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Way to go Blue! On to round 2! Good luck!

No restaurants just off the Interstate. Where would we find them if we want to eat around town before the game? Thanks.

Comparing teams that have played does not make a person simmple minded. All the people are trying to say is don't underestimate White House. You seem to not be able to comprehend that. Good luck BDP. May the game be injury free for both teams. BUST THOSE BRACKETS!!!!

Actually.....you are the one who looks stupid.

BDP2003 - do you know that this is why he quit? Do you know his parents? Have you talked to him personally? Have you talked to his parents personally? Did anyone ask you to have "feeling sorry" feelings for him? If not, then don't get on a public forum and talk about a family like this - especially a 17 year old kid. What's wrong with kids today? Don't lump all kids in the same category. I have 2 kids and I would prefer that you not lump all kids into the same category. That is what is wrong with most adults - not all - but most adults. My prayers are with the Stem family at this time of loss for their family.

Go Blue! You can do this! We will be there cheering you on!

LARRYBIRD33 I did read it wrong. Brett Boone is still on the team and should be playing but for some reason is not. One of several good players standing on sidelines not playing. I don't get it. That's what I meant by personnell not where they should be. Most of all freshman squads go undefeated or only lose a game. This one is not doing anything that has not been done many times before.

Pitchfork - get out your history book.....if this team doesn't go to the playoffs, it won't be the only team under Coach Porter's tenure to not go to the playoffs. Look it up before speaking! Personnel could be the issue since the line that got us to 3-0 is not starting or taking many downs. The "new and improved" young or mostly sophomore line is 0-4. Maybe we need to go back to the line that got us to 3-0.....just saying... and by the way.....this is not the first freshman team to go undefeated. Freshman play is different than high school play....

When we contacted TSSAA, we were told that was the risk of playing football. There were 5 chopblocks in this particular game by the same two players and yes.....it had to be taught...not something that just happened. You are right....something needs to happen to the coach. The medical cost were astronomical to this players family. I wonder if there are any consequences also. Thanks for your reply. It has been a year and you seem to be one of few on the same page with me!!! Thanks!

I know they are going to miss a call here - understood. But.....in my eyes they are out there to protect the players and when an illegal chop happens and a player's leg is broken in 3 different places and they have to have 3 surgeries to repair it, then that is wrong! You may say they just missed it - well it happened to this player 2 times prior to his leg being broken. Then the player who replaced him, the same 2 players chopped him and he ended up in the ER right next to the other player. Any consequences for the players....no Any consequences for the ref's......no. They did not do the job they were paid to do...no matter how little or how much they got paid. They knew before they took the job how much their pay was going to be. That should not make a difference at all!

White House has also beat Pearl-Cohn, Overton, Hillwood, that I can remember in the last 8 years. Hopefully, we will beat Whites Creek again. We played Whites Creek before and beat them - our guys can do it again ['t

White House! BDP!

Porter did not give in. New QB and all the guys did a great job. Very proud of the WH team considering the adveristy and injuries they have sustained during the season. Tough seeing 3 lineman in the bleachers last night with boots and braces - 2 seniors and 1 juniors. We have really missed them and others have had to step up to the plate. Believed we played at least 2 maybe 3 freshman last night. Lots of sophomores seeing play time. Go Blue Devils! BDP!

No Doubt - Freshman dress out on Friday night but do not play. Some may get a few plays in after the freshman season is over. We have just had so many injuries this season. I have never seen this many injuries in a season and I have been around for awhile.

Good game last night. No Doubt - White House is playing with several players out - I don't think it is a down note. I think it is just all that the Devils have been hit with this year. Before the game even began, we were playing with 5 starters out due to illness/injuries. Then during the game 3 players went out. All 8 of these players are/were starters. Freshman actually got their first look at high school football last night. I hope the blue can get well and heal this week. BDP - you can do it! Everyone will need to step up this week. You did Friday night, you can this at Sycamore.

Greenbrier2 is the one complaining about the ref.

Thank you very much for clearing that up about Mr. Pond. And yes, that was the longest game. I thought the refs were actually down there talking to each of the players and getting to know them between plays.

