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He certainly has a strange throwing motion--but he seems to get the ball there when EHS needs it.

This all brings up an interesting point that I wondered about when MBA played Hillsboro earlier in the year. With all the nuturing being done at EHS, why did Marvin Hughes and the Bilhovde brothers leave and go to Hillsboro?

Predictions for Friday Night's Games: Ensworth 24 McCallie 14 MUS 28 BGA 14 MBA 21 CBHS 6 BA 24 Briarcrest 0

Just thought it was interesting that they rated West TN so much lower. If MUS moves ahead in the playoffs as many of us expect, that may rectify the low position of the West teams in future national polls (or should we call them "National Guesses?").

Well...one reason is that there are rules for this sort of thing. If the rules are ignored in this case, what will prevent this sort of thing from happening again and again and again? Everyone knows (or should know) that restrictions come with transfers of this type. I am sure that the Ensworth people explained those restrictions prior to the transfer since they had the kid's best interests at heart. Obviously, they concluded that it would be better for him to sit out a year of football but be in a different environment at Ensworth. Now everyone will just have to live within the rules and move forward.

Did MBA have any new injuries Friday night?

Maybe Bullard will play some D this week. It would be fun to see these 2 big guys face off.

Today's Updated M A X P R E P S nat'l rankings: 56. Prattville 67. Ensworth 78. MBA 81. Franklin High 108. Brentwood High 133. Ooltewah 154. Maryville 179. Moeller 236. Farragut 245. MUS 399. Brentwood Academy 449. Olive Branch 525. Hillsboro 645. BGA

Today's Updated M A X P R E P S nat'l rankings: 56. Prattville 67. Ensworth 78. MBA 81. Franklin High 108. Brentwood High 133. Ooltewah 154. Maryville 179. Moeller 236. Farragut 245. MUS 399. Brentwood Academy 449. Olive Branch 525. Hillsboro 645. BGA

Wow. I don't have an idea what you are talking about. Any hints?

The website said "Top 40 Players" period. I highlighted the ones that were playing in the playoffs only so that the folks interested could discover who they might want to focus on if they go to a game Friday night. It was not meant to be a slight to anyone who was not on the list. If Tavarres plays QB in college, he will have to completely re-work his throwing mechanics. He is a great high school player and a real playmaker, but he will have to find another position to play at the next level.

http://hstennessee.scout.com/3/PrepTenness...0Prospects.html

In last week's national rankings (which will be updated today): Ensworth #82 MBA #107 MUS # 178 BA #286 Olive Branch #323

Thanks, I went back and corrected it.

MUS's win over Olive Branch is one of only 2 losses for Olive Branch. Their only other loss was a 21-13 defeat to South Panola. South Panola is ranked higher (#45) than Moeller (#150) or Prattville (#54) by unapproved website.

