highschoolking

I wonder if TSSAA will use the point system to break the tie.If Melrose beats Fairley by 2 points or more then Melrose should be #1 seed since Kingsbury beat Melrose 13 - 12.

How right you are, because I bet you didn't know that Hamilton was favored to win. Did you know that the score was 0- 0 in the first quarter when #32 was pulled. Melrose didn't know that Hamilton was going to be that awful. So noone expected Melrose to blow Hamilton out.

Well I got this information from inhouse at Melrose. The coach is old school. His philosophy is that Seniors should start. Melrose has a ton of talent that never makes it on to the field. They have at least 20 players on the sideline that can start at any other school but are on the bench. Melrose have the young twins and these kids are blazing fast. The rumor is that they are going to transfer.

Yeah I would go watch the Kingsbury vs Fairley game. The Whitehaven vs Hamilton will be a lopsided victory for Whitehaven. Hamilton is very young and inexperienced.

Hunter is something unique. His running style is something of a NFL running back. In little league, middle school, and high s chool your primarily taught to hit the hole running. However as you progress to College or The NFL, does lessons take a 180 turn, in which most of the times you have to be patient and then burst through the hole. Hunter does exactly that, for the most part he doesn't attack the hole until he see it opens. Once Hunter sees the hole then OH MY Godb eware because he will hit it hard. Congrats goes out to Hunter for a heck of a season so far.

Melrose played a cupcake team

Well Mr. "I didn't read it all " , I said that his father pulled him from the game. He didn't want to leave. Next time you read a little more carefully and truly comprehend what you have read, before you make an assumption !

#32 Casey Calvin won the starting runningback job in week 3 of The MIAA football season. For whatever reason Melrose coach Hubbard Alexander decided to go with the lesser talent #34 at starting runningback last night. This angered many fans and Calvin's father. It was midway through the first quarter when about 100-200 of the 2,000 fans in attendance immediately rose to their feet pointing. I thought there was a small fight or something, but the ramblings through the stands were #32 is gone. I look down at the sideline and Calvin and his father is headed for the exit gate. I personally don't condone that move, but I understand their side of it. The game of high school football has definetly passed Coach Hubbard Alexander by. I can't blame any parent who refuse to let their child get screwed over like that. There is a similar situation in college. It is simply evident that #2 Graig Cooper of The Miami Hurricanes is better than # 5 Javarius James. However James always starts. The politics in football is ridicolous. It is simple, the best 11 should play. If you have a 9th grade freshman that is more talented than a senior, then the freshman should start !

Oh no, I did not get mad at your comment. I would get mad if TSSAA or a high school tried to stop parents from bringing in video cameras to record games.

No Fairley's remaining games are as follows 1. White Station 2. Kingsbury 3. Southwind 4. Melrose 5. Northside

Region 8- 4a 1. Fairley 2. Kingsbury 3. Melrose 4. East Region 8- 7a 1. Henry County 2. Munford 3. ? 4. ? I think Henry County will win the Region

This is Bullsh*t. If I want to video my son or daughter's game then I should be able to. Football is football. You still have to play the game and stop whatever.

Fairley can contain Kingsbury runningback for four quarters. Melrose actually did it, but gave up a long play which resulted in a touchdown. Fairley offensively share the same woes as Melrose, in which the offensive line play is poor. However Fairley uses more speed in the backfield and actually have receivers that will catch the ball. So I would say that Fairley is a little more potent than Melrose on the offensive side of the ball. Fairley should be able to win Region 8 -4a. I bring up Melrose because I was at the Kingsbnury and Melrose game so my opinion is based on what I seen from The Kingsbury vs Melrose game.

Fairley has a good defense, however they will not be strong enough to contain White Station high power offense. Fairley coaches are coming around and starting to use all of their runningbacks. Gregory is small but superfast and should be utilized more. I see Whitestation beating the bulldogs 37 -6

Until someone else wins State, Maryville is King !

Please show good sportsmanship and not score 100 on Treadwell

They will have to bring in a good coach to get back to winning !

It is not all on the offensive line. Calvin and Nash have had some holes to run through. The biggest issue is play selection. Now the O- Line is not the greatest in the city but at the same time, it is not the worst either. Kingsbury or Whitehaven didn't live in Melrose backfield all night. Poor play selection is their main problem and that is attributed to the inability to manage a football game.

Yeah that was last year and that din't sit well with me. The coach didn't want Madison at quarterback so they put him on the sidelines. Courtney Madison was one of the most electricfying players in the area last year. I was shocked that they didn't put him on the field as a receiver. The kid was just on the sideline and ended up transferring to Munford where he gave competitors complete heck.

Dude I can't even tell you the amount of talent that Melrose have. This is a true testament of how pitiful the coaching is over there. They have kids that don't play that could go and start for any other schools. Alot of kids go over there for the hype but the hype has faded away until they bring in a new & fired up coach.

Melrose got a new coach last season. He is Hubbard Alexander, who was the receivers coach for The Dallas Cowboys in 1990 - 1994. He has a wealth of knowledge about football, but he can't relate to the game of high school football at all. This has cost the demise of Melros football. It is a very good chance that he may be fired after this season. The Orange Mound Community will not tolerate a mediocre football team. You're right Maryville is a force to be reckoned with. On paper they will be State Champs again. However anything can happen on any given Friday night.

Teams are standing in line to get at Melrose, After losing to Mitchell, Whitehaven, and Kingsbury so far. Memphis area teams are standing in line impatiently to get a piece of Melrose. With Hamilton, Fairley, Northside, East and Fayette Ware still on the schedule Melrose could easily be looking at going 4 -6 on the season and barely making the playoffs. The current coaching staff has done a outstanding job at tearing down a legacy in one season. I am at a loss. How could you get rid of a coach who take you to the state championship and was in the game with Maryville before mental breakdowns in the 4th quarter and then go out and get a coach who is out of touch with high school football ?

Coch Jason Harris will need to call better offensive plays than he did last week against Melrose to win.

You're right. Melrose defensive front and linebackers is the core of that team. However WHS receivers did get behind the secondary like I stated, but the passes were underthrown

You know that I must apologize because #5 Greg King is a good linebacker and very athlethic. Yo Yo made a very bad play, however I have to blame the coaches. When you go to block a punt, you simply stretch out at the foot where the ball is kicked, not run into the kicker. Obviously this was not taught. If this is taught then there will be alot of blocked punts around Memphis.