PatsFan

This game will be about turnovers. I was at the Northside game because I saw Hurd run up 400+ yards and 5 touchdowns on my Henry County Patriots. Northside did a phenomenal job in the first half sustaing long drives and scoring touchdowns. Beech would get the ball and score in 3-4 plays. Beech fumbled once and Northside was able to get a field goal with it and went to halftime with a 24-14 lead. Then the 2nd half started with Beech going down and scoring. Nsides next possession had a bad referee call that forced them to punt and the rest was history as Beech reeled off three touchdowns in a row. Turnovers will be the key because Beech will score nearly everytime unless Columbia can force turnovers. I don't care who wins so I don't have on rose colored glasses I've seen Hurd destroy two good teams and that is what I'm using as a point of reference. If Columbia can score and cause turnovers then they havea chance, but I'm going with Beech in this one. Good luck to both teams! It was a great experience for our community last year! Go Pats!

Well I can respect that fact that you respect a great coach and player that shows you are a true gentleman of the game! I agree that this is the closest I've seen district in a long time! Good luck to all Friday night except DC of course because they are playing us!

Wow HC cleaned up! Well good for them and hope they continue on their winning ways. Both Wilkins and Etheridge are deserving and put in a great deal of time trying to be the best. Good luck to all in the tourney except when you play HC!!! lol

Great post and I agree with pretty much everything. Etheridge is the best small post player I've ever seen he gets maximum ability out of his size. If he were 6'5 or so big time talent!! Sims is tough as well. Williams has always had big games against HC but just good/avg games against everyone else. Stanton does not look like the player he was last year but that me be due to coaches really keying on him. Who is #32 for NW. He's a young player that looks to make some noise in the future?

Yes Its a home game and they are from Charleston, MO. JV starts a 2pm and varsity follows. No girls are playing Sat.

Looks pretty accurate to me! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Dickson did not have school today. Will they still play the game?

I 1000% agree. Hillsboro was a very quick team at all positions. I hated to see it end, but its not the end of the world. There will be a tomorrow.

AMEN Red one!!! There were a few changes but if I"m not mistaken because of injuries. People are so ignorant!

No such thing as luck! The harder you work, the luckier you get! WORK HARD PATS!!!!!!!

Having lots of bodies are a good thing! /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

Robbie got to run the ball in the Liberty game when McFerrin came out with cramps or whatever his injury was. I think he ran for 20 - 30 yards on 3-4 carries. He's a great backup to have in that spot.

Well if you want a name how about errr....... well.......... ahh............ Bob Smith thats a good American name. Not sure if anyone in Henry Co. High goes by that name but at least its a name. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Is #8 suppose to be Henry County and if so who is walking the halls that should be playing?

Well theres only four middle schools in the county they can't all be lazy?!? Can they?? As far as you stepping in did you talk with the coach first or did you just step in without proper permission? I don't reallyhave a dog in this race except that its easy to sit in the stands and know basketball/football and then coach because sometimes you need a little talent to go with the knowledge to make anything happen. Calipari could come and coach any of our county middle schools and still not beat Inman this year! They got talent year in and year out, but struggle against the Jackson schools with more talent. I hated sitting in our football stands two years ago listening to idiots bad mouth coach Gaddis when in reality they did not have a clue what they were talking about. But because the played in their glory days they were experts. Also, who's we? Players have to buy into what the coaches preaching if fans(parents) moan and groan about they don't like this or that they undermine what the coach is trying to do and thus are a cancer on the team. But if you realy want to coach go talk to Kriesky I'm sure he could get you a waiver and you could get a whistle and whip whatever team your talking about into shape! /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" />

How are you doing the posting from the game? A computer or a Blackberry?

???? I thought this was the Dickson County thread????

I've heard Liberty has gotten several transfers and that they would surprise many in the region? Any one else hear these rumors? Any truth? /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

Great points wingman! Both O and D lines for any team are imperative for success. Thats pretty cool! Maybe they can send him to Jackson and photograph the elusive yanker!! lol /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Look back at my earlier post from Mon. night and you'll see that I have not said everything was peachy, but it is only a scrimmage and scrimmages are designed to see areas of strength and areas of weakness. I'm not going to get hateful and bicker with a fellow Patriot fan because that is counter productive and looks ridiculous to our fans and the fans of other team throughout the state. Let's all just say we're excited about the upcoming game and let our players and coaches worry about the finer points of the game. 10 more days to kickoff!!!

I completely agree with the prophet, coaching staffs know what some guys can do and in scrimmages they are assessing talent in many areas. The average person only sees the scoreboard.

I think we will miss Lamar more than most realize. He did a great job of stopping the run and putting pressure on the QB. I don't have game film to back me up, but I would expect that he got a double team more times than not! I believe our secondary will be improved from last year so that will be a plus. I just hope they will not be leading the team in tackles. Offensively if this new guy is as good as what I've read and seen on the web ( see dynamo's link) thanks by the way then we will have another dagger to throw at the already stressed out and frustrated defensive coordinators of Class 4A Region 7! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> Heard that we've got several able wide receivers so that will be nice. Finally, would like to ask the question because I've heard it alot and thats why we don't return punts. Now I have felt that the coaching staff may be telling the guys to leave it alone and not risk bobbling it and causing a turnover. Like the opponent last year who was that Treadwell that bobbled two punts for turnovers? Others say thats fine but at least catch it and not lose yardage. If anyone knows what the philosophy is from the coaching staff I'm just interested. If my memory serves me correctly we did field a few punts last year, but mostly let them fly over and let them be. Well, looking forward to another great year in Patriotland! GO BIG RED!! P.S. Where's Yanker his rants amuse me? Think he's schmoozing with the new coach? /ohmy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":o" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" />

I'd have to agree with VG. Who are the likely guys to step in for Nick Russell and Zach Jones. They were great role players and forced the defense to stay honest. Replacing those guys is crucial on the offensive side.

What about "Jaybird"Palmer I think he may have played at UTM for a year or two. I remeber he was strong on the line.

Been a while since I could get on here!! Boy this has been a volatile room but that has seem to subside with a greta win Fri. night. Coach is doing good job and the boys are working hard. 10 AAA is an extremely competitive district so you've got to be really good and always on your game to come out with a win. One question though. I agree with the statement that the 1-3-1 is a difficult defense to play against. So if this be the case why do most coaches insist on playing man. Why do they not play zone more if it warrants it? What are your thoughts? Congrats to the Pats on their win and I hope they continue their winning ways on Tues.