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Tough loss Wilson Central. Just curious about details of the game. Looks like halftime talks went longer than usual and the game started without you?? Not taking anything away from KW, just not familiar with their team. Also, no 3's? Was it cold shooting or get the ball down low, no exceptions or your benched!!!? Just curious to know. Keep your head up girls, we'll be pulling for you today. Good Luck! Are the games being streamed over the internet? Thanks

To my recollection they did pretty fair last year. The coach says: "We dug our own hole," Wilson Central Coach Traye Aric said. "We knew what we were up against, but we're not doing things that good teams do. We've got guys laying out of practice, and so we've to find which guys are committed to this football team." Is there some dynamic that has changed since last year. Do the players have something there to commit too? Just curious.

This might have been said earlier but thumbs up to all teams that made it this far. After tonight, there will be some very good teams calling it a season. I know it takes SO much work and dedication from the coaches, players, and parents. So regardless of how this evening tiurns out for your team, you should all be very proud of your accomplishments and getting to this point in the season. I hope everyone has a safe and fun game tonight! Good Luck! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

I think he was in the stands during some of the Wilson Central and Smyrna championship game.

Congratulations Lady Wildcats, 9AAA District Champs! Great win over Smyrna last night. Good luck Friday night!

In order to do that they need to share the ball more in the paint and quit forcing so many shots. When the Lady Wildcats scoring gets spread around, they usually win big. Plus the Wildcats didn't match the intensity of Mt Juliet across the board. All correctable before tournament time. Yes, there's a big chance they'll meet again.

Don't really know about A and AA? I'll agree with the quote 100% and it does say "champion" not the star of the team. My bet is any team that competes and wins the Gold ball in March will field 5 Champions on that court at a time. That's what it takes in my opinion to reach the summit. Yes it absolutely helps to have that remarkable, "dominant", player who gets the 5 or 6 "OMG did she just do that?" moments a game, but it takes 32 minutes of hard nose, in the trenches, guttin in out play by all 5 to bring home the hardware. I saw that last year by Wilson Central who lost their star point guard right before the trip to the Boro. They pulled together and each stepped their game accordingly. That's what it takes and I see alot of that same work ethic in this team. At the beginning of the year they started rallying together when Jasmine was out for a while and it seems to be gelling again as they enter the final stretch. A good win over a talented LaVergne team last night showed again you have to pay attention to every player on the team. Just my opinion but I think they have lots of players with lots of heart, and thats why I think Wilson Central will be back at the Boro. /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" />

Congratulations to Hillboro, excellent game. IMHO, if you follow the Lady Wildcats, you saw this coming and they'll be more of these if things stay status quo. If I'm not mistaken, 3 of the starters has 2 championship rings, 3 of the 4 seniors have signed and the last has an offer on the table. These girls know how to play, and have contributed significantly to the school and the program, but they need the proper ammo and proper motivation. Wilson Central's game plan is not like Colonel Sanders recipe, Hillsboro showed that. It appeared that WC's execution in the final minutes was more about not making a mistake and catching the wrath, rather than trying to win a game. Still there's time and no real reason to panic, but someone better wake up and smell the coffee, or this will be a long season..IMHO Keep your heads up girls, you've proven your winners. Good luck going forward! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

"As Hassell will go, WC will go". She is an outstanding player no doubt, maybe one of the best ever around here, but a little credit to the other players, in particular the other 3 seniors, Christopher, Wassen, McGee. I think Kobe might agree with me on this. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Possibly, I'm not a fan of polls myself, but the Lady Wildcats are very solid this year no doubt. Good Luck ladies, bring home another Gold Ball /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Interesting, I'm going to tweak that a bit IMHO: 1. Wilson Central (returning 4 of the 5 State Championship players plus a healed Christopher returning. Good talent coming up too. Will need new and different motivation to avoid an 07 year) 2. Smyrna (Always strong) 3. LaVergne (We'll see) 4. Beech (Gave WC fits last year) 5. MJ (New Cave - How's that gonna work out?) 6. Hendersonville (don't know that much about this team) 7. Gallatin (Don't know) Should be an interesting season.

IMHO - I would have all 5 of the AAA State Championship team members on there. Those starting 5 played every minute of the tournament. The style of offence at WC doesn't showcase all the players but the rest are making lots of noise in the summer. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Not sure of all the names but several from Cheatham County, one from Franklin County, one from Goodpasture and one from Wilson Central's team. Not a whole lot of size but it's been exciting to see game plans that get all the players in a position to make plays and score. That's why I enjoy watching their games and the team seems to have more fun playing that way.

Good Luck TN Elite. Can't wait to see you guys play again. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Would have to physical similarities, don't think Opie would treat his Championship players the same. Where's Andy when you need him? /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

Absolutely! a team is 5 players and some are enjoying their victory out of the main spot light but their contribution on the court was vital to the victory. So congrats to those players who unselfishly helped bring home the Gold. Great job this year Ladies and we can't wait to see 4 Seniors (plus one more!) in action next year. Until next year Ya'll /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

It was pretty close most of the game. IMHO, the "Un-Sungs" at WC are pretty darn good as well and demonstrated it last night. They all played well as a unit, lots of good assists into Hassell. Guards defense against JJ was pretty good, but she is so talented.

I'm not real sure on the Northeast - Beech matchup, but I'm going with a 9AAA sweep tonight. /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

Sounds like a great game plan, letting all the players score. Curious if WC makes any changes to head that way one day.

Yes it was Bud's wife. We think she was actually sitting in the same area that the guy was sitting at last year when he got tossed. After the game the same ref was yucking it up with one of the Smyrna fans like I guess I did something good? He needs to bow out of Smyrnas games or hang the whistle up.

I give credit to the Smyrna girls for stepping it up in the 2nd half. Lots of hussle by the guards and Diamond looked strong underneath as usual, but the game ball should go to the chewing gum smacking elder referee that wreaked havoc 3rd and 4th Qtr. Maybe it's me but I believe the same thing played out this same game last year. IMHO he should excuse himself from this series from now on. Too many bad calls to list here, but the calls led to at least 10 points that I could recall. I know it may sound like sour grapes but this is the first time I've ever posted about a ref and bad calls or lack of calls. But since this played out like this last year, (and he had someone thrown out then too) I had to mention this. /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" I would be interested in seeing the foul count for each team, especially the 2nd half. Congrats to Smyrna on the win.

Not that one, not that night. IMO - If WC had a back up plan to Hassel getting shut down and the guards not dropping the 3 ball then they must be saving it because they needed it then. The other WC girls had more than their normal average but got those points the hard way. True WC's shot % couldn't hold a candle that night and turnovers were a problem, but that happens. I think they will rebound but should have a plan C for tournament time. Well see Tuesday night how they respond.

At Mount Juliet I believe.

I agree coach, especially about becoming a unit and learning each others tendencies. Do you experience friction or a disconnect from players who may come in to the school year from multiple AAU teams and want to take their AAU coaching and/or game into the school team/game? Is it a blessing or something that takes away from the program? Bottom line though I think is the commitment no doubt. Congrats to the girls that stick to it /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> Talk about your excellent employee one day!

Good post WestTN, I've said that before. It's great to have some very talented players but it still takes a team approach and mind set, and you don't have to look around too far to see teams with one or two outstanding players that aren't racking up wins on a regular basis.IMO good teams can get the ball to their good players, great teams play unselfishly. WC can do that and I think they played that way against Mount Juliet. To me, that is the key to going after another Gold ball for WC. I have to admit I don't know much about Millington. What kind of competition do they face in their area?