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1. Germantown (May repeat as 5A champs) 2. East (Is loaded and has been here before) 3. CBHS (down a little from last year) 4. Collierville (better than last year with Hall @QB) 5. Melrose (way...way down after losing 13 senior starters, but is still Melrose) 6. White Station (will battle C'ville for 2nd place) 7. Briarcrest (will be best 2nd best DII team in memphis area 8. West Memphis (has been underrated recently) 9. Covington (always very good) 10 Whitehaven (lets see what the new coach can do... always good talent) 11 Millington (can Supplant Bolton in region 7, has the 2 fastest backs in the area) 12 Mitchell (class 2A darkhorse...Franklin is the best back in shelby-metro area) Others to consider.... Bolton, MUS, Houston, Cordova, ECS, Harding, Fairly

I know Riverdale puts one on, but who else does one? I thought I heard someone say crockett county does one

why would you say Melrose is in a cream puff division? Statistically Region 8 4A is the toughest league in the state in Div. I go to either Earl Nall or Sonny Moore. Take every team in the league, and average the league together for one score, Region 8 is the toughest league reguardless of class 3 different teams in region 8 have won state titles in the last 4 years while Maryville is the king of the rost in their league. Please try to be more factual

Here are the Playoffs Haywood at Melrose Dyersburg @ Memphis East Ridgeway @ Hardin County Craigmont @ JCM

keep us region 8 folks posted, All We know is that Haywood Travels to Melrose

Anybody know the score?

Theboredguy. I disagree about memphis playing rural west tn more often. I think that there are some solid teams in rural west tennessee. But if you guys notice, not one person in West Tennessee bothered to even respond to my last couple of post were I listed the Head to Head playoff records of Memphis VS Rural West TN. Memphis teams have no reason to travel to rural west TN to play games. The competition within shelby county is awefully stiff in each league. Even in region 8-2A, Oakhaven, Tredwell, and Manassas have their hands full with Memphis Carver and Mitchell within their league. Wooddale, obviously has a full plate with memphis East, Melrose, and Ridgeway in 8-4A. Raliegh Egypt, figures to be the #2 seed in 8-3A, yet they nearly knocked of jax ss in week o. It would be nice to see Milan play memphis East for instance, But East can get just as formidable a non-league foe as milan without leaving shelby county. Look at Memphis East' non league slate Week 0 Briarcrest won 20-7 week 1 Christian Brothers loss 27-26 in OT week 4 Raliegh-Egypt won 36-24 week 5 ECS loss 14-20 all of those teams would likely have given Memphis East about as daunting a challange as anyone could have outside of shelby couny. Plus, you obviously save alot in travel cost. Would Milan return the trip? this is why you dont see a lot of intersectional games. CBHS coaches have gone on record as saying that Melrose and Memphis East, might be as tough as anyone they have faced in all of D-II this year. Why would they play Lipscomp or Ezell, or CPA in a non-league game. Likewise CPA can get just as tough a nonleague game from MBA or Brentwood acad. in their own midstate area.

many people felt that the CBHS win over Melrose was Fraud. Not by CBHS, but by the refs who called the game. with under a minute to go Melrose 8-7. the refs bailed CBHS from the jaws of defat with a pass interfenence on 4th and 26 CBHS then Kicked a FG as the Clock expired. CBHS 10 Melrose 8. I hate it for melrose, because with all of the college prospects and the attention they get nationally, they had a super chance to get into the USA today super 25. With a loss that will likely not be possible. I cant Believe maryville hasn't gotten more national recognition with 3 consecitive state Tiles in the rugged Class 4A

Well Rebelron, I would not neccicerily say that Melrose is the team to beat. I do think they are the best team on this half of the state. I can't believe they destroyed East the way they did. I mean of course when you play good teams and turn the ball over like that, then the score can get ugly. Nontheless, even if both teams had brought their A games, I think Melrose still wins by 2 TD's. The 4A turnament should be interesting to say the least. Now don't sleep on Memphis East, they are always in the thick of the discussion when we talk 4A ball. they will make it at least to the QTR finals this year. Melrose will probably win the rematch and then travel to Hillsboro. But lets not sleep on my good friend Buck Fitzgearld at Pearl-Cohn either. obviously they have already proven that they can beat the Burros! I would love to see a Melrose Pearl-Cohn semi-final. Both Bands will play, would love a good ole post thanksgivin' Turkey Leg in the hood

