MLREB

I don't think Lendel Caldwell is playing. He didn't play in youth league and I'm not sure about last year. Regardless Lendel would have some major development to achieve to participate with this group. Too bad about Wes Charleton. Wes is focusing on baseball. Don't be surprised to see Wes back on the field after the peer pressure starts to wear on him. Also through the grape vine..............I have been told a big kid from Halls has moved into the neighborhood and will be a freshman next year. Also a move in from Indiana that will concentrate on baseball is being questioned about his desire to be a Rebel football player. Great looking kid that jacked one out at the 340 maker at Lakeshore two weeks ago. He also took one off the top of the fence the next time up. Not bad for a 14 year old.

Honestly, I'm not as familiar with Josh as I am with the others. I do know that the coaches are high on him. Not sure where he will end up but certainly not as an interior lineman. Most likely an end on offense or defense. Wiggins is a special player. Very smart, athletic, and has an excellent arm. He throws a nice ball to catch. He just started growing so he will be OK in HS. Unfortunately the Middle school coaches consentrate on the "big" kids that have already hit their growth spurt. The know little about the heart and past of most of their players. I have saw many kids out of position at the middle school level. Last years group had a very good team standing on the sideline most of the time. I was concerned that a few that will be outstanding in highschool when they mature would not come back. Fortunately they have so the news is good on the returnees. Regardless the coaches work hard with the kids and are morally outstanding. One other name to remember with the Freshman group is Chriser Campbell. Chriser gave up football last year but I am hearing he may be back next year. Criser was one of the top players with this group as a linebacker. Big strong kid with speed and loved to hit. I think he struggles with the commitment. I'm all out of info so I hope that helps.

Let me see if I can help you out a little on this group. Best athelete of the group is Ryan Reiser. Ryan may play some QB next year but will ultimately end up at DB or WR. Ryan has good speed, not quie as good as Maples, great hands, nose for the ball, and great field vision. He is a better RB than Singleton but didn't get the oppotunity in MMS. Maples is blessed with speed and good vision but his hands are just good, not on the Reiser level. Tyler still needs to grow a little, and he will, to guarentee his success at the highschool level. Tyler works hard and is driven. Most likely a better basketball player than football but outstanding at both. Singleton......IMO will end up at LB. Good speed and great size but will not stick it in the hole. That is where Reiser is better. R. Singleton will grow some more and could be a protege LB in a couple years. J. Miranda - Has most of the tools to be a great linebacker. Only question is speed. He has worked with a trainer for a couple of years so that issue is being worked on. Technique, knowledge, and the intangables of the postion are his strong points. Adrain Baker (Tank).....IMO the only kid in the freshman group that has a chance to help the highscool team next year. Tank is as fast as Maples and carries about 170 to 180 lbs. Tank is only about 5"8, or 5'9" now but will grow more. Tank has a lot of ability and an outstanding work ethic. He has a chance to be special either as a RB or a LB. QB Posiion..........IMO there will be only one or -0- QB's out of this group. Reiser will end up at WR and or DB. I have watched Akins at Mary Blount and been around him some this summer and their is no way he plays QB at Maryville unless he matures both mentally and athletically. The only one left is Hunt who has played QB for 7 years now. The only question is arm strength but his leadership, knowledge of offense, Maryville's offense that is since he has been working with an EX Maryvile QB NG, work ethic, and ability to manage a team is excellent. He has also been working with a speed, strength, and agility trainer for over a year now and the difference in his athletic ability is obvious. He has also grown from 4' nother to 5'9" ccurrently. If he does not work out at QB then most likely will be WR or DB Josh Burchete - Most likely the fastest kid in the group that is blessed with speed. Josh is a step faster than maples and has good height and body. He has to develope his hands to be a WR but may end up on D-fense. He is a big hitter as are several out of this group. Lineman - Darius has the biggest upside. Lewis has good size, strong, ahletic kid with great feet. He also has the lineman metality and loves to mix it up. Justin Huskey is also a nice lineman and has size, athletic ability, and a great work ethic. T.J. Franklin is huge. T.J. Needs to improve on his agility and his psyche, gets upset too easily, but he is an imposing figure on the field and can run for a big kid. The line is in good shape with excellent size and athletic ability. Ellis will enjoy this group. Tanner Caylor - Unbelievable how far Tanner has come since he was 8. Loves the game and plays with great emotion. Tanner is a devastating tackler that only knows one speed. Size and speed are good but determination is off the chart. Tanner gives it up for his team and will quickly become a fan favorite on Friday nights. Most in this group has been playing together since they were eight. Expectations are high but IMO the will need some leadership to step up if they are to achieve success. Many hard workers and good athletes in the group so it should be interesting. Re: the Middle school team - This is a very athletic group but have very little size. They are loaded at the skilled postiions and have a very good QB, Johnny Wiggins. Johnny is not the starer but he will play QB in ghschool, guarentee. Johnny is one of the better QB's to come through the Maryville youth team ranks. The Middle school coach ha a tendencyto put kids out of position but fortunately they are given good guidance in highschool.Unfortunately Wes Lambert has decided to not play football and follow the path of his brother Jason Wes will stick to basebal and basketball. Too bad because football is Wes's best sport. Forgot to mention additional rising 8th graders but you are right about Stephen Shiver. They currently have him at QB, which is a major waste of SS's time because he will never play QB in highschool, but he will be a defensive end and or a tight end in highschool. I very seriously doubt Stephen will be at a skill position but will definately get a look at WR. Realistically Stephen will be 6'5 to 6'7" when he is a senior. Stephen has good athletic ability and gives a great effort. He has a chance to be special. here are some names to remember Caleb Clement - yessss another Clement but a little tougher version Nick Shields - Currently Nick is one of the top wrestlers in the country a his weight. Nick hasn't lost in 5 years. Jordan Hasney - Linebacker - Fullback Cody McCoy - This kid has jets and is tough as nails. Cooper? - Not sure of his first name but is the top RB on the team. I may have his name wrong. Travis Webb - Good hands at wie receiver and a good athlete. Losing my train of thought now but this group is fine athletically but will need some size Please note that the these posts represents MHO based on a few years observance. They are by no means posted as fact.

