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Love to see it happen. I know the coaching staff wants to take AHS to a tournament in Orlando Fla. and match up with other quality 2A programs. Would be an excellent opportunity to see what we can do. Only concern is the funds to bankroll such a trip for 80 players.

Alcoa was forced to fill two games when both William Blount and Heritage dropped us from their schedules. AHS was unable to find anyone at short notice and had to settle for Spring Hill and White House on a two year back to back contracts. Fact of the matter is we have trouble scheduling because no one wants to get plastered by a lowly 2A team (i.e. WB and Heritage). My guess is you say the same thing about Maryville since 4A in East TN is so weak..... We absolutely played everyone on the bench tonight and still scored at will (we had freshman backs getting 8 yards a carry). It is unfortunate that a 3A program with some good looking players and good speed looked like a very poor middle school team tonight. Before blaming AHS, I suggest you blame the SHHS coaching staf who obviously have not maximized the talent that is clearly available.

I think A-Town has answered your question for the last four years. For the record, Maryville has destroyed OR, DB, and Farragut during scrimmages over the past 5 or 6 years. They will dominate 5A just as they have 4A. Never ever sell GQ short. AHS and MHS have a great shot at five gold balls in a row. Farragut has a chance to make it. OR and DB will be buying tickets if they go.

All this talk about playing GP three times and learning them...it goes both ways. GP got to see the A-Town offense and defense for three years. One would think they might be able to figure something out. I guess we all know the answer to that question..might be wise to get out of your region first before talking so much smack about A-Town.

Looking forward to the trip. I was working the gate at Alcoa last year and I must say the WHHS crowd were all very friendly and very proud of their boys (as they should be).

Tpoole - What do you mean Kase looks funny in green? You and Kase's Dad looked fine in green. My God man!....Lanier is crying out in pain tonight...

This thread was not started by an Alcoa fan or anyone related to the AHS program. We respect WHHS and look foward to the game. We always enjoy playing quality programs outside our classification. It is excellent prep for the state 2A championship run.

You Halls folks are playing right into Darth Maryville's hands. Your best bet is to go deep and silent, work your butts off and hope Coach J can match wits and option routes with GQ. Although Coach J is a great motivator, he is not in GQ's leauge - Maryville 42 Halls 14. I am sure Coach J is looking at GQs trick plays and tendency to do the unexpected (i.e. on-side kicks when absolutely ill-advised). I am sure you Halls fans have noticed that when in tough situations, GQ goes to these lil honeys to shift big Mo and break the will of the enemy. Just ask WBHS about last year's hook and ladder. Unfortunately, we have not come close to seeing them all. He has quite a few and has not had to execute many in the past few years. If for some crazy reason this game is close, the jolly Rebs will win on pure trickery. Good luck, but please, quit feeding the dragon....

Centre College is NCAA DIII. They do not give athletic scholarships of any form. If Smith attended Centre on scholarship he must have had stellar grades and/or SAT/ACT scores. The school is $33K per year.

Zach Whitt would not have started in the AHS defensive backfield this season. Sam Thompson (saftey), Jaren and Jalik Toney, Chase James, and Austin Tallent are the players you will see playing for AHS when it counts this season. The Owens kid saw very limited playing time at AHS and probably did not have a chance this upcomimg year. He would have been behind Tyler Robinson, D. Warren, and Adrian Womac at DE. Both are good kids. I hope they can earn some playing time with the Govs.

Ok Trojan 60. Let's do some math your way. The total score for the game (less extra points as AHS did not kick) is AHS 6 TDS, MW 4 TDs. That's AHS 36, MW 24. I have tried to be nice, and stick to the 1s v 1s and give the MW faithful some credit for a good game. Alas, our 11 outscored your 11 (or 22 vs 22). No ill will here. Thread complete my friend. Good luck next year!

Main issue with offense at McMinn County game was overall timing. No suprise, considering new QB and RBs. Riley has to gel a new crop of tush hogs as well. Compound these issues with the fact that a few key offensive weapons (Toneys x 2, T Robinson and Thompson) were out due to other spring sports and you have the problems noted. Nothing to worry about. Normal problems to be expected in the spring. Rankin and crew will have the Tornado machine hitting on all cylinders come August. Talent, coaching and tradition will prevail.

Sorry perfect eyesight here. What was the score by your take? Bottom line is the Tornado 2/3s significantly outscored the MW 2/3s. Not trying to be mean here - just the facts. Maybe you were getting some water or being taped and missed one or two. Does it really matter at this stage? Forget the twos and threes when measuring your team this year. Like I said - 1s v 1s is the real measuring stick. Good luck next year!

Zmeller - are you sure YOU live in Halls? Maybe you wanted to win too and moved to Maryville and just forgot? I know the Mr. Burnette and son quite well and guess what - they live in beautiful Blount County. Maryville's success is not about recruiting. It's about tradition, top quality coaches, and a stellar youth football leauge that raises winners year after year after year. Now the kicker - I am an Alcoa Tornadoes fan, but we know the Rebels better than anyone out there. Trust me, crying about recruiting, poor officals, moving the Rebels to 5A or any other sad excuse will not change the situation. 60-0 says it all.

I was at this scrimmage as well. To say Alcoa will be down next year is a little premature. Down that particular Friday would be a correct statement. Couple of facts here: 1) Alcoa was short 4 or 5 starters on defense and at least 4 on offense due to a combination of baseball, track and soccer. To be clear, all of Alcoa's team speed on offense and defense was not there. Also important was the fact that the defensive MVP from last years's state championship game was on the baseball field. 2) All of Alcoa's TDs were scored against the MW first team D. I was on the sidelines and observed MW subs. Both the Alcoa and MW coaches called the ones to the field and the MW 1s were scored upon by the Alcoa 1s both times. #1 above was clearly demonstrated by the fact that Alcoa brought 35 players while MW fielded 80-90 players. The entire scrimmage was tightly controled by both coaching staffs to ensure 1s V 1s and 2s v 2s or lower. My attention was focused on the matchups up front. There was no mixing observed other than injury subsitutions. The Alcoa 2s did score 5 TDs against the 2 TDs for the WM 2s. However, this does not apply when measuring team strength. Only 1s v 1s need apply. Fact of the matter is a 2A school with less than a full team of starters gave you a good test. In fact, it was 14-0 until you came back with two scores. Based upon what I observed, MW will fare well next year in the upper East TN region. However, you are still not in Maryville Rebels' class yet. Although I wish you well, let's face the facts MW fans - you had better be measuring yourself against the 4A titan of titans before you start getting too excited. Not a 2A school at less than full strength this particular scrimmage. Most importantly, the MW players, coaches and fans were great hosts and made Alcoa feel very welcome. A class act all the way! Good luck next year Trojans!

Alcoa's spring practice is underway now. First spring game is this Friday, 2 May at Mo West (5:00). Spring practice ends Friday, 9 May with a game vs McMinn Central (5:00). The game will be played at Maryville College. Go Tornadoes!