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I applied, got a call from Metro Schools AD, Sanders, today. He told me that the principal is only looking for a coach that can fill the math position left by Woodward. No P.E. or other would be granted an interview. Good luck to the new math teacher!

I did not re-apply. After Mr. Daniels submitted me as his choice for Head Coach, you see what happened to him. I don't want any part of that kind of thing.

Actually, there were NO demands made by "The Metro Coach" that applied.

Parks signed to play ball at Jackson State University in Mississippi. He will be missed!

James Stone - Maplewood. 6'5" 300 lbs. #1 in TN, #36 Nationally (Unapproved Website). 21 Major D-1 offers. 28 ACT. 3.8 CORE G.P.A. in all Honors & AP courses. Never made less than a "B" in his academic career! U.S. Army All-America Game Jan. 9th, 2010!!

Thanx OwlPride for the kind words and the conversation we had. I have tried in vain to get our facilities upgraded. Such is the plight of inner city schools. I wish the Owls a successful rest of the season, and hopefully we can keep this series going well into the future. Go Owls!!!!!

Wazoosports.com is broadcasting several games on Friday's this fall. IDK their entire lineup, but our (Maplewood) game vs Ooltewah will be broadcast by their company on September 26th.

Coach Wilson has done a great job with the boys at the Wood. From seeing them this year they will play zone,man and press. I think his mentor(Doc Shelton) has really influenced him and the style of basketball that they play.

Points well taken Big Country and Whatchacallit. I flew off the handle thinking I was being attacked by someone I thought was a good person. True enough, I made a statement about Casey Smith because of past dealings with him and I shouldn't have brought them to the message board. Big Contry, I wasn't braggigng that we are going to be great, I was saying that we would be looking forward to week 3. Whatchacallit, what has metro become?

We'll see what happens after the senior camp this Saturday!

The Maplewood boys have offers from several schools: Majors (its misspelled in the magazine) LB - UT, Memphis, Louisvile, Marshall, Kentucky, & all the OVC schools. Jones - LB/SS - UT, Memphis, & all the OVC schools. Holt - RB - Arkansas State, Eastern Kentucky, Carson-Newman, & the OVC schools. [i]Moore - WR - Louisville, Marshall, Arkkansas State, & the OVC schools

Clap! Clap! Mr. 411. Since you know everything, come on out of the closet! Since you know me so well, you must know how to reach me. If you don't want everyone else to know who you are tell me personally. Job I didn't deserve!! What are your criteria for deserving a head job in metro? I hope it ain't waitin in line until I'm 50 and too tired to actually be an effective head coach. You sound bitter or jealous to me. Since you know so much, maybe its the fact that I played ball at Georgia and TSU, was a grad. asst. to the A.D., and had been on the very first staff at Centennial High School building that program from literally the ground up! HMMMMM, maybe those things played a part in Mr. Braden, (the MHS Principal at the time), choosing me because he wanted someone to basically start the program from scratch! Let's say my uncle did have something to do with me getting hired, (which he didn't!), How many times do you hear, "its all about who you know". On the recruiting tip. Are you more upset because All the athletes that live in Maplewood's zone and feeder schools finally decided to go where they were supposed to, or that your recruiting game is fading. Nice move getting Smith on your staff, but you should've done like me and hired COACHES instead of hoping the Jr. high kids would follow him to HL! As for Woods and the "little loud mouth", they're two of the finest football coaches that no one has ever heard of in the Good Ole Boy System. I can't coach? Funny, that's what the majority of people on these message boards say about you! I guess I just have all the athletes making me look good! The difference is, I know what to do with talent, it doesn't just get me to the playoffs, we advance past the first round. Beside, don't tell me you didn't see this coming! I've been working my butt off to get this program back on the map! You and others whooped my tail pretty good when I first got started, but since then, I've added a real staff and my boys have bought into the system. Yeah Armstrong coaches the defense, and he does a fine job, but since you know how to contact him also, you can ask him for yourself who runs the show!! Now that I figured you out, get them boys ready, and enjoy the gate, cuz everyone is coming to see us at your place week 3!!!

GoVols21 As a Vol fan, I would have thought you would have read the Football Time in Tennessee Magazine. If you did see the mag., you must have skipped the Elite list. You left Thomas Majors from Maplewood off your top 30 list and he's listed as an Elite Prospect. Not to mention Maplewood has 5 guys listed in the State Prospect section. More than any other school in the state.

I think everybody knows why Maryville is picked to return to the State Championship Game, but why Maplewood? They haven't been very good for several years, and the've really only had a solid season last year. Not to mention, they have a tough region, they're gonna see two of their region opponents again in the playoffs, and if they get through all that, they still have to go to Melrose in Memphis!!!

Dre, you're just wastin' space on this message board. Maplewood did y'all in twice, even after y'all added players to the team that weren't on there for the first game, and it still didn't matter! I'm sure y'all have talent with all them kids at y'all school, but until y'all get a staff that knows what to do with it, y'all in trouble! Casey Smith is not the answer. He should have stayed at Gra-Mar Middle School were all you need is the best athletes to be successfull! He's a joke!!!!!

That's exactly the two I was thinking about. Great post!! The Howard kid led Nashville and Region 5-4A in interceptions with 6. He was All-Metro, and All-Region as a Sophomore. His future is definately bright! The Simpson kid is game savy and a playmaker. Don't let his size fool you!

Somebody's been reading the new UT fotball magazine! Maplewood's got some boys they want bad!

What makes you believe that Maplewood has what it takes to win the region?

They soon shall understand.

I don't know what you're basing your selection criteria on, but in the Football Time In Tennessee book there is a ery good listing of the state's top prospects. I figure if a kid's good enough to be in that mag, he's good enough to be on almost any list. Terrence Holt - Maplewood is on your list, but not Thomas Majors - LB, Sadaris Jones - LB, Jonathan Moore - WR, and Brandon Buggs - DE. Maplewood had five players make this list and they are being actively recruited by UT.

What does Tullahoma, Hillsboro, White's Creek, and Maplewood have coming back? On paper, how do you see the region shaping up?

What do you mean?

Brentwood looked very slow on both sides of the ball. Good size, but slow. Possibly I was expecting to see more dominance by Brentwood, maybe by the end of the summer they'll look like a playoff caliber 5A school should look vs. a 4A school like Stratford, who likely will not fare too well in Region 5-4A. Stratford, while big on the lines, were not very deep. Stratford showed some quickness at the skill positions, but they were all little guys.

I have to disagree with the latter portion of your first sentence. While Hillwood, (and most every other school in Metro have gang problems, whther you want to believe it or not), you can not blame it on bussing in "people". I attended Hillwood from the fall of 1986 to the spring of 1990 and I was bussed in. During my time at Hillwood there were never problems like this. So for you to blame it on bussing in people is totally unfounded and borderline racist. (I'll pray for you). If anything, it is the mindset of today's youth. Most of them don't have someone at home to put them in their place and be firm about it. The next time you choose to spout-off on a topic, do your research and keep your personal ignorances out of it.