KFLfootball

The TSSAA web site has Hardin Valley, Oak Ridge, and Karns listed as 6A football schools. The rest are 5A football.

The Bullocks twins from Hixon, most likely the two best athletes Maryville has ever faced. Josh Bullocks is now with the Saints and Danial is expected to be one of the top safeties drafted this season. Maryville has no problem stopping great talent.

Give me a break, first you post this garbage on a thread congratulating Maryville's 6th state championship out of the last 8. When was the last time Alcoa won 6 out of 8 state championships? Just because Alcoa has a hand full of tallent (undiscipline tallent at that) does not mean they can hang with solid teams with overall better kids across the board. Also, THEY ARE A 2A TEAM. They whipped up on 2A teams. If Alcoa was in region 3-4A they would not even made it to the playoffs, 2A ball is not even close to as physical as 4A-5A ball. On top of that if they were in 3A they would probaly not even win state. You say that Maryville would not want to play Alcoa right now, well guess what, both teams have gotten better, and Maryville whipped little Alcoa at the start of the season and would whip them at the end. Not to mention that after a physical season in 4A, Alcoa would not be near where they are now, as they would physically wore down. Now back to the thread. Great job Maryville on another dominating season and great win when it mattered. Once again GQ proves that he is the best coach in TN. Congratulations on the title, you boys deserve it. Maybe next year a KFL team will be able to reclaim the mountain, its been so long I dont think they know what it looks like up there. Once again great job.

It effects both. But on defense most quick movements are reaction to the offensive player. This can maybe cause more slips for the defense since the offensive player can usually prepare for a cut, decreasing the chance for a slip. If that makes sense. A wet surface will slow the game down, which could counter Melrose's speed alittle. Could make it a sloppy game.

Maryville dominated on both sides of the ball, if Maryville had not made stupid mistakes the score would have been 31-0 or worse. Now the playoff game was alittle different. But I do not believe Melrose has that much more speed than Central, and Maryville handled them just fine, twice.

I believe the reason Maryville wins this one is the same reason they have won 82 of their last 84. Coach George Quarles. Maryville with out a doubt will be more prepared going into the game. Too many times over the past 84 games Maryville has not had the edge in tallent and came out on top. Not to take anything away from the tallent Maryville has had, but their tallent is not what wins ball games. It is amazing to see the execution and discipline that Maryville displays. And their kids are a huge part of it. But the coaching staff at Maryville knows how to get the best out of what they have and they get every bit of it. Please dont get me wrong, the Maryville players are very tallented and play with tremendous heart. The coaching staff just makes them that much better, and has allowed them to be as dominate as they have been. Good luck Rebels, bring it back to East Tennessee.

Congrats Maryville Rebels. Once again you display your dominance. Bring one back to East Tennessee. Great job Morristown West on a great rebound from last season, 13-1 is nothing to be ashamed of.

Vince Young? Are you kidding me? He is probaly the most over rated QB since Ryan Leaf. Mark my words, he will never be a succesful QB in the NFL. He is just another Vick who can move well, but cant make consitent throws, much less read complex defenses.

I think there are some various reasons. 1. Family, alot of late nights and time away from family is required to be succesful at the college level. 2. I think many coaches enjoy the purity of high school football. Not as much politics involved. 3. The chance to develop young men not only for football, but for the rest of their lives. Making winners of them on and off the field. 4. Also believe there is an added satisfaction in winning with what you have. Not being able to just recruit who you want or need.

Throw up L's? What on earth are talking about? And who is "we"? CLo, KTown, Chat Town, why dont you try talking like someone from Halls.

Knox Halls Red Devils suprised some folks with their 7-3 season. I think most people had them at best a 5-5 team. I think Powell had a far less than expected season going 6-4. Granted they had two very close losses, but on the other hand had some close wins also. Fulton dissapointed most with their 0-3 start, but rebounded with 7 straight wins. Sevier County made a huge turn around from their last few seasons to go 8-2, with one 3 point loss to DB. Bearden rebounded pretty well from a 1-9 season with a 5-5 season. Karns is still turning that program around with a competitive 5-5 season. Jefferson County seemed to have a dreadfull season lossing 7 straight to end 2-8, Im not sure if they were expecting that.

Maryville High School, always a loud atmoshpere. P.S. Not to mention them pesky Blount County zebras...

DII producing the best athletes in the state is what I say cant be backed up.

I dont know about any other coaches. But Coach Julian at Knox Halls has done a great job getting the Red Devils headed in the right direction. I think if he can get the Devils to pull off atleast 2 upsets in the playoffs he would be prime canidate for KFL Coach of the Year.

I agree, worthless statement with nothing to back it up.

Maybe you should look at the type of players they have had. Players quitting mid-season, tells alot about why they are losing. A team will never get better if the players up and quit on the drop of a dime. If Im not mistaken they have had alot of players quitting over the past few years.

Players quitting because they dont like the coach speaks volumes about their character, they are quitters, quit when things were rough, plain and simple. Want to know why Maryville wins year in and year out? Its because the boys are passionate about the game and have loads of heart, and wouldnt quit if they didnt like the coach. Quitting because you dont like the coach is no excuse. Maybe thats why Coach Sheppard didnt have more success, things get tough and players quit. Did players quit on Maryville when they started 0-4 in 2000? No, they stuck it out and won a state championship.

I dont even think I should ask, but what do you all think of this one?

What lead to scores? Turnovers?

Updates please...

Maryville and Alcoa will be tied at half 21-21. But the Red Rebels depth and superior coaching will allow them to pull away, 42-24 Maryville Halls will come out with some fire and win a close one 17-14 over SC The Kitty Cats from Central will play sloppy and have several turnovers as the Govs pull off the upset 24-10

What do you all think about this match up? Sevier Co. seemed strong against Seymour. Halls struggled against Farragut, they need to improve on their execution and be more physical if they expect to win.

Halls defense did not tackle well at all. Offense looks good, but execution was poor. Halls just didnt seem to show up tonight. They looked flat and not physical at all. Coaches put them in position, boys just didnt execute. Offensive line played poor. Backs didnt run hard. QBs seemed rattled early. Receivers made a few plays. Defensive line was not consitent. Secondary wasent tested but didnt tackle well. Linebackers were slow with their reads and didnt tackle well. Looks like the Red Devils will have a tough week of practice to get their heads screwed on right. I like the offensive scheme, and the defense looks like their old scheme from 4 years ago which was a very good defense. Seems like the success of the Red Devils is rested on the players shoulders, only time will tell.

Congratulations to Mo-Town West on an outstanding upset. Great game and good luck against Hillsboro. Congratulations to Maryville on yet another great season, maybe not as great as you all are a custom too, but 13-1 is a great season for anybody.

Umm? Not that good? I watched them play too, and I saw their first string QB get knocked out of the game, and a back-up comes in that looked like an All-State player, I mean when your back-up looks like an All-American your team is in good shape. Could a team from TN beat them? I dont know, Im sure they could. Any team could beat anyone on any given gameday. But too say that a team with a 150 game winning streak, who plays teams all over the country is not that good, is alittle extreme isnt it? I dont know if you were being sarcastic or not, if you were just ignore this post.