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not sure I agree with that but I do not know any of their players other then the two who are at UT right now.   can you list me two that are not named Sensabaugh??  

Even if it is true none of them ever made it past the third round of the state playoffs!  most lost in the 2nd round. and thats when you have to play teams west of Morristown.

I bet there are more DB players in the last 10 years playing ball in the NFL !! Just sayin..

you show me their "DB"  record in the playoffs!!!!!!!  How many times in the last 20 years have they made it to the finales?   or even semifinals....?????     there are some good football players that come from the upper east tennessee..   but you do not see teams that do it on the level of Maryville the way they have the last 14+ years.    I mean just look at what happened tonight...   they took what many thought was a good S-Hill team and made it look easy.    

You were doing all right until you went off the rails and started bashing DB. I don't know what DB has to do with your original question. The statement you make about DB not being able to compete with schools west of Morristown is pure stupidity. Maryville is the only school I know of that DB can't compete with and it looks pretty clear that that is true for every school in the state. You should do some research.

WOW what years was this?   did not know a former Maryville coach also coached at DB.   

At DB they have a ton of kids every year.  but the talent level is not on the same level as schools west of say Morristown.    They might have 1 or 2 players who can really play but most of the time the drop off is pretty bad.   

the upper north East of the state has always been that way.   Greenville High has had some good teams here the last several years but most of the time once they get to round three these teams up here can't hang.

It has to be every single part to have a program like Maryville.Coach Wilson was 150-26 at Maryville with three state titles in 14 years.Coach Wilson then came to Dobyns Bennett for 11 years.He was 96-25 with six conference tiles at DB,but never got past the second round of the playoffs with the Indians.

Over the last 14+ years how many players from the program have gone on to play high level D1 college football?    talking SEC, ACC, etc.     they don't always have that kind of talent on the field every year do they?  Maybe one or two like this year..  

That's the head coach and that nasty school with DB in it right?     He wished he knew how to build a program like that.   they can't win a game away from the weakest end of the state!     

Did coach Graham Clark start this post

Also I am asking about YEARS of this.  Many, MANY schools have 2-3 or even say 5-6 good season when they can beat anyone...  and some have even beat Mayrville from time to time.  But to do it for 14+ years now........!     

I don't buy the PA.  Explain to me the playoff and championship numbers then.   You might can win your region every year by beating up on the same old "cupcakes", but you can't go win championships and still do that.   By round three you are playing good teams.   

You being a Ooltewah fan should know its not easy to make a playoff run!   and I don't think your Owls are playing out of state that much either!  

I thought there was 4 schools in that county.  Maryville, Alcoa, William Blount and Heritage right?

and three of those are 6A schools too right?  or is Maryville the only 6A

Also big advantage being a city school system funding one school, it eliminates a lot of hoops they have to jump through. I applaud the community for being all in with their school.

Sure I understand the "player rotation" factor.   and you are right you have got to be able to keep players fresh for the whole game.  however very few programs even with 70-80 players are that deep with "real" talent.   most of 20-25 at most that can play at 6A level. that's seniors and juniors who have put the work in.  after that the drop off is huge    Now if the feeder programs are producing freshman and sophomores that can come in and help at that level then I can see that all day.   Its hard to get a good feeder program to keep that up so congrats to them.  It shows!!

Ok that was just a basic fan answer.  What makes their staff so much better?   and you don't just "luck" into that kind of talent over a 14 year span.  They are "producing" it year in and out.   all i am asking is what are they doing thats so much better then other schools across this state?

Also would they ever consider playing another power-house like a Hoover or Don Bosco Prep or a Oscar Smith?  would like to see how they would do outside the state against other power programs.

For us high school football fans who only get to see them if (when) they make it to the finals, can you please fill us in on what they are doing different there?  Am I right in saying that since 2001 the program is 199-7....?      That's impressive and to have that kind of success for so many years in a row....that's just so hard to do!       

Is it all coaching?   Is it the youth football programs or feeder programs?  Is it just a mentality once they get in the program?   is the community or area just that much bigger so they have more kids to choose from?    Is it the system?    Is it the water?

I know the coaching is good, just look at the record and that is clear, but has it been the same complete staff for all 13+ years now?   You would think with the success this program has had that many coaches would move on to head jobs of their own at other schools or even move up into the college ranks.

I do not think the community is all that much bigger then other cities like Johnson City (SH who they play tonight) or Kingsport (DB), and other middle or West TN cities so i don;t think they just have more bodies.  You even have two other schools in the area with a power in Alcoa there too.  

I would think it's a product of the youth and middle school programs.    If you make good players early then they will be fantastic players as they get older.    that's how I see it but I want to here how you all feel.   

Phargis thanks for the info, I was mostly trying to find out where the "stars" from these schools I listed (no names here becasue I did not weant to leave anyone out) but which club they would play for this year... I know that three years ago they were pretty split up. and impact had the stronger teams. two years ago Nashville One had some strong teams and last year it looked to be allience had some strong ones. with the new ones opening up I was wondering if that would even it out a little more up there or if the players would go back to their old clubs.

WOW that was intersting news. I thought (well told by K2ruth) that K2 was growing like crazy and was going to be as big if not bigger than PR. Oh well... we just were wondering if that tournament they were hosting was going to have some good teams in it before we looked to enter it too. think we will just go back down and play in the Icebreaker. Yes PR has gotten better each year and they showed to be a very good club last year. Hope that many of your teams will come back down to Chattanooga and play in some of ours again this year. We eanjoyed having them down here.