unauthorized website Top 40 Players in this Week's DII games: 1. Marlon Brown WR Memphis, TN Harding Academy 2. Alex Bullard OG Brentwood, TN Brentwood Academy 3. Eric Gordon CB Nashville, TN Hillsboro Comprehensive High School 4. Austin Long OT Memphis, TN Briarcrest Christian 5. Zach Rogers WR Nashville, TN David Lipscomb High School 6. Gene Robinson S Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School 7. Marsalis Teague QB/ATH Paris, TN Henry County High School 8. Will Jackson OG Knoxville, TN Knox Farragut High School 9. Daniel Hood DE Knoxville, TN Knoxville Catholic High School 10. Gabriel Hunter RB Memphis, TN Kingsbury High School 11. Dominique Allen DE Paris, TN Henry County High School 12. DeMarcus Knight LB Morristown, TN Morristown East High School 13. Jay Fullam S Chattanooga, TN McCallie School 14. Wesley Johnson OT Nashville, TN Montgomery Bell Academy 15. David Jones RB South Pittsburg, TN South Pittsburg High School 16. Thad McHaney TE Brentwood, TN Brentwood Academy 17. Jamal Ramsey QB Franklin, TN Battle Ground Academy 18. Derrick Webb LB Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School 19. Chris Campbell QB Memphis, TN Briarcrest Christian INJURED 20. Kevin Revis OG Evansville, TN Rhea County High School 21. Logan Massengale OT Brentwood, TN Ravenwood High School 22. Will Gilchrist QB Savannah, TN Hardin County High School 23. Sean Conway OG Nashville, TN Father Ryan High School 24. Barry Dabney DT Brentwood, TN Brentwood Academy 25. Nick Nelms WR Germantown, TN Houston High School 26. Bo Gilroy WR Brentwood, TN Ravenwood High School 27. Courtney Easterwood OG Memphis, TN Christian Brothers School Transferred 28. Tyler Clark QB Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School 29. Hunter Beedle OG Kingsport, TN Sullivan South High School 30. Cole Lail LB Maryville, TN William Blount High School 31. Cole Tischer LB Brentwood, TN Brentwood High School 32. Will Stokes LB Memphis, TN Memphis University School 34. Zach Vann RB Knoxville, TN Knoxville Catholic High School 35. Darren Garner RB Maryville, TN William Blount High School 36. Cliff Jones OT Memphis, TN Memphis University School 37. Matthew Crowder LB Blountville, TN Sullivan Central High School 38. Jebb Lenhart OG Pigeon Forge, TN Pigeon Forge High School 39. Nathan Jolley QB Germantown, TN Houston High School 40. Hakeem Worthen DE Knoxville, TN South Doyle High School

From Scoutdotcom: The state of Tennessee has been flooded with schools from across the country looking for solid offensive linemen. The state has already seen two big time prospects, Alex Bullard, 6-4, 290 pound offensive guard from Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy and Austin Long, 6-5.5, 290 pound offensive tackle from Memphis-Briarcrest make their early commitments. Bullard committed to Notre Dame. Long to Georgia. Will these two fellows ever face each other Friday night? I don't think Bullard played any D last week. Does Long play defense?

Do these guys ever play both ways? Unless BA knew that they were going to Briarcrest regardless of the outcome of the game (and the TSSAA website said differently until after midnight on Friday night), I would have thought that they would have been doing everything they could to beat Ryan. Unless they knew that the website was wrong, they would have been under the impression that they would have to go to MUS after a loss to Ryan. I am sure they didn't want MUS in the 1st round.

Ensworth posters eerily quiet. Are you working on a secret weapon?

It's tough to compare East/Middle to West teams this year. BGA's defeat of Briarcrest is about all we have to go on. I think most folks in this area feel that BA is a step (or two) above BGA despite their 6-4 record. If BGA can go to Memphis and beat Briarcrest, I would be surprised if BA doesn't do the same.

If MBA plays the way that they have played the last 2 weeks, they will have a lot more than 14 pts.

The BA boys showed plenty of heart against Ryan. I saw no loss of effort or intensity. They had some bad breaks, missed a couple of key chances and had situtations where they were not put in a position to utilize their talent. Ryan beat CPA 52-15 this year and was ahead 35-0 at the end of the 1st qtr. Brandon, if you have a son on the CPA team, how would you like it if someone said that he had no heart because Ryan wiped the floor with his team? Remember these are just kids we are talling about.

If there is an upset, I would go with McCallie. Even though BA has to go to Memphis, I don't see Briarcrest giving them a game.

If BA can get by BCS, I think they will guve Ensworth all that they can handle in the 2nd round. It will be tough to run on BA and Ensworth will does not have the outside talent that Ryan had. Ryan used Mark Mulloy (a 6'3" 240er who plays DT on defense and is likely to play basketball in college) to beat BA several times. That was the key to the game. They also have 2 speedy WRs (Franciscan and Wright) that made key catches against BA. Ensworth just throws the ball down the seam after lulling the D to death with their run game. Doubt they can do that against BA.

It's all about the numbers these days: Height. weight, 40 time. Coaches looking for "Workout Warriors" not FB players.