boyfromsi

yea it was sunshine #23

Yes, the checkerboards will be back. Only thing complicating that would be the weather.

I think this will be tougher than most people think. I say OR 28 - SC 14. I am looking to see us come out focused and ready to elevate our level of play. IT'S PLAYOFF TIME!!!

last i heard, 14-0 Maryville

This Saturday in Athens, the Oak Ridge Freshmen Wildcats will be playing the Ooltewah Freshmen Owls for the TVAC (?) Freshmen Championship. Looking forward to a great game. Don't know much about the Owls, but they looked pretty good in the Rhea County scrimmage. We have improved a lot over the season with good coaching and tons of effort from our guys. Looking for comments from others...

Viper, Should I apply your logic to another one of our common opponents, McMinn County? If I take that game, then it's OR by at least 4 tds. No, I think you have to look at the most recent performances and see that BOTH teams are playing well. However, I'll continue to ride with a defense that has been very stingy all season. OR 28 - SD 7.

No way, unless Seymour's team got lost on their way to the field.

Hotsauce, Soddy haters????? Please! Nobody on here is putting down Soddy Daisy, they are just expressing their opinion on the outcome of the game. As far as defense... Then you must not have not seen our defense play. Even with the offensive up and downs, the defense just keeps getting better. For the rest of you, both defenses are very good and this should be a low scoring affair with OR coming out on top 21-7. Still waiting on Willie's comments on the last game. Go Cats!!

Home cooking? I was at the game last year, I don't remember any calls going anybody's way. I do remeber that the game was a lot closer than it should have been. This game should be a tough one between 2 teams that are playing very well right now. I will be there cheering on my Wildcats. I agree with Willie, at this point in the season it is really up to the attitude of the players. Which team really wants this game the worst. Just don't expect 400 yards of rushing against our defense.

2 things happened in our 2 low scoring wins: 1. The offense struggled. Way too many penalties that stopped drives cold and kept us from gaining momentum during the game. Also, both teams' defenses played outstanding games against us. However, in those 2 games, if the offense was sharp, there would have been a greater margin of victory Which leads me to point 2.... 2. An ever improving defense. Since the DB game, our starting defense has given up no more than 1 TD in any game. In fact, in the last 2 games, our starting defense has given up no touchdowns. Like I said earlier, I am glad we got it together on both sides of the ball, but I would say the most impressive part of the Wildcat's game down the stretch is the defensive play.

Yes, Cory was hurt last week against Farragut. I thought he played well, especially as a decoy. Ooltewah really went for the fakes to him. I just keep hoping that teams keep up the belief that Booker is all we have. We had six, count em, different players score touchdowns Friday night. For the SD fans, now you will get our undivided attention. Seriously, I have been proud of our guys for taking the games one week at a time. Next week's game should be a great one, both teams are playing very well now, looking forward to seeing it. BTW, Willie!! Looking for your comments on the game.

Payback time at the Nest! Oak Ridge played very well in a lop-sided victory over the Owls of Ooltewah. By doing so they clinched a tie for the Region 2 championship and home-field advantage for the playoffs. I thought this was the first time we played well on both sides of the ball at the same time. We moved the ball well on the ground and through the air. The D was awesome, Ooltewah really couldn't do anything except when we put in the reserves. Good to see us back on our game just in time to face a very good team in Soddy Daisy.

I was a the game and I would say that the refs did a good job against difficult circumstances. It was a good game for OS in that they beat a team with better speed and size with a team that played together and executed well enough to win. That said, I like too see hard football, but what I saw was fairly undisciplined football. Yes, kicking players in the head will get you kicked out of football game everytime. Good luck to the Bobcats for the rest of the season and hope you all go deep in the playoffs.

Supersteve, I have suggested the same in earlier threads. The "problem" is not 1A Privates, they are doing only what any school would do to be sucessful within the rules. The "problem" is very small public high schools that don't have the resources to be competitive with larger high schools and private schools in our larger metro areas. Also, why do the classes have to be equal in number? Could you not have some classes larger than others in order to even out the competition? Yes, splitting out the "real small" schools would make too much sense.

Ok, time to talk about the game this Friday at the fabled "Nest." Looking forward to a great game; I thought last year's was a classic. I haven't heard much from the Owl fans who have been quite vocal over the past several weeks. I don't know much about the Owls this year except they have had a tough rebuilding season. I am looking for the Wildcats to get back on track with the offense and continue to improve on an already awesome defense. My prediction 28-7 Wildcats

Last night at Oak Ridge Oak Ridge JV 43 Farragut JV 12 Oak Ridge Freshmen 21 Farragut Freshmen 6 Both teams are undefeated in regular play. The Freshmen Cats will play in the Championship Nov. 1 at McMinn Co. Go Cats!!

I think that Soddy will pull one out at the end; 21-17.

Sigh...... So the season goes, frankly, for the past 3 games I have purposefully delayed the new posts of the upcoming games to tone down the rhetoric. As far as the game is concerned, I think you will see a very focused team. Our defense, which is never talked about, is our strength right now. The last 3 scores from the past 2 teams have been scored or set up by offensive turnovers. We need to turn that around with this game. Again, I expect a hard fought game; we have brought out the best in most teams, especially on defense. I hope there will be lots of OR fans like the other road games we played.

Corey should be available for the Ooltewah game. I think by now the Cats realize that everyone will bring their "A" game. As far as motivation, I think one team this year that the Cats would love to beat are the Owls of Ooltewah. It not only is for the region championship outright, but a chance to reassert themselves as THE team to beat in Region 2. Will this be a tough game? You betcha, I predict that Ooltewah will play the best game of the year against us. As far as my prediction, I'll pick us by 2 touchdowns 21-7. Defense dominates again. Willie, Hope to meet you at the game.

Tribefan, Having seen both teams play, I would that WB handles special teams better than any school we have played so far, including McMinn Co. They are especially efficient in kick-off return yardage. I see the game as a close defensive battle; neither team will be able to run the ball much. The difference, in MHO, will be the passing game. Which team will be able to make the plays through the air that would win the ballgame. That was the key for us in both our wins over McMinn and WB.

Maybe one rule change would be to elimate the rule that a student must sit out a year if that student transfers from a private to public school.

ELA, I know in TX they are separated, but why? Certainly not because Dallas Christian beat the pants off Lufkin every year, probably the opposite was the case. The problem I see with the split is that it really does dilute the competition. As for zoned or open-zoned, just wait, school choice will come to TN as well and everyone will be open-zoned. Perhaps it is our backgrounds that make a difference, I'm from Illinois where everyone plays everybody. I've lived in AR, GA and FL, where everybody plays everybody, albeit, GA has the multiplier. I still find the idea of a total split to be silly.

wow, I hope you guys dont hurt um to bad but I beleave that this will be a blow out. I wish you luck and I hope your injuries heal soon. Sunshine says #23 43-6

It's good to know that our defensive is being overlooked, again. So far the only offensive to score more than 1 touchdown on us was DB. I know the offensive gets most of the attention, but I like how the defense has improved over the year.

Educate me since I am new here, what were the sanctions? I know this is somewhat off topic, but I see the recruiting rules (or lack thereof) as a major part of the problem.