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How can any top ten not include Mt. Pleasant? Theyare the highest scoring team in the state, and I am not a fan of theirs, but I haven't seen them running up the score. They are also in the top 5 in point allowed. Give credit where credit is due. Mt. Pleasant is the real deal folks. Their closest game was Huntland, they pitch a shutout and won by 21 points!

Final Score: Columbia Academy 56 Eagleville 27

Del, whatever happend to personal responsibilty? Now if any act of nature causes an accident this weekend TSSAA should be held accountable? Parent, players, and fans should use there own discretion in decided whether or not to attend games and what to do afterwards. I'm sorry but I must respectfully disagree with you conclusion regarding this topic and TSSAA putting money over safety. If that was the case then I would have to say that they would have moved the games to a rainfree date. Money-wise it makes no sense to play in incliment weather.

The Flemings (BGA)

The cost to put in a whole field is around $250,000. The University of Oregon did it twice, in back to back years.

Thanks ELA, you just saved me a bunch of typing!

I know this and I have seen Mt. Pleasant play. Mt. Pleasant is a very talented team, but talent alone doesn't win championships, nor does one winning season as of late. But to compare Mt. Pleasant right now to such strong programs as CPA and Boyd is asinine. BBallfan is not disrespecting Mt. Pleasant, he is just stating that they need to take it one game at a time, which is what they need to do.

In order to be successsful Franklin will have to stop three great backs, not just one. However, Columbia will have a tough time defending Frankilin's offense. Much like last year, this one will be a shootout.

Markease Ingram- 10 carries for 124 yards Chris Collier- 9 carries 38 yards Jamie Carroll- 8 Carries for 38 yards Anderson 6 of 9 for 114 yards Nowlin 1 of 2 for 16 yards Ingram 298 All Purpose Yards- 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns- 167 yards and one reception for 7 yards

Columbia Academy 42 Zion 6

Columbia-Bigger, Faster, Stronger, More Athletic, and well coached. Lawrence Co. will have a tough time matching up with the Lions.

Mt. Pleasant is a very talented team. They did defeat Spring Hill, which is 4A, but a very poor 4A team. They have the talent to make noise in the playoffs, but they are not yet to the level of Boyd, and CPA.

Yes this is true. Longtime Mt. Pleasant coach Eddie Bassham, who led the Tigers to the state baseball finals, will take on the task of starting a program from scratch.

Ha, the last time Hillsboro lost that many "key" players they won a state championship. Hillsboro will be the region favorite and a strong contender for the state title for at least the next four years. They are loaded with young talent and excellent coaches.

As an unbiased observer, I must say that Alcoa is loaded with young talent this year. There are by far the most physically gifted 2A teams I have seen. They have the talent to compete with any team in the state regardless of classification, but talent alone doesn't win games. In order for Alcoa to beat Maryville, they will have to outcoach them, which is something that is very seldom done. The only downside I see the this Alcoac team is that thet are not a very disiplined bunch. But best of luck to both teams.

#1- Sewanee is on Mount Eagle, halfway between Murfreesboro and Chattanooga. #2- The Alcoa players there were not the"best" or favorites", they were mostly underclassmen, only one senior attended, they raised the money thru carwashes. #3- There were other teams there, but only with a few players, the only other "full" team there was Woodward Academy out of Georgia.

Former Cornersville mentor, Travis McKnight will be the head coach for the Raiders.

You hit it right on the head. Exactly. You would be amazed at how quickly things have changed. Unfortunately, for you and I and those who remember what it was like, the change is unbelievable. It will take years for it to return to what it was. I just hope that for the sake of Spring Hill that it does, somehow, someway. Strong leadership is what is most desperately needed. How does administation saound to you?

LOL. Coach Ackley and I have asked the very same thing. There are a lot of folks who didn't like him, mostly people who didn't do their jobs, but the man couold flat out run a school, and it is because he love it too. But he is at MTSU, he works with the student teachers, wonder if he'd be intrested in a coaching job?

I believe you are right, or close to it. If the coach were to be McKinight, I am not sure why the would have moved spring practice. Which leaves Coach C, and any other in county coaches, the only one that comes to mind would be Coach Smith at Mt. Pleasant, but I cannot see why he would want to leave there. But hey what do I know.

ELA... What you have heard is true, look for the offical posting and the new coach to be around the same date. A new director will be taking over earlier than expected, and rumor has it that some administrators may not be rehired. Not sure that the coach will be from the staff though, the principal moved spring practice back, something that I'm not sure would have been done if a head coach was already there. But hey what do I know, trying to make sense of the things the pricipal does is pretty much a lost cause anyhow.

A large part of the athletic problem is that within a span of 7 years Spring Hill went from a 1A school to a 4A school. Currently they are competing in 4A with an enrollment around 900. This along with several administration changes has made it very difficult for them to be successful.

Not so sure basketball runs the school, the problem is more like no one runs the school.

The job should be officallly posted around May 3rd.

The decision has been made, expect an official announcement around the first of the year.