Let me see if I can help you out a little on this group. Best athelete of the group is Ryan Reiser. Ryan may play some QB next year but will ultimately end up at DB or WR. Ryan has good speed, not quite as good as Maples, great hands, nose for the ball, and great field vision. He is a better RB than Singleton but didn't get the oppotunity last year at MMS. Maples is blessed with speed and good vision but his hands are not as good as Reiser. Tyler still needs to grow a little, and he will, to guarentee his success at the highschool level. Tyler works hard and is driven. Most likely a better basketball player than football but outstanding at both. Singleton......IMO will end up at LB. Good speed and great size but will not stick it in the hole s a RB. That is where Reiser excells over Singleton. R. Singleton will grow some more and could be a protege LB in a couple years. R. Singleton is already at big athletic kid. J. Miranda - Has most of the tools to be a great linebacker. Only question is speed. He has worked with a trainer for a couple of years so that issue is being dealt with. Technique, knowledge, and the intangables of the postion are his strong points. Adrain Baker (Tank).....IMO the only player in the freshman group that has a chance to help the highscool team next year. Tank is as fast as Maples and carries about 170 to 180 lbs. Tank is only about 5"8, or 5'9" now but will grow more. Tank has a lot of ability and an outstanding work ethic. He has a chance to be special either as a RB or a LB. QB Posiion..........IMO there will be only one or -0- QB's out of this group. Reiser will end up at WR and or DB. I have watched Akins at Mary Blount and have been around him this summer and there is no way he plays QB at Maryville unless he matures both mentally and athletically. The only one left is Hunt who has played QB for 7 years now. The biggest question with Derek is arm strength, which is being worked on, but his leadership, knowledge of offense, Maryville's offense that is since he has been working with an EX Maryvile QB NG, work ethic, and ability to manage a team is excellent. He has also been working with a speed, strength, and agility trainer for over a year now and the difference in his athletic ability is obvious. He has also grown from 4' nothing to 5'9" currently. If he does not work out at QB then most likely will be WR or DB Josh Burchete - Most likely the fastest kid in the group. Josh is a step faster than maples and has good height and body. He has to develope his hands to be a WR but may end up on D-fense. He is a big hitter as are several out of this group. Lineman - Darius has the biggest upside. Lewis has good size, strong, ahletic kid with great feet. He also has the lineman metality and loves to mix it up. Justin Huskey is also a nice lineman and has size, athletic ability, and a great work ethic. T.J. Franklin is huge. T.J. Needs to improve on his agility and his psyche, gets upset too easily, but he is an imposing figure on the field and can run for a big kid. The line is in good shape with excellent size and athletic ability. Ellis will enjoy this group. Tanner Caylor - Unbelievable how far Tanner has come since he was 8. Loves the game and plays with great emotion. Tanner is a devastating tackler that only knows one speed. Size and speed are good but determination is off the chart. Tanner gives it up for his team and will quickly become a fan favorite on Friday nights. Most in this group has been playing together since they were eight. Expectations are high but IMO the will need some leadership to step up if they are to achieve success. Many hard workers and good athletes in the group so it should be interesting. Re: the Middle school team - This is a very athletic group but have very little size. They are loaded at the skilled postiions and have a very good QB, Johnny Wiggins. Johnny is not the starer but he will play QB in ghschool, guarentee. Johnny is one of the better QB's to come through the Maryville youth team ranks. The Middle school coach ha a tendencyto put kids out of position but fortunately they are given good guidance in highschool.Unfortunately Wes Lambert has decided to not play football and follow the path of his brother Jason Wes will stick to basebal and basketball. Too bad because football is Wes's best sport.

