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West finally puts a drive together after 4 straight punts, and scores on a long TD pass with 1 min left in the half.

West leads 7-3.

Defensive slugfest so far. Three drives for each team, three punts for West, two punts and a FG for Powell. West with one first down (via penalty), Powell has driven into West territory twice, and the last drive ended in a short FG.

Powell leads 3-0 with 6 min left in the half.

1 hour ago, alt1958b said:

Looking at the T$$AA chart it predicates on the head-to-head matchups. My Scenarios look the same for that.

IF Farragut wins then they will have to go to the 3rd or 4th tie breaker (which includes total points scored etc.) to determine who is 3rd and 4th. That is a crap shoot for all 3 teams then. 

For those "?" scenarios, Farragut would be the odd man out; overall wins would knock them out of the 3-way tie. Then it would revert back to head-to-head for Maryville and Cleveland. Maryville would be #3 and Cleveland #4.

Getting things back on topic, this should be a great game, and I expect we'll see a rematch in a few weeks.

I think West wins a close game, but Powell has a shot. The Panthers are playing some of their best football of the season right now.

1 hour ago, AmericanSniper said:

Not saying McMinn is the perfect angel but Powell will never be on McMinns schedule again after next year unless its in the playoffs.

Hopefully we can talk about this without getting another thread locked/deleted.

I read that quote in the Athens paper over the weekend, and I don't think Coach Lowe is going to lose any sleep over that decision. I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual.

Coach Cagle said some things to an Athenian reporter that were pretty childish, IMO, but he certainly has a right to say what he said. Right, wrong, or indifferent, he's going to protect his kids/staff/team and put 100% of the blame on the opponent, so I shouldn't be shocked by some of his post-game comments. That said, I would challenge Coach Cagle to take ownership of what ensued on Friday night, because this wasn't a one-sided affair, and anyone who was at the game knows what I'm talking about. But only if they're willing to take off their fan-colored glasses.

I've stayed out of this because I wasn't physically at the game. I've seen some of the film, and I did talk to a number of people who were there, mostly homers. But I also talked to a friend who attended, who happens to be a retired official unaffiliated with either school. I've heard a number of stories, but I trust his judgement in this situation because he didn't have a horse in the race. Sounds like there was plenty of blame to go around, but he admitted that things were chippy/physical throughout, and the officiating crew didn't do a great job of setting the "tone" early in the game. He also said that the ejection late in the game was a bit harsh, but given what had been happening up to that point, it was warranted (in his opinion) and probably should have happened earlier in the game.

He also thought that Coach Lowe was sending a message when he told his QB to take a knee at the end of Powell's last drive; they bled 7+ minutes off of the clock and likely could've ended the game with the ball, but he chose to kneel on their final 4 plays and gave the ball back to McMinn County with just over a minute left. I don't know if he was just trying to calm tensions and/or protect his offensive players, but in hindsight, that decision was probably a mistake. What seemed to reignite everything was what happened on McMinn County's ensuing drive. The game wasn't out of reach, so I don't blame McMinn County for trying to score, but tempers flared on that final drive. That probably led to everything that happened post-game (he didn't stick around after the game ended).

I can't speak to the post-game shenanigans, but if there is video evidence of fans (adults) assaulting players (minors), as you alleged, that would be a pretty big news story. Wouldn't it? I'll hang up and listen.

8 hours ago, WestHigh4Life said:

Perfectly said.

Powell has gotten better each week...my question is do they turn the ball over?

Not a lot. Powell doesn't air it out, so they haven't thrown many INTs. I think they've only thrown 4 (maybe 5) all season. Not sure exactly how many fumbles they've had, but they haven't put it on the ground very much.

Man, huge swing right before halftime. West blocks the go-ahead FG and returns it for a TD. Rebels lead 17-9 at the half.

9 hours ago, Mavericksinflight said:

Ok I suggest consolidate Clinton into Anderson County into AC and have a major power house Nationwide. Monster 6A. Texas teams would run. So would some of these power houses in Seattle. 

Just a thought

Interesting idea, Mav, especially since Clinton HS is already part of the county school system. I could actually see that happening eventually, as a cost savings measure for the county. That's usually the driver for school consolidation.

I don't think they'd become a national powerhouse, but they would certainly make some noise in 6A.

LC fooled me after they beat Clinton. I watched their entire game vs. Heritage, and they were dreadful in that game. I think they are a product of their weak schedule. They probably aren't as bad as they were last week, but I think they took advantage of a down and out Clinton team the week before.

I don't think this game will be close.

This one won't be close. Gibbs (and Carter) are paper tigers.

9 minutes ago, BarneySox2007 said:

I picked Heritage because they played Halls a great game two weeks ago and the fact Lenior city beat Clinton and didn't score an offensive touchdown.

I thought Heritage would win, but LC did absolutely nothing in this game. 

Yikes. Bad time for that snap.

