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JCHS wins 2-0... 70-yard TD run for Styles and he had a goal line TD pass too

Morristown West beat Catholic 3-1 in a scrimmage at Burke-Toney Stadium last night and will host Bearden at Burke-Toney on Tuesday night. With the two running backs West has this year and that offensive line, they will keep their defense well rested. And that defense is just as good as last year if not better

Morristown West will host Bearden at Burke-Toney Stadium on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Last word out of C-D was that Claiborne trailed 21-0 at halftime. Claiborne's opponents have outscored them 110-0 in the first 10 quarters of the season.

Brandi Stallings has accepted the job

From a source: Bart Walker, junior college coach J.D. Lambert, former Knox Central assistant and Jefferson County boy's head coach Clay Young, Powell head coach Brandi Stallings, prominent in AAU circuit, former Knox Central assistant

It's official, Derek Creech is the new coach. Here is a link to the story....... http://www.citizentribune.com/news/view_sections.asp?idcategory=2&idarticle=15011

Derek Creech continues to be the main name tossed around amongst "those in the know"

Who is Stix? I have never once heard that name mentioned in Morristown, unless it's the band Styx. They're a great band. Anyway, as for who is Derek Creech, he is the assistant coach at Walters State. I believe he has been there for 5 or 6 years, and they have been to the national tournament a few times while he has been there. Also, he has coached a lot of kids that are at East and West in AAU and in his summer camps. He does a great job with those kids, and he knows what it takes to win.

Deadline for applications is this week, so we could get some news soon. Keep hearing more and more people mentioning Derek Creech as the eventual new coach

I agree Derek Creech is the front runner. He should have been a high school coach by now, but the leadership at East passed on him last year. It would not be a surprise to a lot of folks if he got it. He's a great coach and would do a great job with the kids at West. If, for some reason, the administration passed on Creech, look for another young up and coming coach to fill the position. Would not be surprised at all if several coaches around the area inquire about the job since there is talent in place and more coming through the middle and elementary schools right now. Dark horse candidates could be Rick Sinard at Jefferson County or Jeremy Parrott at Cherokee. Could be a Knoxville area coach or two interested as well.

Enjoy reading your comments and most of the time info is really good. But Knox Carter has never been in the IMAC in any sport. Your'e exactly right. For two years while Coach Dale Chrisman was still the football coach at West, the Trojans played in the Knoxville district with Knox Carter, Maryville, Knox Central, etc. Knox Carter has never been in the IMAC. As for what this topic is about, girl's basketball, I'm curious to see what everyone thinks about tonight's games in the semifinals and what everyone thinks the order of finish will be after Monday night going into the Region 1-3A tournament. I'll take West by 20-plus over East, and Jefferson County over Sevier County by 8 tonight. I like West to win it, Jefferson County second, East third and Sevier County fourth. There you go. Let's hear your picks!

For all those who are wondering about Sidney Goins, it seems her knee injury is not as bad as first feared. She has a partial tear to the ACL, and she will play again this season. No one knows for sure the exact time she will be back, but I've heard that Coach Galyon has said it is not a season ending injury. I've heard anywhere from 2-3 weeks to 4-6 weeks, so she could return at any time, but most likely we will see Sidney on the floor by the District 2-AAA tournament.

Morristown East @ Greeneville scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced or discussed

Morristown East @ Greeneville scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced or discussed

Well IMAC fans, here is a preseason update for you guys on Morristown West. The Lady Trojans traveled to Nashville Saturday morning and played in the Hillsboro playday. West beat Cookeville, Smyrna and Franklin County by 20-plus points before their showdown with defending state champion Hillsboro in the final game of the day. On the home floor of the Burros, the Lady Trojans not only beat Hillsboro, but they completely ran them out of the gym. West won by 29 over the defending champs on their own floor. That is called a statement, not just to the IMAC but to the state. Oh, and I almost forgot. Taylor Hall had missed practice on Thursday and Friday due to illness, and she played Saturday at less than 100-percent in the games. This team has a very, very good chance of bringing home a gold ball from Murfreesboro in March.

East will not score 35 points in this game. Period! Trust me, this will not be a high scoring game. West 24, East 14

West wins with defense, which East has struggled with. West 31-14

I predict that Morristown West will win the conference, with Sevier County finishing second, Morristown East third and Jefferson County fourth (which was my prediction at the beginning of the season). Also, as hard as it is to imagine, I see a Cocke County victory this Friday at Union County. The score may be 3-2, but a win is a win.

Ok guys, here is the gameday information for Saturday at Burke-Toney Stadium. 2 p.m. -- Citizen Tribune Kickoff Classic pregame radio show begins on both WCRK 1150 AM and WMTN 1300 AM. The pregame show will run until 4 p.m. when the Morristown West pregame show hits the air. There will be special guests on the air with both the East and West radio crews. The guests will include Coach Lamar Brown of West and Coach Dwayne Hatcher of East, and there should be other former East and West affiliated coaches and players on as well. The public is invited to this live show, which is said to be much like the kickoff call-in show that UT does before their games. 3 p.m. -- Gates open to the public. Ticket prices will be $7 and will cover both games. 4:30 p.m. -- Morristown West vs. Fulton kicks off. 8 p.m. -- Morristown East vs. Austin-East kicks off. Hope this clears up any confusion for everyone. Looking forward to a great night of football at Burke-Toney Stadium.

From what I was told, MoWest looked pretty good, especially on defense. When they went 1s vs 1s, West allowed an 80-yard TD run midway through the scrimmage, but the starting defense did not allow a single first down other than the long scoring run. MoWest's offense scored two touchdowns and a FG with their 1s, and they blocked a punt deep in Catholic's territiory but decided to drive the field instead of taking the ball near the goalline. West scored on some pretty long drives. Also, Catholic was running their offense 100-percent from the shotgun, but they managed to keep their offense pretty balanced between the run and the pass. That's all the info I have on it since I was unable to attend.

He did pretty good other than a fumble he had on what was close to a 3rd down conversion. He got hit by a MoWest LB and then the CB came in and drilled him to knock the ball loose. Other than that, he looked really good. He will be a big time threat in their offense with the play action screens that they use. They must spend a lot of time on play action in practice, because they run it to perfection every time.

How did the scrimmage against Central go? Curious to see how both teams matched up.

I hope their injuries aren't too bad. I really enjoyed watching your team play last night. Best of luck this season.