This whole thing is my fault. If anyone reads my post, usually I stay away from this kind of stuff. I hate these subjective arguments ie... who is the best long stapper in East TN, or who is the best 9th grade Offensive guard. That kind of debate is pointless. I apologize for even starting this debate. However, I am indeed intitled to my opinion, so since the debate has started let me give my 2 cents worth. 2000 Maryville VS Memphis East recap If you were at the 2000 title game then you know that 33-14 is very deceiving. East Led 8-0 after the 1st QTR. Maryville scored in the 2nd QTR but East still led. With 15 seconds to go in the half, Maryville missed a FG attempt on on 4th and long That would have given them the laad going into the half 9-8. But East was flagged for roughing the kicker giving Maryville a last shot with 1st and goal to go. East should have been able to simply take a knee, and go in with a 2 point lead 8-6 to end the 1st half. Consequently marville has 1st and Goal and throws a TD pass with just seconds to go in the 1st half. Maryville 13 - Memphis East 8 @ Halftime Both teams had possessions to start the 3rd QTR but Maryville drew 1st blood. Maryville score on a TJ brock run to take a 19-7 lead late in the 3rd QTR. Things were startting to look gloomy for East. But East quickly recovered after Ladarius Price brought the kickoff back to around midfield. East put together its best drive since its 1st possession of the game, were East took it 80 yards to start the ball game, East moved the ball to 1st and Goal from the 6 yard line Before Price threw the most ill advised pass in the history of football. The Maryville kid returns the errant pass 98 yards for a TD which still stand as the state record for longest INT return in Blue Cross Bowl History now the score is Maryville 26 East 7. But obviosly, if the wind had been blowing a different way it could have just as Easily been Marville 19 Memphis East 14 East nontheless, responded with a 4th QTR TD, to shave the Lead to 26-14 But maryville put the game on Ice with a late meaningless 4th QTR TD. I am not at all incenuating that Maryville ran up the score. But Maryville's last TD with a few minutes to go was irelevant to the outcome of the game. Final Score Maryville 33 Memphis East 14

Carver is very very good defensively. They have only 12 points in league play. Its a bad legue but still. Mitchell is not really that good, carver looks for real

I'm sorry stan, I think you misinterpreted what I meant about comming two weeks in a row. I simply meant that, I know I am comming to the Blue Cross Bowl., I attend every year. I simply meant, I didn't want to come to the mid-state area on back to back weeks. I could, but I doubt I will make it to a semi final game. Obviously I did it in 2001, but the 1st trip was with the team when Hillsboro beat us 10-6. I was not impling that Melrose would win causing me to come two weeks in a row. Although I think that Memphis East, Hillsboro, Maryville, and Melrose in past years have all been about on the same level. Hillsboro has been to back to Back state finals. Prior to that Memphis East played in back to back finals. Melrose could have just as easily been their in either 2000, or 2001. But we beat them to earn the semi-final birth. As a matter of fact this is no slap at Maryville, but in the past 3 state finals, I didn't neccicerily think they were the better team. I still can't believe Hillsboro lost last year! Here is how I view class 4A state-wide. 1. Maryville- Arguably the top program in the state reguardless of class. T2. Hillsboro T2. Melrose T2. Memphis East (These three have been 3 peas in a pod. one of these 3 schools has represented the west half in the last 4 State Finals.) If indeed we see a Hillsboro-Melrose rematch as seems almost certain, then 5 years 5. Morristown West is the next best program. But Maryville has baicly handled them in recent years. They are the only school in my top tier to have not played for a state title in recent years, well along with Greenville. 6. Cleveland 7. Knoxville Central 8. Whitehouse-Won 3A title recently 9. Greenville 10 Pearl-Cohn- See Maryville dosen't currntly have another Elite team to keep them from getting to the finals year in and year out. Its really tough for East, Melrose, Hillsboro and pearl cohn to get out of the west half because most of the premiere teams in class 4A are all clustered in the west bracket. Obviously Maryville can beat whom ever emerges, but I think that Ron Adylett would agree that physically, Melrose was the best team they faced. Whats really crazy is that Memphis East should have beaten Melrose last year in the QTR finals Melrose prevailed 14-12....... PS still no kicker for EAST LOL Memphis East is loaded next year! more so than usual

http://www.Unapproved Website/viewrank.asp?ra_key=...y=647&Year=2004 1. 6'3 185 4.4 Corey Kizer melrose 2. 6'2 190 4.3 Carlos Armour Melrose Miami, Tn, All of the SEC type prospects. how can you people continue to name these obscure kids from lil small single schools like Caolfield? If you dont believe me check out Unapproved Website and do a search for any others and see what comes up

