orangecrush

I hope you are enjoying your time hiding in Huntington.

I believe that we can all agree that good players make good coaches. I have also seen plenty of teams that had good players that weren't very good too. Coach Wade has always taken the teams and players (great/good/average) and made them better, which is what a good coach does. Sure Corn Elder was going to the NFL with or without Coach Wade and Ensworth won before Wade, but, they never won a State Championship before Wade and they haven't won one since he left. Coach Wade also arrived at CPA before they had ever won a State Championship and he was on the staff for the first two Championships in 2000 and 2002. He then left and went to Davidson to bring them their first 3 State Championships. The rebuild he did at DCA was very impressive on top of all that taking an 0-10 team to a State title in 3 years. I just want to put a little perspective to the history of Paul's career. He has been at places that had runs of good players, but, in my opinion, he made those players better and BA hit a homerun hiring him.

With regards to DII A I would have said NCS has the inside track to winning State, but now I am hearing that Ashton Jones may be transferring back to DCA. If that’s the case then I would have to say the Wildcats have a good shot. In Wade’s offense you need that workhorse and he is that.

That’s pretty dang classless to come on a message board and talk about a kid having an IEP. Please delete this part of your post.

What was the reason for Reynolds leaving in the first place?

That is outstanding!

Ezell was scheduled into the region games. I know Friendship had them for week 5, then several weeks later Ezell notified all schools that moving to 8 man football could be a possibility. Of course, this left every team in limbo all the while teams are scheduling. Friendship and Overton had a tentative agreement if Friendship could get and answer within a reasonable manner. A whole month went by before Ezell notified the schools. Personally, I don’t care because Ezell did what was best for Ezell and that is understandable because they are trying to keep their doors open. But, it mattered because teams are looking and pickings are slim.

I know Friendship was told in December. So, if the headmaster told you what Ezell was going to do they didn't tell everyone.

Webb Bell Buckle is playing 11 man starting next year. Lakeway Academy is going to have to wait 2 years before they enter, but, it is my understanding they probably will.

It appears that the Regions will remain the same as the previous two years and the West will be adding USJ (came down due to losing 21%), Trinity Christian, and Columbia Academy. The West will lose Zion Christian because they were granted permission to have a non-region football schedule. The East will be adding Grace Christian Franklin and Webb Bell Buckle. East: Friendship Christian, Mt. Juliet Christian, Middle Tennessee Christian, Grace Baptist Chattanooga, King's Academy, Ezell-Harding, DCA, Grace Christian Fanklin, and Webb School Bell Buckle. West: Davidson Academy, Fayette Academy, Nashville Christian, Clarksville Academy, Tipton-Rosemark Academy, Jackson Christian, USJ, Trinity Christian, and Columbia Academy.

Coach Brothers must be doing something right because they won a state championship and I hear that NCS has gotten a bunch of transfers in for later this year and next year. I am not saying the man is without fault, but, I would think that he is doing something right to be able to lift the program up and keep it there for this many years. NCS was a traditional average to below average program for decades. Sometimes coach's are a victim of their own success and Brothers has had success.

How could Brothers have anything to do with Lawless not being at UT right now? It seems like Jeff is being given way too much power in the eyes of some.

Who was the all region lineman that left? I don’t remember that.

Where does King's go from here? Is there anyone on staff that would be a good fit or will Lowe take an assistant or two to Powell with him? Is there another head coach in the Knoxville area that would like to give it a try at TKA? It's definitely not the same job now as it was when Lowe got there, but, they should be going through a pretty major rebuild this year.

You are correct. Nothing but respect for what Columbia Academy has been able to accomplish the last several years, but, they are getting ready to have to tackle an entirely different animal if they are regulated to DII-AA. Of course, their numbers could go down and they could be DII-A, which would be a good fit for them.

Perry most definitely interviewed for the job yesterday. The question shouldn't be why would Perry want out of MJ? But, why would DCA give an interview to a person that has made it very well known about how he feels towards private schools? Plus, based on Columbia Academy's enrollment numbers from the last count, when CA comes to DII, they will be AA and not A in football. Therefore, the ND Fighting Irish can take care of the Bulldogs.

Congrats to the Commanders, the seniors, and all their fans on a truly special year that ended the way you can only dream your football career would come to an end. It's great as an alumni to be able to watch your school to continue to reach the pinnacle of football success, where previous teams laid the foundation and created a tradition for them to strive to reach, is awesome to witness. Also, congrats to DCA for a great year and run to the State Championship game. I wish the best to Coach Beau and many prayers will continue to go up for him and his family.

It is truly a shame what has happened to Lincoln County football, which was all created by a few in the school board that were bound and determined to return to the days of yesteryear when Fayetteville High School reigned! These same people honestly believed that their new city school would dominate small ball athletics across the state of Tennessee because they would be playing 1A football with 6A talent as they would say. I don't know what the heck that means, but, Ray Charles could see what was about to happen to the football program at Lincoln County High School. Now, you have a once proud program that is a shell of itself and the other that hasn't even come close to being what those that created it had envisioned. Best of luck to the next head coach!

The FC fans are confident in their Commanders like you are in your Eagles. I would say most fans know very little about the other team's abilities, but, they know all the details of their own team and support their team unconditionally. You seem to have confidence in the Eagles as you should because they are a great team. Don't read too much into the post of the Commander fans being over confident just like I won't with the Eagle fans that are saying you guys will win easily. We love our teams.

I would like to throw out the name Jajuan "Speedy" Foutch (#3) from Friendship Christian School. Jajuan has 97 carries for 1,196 yards, with an average of 12.3 yards per carry and 19 TD's rushing through 8 games. I realize that there are others with more yards and very deserving, but Speedy has not touched the field in the second half 4 times and has played all 4 quarters only twice. He is absolutely electric with the ball in his hands and has tremendous speed. He is being recruited by several D-1 and FCS programs alike.

Well, right here is the bad news. TKA does not have deep pockets. Their facilities, compared to most every other private school, are not very good. It may take some time to adjust to D-II, but, in the long run I believe that you will like it better.

The reason NCS and DA were not put with DCA, FCS, MJCA, or Ezell is because I-65 was used as the dividing line, which puts 8 teams in each region. It's not about rivalries as much as it is geography.

I have actually seen both Webb and Harding play. Speaking from a size standpoint Harding will have the advantage over Webb, but Webb is great at what they do. Therefore, the line play is probably a push in my opinion. Athletically, Harding is very good with the Austin (#20), Moore (#7), and Martin (#21) kids. They have great speed and athletic ability to go along with a high football IQ. Webb has 3 running backs that almost make it unfair for the other teams in DII-A. Will Harding be able to match Webb's athletic ability and can Webb's smaller line move Harding's size up front? I give Webb the advantage by a small margin. The Spartan's discipline will win out in the end.

Wow! That is an interesting response.

DCA played a great game and will represent our district well come playoff time. Your son played really well too! I know that you are proud of him and his accomplishments. Good luck to the Wildcats moving forward.