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Not making a prediction but Brentwood held Poythress in check (9 points IIRC) last year and beat them during the regular season.

Thanks DC10

How did the last minute go down?

51 - 10 and you say "one main issue"? It's a good thing they didn't have more. Zero offensive flow and poor play calling doesn't account for all of the big plays they gave up. Not rubbing salt in a wound but they have many issues that need work and flow and play calling may be a ways down the list.

Better listen to the Riddler. I believe he knows what he's talking about.

The Browns are getting a good one!

Not so much Goodpasture. Much more FRA - and it wasn't even as close as the 21-7 score.

I find it hard to believe that the players don't really care that they have lost the last three times to Brentwood. But if you say so. And I'm pretty sure that Brentwood went further in the playoffs last year. But props to Franklin for moving on this year. Anyway to the game. When I saw that Franklin had outrushed Oakland and Oakland had more passing yardage than Franklin, I had a Ghostbusters flashback (Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!). I think Clayton is very good at in-game adjustments. If something isn't working he's not too stuborn to change the gameplan. Franklin's balance is a huge asset. Good luck Friday night!

I will echo what has been said already - I think most Brentwood fans are happy Franklin won last week. It's a great rivalry and we have a lot of respect for the Franklin program. I'm sure I don't speak for all Franklin fans but I will be pulling for you guys on Friday and may make the trip down to watch a good game.

Props to you and big props to Franklin. At least one Williamson County team played well. Good luck v Blackman!

Once again, warhawks showing all of us how it's done on the T. Clear, concise, and double up on the smileys. Then before you get bead on him, he's out.

Maybe you've tried to wipe last year from your memory but Brentwood beat Franklin TWICE on the way to the semifinals and lost in the last 30 seconds to eventual champion White Station. Also, we don't really count appearances - just championships. How many does Franklin have? And I decided not to trash you because you're probably doing your homework.

I was actually going to trash you but I wanted to give you a chance to correct your horrendous error. I'm not going to wait long.

Crawford said some other VERY complimentary things about him leading up to the game as well. As for me, I would have enjoyed the show if he wasn't playing against the team I pull for. If someone did run him down from behind it was probably because he was juking some people in front of him so that doesn't really count. He didn't look Chris Johnson fast - just lightening quick! But if he ran a 4.51 on Vanderbilt's field then that translates to much faster than a 4.46 on other fields. It is notoriously slow - maybe they build in an adjustment - ! Either way he is PLENTY fast. He was bigger than I expected and tremendous footwork. I couldn't be more impressed. Totally agree w/ your last point PBD. Just about every good team in the state would suffer if you removed one KEY player. I think that PERCEPTION w/ Blackman is because Mathers gets such a high percentage of touches in your system - 234 out of about 290 total yards vs Brentwood. I was hoping he would finally just get tired! Good luck the rest of the way.

Is Blake Thomson at BGA really an OL? He has Rushing and Receiving stats. I really don't know, but my son played on a team with him many years ago.

Do you know if CBHS will get back some of their injured players for the playoffs? I've heard they have had significant injuries, but don't know that for a fact.

I know enrollment doesn't necessarily equal depth but it probably equals potential depth. You gotta recruit the hallways and the parents. 2010 Enrollment Brentwood - 1519 Franklin - 1836 Independence - 1860 Ravenwood - 1931 I would say that Brentwood's participation rate is higher than any school listed just based on around 100 young men on the roster from 10th - 12th grade. Do any of the other schools listed have significantly more than 100 players? I have no idea.

Do you really think its a slam dunk that Indy beats Columbia? I mean, I know you BOOKed IT and all but . . .

It should be more. We are undefeated, untied and unscored upon against this weeks opponent - although many thought they would give Indy a run for their money!

Excellent point and as a Brentwood High School parent, I would like to invite all parents of current and future football prodigies to move into the BHS zone. Did I just break a rule there? I sincerely want to applaud the regulars on this board for their restraint when these issues come up - how many times do you have to answer this? At the Ensworth v BA there were several players on the field that were zoned for BHS but chose to attend one of these schools. While I believe that BHS is a great school for both academics and athletics, I also believe that people should do what they believe is best for their child. I doubt many of the kids I referenced above were on a significant level of financial aid - if any. But why shouldn't a parent that feels that an independent school offers their child a better opportunity, be able to send them there under the rules in place? I don't understand that mentality.

Uh Ravenswood . . . any thoughts on this? Anyone else feel this way?

He was being sarcastic based on something another poster said (i.e. that Centennial's staff was the best in the state). Now go to time out for a couple of days.

The Bruins have Centennial, Hillsboro and then Blackman. So Franklin fans, does Kentucky high school football just stink or what? Do any decent teams from Middle Tennessee lose to Kentucky teams? It seems like we always beat them badly. Maybe all of their better athletes are in the gym practicing basketball or something.

Seems like it has taken forever for that situation to resolve itself. About time! Go Bruins!