1998Oakhaven 24, Gibson County 14 Peabody 35, Treadwell 6 Humboldt 35, Mitchell 26 Union City 47, George Carver 0 Oakhaven 14, Peabody 13 Union City 36, Oakhaven 12 Melrose 44, Brighton 6 Frayser 6, Crockett County 0 Ridgeway 43, Dyer County 32 Covington 42, Kingsbury 20 Ridgeway 24, Covington 21 Memphis East 16, Haywood County 13 Hardin County 16, Trezevant 6 Dyersburg 22, Craigmont 0 Jackson Northside 22, Raleigh-Egypt 12 Hardin County 36, Memphis East 8 Houston 23, Munford 21 Kirby 28, Central-Merry 17 1998 Memphis 9 Rural West Tn 9 Memphis gets the tie breaker here as Melrose clearly the Best team in West Tn reguardless of class 1997 Gibson County 30, Oakhaven 14 Humboldt 63, Mitchell 8 Treadwell 18, Peabody 14 Union City 49, George Carver 0 Union City 45, Treadwell 14 Melrose 57, Dyer County 0 Crockett County 40, Frayser 21 Ridgeway 44, Jackson South Side 43 Covington 21, Sheffield 14 Melrose 45, Crockett County 7 Covington 49, Ridgeway 14 Melrose 22, Covington 7 Fairley 14, Lexington 0 Hardin County 21, Raleigh-Egypt 7 Trezevant 22, Jackson Northside 9 Dyersburg 38, Memphis East 12 Hardin County 20, Fairley 19 Dyersburg 21, Trezevant 14 Munford 41, Houston 13 Munford 20, Bartlett 13 Munford 42, Germantown 16 West Tn rotes Memphis 14-7 in 1997 Behind Munford and Dernice Wherry 1996 St. Benedict 14, South Fulton 0 Lake County 27, Westside 20 St. Benedict 21, Lake County 6 Martin Westview 26, Harding Academy 0 Camden 27, Briarcrest 13 Huntingdon 32, Treadwell 0 Peabody 21, ECS 12 Kingsbury 50, Obion County 15 McNairy Central 29, Ridgeway 23 Humboldt 54, Trezevant 0 Melrose 54, Milan 0 Fayette-Ware 41, Craigmont 7 MUS 45, Bolton 13 Collierville 45, Wooddale 0 Westwood 16, Covington 11 Collierville 9, Bolivar Central 6 Whitehaven 10, Central-Merry 7 Munford 28, Fairley 0 Whitehaven 20, Henry County 16 1996 Memphis 10 Rural West Tn 9 Final Score from 1996-2002 Rural West Tn 68 Memphis 67 I would say that that in 7 years that is pretty balance.

You're right about 4A, but history says different in 2A and 3A. From 99 thru 01 the rural West TN teams were 12-5 vs Memphis in 2A and 13-6 vs 3A. During that stretch the Memphis regions had exactly 0 teams in the semi finals. Ridgeway was an awesome team last year and Mitchell had a good run, but year in year out, Memphis hasn't stacked up very well against rural West TN. Melrose, East and Ridgeway will dominate 7-4A this year. RKF just out of curiosity, why did you begin your assesment of Rural west dominance with 1999. As far as I am concerned 1999 is the same as The year 1 AD. everything prior to 1999 might as well be BC(Before Christ) Lets Go back for several years 2001 Union City 28, George Carver 6 Humboldt 45, Westside 0 Milan 18, Oakhaven 12 Westview 42, Booker T. Washington 0 Kingsbury 16, Brighton 6 Ridgeway 35, Obion County 0 Dyer County 38, Frayser 20 Covington 37, Raleigh-Egypt 6 Covington 17, Ridgeway 12 Memphis East 14, Haywood County 7 Fairley 15, Jackson Northside 10 Hardin County 28, Craigmont 12 Wooddale 20, Dyersburg 14 Memphis East 22, Fairley 13 Wooddale 20, Hardin County 18 Central-Merry 33, Collierville 24 Houston 38, Central-Merry 28 2001 Rural West Tn 9 Memphis 8 2000 Oakhaven 44, Gibson County 8 Humboldt 41, George Carver 6 Treadwell 14, Peabody 9 Union City 48, Booker T. Washington 6 Oakhaven 13, Humboldt 7 Union City 41, Treadwell 20 Union City 34, Oakhaven 6 Ridgeway 57, Dyer County 24 Martin Westview 46, Westwood 28 Ripley 14, Kingsbury 8 Covington 49, Frayser 0 Martin Westview 42, Ridgeway 28 Melrose 34, Hardin County 14 Trezevant 24, Haywood County 20 Memphis East 30, Dyersburg 10 Jackson Northside 21, Fairley 13 Memphis East 42, Jackson Northside 13 2000 Rural West Tn 9 Memphis 8 1999 George Carver 43, Gibson County 7 Humboldt 33, Treadwell 6 Oakhaven 38, Peabody 22 Union City 62, Booker T. Washington 8 Humboldt 40, George Carver 14 Union City 22, Oakhaven 6 Ridgeway 46, Obion County 10 Martin Westview 48, Frayser 0 Westwood 34, Brighton 12 Covington 47, Sheffield 0 Ridgeway 56, Martin Westview 33 Covington 9, Westwood 0 Covington 34, Ridgeway 0 Trezevant 58, Munford 23 Memphis East 52, Jackson Northside 35 Haywood County 20, Fairley 0 Melrose 48, Dyersburg 41 Haywood County 19, Melrose 18 Memphis East 24, Haywood County 8 1999 Rural West Tn 10 Memphis 9 Total score 1999-2002 Memphis 41 Rural West Tn 36