I don't pretend to know TSSAA rules with their refs. Their refs don't know what they are doing. I would assume that they would have to fill out some paperwork stating where they live and where they went to school. If you found out all this info then I am sure that TSSAA can find out the same info. I have no confidence in TSSAA refs this year. Supposedly at the Goodpasture game you cannot add time to the clock, they didn't have a problem adding time to the clock at WH last night. Not just once but several times. Did WH have the ball when they did this? No, Macon County did. As for the extracurricuar activity after the play. Everyone has player that do this. White House has several that do, Greenbrier has several that do, Macon County had several that did, Portland had several that did, Station Camp has some - I could go on. As you told me about the injuries - that's just football. It happens. I hope the player who is in a wheelchair and on crutches through February realizes that he had something that should have been a penalty done to him and it wasn't called and the other two players went on to do the same thing, with no penalties and get to play the rest of the year - that it was just football. Last night both teams had extras going on. It was football.

Greenbriercat2 - I so glad that you know this for a fact. You have posted this on every thread since the Greenbrier game. If so, we did not get any benefits from it during the Greenbrier game. Had we, all the chopblocks - you know where 2 players are engaged and another comes and takes the player out at the ankles - would have been called. There were at least 5 that night by the same two players. Two players from WH was sent to the ER that night and the same 2 players did it to both boys. One player had a sprained ankle, he has not returned to play as of yet, the other not so lucky. He has a broken leg, a broken ankle, surgery to put pins in both his ankle and leg and has 2 more surgeries to go. He is done for the rest of the year. These were no calls by the refs. Where was the benefit there? As for extracurricular tonight - was you there? Did you see it? I was there. There was extracurricular by both teams. If so, then why when we recover a fumble, change of players on the field and then, they change their mind? Where was the replay? Do we have replay in high school? If this is so, I have seen no benefits whatsoever at all this year.

No one has but you.

To eers: Speak of young teams, do you realize that most of the line on White House saw very little play time last year? Do you know that we were playing without 4 of our linemen last night? Two of those linemen are out for the rest of the year due to injuries on the field - unsure when the other two will be back. White House lost a lot last year. I believe that someone said that our QB had not thrown in a game to any of the receivers this year that we were starting at 0. White House has a very young team. Many sophomores and some freshman have seen play due to injuries and having to regroup the team. White House gets on here and thumps their chest because we are very proud of our team. We are proud of who they are both on and off the field. We are proud of what our coaches teach our players and we are passionate about White House football. I know Beech is proud of their team, and should be. I know Station Camp is proud of their team, and should be. Most Sumner County teams are because they play with passion and their parents back them 100%. It was one of those games. I disagree with whoever said that the clock is disputable - time is time. Those refs should have made sure that the downmarker was correct. Isn't that what one of the refs gets paid for? Isn't that his job? If it were at White House and the shoe were on the other foot and the roles were reversed, Beech would be claiming that it was home cooking by White House - am I correct? I am NOT saying it is home cooking by Beech. I AM saying that TSSAA refs do not know what they are doing. I don't mind telling them that myself. Matter of fact, I think I just might do that. Blue Devil Fan - always have been - always will be.

You did not miss a play. They still had one more play and 1 more second on the clock. I don't guess we will ever know, will we?

Solve that problem - just don't have a scoreboard - no time - no score - no nothing. Sorry - just a little bitter against TSSAA ref's right now and it has nothing to do with this game.

Understand all that, why did refs walk off the field with no explanation. Shouldn't the scoreboard read the same. They reset clock if the time is off, shouldn't the downs match? Any school could try to screw the opponent by putting whatever down they want to up there. Correct? Should not have relied on that one play - I know that. But....refs should step up and do what they get paid to do. Two players for WH were put out last week because of chopblocks against Greenbrier. No calls. Happened more than twice - same two players. Refs didn't lose this one for WH but I still question. It was a good game and we still have improvements to make before next week. You don't go by the scoreboard...you go by the down marker. I thought Greenwade spiked the ball with 1 second left. If it was 4th down...it's moot. It it was 3rd down WH got ripped.

Who knows why? Scoreboard said one thing and sideline said another apparently? Who knows? Refs walked off with no explanation. Beech players walked off and left their coach on the field. Who can explain? Slimshady - you seem to know it all - why don't you tell us what happened so the rest of us will know. Thanks.