging a bunch of points on the board. I'll be conservative and pick LV by 10, though I'd love for SD to prove me wrong.

You're right, SPitt by 40 at least, as much as I would like Silverdale to keep it closer and make it interesting, it just wont happen. I thought the Seahawks played a good one last night at SC, despite playing flat in some spots. Goodine played very well. He could put up those kind of numbers every week if he would just live up to his potential. Walliser alos had maybe the best runs I've seen all year to close out the half.

i'm gonna play it safe and say that it'll be a close game, b/c it is at SC. Silverdale won by 20 last year, shut the indians out. But its a new year. I'll Silverdale by 7. But its' got the potential to be more than that if SD really comes to play.

I agree, if Lowery the QB is closer to 100% and the team comes to play, then it SHOULD be SD by at least 3 TD's. DBCS has payed their dues and are getting better, but i think it'll take another season or two to catch them all the way up to speed. However i know the kids at DB wanna beat SD really bad, and its homecoming, which should fuel the fire that much more. Looking forward to a good game. 45-14.

Final score 35-6. If you're a Silverdale fan, thats disappointing and almost embarrassing. If you're a Temple fan, you should be absolutely thrilled. First TD of the year. From what I hear, Silverdale was just absolutely flat in the 2nd half. Good luck to Temple the rest of the year. Silverdale's got DBCS next week for homecoming. Look for SD to take out some frustration on them.

Personally, I dont think anything can be gained from his standpoint by quitting in the middle of the year, except some embarrassment. It's to bad he could not have stayed until the end of the year. What kind of message is he sending to his players? Good luck to Coach Marcum. His job will be anything but easy, but I know he's really got a heart for the kids. Its gotta be hard to stay positive in that kind of situation.

I saw him play last friday at Copper Basin and he played really well, but near the end of the 1st half (when all the starters were pulled) he pulled up a little gimpy from a long run. Should be ok because i suspect the starters only play 2 and half quarters.

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