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By far the best field in middle tennessee would have to be Battle Ground Academy's in Franklin. It really is the premier facility.

Will Myers and TJ Derrick combined for a 1 walk, no-hitter wednesday against the University School of Nashville in a 17-0 victory.

Hey McDaniel, i'm sure that it was alot closer than the score showed, and Gary Knows alot more than you'd expect. As for Centennial, i know alot of guys on the team and they are competitors----it's tough to decide the caliber of a team after it's 2nd or 3rd game. Good luck to them the rest of this year & i can't wait for the d2 season to get goin.

hey kerr, it seems as if you, gary, hawkspg31, and court technician all usually have the EXACT same comments about everything. Do u happen to have the name of that guy that pitched for the mets? i'm sure he's on the cal-state fullerton roster if he's so great. talk to you later.

Hey Gary, I'm pretty sure that that pitcher for the Mets is probably bagging groceries somewhere now--i saw him play and that description was a heck of an exaggeration. I agree that FR has a good staff, but there are a multitude of great pitching staffs in d2 this year. it's gonna be very interesting to see how everythign works out.

I got your back Izzy---Heaven is a Playground is a classic movie, i also love Above the Rim.

Tough game for the Bruins playing without their leader and point guard Danny Krow. This just shows how important he is to this Brentwood team. Much closer game with Krow in the line-up, probably a Bruin win, but you can't count out the heart and talent of Jason Harrison--he's definitely a prime time player.

I think that B.A. has a good shot at making this a game. Father Ryan is a little banged up, but they still seem to be playing pretty well. Thompson might not be playing, which is a big loss for the Irish, but they've had a lot of bench players step up lately. I'm excited though because this one should be a thriller. Both teams are very deep and use their deep benches to their advantage. Looking for a great game, but i pick the Irish to win because they seem to be playing great right now.

Hey play, i'm dont think that the state, let alone the middle region is a shoe in at all for Ryan. Plus, they only have 4 returning starters, not 7. It will depend on how their seniors play to see if they can repeat.

Oakland is the more powerful team, obviously. They are just going to be too strong for Cookeville. Too many weapons.

I don't see how NDfanPack and McCallie can come on here and say that Ryan was outplayed and will lose next time. You said that ND blew a 10 point lead with 2 minutes left. That will make 2 times in the last 3 games that Ryan has come back from double digits within the last 2 minutes of a game. That has more to do with Ryan than ND. OldCoacht is right, DeGraauw is the best post player in D2 and proved that again last nite. Good luck to both teams though later in the year.

I'll agree that the game tonite was great, but i'm not so sure that Notre Dame outplayed Father Ryan. This game was pretty evenly matched--Notre Dame was obviously more athletic, but the Fightin' Irish of Father Ryan proved once again why they are the reigning state champs. I have no doubt in my mind that these two teams will be in the 'boro come March. Good luck to both.

I have to agree with bigred about the middle region, it is a complete toss-up. The Big Red and BA both have alot of young talent coming back, and BGA is always scrappy, which gives them a chance to win every game--they're very well coached. With Father Ryan, they lost 11 seniors from last year, 5 of which were starters. Even though they have many great players coming back, its' gonna be tough for them to gel with practically a completely different line-up. Looking forward to this season.

By far the best rivalry in the state is MBA-Father Ryan. Their games are more heated than any in the state. They've been strong rivals for over 75 years now and it shows no signs of slowing down.

On Saturday nite, Father Ryan and Oakland will face off for the Father Ryan Invitational Championship. What does everyone think about this game? Can the Irish avenge their only loss of the season or will Oakland win the FR invitational for the 4th year in a row? This should be a great game. Looking forward to it.