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That was a great game! Big momentum swings... A lot of turnovers... South had a lot of drops and several turnovers but on a cold night that happens. I froze my tail off in the stands! Great win for the Rebs! Devils congrats on a great year, #2 is a heckuva player! We have to clean up the mistakes to have a shot at slowing down Fulton

That is the way I understood the article as well. It seems to make the most sense. While my preference is for things to remain unchanged, that option seems unlikely at this point. During my playing days I actually lived about 2 blocks from Ketron but went to South as I grew up in Colonial Heights and did not want to change schools. I always enjoyed the rivalry between the two schools, there were some intense battles on the field. I hope the student athletes can embrace the change should it happen this way. It will be interesting to see what happens with the coaching staffs as well. Maybe North/South can pull a "Remember the Titans".

Well from the way it looks the Golden Raiders of Sullivan North and the Rebels of South may be joining forces in the near future. One will become a middle school, the other the high school and will be the new Sullivan West. And then a couple of years down the road reclassify to either 5 or 6A. We shall see how this all shakes out... will be tough for both communities, at least at first.

South Rebels move to 4A ball. Any news on the team? Coaching staff? Crawdad, you got any news to pass along? I don't have any sources other than this board so I look forward to any discussion. I am buddies with a coach on staff at South but rarely see him anymore due to kids, work etc... I spoke with him before the start of last year and he was optimistic about the young talent coming up and in.

Awful to hear of this injury. Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Wishing him a speedy recovery from RebelNation

Well hello DB faithful. Let me first congratulate you on your first two dominating wins. Looks like the team is playing with purpose and has undeniable talent. I honestly believe you will see Maryville this year in the playoffs, and I will go to that game unless South is still playing. As far as a game prediction, while hopeful we can pull an upset, I see DB as a big favorite. Now since this may be the last match up, I would like to get some insight from the DB faithful. I did a little digging due to sheer curiousity and found some historical statistics from various websites. - The series began, I believe, with the 1980-1981 school year. - looking at the enrollment numbers from the two schools, from 1988-1993 South hovered between 1300-1400 students while DB was around 1550-1600. (I used 1993 for reference as that was the last time the Rebs defeated the Tribe ouch!) - Current Enrollment (estimated, please correct with updated info), South a little over 900 and DB close to 2100? - Tribes all-time record vs South 25-5. - Through the first 14 games DB held a 9-5 advantage, most games were competitive. I realize statistics can be misleading and my homerism chose these stats. Honestly, from a DB fans point of view... what has been the biggest reason for DB's two decade long dominance? Is it superior coaching, superior athletes, sheer numbers, better facilities or some combo of all or other factors?

Well there are two more annexations of col hts by kingsport, one of which includes Colonial Heights Middle School. Curious to see how this all plays out

i think the match-ups are as follows: DB v SH Boone v Crockett South v Central TN High v Volunteer Correct me if i am wrong. Good luck to our big 8 brethren this year, wishing all the players good health. Go REBS!

Bump... So what is the latest news on this years edition of the Rebels... How many on the team this year... strengths/weaknesses... whats the word?

Preciate it Crawdad ! I remember going to my first South game sporting my colonial heights jersey in middle school, it was almost as much fun as the first time i took the field in Death Valley! He'll be too little to remember his first time but i want to get him started Rebel yellin' early! My son has the brightest red hair you may ever see, if you notice us say hello.

Awful quiet... I don't post much but our offseason thread has been eerily quiet. Any news on the 2012 edition of Rebel football? I am looking forward to taking my son to his first game in Death Valley this season! Surely there is something worth mentioning. Thanks!

Not one to live in the past but... 2009 season South did beat Knox West, Knox Powell, and Knox Catholic. I hate to even mention the streak, but i think it is at 17 im sure you know that though (hard to type that one in) I agree with your reasonable rationale from an earlier post about the streaks vs SH and South, at some time just due to law of averages streaks usually end. SH has all the time in the world, looks like our window may be closing. Hopefully it ends this year, we battled last year and kept it close. I saw DB's special teams really as the difference, we had a hard time with your punt block unit. Here's to hoping we can shorten the game,keep it close, and have a chance in the 4th quarter. Hoping for a hard fought, clean, close game.

The post was in reply to making South a vocational school and the ongoing discussion/speculation on the future of the South system as a whole. I am not trying to debate the intellect of the football players on either side as I am sure both schools field fine, intelligent young men. I can see from your previous comment and posting history that you are neither. Your comments tarnish past, present, and future Indians. You are the reason these boards turn sour. You can enjoy a squabble with someone else, i will not engage you as i am sure you've got plenty of worn out, tired comments that you are just dying to repeat. Stay classy Kingsport, this poster is done.

South also has outscored DB in the ACT and Rock Springs, Miller Perry and Colonial Heights Middle School scored higher than city as well in TCAPS. From kingsport times news in December 2010: Report Card section of the state Department of Education Web site at tennessee.gov/education. They show that the three-year average (2007-2009) TCAP scores for Rock Springs, Miller Perry and Colonial Heights Middle School for the most part exceed those of city schools. The three-year average ACT scores for Sullivan South High School in 3 of 4 categories, including the composite score, exceed those of Dobyns-Bennett Just to back up your point... both good school systems though.

Well this thread is started a little earlier than we all wanted it to, but lets do it. What do we have coming back and what is the outlook for next season? Who will step up at QB? Discuss.