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is this in sarcasm.. Cleveland was 2-2 in the Tournament of Champions (the toughest high school bball tourney in the country) on top of: beating D2 state champ Webb (29-4) Dickson Co. (23-9) Walker Valley three times (27-6) Greenville who is in the elite 8 (32-3) McMinn Co. twice (17-9) Bradley Central 4 times who made the sweet 16 (25-12) and of course sweet 16 Shelyville (30-7) their only loss in the state this year was a fluke to elite 8 Livingston Academy (28-8) by 3 at LA that is a record of 13-1 against teams with a combined record of 211-45. This excludes the TOC teams they played who I am positive all have winning records in their respective states. So either warrior was being sarcastic or is just ignorant.

and it would be something to see two future Vol commits in the state championship game going against each other for the gold..

Rhea.. but they shouldn't last long against Maryville.. Maryville will be ready this week after last weeks scare..

or that loses to Brainerd.. and for the other post.. Notre Dame might not be world beaters but they have won 7 straight, against atleast a couple of teams that were in the top 10.. besides, who is better, part of being a good team, is being consistant.. Prime example of good teams without consistancy: Howard, Brainerd, Tyner, Hixson.. throughout the years with the exception of Tyner these teams have been consistantly inconsistant.

RK/ PR/ Preseason 1. 1. 2. Ooltewah (10-0) Def. Soddy Daisy 30-0. The Hilltoppers should struggle mightily at the nest. 2. 2. 1. McCallie (9-1) Def Father Ryan 39-33. McCallie will rest, and prepare for either Father Ryan or CBHS 3. 3. 4. Red Bank (10-0) Def. Hixson 30-0. The Lions should put up 30 plus weather permitting. 4. 4. 10. McMinn Co. (7-3) Def. Bradley Central 56-7. I honestly feel sorry for Sevier Co. Maybe I shouldn't, who knows. 5. 5. 3. Baylor (8-2) Def. MBA 32-0. Baylor should take advantage of the fact they don't have to travel to Memphis this time. 6. 6. 6. Rhea Co. (7-3) Def. White Co. 7-6. Rhea Co. is a tough team at home, I think they move on. 7. 7. 5. Cleveland (8-2) Def Walker Valley 17-8. Can Cleveland survive the first round?.. history shows that they tend to not do so well against the weaker 1st rounder teams. 8. 8. UR. Temple (10-0) Def. Grace Baptist Academy 36-0. Temple built some respectability in this area, can they make it state-wide? 9. 10. UR Meigs Co. (9-1) Def. Sequoyah 39-16. Meigs should own Sycamore. 10. UR. 9. Notre Dame (8-2) Def. Polk Co. 10-7. Tough matchup for Notre Dame, but it is at home. Others: Tyner Academy (6-4), Hixson (6-4), Howard (7-3), Polk Co. (7-3) I would have to wonder how mcuh of an affect the rain had on a lot of area games last Friday including the Tyner Academy Boyd Buchanan outcome.. JW I added my preseason prediction to the current/previous ranking.. 2 Teams didn't make the final top ten.. Soddy Daisy by a lot, Tyner Academy just outside. Obviously two teams had to suprisingly replace them, Temple by a lot, Meigs Co. by a just a bit. Of the preseason teams I ranked, the Dark Horse goes to the on fire Cherokees from Athens. Regular Season Team of the Year goes to Ooltewah, going undefeated in 5A. McCallie is a close second with their amazing early season wins, just the one loss to Alcoa. Coleman's team looks a lot like the team he will be playing for next year, exciting to watch, putting up good numbers, great QB, good recievers, 1 quality loss so far... etc.. Red Bank also played a great season, they win the Most Dominant Team of the Year, however their SOS hurt them. Although I still think they have a shot at going pretty deep. Rhea Co. scares me just with the whole 666 thing, I hope that is just coincidence.. Cleveland and Baylor were both just a bit off the mark, lossing some of the big games, but also winning some of the other big games. Meigs Co. is mundane to me, I just don't know what to say about them, they are almost impressive. Temple is the Upset Team of the Year with their blowout of perennial power South Pittsburg. They totally came out of nowhere. and Notre Dame is the Comeback Team of the Year, preseason #9 they started the season (1-2) not making the rankings again until this the final regular season poll at (8-2). Big Games: (almost all of them, it's the playoffs) 1. Ooltewah (10-0) vs. Science Hill (6-4) 3. Red Bank (10-0) vs. Powell 4. McMinn Co. (7-3) @ Sevier Co. (8-2) 5. Baylor (8-2) vs. MUS (5-5) 6. Rhea Co. (7-3) vs. Knox Central (7-3) 7. Cleveland (8-2) @ West (6-4) 8. Temple (10-0) vs. Monterey (6-4) 9. Meigs Co. (9-1) vs. Sycamore (7-3) 10. Notre Dame (8-2) vs. White House (6-4) UR Tyner (6-4) vs. York Institute (7-3) UR Howard (7-3) @ Station Camp (9-1) UR Polk Co. (7-3) @ Pearl Cohn (7-3) UR Boyd Buchanan (3-7) vs. Upperman (5-5)

