oldwiseone

Anyone know what kind of injury Charlie Becker of Father Ryan has? He was not dressed for the McCallie game last night.

Imagine this post if MBA would have lost the game.

Let's hope he is OK. He laid motionless on the ground for a really long time.

Teams that should concern McCallie - (1) Father Ryan (2) Baylor (3) MBA. While I feel McCallie is way ahead when it comes to overall talent, on any given night, with the right motivation, any of these three teams could pull the upset.

Wow. McCallie wins 44-0. Total domination and who would have ever imagined it?

Surprised to see McCallie in the final, but E. Rivers makes a huge difference. Who knows about MUS? Strengths - Weaknesses?

McCallie coasts to a 33-14 win. Sadly, McCallie may have lost it's best receiver and playmaker (Eric Rivers) to an injury. Found it strange that Baylor used Elijah Howard at WR for most of the game instead of RB. He almost defeated McCallie last year on his own at RB. 5_Peat. GBB.

I'm a McCallie fan (just to be clear). Don't know much about MBA except they are in the final game. It does seem like MBA is trending a little more positive than McCallie. It is also very difficult to beat the same high quality team twice in this division. Not sure if BJ Harris will play Thursday. He could be the difference maker. Bottom line - close game all the way. Team with less mistakes will win. Of course. Heart - McCallie 31 MBA 27 Head - Pick-em.

Yup, my bad about MBA. Confused with BA. And I did not say McCallie would be better with Harris "in place of" Hardy. I said Hardy would be better with Harris on the field with him.

DeAngelo's effectiveness will be helped tremendously if BJ Harris is able to play. Also, DeAngelo needs to value the football a little better. The hardest thing is beating the same team twice in the same season. Watch out for Eric Rivers in the passing game. He has become quite a weapon.

Sadly, the McCallie crowd was small and quiet. Ensworth's contingent, while smaller in number, was louder and much more enthusiastic. Over the 13 years I've been attending McCallie games, I've found our fans to be rather complacent.

Yet Clearwater Academy had two running backs gain over 150 yards each in those same conditions. They must have picked the right shoes.

If you watched the game against Clearwater Academy, you would know that adverse conditions are not an advantage for McCallie. It is just the opposite imho.

Potter accepting of a loss to any team, for any reason, is an absurd thought.

Great updates...thank you!

Shouldn't have posted anything until I was more sure...my bad.

Cannot say...sorry.

Heard that Baylor's stud RB may be in a little trouble. Not sure what...

After reading through these posts, I was expecting a 50 point blowout by McCallie last night. But Father Ryan was ready to play and I was very impressed with their enthusiasm, effort, and execution. McCallie played better and harder in the second half and pulled away. But Father Ryan's team can hold their heads high. They were a tough bunch.

Playing McCallie twice in a season gives a small advantage to their opponents. It will be very difficult to beat BA and/or Baylor again, but certainly not impossible.

This is a pretty rationale assessment. Before Hardy's injury I thought McCallie would probably win by 14. But now I think it is a pretty evenly matched game. Slight nod to McCallie but only because that is my desired outcome.

The player that injured Hardy is a sophomore WR named Oscar Delp (@delposcar). He led their team in total yards with 43 or so. He's 6' 4" and 205 pounds. He has been kicked off the team and he admitted he did purposely injure Hardy. Pretty certain Coach Potter was avoiding a potential brawl by having his players not shake hands. The McCallie players had to be livid and it was a smart move by Potter to keep the players separated.

This year's game should be very competitive. Baylor is much better, and obviously Howard is a big part of their success.

McCallie's top 250 player, DE Jay Hardy was injured last night in a game against West Forsyth, GA. The sad part is it happened on an extra point when a player purposely threw his body at Jay's knees from the side. It was obvious and very dirty. I hope it is just a sprained MCL and not a season ending tear. Go Blue.