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Saw that their coach resigned a few weeks ago. What's the word on any replacements? They were always a solid team and return a lot, I believe.

Bearden is getting an influx of young talent coming in... practically a whole AAU team has transferred in as 9th graders.

Any word?

I'm sure the Lenoir City folks will start complaining again very soon if that is true. I would imagine Wright would be a frontrunner for either of the big positions open right now....Oak Ridge or Maryville.

I would imagine he'll make more teaching/coaching (or about same) in high school and cut his hours down significantly. Div III coaches don't get paid well, I don't believe. Of course, they might have other duties such as teaching a college course or an administrative duty that supplements their coaching salary.

Richard Cowan. Thoughts?

Coachinhoops: You talk of character one second and then call the future coach of LC a "schmuck." It appears you didn't stick around Coach Lee long enough. I know you're bitter but that's a bit over the top.

It's a shame what Coach has had to endure the past few years. It's obvious that some problems remain the same. What about the younger girls? Does the JV have the same problems? How's their season gone? Is there hope for the future?

I am PRETTY SURE that would be illegal. If it isn't it should be.

I would recommend you looking into Bearden if you decide on Knoxville. They've gotten better and better each year and their coach was named coach of the year by the News-Sentinel this year. I also heard their numbers are a bit down for next year due to attrition and a lot of the rising 8th graders are going to one of the private schools next year so the opportunity for playing time will be there immediately. If you move to Oak Ridge, they've been successful for years. Hope that helps a little.

Forgot to add....Bearden held Oak Ridge to 4 points in the first half. 4 points. For the half.....

Wow...what a game. That's a game folks will remember for a long, long time.

The officiating looked to be very good while watching it at home. Speaking of which, why were people wanting score updates when the game was broadcast live on wazoosports.com??? They did a great job with the game and you get to drink a beer while watching. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Tiny was huge.

Has Farragut won a game this year from Bearden....at ANY level, boys or girls? Just wondering if Bearden is going for a program sweep tomorrow.

Interesting info, CoachH. I'll pass that along to him. He told me that Claiborne's salary scale is so low that he would never be able to make ends meet but I'm sure that's not on a 12 month contract. How much of a difference does that make?

A buddy of mine likes that area and wants to coach somewhere near there. However, he states that the pay there is so low. In counties like this that don't pay, do they make up the difference in other ways with coaches? Like with booster clubs?

Honestly, when the pay is so low for teachers/coaches in the county, how can you expect the best coaches or even younger up and coming coaches to go there? Not being mean, just honest.

This is the most impressive boys team I've ever seen. I'm no guru or historian but their length, speed/quickness and ability to play above the rim is simply awesome. Wow...

Give me a break....seems bdogparent is ticked that his/her daughter isn't playing. I'm more a Bulldog boys fan but usually see the 2nd half of the girls game. They've had a fine start to the season and look to be getting better. "Why spoil a great district win over our biggest rival by looking immature and arrogant." I was up high but what did he do? All I saw him do was smile at them and point to the scoreboard. The Farragut fans thought it was funny. Who had their district win "spoiled"? This is a non-issue. By the time I got to the floor, they were ragging the other coach as well. He was smiling at them and then they had a nice verbal exchange. Nobody at the game was talking about what your brought up...'cause nobody saw it as anything thing but good-natured. It's obvious you have an agenda against the coach and it's pretty obvious it's for lack of playing time. Give it a rest. Post something positive next time. Like solid team, solid coaching, represents the school well.

Looking at today's games, it appears they did that because they play tonight for a regular season game???? Besides, didn't Bearden win that scrimmage? It would be one thing if their JV was completely embarrassed but quite another if they competed/WON. Which Bearden did. It's a scrimmage. Most of the coaches use it to work on something, not so much to win. I'm sure Catholic was glad they didn't get embarrassed by their varsity.

New to the area so sorry 'bout the confusion. I'm talking District 4.

Bump.

What does AAA in region 2 look like this year? Who are the teams to beat? Maryville? Heritage? Bearden? Any info would be appreciated.

I appreciate the info. Would you know anything about any girls openings? (I posted on the girls link but there haven't been any responses) Again, thank you for the information. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I'm relocating to the Knoxville area this summer and am wondering if there are any basketball coaching vacancies at the high school or middle school levels? (boys or girls)