You are correct about Tanner. He was at the football meeting last week. Tanner has played inthe Maryville system most of his football days...Ll Rebs - Southerners, and Rebs, before his parents moved close to Heritage. I got a call about two months after their move from Tanner's mother regarding their experience so far with the Hertiage football team. Becca was almost in tears discussing this major screw-up. She asked how to get Tanner back into Maryville with all his friends. I guess she figured it out because Tanner will be in red and Black next year. Tanner is an awesome linebacker and has the dedication that will suit him well in the Maryville program. This freshman class to be will be fun to watch. Also, Tank is not going to WB. Father Don knows better than that. Re. the Walker kids I dont think that happens either but are hearing from the kids that they wished it would.

Watched the 2003 Maryville class graduate last night and the thought popped up in my head, "maybe now another 4A team will be able to win the state this year. That was one unbelievable group with three state football championships, Mr. football and Mr. basketball, almost 9 million dollars in scholarship offers to 270 students, and kids going to almost every academic elite college in the nation. I'm sure others in the state are just as impressive but I'm just amazed at how focussed, driven, and successful this bunch has been. Regardless, I think it will make for interesting 4A competition this coming year. Maryville has much quality to replace and the district will be very good as usual. If they do it again in 03 I think George and his staff will just solidify their claim as the top staff in Tennessee. Look out for Alcoa after 03. We all know about their storied freshman, soon to be sophmore, class. They just recently hired a coach that will bring the disipline, not only on the field but in the weight room, that will make Alcoa a formidable foe year in and year out. If John Reed is able to get the community behind him Alcoa again will be an annual power.

class is absolutly loaded. Size - speed - skill players - and a couple of potential stars will make up the roster of next years Freshman team. Appears that Colton Baker's little brother, Tank, will be the leader of this bunch. Tank looks like he could contribute next year considering his size, speed, and strength. Much to ask for a freshman but Tank is phisically mature for his age. This group has the potential to follow a similar pattern extablished by the 2002-2003 seniors.

Cade had a great year, particularly as an inexperienced sophmore starting on a potential state championship contender. The pressure had to be immense and Cade handled it like an experienced pro. Some things we need to consider that gave Cade the opportunity to do so well are the experience of the team around him. With two consecutive state championships under their belt this group was as experienced as any highshool team could of been. Very possible this was the best O-line Maryville has ever fielded and I think Cade was only sacked twice. With consideration of Cade's quickness and speed, and considering how much they went to the air this is a remarkable stat that shows how good the O-line was. They gave Cade the opportunity to run an offense without interference. They picture could be much different this year with a much less experienced O-line. His ability to handle pressure will be challenged eeearly and often. Credit to Cade though he is an excellent and accurate passser who has the height to see over the lineman and the arm to be very productive in Maryville's offense. Roush on the otherhand will allow Maryville to significantly open up the offense. With a cannon arm and decent accuracy, Rouse can be a very effective passer. His forte is his running ability. With his Houdini style of running, speed, and athletic ability Maryville becomes less predictable and much more wide open as an offense. I have been told and expect to see Rouse opening as QB on the first day of summer practice. It may change but that is the word. The drawbacks of Rouse playing QB are obvious. Cade most likely can only play QB. Maryville does need another wideout and Rouse would be the prefect canidate. Rouse is very much like Wilks athletically but the difference is he has much better QB skills. We also expect Rouse to be in the defensive backfield. It will be interesting to see how it works out but my sources tell me that Rouse is so good that it will be very hard to not play him at QB.

OK guys...........Who wins the classifications in 2003 and why do you think they will? I asking this so that I will know who to watch. Thanks :confused:

Jefferson County and his college football was at Furman. Not sure when but my guess is that George is 36 or 37 years old. Someone else may have this answer. [Edited by MLREB on 2-21-03 1:45P]

Charlie Frye? The only coaching job (football) Charlie has had was the Maryville freshman and he lost that because of an incident in the classroom. If Alcoa selects Charlie then IMO they have been turned down by many and are at plan D or Z. Charlie is an OK guy but does not have the experience. I would think the Alcoa coaching job would be more attractive.