RK/ PR 1. 1. Ooltewah (9-0) Def. Oak Ridge 23-6. That's 2 straight over the Cats; the same winning streak resides over the Trojan's who are next for Ooltewah. I don't see that one ending this year. 2. 2. McCallie (8-1) Def. MBA 34-21. Father Ryan won't be a breather to finish out the Tornado's season. 3. 3. Red Bank (9-0) Def. White Co. 38-0. Hixson shouldn't even be able to put up a fight against the Lions, but a win gives them a prayer; coach of the year Daniels, should have them ready for win #10. 4. 5. McMinn Co. (6-3) Def. Heritage 55-14. A win over BC would put the streak at 6; I would hate to be Sevier Co. and have to play them in the first round. 5. 6. Baylor (7-2) Def. Coffee Co. 37-14. MBA needs a win to have a shot if Father Ryan loses, so Baylor better be fired up. 6. 7. Rhea Co. (6-3) Def. #7 Cleveland 28-7. Man.. I knew Rhea was capable but holding Cleveland to just 7 points.. Eagles kept Cleveland out of the playoffs last year and have always been a thorn in the side of the Raiders. 7. 4. Cleveland (7-2) Lost to #6 Rhea Co. 7- 28. Not sure what happened to the former number 4 team.. but they better not take a winless WV team forgranted. 8. 9. Temple (9-0) Def. Copper Basin 48-7. Temple is the most interesting team to me in this area to me with their season thus far; really want to see how they stack up against the other 1A powers in the state playoffs. 9. 10. Tyner Academy (6-3) Def. BGA 37-16. Amazing that a loss to Boyd (2-7) would put them at second in the region (behind Boyd).. I hope they are ready for the Bucs who have won 2 of the last 3. 10. 8. Meigs Co. (8-1) Lost to Sweetwater 0-14. I knew I shouldn't have leaned on them to win out. They were undefeated when i didn't pull for them. They shouldn't have any problems with the nukes this weekend. Just out: Notre Dame (7-2), Polk Co. (7-2), Hixson (6-3), Howard (6-3) Big Games this weekend: #2 McCallie (8-1) vs. Father Ryan (5-4) #3 Red Bank (9-0) vs. Hixson (6-3) #5 Baylor (7-2) @ MBA (4-5) #6 Rhea Co. (6-3) vs. White Co. (4-5) #9 Tyner Academy (6-3) @ Boyd Bucannan (2-7) (region championship) Brainerd (4-5) @ Chattanooga Central (1-8) - this game is big simply because just a month ago the Panthers got 77 points put on them in a loss to Red Bank, they were then 1-5; now they are now undefeated in October and all but walking into the playoffs at .500 with a win against the Pounders. That takes a lot of heart. Granted this will be their final victory, because the Rebels will put an end to the Cinderella story real quick.

interesting.. thanks.. looks like 1A and 3A are much improved overall in the state..

That makes no sense.. Ooltewah might be surrounded by Chattanooga but it is its own municpality.. not that this matters I was being picky..

So that would exclude Hixson, Red Bank, Ooltewah, as well as some others... and Woods is a good QB but not even close to Coleman's level of talent on the gridiron..

Having experienced south AL, I dont think Hoover would trounce Maryville, I would put some money on the Rebels more than I would Hoover, there are some good teams down here, but nothing much more than the Riverdale's Germantown's, DB's etc couldnt handle... other than Hoover, and a couple others most AAAAAA schools down here are about the size of AAAAA in TN, there 5A down here is about the size of our 4A, there 3 and 4A are about the size of our 3A.. dont forget Bama is about a million and a half less people than the Volunteer state.. A lot about Hoover is in the printing press, say what you want, but they are the same age as people in high school halls across this great country.. I couldnt say for sure who would win, personally I think it would be a close game..

Repeat D2 AAA Mr. Back B. J. Coleman, need I say more???

Basically like imaowl said... think about teams like Ohio State, when they won the NC or even UT in 98... those teams played a bunch of close games and even got 'lucky' a few times.. a W is a W... Im not trying to say Ooltewah will win it all, simply that they have played enough competition that being 8-0 is impressive..

Thanks again ramtrain.. I still cant go that route, wish they could have a little county playoff or something though.. Is it just me or does coacht not seem to get as many hits as it did years ago.. just doesnt seem to have as much usage.. still a great website to keep up with everything, just seems maybe as if many are not 'passing the torch' as they graduate high school..

Oak Ridge better hope not if they want to play in November.. a loss gives it to the Govs..