CPA4Ever

We decided not to practice or play over the last three weeks, so I have no idea how we got this far

I agree. i would love to see a CPA/CAK game. It's amazing we have never played, but to be honest, the playoff seeding system does not reward scheduling games with good teams. We already (like you) have a tough district. Playing Maplewood, PC, EL, and Lipscomb makes going 5-5 hard enough. I think the matchup will have to come in the championship. What are the odds you guys will get bumped up to 4A next classification? My son has applied for a teaching job at Christian schools in TN. , including CAK. Wouldn't that be something if he ended up there? Enjoy your posts as well.

CPA loses 3-4 real good players and senior leaders, but they will, IMO, be better next year. Return QB, all but one starting lineman, 2 RB's, best offensive playmaker, leading tackler, and future All-State kicker. They also had a great 8th grade class. Another factor is this was "rookie" year for coaching staff with new offense and defense, and 2nd year should be more effective and grounded in what the staff wants to get done.

Thanks, BIRD80, it's been fun good-nature debating with you this year. I respect your passion for your team and they were good, just made too many mistakes. Hope the young man who broke his leg will have a full recovery. See ya next year. I'm sure PC will be back.

My bad, that's what happens when people start posting about other teams in a thread that has nothing to do with those teams. Didn't expect someone to be talking about HC's defensive stats on a Milan/CPA thread.

1st team only gave up 9 points, huh? Interesting. Maybe should have played your first team defense against Huntington, then you wouldn't have given up 24. You put in the subs against Westview only winning 16-7, and against Covington only winning 28-26?

Poythress looks out of place on the court - a man among boys. He is not overrated. Strong, quick, great hops, smooth stroke and a competitor. When CPA went up 10 in 2nd half, I thought they would win, but even though Poythress was great, it was CNE's defense forcing turnovers that won the game. CPA's bench was so weak with Bradshaw, Richard, and the football players not playing, they fell victim to the same game they usually win with-pressure. Poythress is awesome, CNE is good, and CPA will be fine as the year develops and they get to full strength.

Seems to me Goodpasture has been pretty successful beating Milan and teams from the west over the last few years and CPA has competed very well against Goodpasture those same years, even beating them a few times. I have great respect for Milan, and they may be the best team CPA will play this year, but I believe both Goodpasture and Maplewood would compare to Milan. I guarantee Milan has not played anyone with the coaching, play calling, and fundamentals CPA has. BTW, CPA beat a very good Pearl Cohn team last night that outweighed them on the line by probably 40# average, and CPA missed 3 FG's that had the distance and were slightly wide or it would have been 30-7. PC had one first down in the 2nd half. Two really good teams with great tradition and crowd support. Will be a classic and I look forward to visiting Milan.

You're not right. CPA is 2 plays to 1 running the ball. They are very balanced with good receivers, 4 good running backs, a good QB who throws and runs, and a real playmaker who plays RB and Wildcat QB. Lots to prepare for. But with that said - they win with defense and special teams.

I agree with the score prediction,but not necessarily the winner. This will be a great HS game, and, as a CPA fan, i consider it a privilege to play a program like Milan that has had such success. I don't think we have ever played Milan (played Union City, USJ, Camden in the west). It has taken CPA a few years to adjust to 3A schedule with just 280 students, but we're there now. Actually, we have gone further this year than I thought we would. I knew next year we would be a state contender. if you have a good kick returner, then the fans will see two great ones. See ya Friday!

It's got to be really embarassing to make a crack about someone not being able to read when you are the one who misread the posts. See above. You first posted that if you got by Fairview, you would get to Cookeville. As a CPA fan, I responded that you are overlooking CPA (which you are). You then respond claiming I said something I never said. Surely you public schoolers know how to read better then that?

You're dreaming, 99. CPA's 1st team defense has given up 12 TD's in 13 games. In 5 games with Top 10 rated teams in 3A and 4A (Goodpasture, Pearl Cohn, and Maplewood), they gave up 10 TD's. That's 1 per game for the season, and 2 per game against Top 10 teams. Milan is a good team, but if they win, it won't be by 2-3 TD's. But, hey, we love being the underdog. Have been the last 2 weeks.

Yep, especially after he used all caps to make his prediction and talk trash.

I felt pretty good at 10pm, and still feel pretty good.

Is Fuch's catfish still operating? used to go there years ago when I did some work in Milan. Or are you cooking something better?

Bradshaw had mild concussion, but is OK. Shame he will miss the Clarksville game tomorrow night and a game or two next week.

Congrats to CAK, and a big shout out to Alcoa and their amazing run that may never be equaled in TN HS sports. In sports, all runs come to an end, but the Tornadoes have a lot to be proud of. Now, on to Milan and a tough game. Would love to play CAK in the Ship. IMO, that would be the best offense in the state against the best defense.

Yeh, we can't beat Milan, just like we couldn't beat PC the first time, Goodpasture, the PC the 2nd time. Get ready to see some real defense.

Congrats to you too! Knew WH couldn't play with you. Hope to see you at TTU in 2 weeks.

Lessons learned from this game: - You can't look at a team in warmups and measure discipline and heart. - 300# linemen are no guarantee you can run the ball. - Special teams are a BIG part of football. - Smaller faster teams can run on bigger teams. - You have to play 2 halves and 4 quarters to win. - If you can hold a team to 3rd and long that can't throw, you will usually win. Congrats to a CPA team that has given up only 2 TD's in 8 quarters to a good PC team. And before all the posts start about PC giving the game away with TO's, CPA wanted it more and other than the 2 bad snaps, they created the TO's. Plus, the bad snaps never would have happened if CPA had not forced the punts.

Thanks. It will be a tough one, but not any worse than PC before or Goodpasture. Team that executes best and least mistakes wins. Good to see Scurlock on E/W team.

I agree. Really believe there are 5-6 teams in 3A that could win it all if they get on a roll and avoid mistakes. All the games from this point on will be determined by 3-4 key plays in the games. Right now, as hard as it is to pick against Alcoa, if I was forced to predict a state champ, my heart says CPA, but my head says CAK.

I realize there would be liability issues, safety, etc. and other considerations, but I always thought it would be a cool move for CPA and boosters to offer busses to pick up students at PC, Maplewood, Stratford, Whites Creek and bring them to the game when their teams play at CPA and help them with ticket prices.

This was poll after week 1. Played out pretty close except for PC and Sull. No..

I really don't know about other teams than CPA - I was hoping this thread would provide some reports from those who knew. With that said, I believe CPA will finish 1st or 2nd at worst. Maplewood 1st or 2nd - probably. The rest could be a tossup since basketball teams are so influenced by one or two players stepping up that may not be expected, and coaching plays a big part. Saw where EL lost the other night, but don't know how good the team that beat them is.