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Any thoughts on the new hire? Who have they interviewed?

Little cocky, aren't you Icy. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

R Johnson wasn't on last night according to the Jackson Sun (5-15 F.G.) and they still beat Haywood. I don't know what this means other than they are more than just Ron Johnson. They have other kids that can play too.

Good job to the Rebels and to Coach Kail. Obion has a good one in Coach Kail. Good luck next year. The Rebels should compete in the top 4 or so in 13 AA next season with Westview and Crockett Co. losing so many players.

What determines the tie breaker if Dyer Co. gets beat by Westview and Crockett beats Obion? How does that district do the tie-breaker?

I think Milan is in 6th place. They are much better than your typical 6th place team. Dyer Co. must win at Westview Tuesday night or the district championship goes to Crockett Co., I think. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Not once did I defend what Gardner did. I don't know what he did or didn't do. That is none of my business. I will not comment on anything regarding that because I simply do not know what happened, plus a message board is not the place to talk negatively about someone, especially players, administrators, coaches, etc... What I do know is you criticize way tooooooo much. The times I saw his teams play, I thought they played very well. I mean come on, Lexington has had good players the past few years but nowhere near the talent of Bolivar, Liberty, South Side, etc... Give everyone a break with the "state tournament" potential. Lexington has had good high school teams the past couple of years and maybe if they were in a different region they maybe, just maybe, could have gotten to Murfreesboro. I wish the Tigers nothing but luck in the future.

Hackashaq, Just SHUT UP!!! Obviously, Gardner must have held your son, brother, boyfriend, whatever... back from a big-time D-I scholarship. Go back under the rock you climbed out from under and spare the rest of us your comments.

That's a pretty big accusation to call Coach Froedden a thief. Some might say even mean. I know that his coaching style (in games) may not be favorable to you but that is his personality. He is an intense, in your face, coach. McCord's is different. The only time he gets up to yell, or for that matter say anything, is to complain about the officiating. But, his style has been effective. The Dyer Co. bunch is playing well. Some might go ahead and crown them Region 7AA champs. Obviously, it is theirs to lose. They have the talent to go all the way. They are deep and athletic. They have all the tools. Their only weakness is a lack of true post play. If a team can handle their pressure, make them defend for more than 5 passes in the half-court and stop their transition offense then they have a chance to beat them. I'm not saying that an opponent of Dyer Co. can win, but if they do these three things, they might have a chance. But let's be realistic, Dyer Co. is probably just too good for everyone else. Good luck to the Choctaws and everyone else the rest of the way out. Hope that all injuries heal up and the flu doesn't spread any farther than it has already. Should be an exciting month ahead. By the way, I was just wondering if Kimble was one of the players D'burg. let get away. Why are you so defensive?

Thanks for setting me straight. I humbly ask for your forgiveness.

Wow, it is amazing what a little winning does. Coach Froedden did an excellent job at DC preparing his YOUNG teams and developing their fundamentals. McCord walked into a great situation. Taking nothing away from him, but everyone needs to understand Froedden would be having the same success if he was at Dyer Co. The only player that would not be there would be Jeremy Kimble. By the way, where did he come from? Did he transfer from D-burg too? DC fans need to keep on talking however. You are giving Haywood, Fayette-Ware, Covington, Crockett Co, and Westview lots of motivation.

According to who??? Next time, post an "in my opinion".

You are right. There is no such thing as a "pivot" on deadball out of bounds. You are right about the 3 ft. rule.

Crockett played a 2-3 trap on the first possession of the 3rd quarter and that was it. One possession, the rest of the game was man to man. I guess with all of their running and trapping in the full court you must have gotten confused.

Crockett played man to man all night long. They pressed Humboldt all over the court. I guess they were trying to wear them down. They must have. Humboldt led the entire game and was up 10 to start the 4th quarter but fatigued got the best of them. Humboldt is HUGE. Crockett is not. Perry is their tallest player at 6'2". Althought Humboldt won on the boards by at least 10-12 rebs., Crockett forced the tempo and turnovers which proved to be the difference. Crockett shot awful as well. I bet they didn't shoot 25% from the 3 pt. line and they were taking good shots. Lots of penetration and kicks, as well as beating Humboldt down the court and shooting transition 3's. Very exciting contrast of styles.

A few more points to ponder: 1) R Johnson had 41 pts. including 8 threes. How he ever caught the ball was a suprise to me. Dyer Co's defense was all over him like white on rice. 2) I did not notice any "superior conditioning". Both teams looked like they could have played all night. 3) When CC decided to play a zone to start the 4th quarter DC attacked it easily. CC looked like they were playing not to lose with a 13 or 14 point lead. DC was the aggressor early to midway in the 4th and cut the lead to 4, I think. CC went back man to man and reestablished themselves defensively. Why did CC's coach go to a zone? I guess they were in foul trouble??? 4) I suspect DC and CC will play again a few times this season. When DC gets their stable of transfers eligible they will go from a good team to a REAL good team. Justin Blake can flat out play. When CC gets their players healthy, they will go from a good team to a real good team as well. Their depth will improve and their points around the bucket will improve when Perry gets back.

Who are you talking about? Correct me if I am wrong but hasn't West. TN completely dominated high school basketball the past 5 or 6 years. I doubt Ralph Turner, as good of a coach as he is, had much of an influence over Rick Rudesill, Shane Sisco, Larry Smalley, etc... These are just a few of the coaches in West TN that have had the good fortune of winning a gold ball in the past few years.

Anyone know the schedule?

Dyer Co is much improved. Justin Blake will be a hard match-up for everyone when he becomes eligible. Also the new coach has the Choctaws getting up and down the hardwood. Westview will be better than all of you are saying. Haskins teams always shoot the heck out of it. Crockett Co. is probably the front runner but lacks a BIG big-man and will probably be 4 weeks behind everyone else because Shelton and Pratt share so many players but when they get it going they are hard to stop. Obion will be much better. Dyersburg is still dangerous. In my opinion, from top to bottom, 13AA will be much better this year. The only good teams last year were Crockett and Dyersburg. Not so this year. Everyone, with the exception of Gibson Co, is much better.

How are the transfers from Memphis working out with the football program at DCHS? Will they bring more athleticism to the team? Will they also play b-ball for the Choctaws? How good is the kid that transferred from Mizzou with the new b-ball coach? Will he help the Choctaw f-ball program too?

If I'm not mistaking, Chester Co. had a strong team that year too. I think they finished 21-9 against a much tougher schedule than Lex. had. And those two players that spanked ya'll by 20 were Jarrett Jones and Michael McCutchen.

Anybody got a score from this game last night???

Is this the district that Milan is in now?

Truly one of the nicest posts I have ever seen. Nice job, Jerome.

The voting process is screwed up. One coach can destroy a players chance of winning the district mvp. Something must be done to correct the problem.