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I agree that Alcoa will be the front runner. Teams like Milan and Goodpasture should be good. Goodpasture played alot of sophomores and juniors last year, and they had a freshman quarterback, so they have high hopes for next year. The thing about high school kids is that you never know!

They just posted a picture of the new helmet on goodpasturefootball.com. It is the Michigan helmet. Now, let's start getting ready for next year!

I just wanted to say congradulations to Benji Cunningham! MTSU Bound! Great job, and good luck from everyone at Goodpasture!

Does anyone know how the playoff rankings will work next year? For example, Goodpasture's region is all 4A teams except for 2 teams. How are they going to figure out who goes to the playoffs in your classification (3A), when most of the teams you are playing are 4A or higher?

What do you think about the new region or district that Goodpasture is in?

I heard over the weekend that they will be changing the helmet, thier home jersey won't have much change, but they are changing the away design.

Other than MBA, has anyone heard of what other teams Goodpasture will be scrimmaging next year?

They are all the same colors. DCA and BGA had more yellow accenting with yellow facemasks. Goodpasture has traditionally been solid blue.

They will run the wing-t, but they are going to run the spread more often. At least that is what some of the players are saying. As far as the helmets, reguardless if it is designed after Michigan or Deleware, it will be a nice change for the boys.

Here are some of the players to watch for Goodpasture next year. These players are all going to top level camps this summer, and they all have a chance to make a huge impact! Keenan Reynolds (#3) Sophomore QB - Started as a Freshman, can scramble and throw. Corey Potter (#23) Junior RB/DB - Was injured most of last year, has speed and toughness. Troy Nichols (#9) Junior WR/FS - 6' 1" and is fast. Is probably the fastest on the team, a pure athlete. Cody Jones (#16) Junior WR/DB - 6' 2" and strong. Will stand out on defense. Seth McFerrin (#29) Senior FB - Very tough, made all region last year. Stephon Dawson (#32) Senior FB/LB - Big, 6' 2" 235lbs, quick for size. Drew Batson (#33) Junior LB - Tackling machine, was injured some of last year. Glen Nabors (#46) Senior K/LB - Most dependable LB last year, was all region. Parker Burton (#42) Junior LB - Has gotten stronger and improves each year. Matt Ryman (#54) Junior OL/DT - 6' 1" 320lbs, should dominate next year. Has started since his Freshman year. Deandre Carney (#77) Junior OL/DT - 6' 5" 300lbs, should be ready to take next step.

They are changing, and it will be a plus. The solid blue with a blue facemask needed to be changed, along with some kind of uniform update. I dont know if they are changing for home and away, but some kind of change is happening. I heard they will still run the wing-t, but they will spread out more next year to take advantage of thier strengths, which will be there passing game. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and once again, I would like to thank Coach Martin and his staff for doing everything they can to improve the program.

First of all, congradulations to all of the teams that made the playoffs this year! I was happy to hear about what Goodpasture Football is doing in 2009. There schedule includes their new region of 3A and 4A teams, and their non-region games are Whites Creek, Ravenwood, David Lipscomb, McGavock, and CPA. They are also going to scrimmage MBA. This is great news. Coach Martin continues to play tough teams who are in higher qualifications than we are. Along with playing traditional rivals like Lipscomb and CPA. They are also changing their uniforms. They are staying with the blue and yellow, but it will be changed to look like the university of Michigan. Nice. And as far as there scheme, I heard they might be switching to a 4-3? And a more spread passing offense. Can anyone confirm this? They will have alot of size on defense, and on offense, they have a good looking young quarterback, along with a good looking young wide receivers. Thanks to Coach Martin and his great staff for constantly looking for ways to improve the program!

Good game last night Milan. Good luck to you. We will be pulling for you. May both teams teams be healthy for the state game!

The Cougar is just tired!

Benji Cunninghams stats for the 3 playoff games: 556 yards rushing, 9 TD's, 1 Kickoff Return for a TD, 15 yard average per carry. Hopefully he can keep it going! Go Cougars! Good luck and good health.