GovMan

Actually, GB did not take a knee originally at a time when they should have. They tried to score again (long pass) with less than 30 seconds on the clock but it was incomplete. They still tried one more time —were penalized and THEN they took a knee. And they WERE NOT inside the 10. Just keepin’ it real. -Gary Stinnett Very impressed with the Cherokees, lots of talent. Will be surprised if they don’t end up winning it again!

Barney, The stadium was pressure washed, not painted. You guys will replace your turf 2 or 3 more times before the Gov Club has to come scrape!!!

Good points Willie. Oak Ridge girls are already a handful .. if they turn it up even another notch, then my prediction may end up looking silly. But I've just got a gut feeling (I'm a homer also). Campbell County has not fared so well this season against 4AAA teams ... but that don't matter in the tournament. Be interesting to see how it plays out.

My prediction is that 3 of the 4 District IV teams will win in first round of Region, with the only exception that the District IV 4 seed will lose to O.R. And i will also predict that the District IV representative will win the Regional Tournament. Let's see how that plays out!

Blount boys are pretty good squad, Strong X. Have battled through some injuries to key players and are now pretty much 100%. Good depth on the squad and they play like their "hair is on fire." They caught Maryville on a night when their shots weren't falling ... some of that can be attributed to WB's defense. I think Bearden is at the top ... then Maryville, Catholic, Farragut, WB on any given night are right there. Should be a good tournament. WB is the kind of team you don't want to have to play in the tournament if you are 1 or 2.

Yeah .... the kid with the sign is a good kid. I noticed some of the Maryville players over talking to him and laughing together later in the game. Unfortunately, all the schools sometimes have kids that cross the line of good sportsmanship. I may be alone, but I'm of the opinion that whether your Alcoa, Maryville, Heritage, WB, or anyone else, if an administrator hears a kid in the student section cursing an opponent's players, the kid should be escorted out. BTW, RW87 I laughed at your "I thought they mispelled Rebs". That's funny, I don't care who you are!

Based on your absolute obsession with William Blount (about 95% of your posts are about WB) it is quite obvious that you are a big fan BS. In all my years on "the T" I've never seen someone fixate on one team/one school/one coach the way you fixate on the Governors and Coach Shadowens. We're honored to be constantly on your mind !!!

Wasn’t actually a tournament format. Maryville played well (especially with just 7 players seeing action) and went 2-0. Grace Christian also went 2-0 and was really impressive with nice wins over Heritage and William Blount. Maryville is shooting incredibly well from 3-point line. If they are able to bolster their inside game with the footballers returning, they are going to be really tough in the district.

All Region ... you might want to add on the boy's basketball team to your list of teams you're going to support. Best squad we've had in a few years. Very exciting to watch this yea!

In all seriousness Red , this should be good news for William Blount sports community, as well as Maryville . Wouldn’t you agree?

Hey, it's not really high school but ... if you're not doing anything this Saturday morning, the East Tennessee Middle School Football Conference Championships will be held at Maryville High. Seymour vs Loudon in the consolation game at 10am. Maryville vs WB in the championship game at noon. The Govman will be coming up the to Skeeter-Dome to try out their "big speakers" as guest P.A. Announcer.

Stars ... the Govs face a bigger challenge this week than you and I would if we had to clean up Mr. Tarwater's yard! You got any musical requests? I'll have the theme from Shaft ready, of course.

Take a knee!

I don't need to research the rest. I was trying to initiate a genuine conversation. You can come up with 3, maybe 4 players with RW's help. All of them with the exception of Hicks which I'm not sure about, were Blount County kids originally. Witt never could decide where to go ... he was at Fairview (county), Carpenters (county), Alcoa, then back to Blount. You forgot Dalton Wheeler and the Cunningham kid who played a year or two at Blount, switched to Alcoa, and then back to William Blount. You rally want to challenge my research on stuff pertaining to WB? I'm not looking for an argument, I just like to stay factual.

BC, no crying here. It is what it is. But our of curiosity ... give me a list of every player you are aware of that left the Alcoa system to go to William Blount. The qb you speak of, I think it was probably the Owens kid? Interesting story there, the Owens live in Blount County, on Middlesettlements Rd., but are probably just as close to Alcoa High at they were to WB, mileage-wise. I'm not being contentious ... I know we've had a few players from Alcoa, but I don't think it has been many. Also, did Patton play at Alcoa Middle? I thought he played at Heritage in middle school?

So they've been the 2017 Blount County Champs once already?

#4 - Dae Dae Love. One of the Governor's best players. Will not have him for the Heritage game next week.

Hey, I've been out of the loop for quite a while. I wonder if Compton = that dude from Oak Ridge a few years ago. I can't remember his Coach T name, but I think he was Hitch on the radio call in shows. Bladerunner? can't for sure remember, but I do recall he really resented me!

Knows an awfully lot about Blount County refs and the Mathis family, etc. etc.

Is Susie's last name Smoltz? What do you think Stars?

http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/local-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/article_3c02ac73-5039-5ed7-9f61-88901b0c7816.html

We usually agree on most everything OB. How about the 'Kees? Another trip to the championship game this year possible you think?

Not made cause the young man wants to win. Not mad if his parents want him to go to Maryville (great school / awesome coaching staff). Mad because the parents should have gone ahead and made the decision last spring instead of letting him go through summer drills, pre-season practice, and his first varsity game. Is that fair?

So was Mayes on offense or defense in the photos?

I had forgotten all about that. Think it was 80. I remember him playing against Heritage in 79