What kind of response have you had so far for this tournament? more so on 18 17 and 16 year old age levels?

What type of teams have signed p or that are at least looking into attending? just wondering the level of play.

Thanks.

I know this is a club team question but was not sure yo would check there so i will post it here too.

What kind of response have you had so far for this tournament? more so on 18 17 and 16 year old age levels?

What type of teams have signed p or that are at least looking into attending? just wondering the level of play.

Thanks.

I believe that in the Nashville area there are now 5 clubs: Alliance, Nashville One, Ethos, Club West, Rutherford County Jrs. I'm not sure that Spike is still around. Ethos and Club West are new this year. In addition, Alliance is fielding satellite clubs in Wilson Co (East), Sumner County (North) and Clarksville, TN (North)

 

Most of the "stars" are playing at Alliance and Nashville One. There is no telling what will happen this year with Club West and Ethos in the mix. I could guess but that would be unfair to the clubs All of the schools you mentioned have players at both Alliance and Nashville One.

Yeah that is what I thought but I wanted to ask. I noticed that Nashville one last year did not look the same as it did the year before so I guess most of them went to Alliance as it was the new club last year right? So what happended to Impact? Williamson county Jrs? Did they just break up and start up under different names which is happening again this year? We have played against the same players for the last 4 years now and it seems like each year it changes a little up there. Kingsport (KVC) has been the same for the last 2-3 years... Smokey mountin Jrs. changed some last year with K2 starting up. Choo Choo city has been the same for the last 3 years... Just kind of wondering what the Tennessee club season is goig to look like this year (our last)

1st. how many clubs are in Nashville now? or in the Middle TN area

2nd. Are for the major schools in the Nashville are (Ravenwood, Siegel, Indy., and Riverdale) what clubs do many of this young ladies tend to attend? By that I mean where will you see the stars from these team be playing club?

SATURDAY OCTOBER 30TH @ EAST RIDGE HIDH SCHOOL

14’s Check-in at 9:00am Tryouts from 9:30-12:00pm

13’s Check-in at 1:00pm Tryouts from 1:30-4:00pm

@ BAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL

12’s and 15’s Check-in at 12:30pm Tryouts from 1:00-3:30

16's - Check-in at 4:00pm Tryouts from 4:30-7:00pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 31St @ EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

14's Check-in 1:00pm Tryouts 1:30-3:30pm

13's Check-in 3:30pm Tryouts 4:00-6:00pm

@ BAYLOR

12's and 15's Check-in 1:00pm Tryouts 1:30-3:30pm

16's Check-in 3:30pm Tryouts 4:00-6:00pm

MONDAY NOVEMBER 1ST @ BAYLOR

17's and 18's Check in 6:00pm Tryouts 6:30-9:00pm

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND @ BAYLOR

17's and 18's Check in 6:00pm Tryouts 6:30-8:30pm

Really? You are including Chattanooga and Tri-Cities? Really? For this whole list or just for your statement about Karnes front row? If so then you really need to take off those K2 glasses and see the much bigger picture! BTW how many of the players that you listed play for your club? has this forum become a club recruiting tool now?

E-mail sent... Thank you!!!

Can someone post the pools and schedule for the Choo Choo this weekend? Thanks!

I have it in a e-mail, I just don't have much time to type it all out.. if I can send it to someone to add here that would be best... Just need your e-mail..

Thia has been moved to Loftis Middle school. just found out tonight..

Schedule

Pool A

Hixson

Lookout valley

Howard

Silverdale Baptist

Pool B

East Ridge

Grace Baptist Academy

Sale Creek

Sequatchie County

9:00 Hixson vs. Lookout Valley and East Ridge vs. Sale Creek

10:00 Howard vs. Silverdale and Grace vs. Sequatchie Co.

11:00 Hixson vs. Silverdale and East ridge vs. Sequatchie Co.

12:00 Howard vs. Lookout Valley and Sale Creek vs. Grace

1:00 Hixson vs. Howard and Grace vs. East Ridge

2:00 Lookout vs. Silverdale and Sequatchie Co.

3:00 Silver Bracket #3 vs #4 and #4 vs #3

4:00 Gold Bracket #1 vs #2 and #2 vs #1

5:00 Consolation Matches

6:00 Champhinship matches both for Silver and Gold Brackets

WOW...! what a post...! what is the deal with all the Knoxville area /K2 love? Are you trying to tell us all that Knoxville area volleyball has jumped the whole state as the best? I'm not sure if the rest of us even needs to play the season! Oh wait a second..... the season has yet to start... and untill late Oct. Chattanooga, Tri-Cities, and Middle Tennessee area schools are still the Champions! BTW AC is not the only school to send young ladies on to play at the college level..

Ok so it sounds like it could go a couple different ways and while doing a search on TSSAA I could not really find the right answer. This is what I know. I will leave names out as it is just a rumor at this time. a private school is considering dropping a sport completely. A sport that has both a high school and middle school teams the last 5 years. If this was to happen what would the students who played this sport do? for the to be seniors they would like to finish their last year at the school they have attended the last three years. And some could even have a chance to play in college so to go without playing their senior year would kill that chance. That’s why I asked if the students could still attend that same school. and then just drive over and play this sport at another school? If they can what are the rules behind this? has it ever happened before? the strange thing here is they are Private school kids. and I'm sure some would like to play at another private school team. can just any school take them? is that fair for that school to take these kids who should not be playing for them in the first place? What if that team then went on and won state. is it fair to the other schools?