Great game. OR gonna have to answer back with 82 seconds left.

Boy, didn't see this coming. All Heritage in this one, 35-0 early in the 3rd.

33 minutes ago, Dawgz4life said:

Gibbs is a very good team, and I’m surprised I haven’t heard anybody talk about them before. I don’t even know if they have fans, but they are a pretty decent team this season. I don’t see them losing another game this year. Maybe they will lose that in Fulton, and maybe they will lose that, but I doubt it. But why am I talking about Gibbs? I’m like those Maryville fans that raid random threads and make it about Maryville, but anyway, give me Oak Ridge winning this one, but I don’t think it really matters. Just hope both teams get out injury-free and ready for the playoffs.

Not to take this further off topic, but I don't know that I'd say Gibbs is "very good." They're a decent team that has taken advantage of a very weak schedule. They haven't beaten anyone with a winning record, and the combined record of the opponents they've defeated is 12-44. They even struggled against a winless Mo East team last week.

Some AC folks tried to make the same argument about Carter leading up to the AC-Carter game a few weeks ago, and I think the same thing applies to the Hornets. That region just isn't very good this year, outside of AC. SD and Fulton are way down. Seymour is a doormat. Carter and Gibbs are just decent teams that have beaten up on the talent-deficient teams on their schedules.

56 minutes ago, Mavericksinflight said:

They started off the season pretty good too; first 2 games then played West good. Then fell off the cliff. You would think they have a lot of injuries without good backups. But I have not seen any proof 

I think they are a decent team that has a brutal schedule. They are fundamentally sound, but they don't have many playmakers. Their style of play has kept them in a lot of games, but they just don't have the horses to overcome the talent gap versus teams like Bearden, West, Bradley, OR, and others. Heck, it took a couple of miraculous plays to come away with Ws those first two weeks against DB and Powell. I would also argue that they were fortunate to catch both Powell and West (and DB) early.

55 minutes ago, Mavericksinflight said:

Ok I had no idea and did not follow but assumed they were good. I remember playing against Bates and they really had good team then and I believe fair afterwards for a while I think. 

Prior to their state title run in 2016 (their lone title game appearance), I would argue that Farragut was one of those teams that was consistently good, but never great. Also didn't hurt that their lone title in 2016 came during a 2-year period when they were bumped down to 5A, which I think was the only time in the classification era when Farragut didn't play in the largest division.

24 minutes ago, Mavericksinflight said:

How long has it been since Farragut has a losing season like this one? 

They had a few losing seasons in the early 2010s, including a 3-win campaign in 2012. I'd have to go back and look, but Eddie Courtney also had some pretty lean teams early in his Farragut tenure.

If not for two fortunate plays at the end of the DB and Powell games, they'd be winless.

9 hours ago, HTV said:

But they got what they wanted.  

And apparently what they deserved.  

Caleb is too good a football coach and too good of a person for that group of helicopter parents.  

Exactly.

13 hours ago, chsbobcat09 said:

Everyone in Knoxville better be glad Coach Rosser left. Because if he hadn’t, we’d still be competing to go to State every year and maybe have another ring since then. He was on the verge of something very special, and no other coach around here including the “Recruiters” could do anything ab it. I miss him dearly, but I understand why he had to go.

I hate playing the "what if" game. Rosser was special, and I don't doubt that they'd still be a force, but you're also assuming that something else wouldn't have drawn him away from Central. It's impossible to know if he would still be the coach in 2023.

That being said, look at the average tenure for HS football coaches in places like Knox County, especially for younger coaches. With the exception of the lone long tenured coach in KCS (i.e., Eddie Courtney), they just don't stick around like they once did. Same thing is true for teachers, even the really good ones. The headache to dollar ratio is a huge part of that. Why wouldn't a young, successful coach try to parlay that into a better and/or more lucrative opportunity? Rosser would have done that at some point because almost anyone in that scenario would.

23 minutes ago, WestHigh4Life said:

Dont sell Mcminn County short...they beat Oak Ridge and will be in the convo from Region 4

Walker Valley is no slouch either.

Just now, 1OldPatriot said:

Must have started getting hit

It was a tale of two halves for him. West turned up the pressure in the second half, and he really struggled. His second half stat line - 3 for 16 for 11 yards, an INT, and intentional grounding in the end zone.

7 minutes ago, Mavericksinflight said:

Mavs played a solid all around team in West. Congratulations to West.

Congratulations to Mavs what Great Defensive Game. Neither offence got going. AC had 3 turnover and stayed in the game. Game overall could have went either way. 

But am Proud of the Mavs,!

That was an excellent defensive performance by both teams. AC had a total of ~30 total yards in the second half, although West didn't do much better. Both defenses were suffocating, and the difference was that busted play that ended up in West's only TD.

West's defense has suffocated AC in the second half, as they go nowhere once again. West will take a knee and hang on for an 8-7 win.