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31 minutes ago, dannyq said:
- Halls at Arlington
- Brighton at Bolivar Central
- Briarcrest at Collierville
- Munford at Covington
- MLK Prep at Dyersburg
- Christian Brothers at Houston
- Memphis Nighthawks at Trinity Christian
- Shelby county schools at COVID-19
SC vs COVID-19, that sounds about right!
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7 minutes ago, EHSTrack06 said:
Definitely. I wouldn't even put EHS at #6 but to be out of the top 25 completely is insane at best. The pattern with these big polls seems that unless you win a title in 5A-6A or you are Alcoa or a Private school anyone else gets overlooked. Greeneville year in and year out could beat probably half the teams on that list. DB is poised to have one of their best seasons but somehow 6-6 and 6-5 teams are looked at as better. I'm not a writer or an analyst but maybe these things will help set a fire under the teams that weren't on it.
Just out of curiosity on my part, where would you put EHS on this particular poll? WHere would you put Greenville, while we are at it?
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Let's do this @BlackHavenSenator, @dannyq, @pigskinred, @olddevil. Who am I forgetting?
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BGIM 2020 - Week 1
- Halls at Arlington
- Brighton at Bolivar Central
- Briarcrest at Collierville
- Munford at Covington
- MLK Prep at Dyersburg
- Christian Brothers at Houston
- Memphis Nighthawks at Trinity Christian
I almost forgot to do this. You guys know what to do!
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@BlackHavenSenator, @dannyq, @pigskinred, @olddevil ... let's do this.
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BGIM Week 1
- Brighton at Bolivar Central
- Briarcrest at Collierville
- Munford at Covington
- MLK Prep at Dyersburg
- Christian Brothers at Houston
- Memphis Nighthawks at Trinity Christian
Allright everybody. I almost forgot to do this. You know what to do.
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The Commercial Appeal: Tennessee Super 25 prep football preseason poll.
Tom Kreager, Nashville Teenessean
It was a rocky path, but the Tennessee high school football season has arrived.
For the third year, The USA Today Network will rank the top teams in its Tennessee Super 25 poll. A group of statewide high school sports writers from across the network will vote each week on the top 25 teams in Tennessee.
All schools in the state were considered even if their seasons have been delayed for county decisions on COVID-19.
Here is the preseason poll with first-place votes in parentheses.
1. Oakland (7) 199 pts.
Last season: 13-1. This week: vs. Hendersonville.
2. Alcoa (1) 184 pts.
Last season: 14-1. This week: vs. Blackman.
3. Maryville 173 pts.
Last season: 15-0. This week: vs. Heritage.
4. Brentwood 171 pts.
Last season: 10-3. This week: at Nolensville.
5. Knoxville Central 149 pts
Last season: 13-2. This week: at Cleveland.
T-6 Evangelical Christian School 147 pts
Last season: 13-1. This week: Open.
T-6. McCallie 147 pts.
Last season: 11-2. This week: Open.
8. Pearl-Cohn 143 pts.
Last season: 14-1. This week: Open.
9. Montgomery Bell Academy 136 pts.
Last season: 8-5. This week: Open.
10. Baylor 131 pts.
Last season: 9-2. This week: Open.
11. Memphis University School 116 pts.
Last season: 10-2. This week: Open.
12. Whitehaven 107 pts.
Last season: 10-2. This week: Open.
13. Christ Presbyterian Academy 105 pts.
Last season: 7-7. This week: at Riverdale.
14. Houston 102 pts.
Last season: 13-1. This week: vs. Christian Brothers.
15. Ravenwood 99 pts
Last season: 13-2. This week: at Centennial.
16. Riverdale 64 pts.
Last season: 7-4. This week: vs. CPA.
17. Oak Ridge 58 pts.
Last season: 6-6. This week: at Hardin Valley.
18. Knoxville West 55 pts.
Last season: 12-2. This week: Open.
19. Brentwood Academy 52 pts.
Last season: 6-4. This week: vs. Lipscomb Academy.
20. Cane Ridge 50 pts.
Last season: 8-4. This week: Open.
21. Knoxville Catholic 42 pts.
Last season: 7-4. This week: vs. Chuckey-Doak.
22. Christian Brothers 41 pts.
Last season: 6-5. This week: at Houston.
23. Summit 40 pts.
Last season: 6-5. This week: at Houston.
24. Hardin County 23 pts.
Last season: 11-2. This week: vs. McNairy Central.
25. Henry County 21 pts.
Last season 10-3. This week: vs. Haywood County.
Teams receiving 10 or more points: Elizabethton 13, Dobyns-Bennett 12.
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Every Memphis area high school football team ranked from 1-63
Khari ThompsonMemphis Commercial AppealWho will be the best high school football team in the Memphis area this year?
High school sports reporter Khari Thompson predicts where each team in the area will fall from No. 1 to No. 63.
And check back at the end of the season for an updated list based on how the teams actually finished.
1. ECS (DII-AA)
2. Houston (Class 6A)
3. MUS (DII-AAA)
4. Whitehaven (Class 6A)
5. Olive Branch (MHSAA Class 6A)
6. Christian Brothers (DII-AAA)
7. White Station (Class 6A)
8. Bartlett (Class 6A)
9. Briarcrest (DII-AA)
10. Lausanne (DII-AA)
11. Kirby (Class 5A)
12. Horn Lake (MHSAA Class 6A)
13. Southwind (Class 5A)
14. Lake Cormorant (MHSAA Class 5A)
15. Covington (Class 3A)
16. DeSoto Central (MHSAA Class 6A)
17. Collierville (Class 6A)
18. Germantown (Class 6A)
19. Central (Class 6A)
20. Center Hill (MHSAA Class 6A)
21. Cordova (Class 6A)
22. Hernando (MHSAA Class 6A)
23. Munford (Class 5A)
24. St. Benedict (DII-AAA)
25. Arlington (Class 6A)
26. Ridgeway (Class 5A)
27. Southaven (MHSAA Class 6A)
28. Fayette-Ware (Class 4A)
29. Wooddale (Class 3A)
30. Fayette-Academy (DII-A)
31. Lewisburg (MHSAA Class 6A)
32. Freedom Prep (Class 1A)
33. Millington (Class 4A)
34. FACS (DII-AA)
35. St. George's (DII-AA)
36. Tipton-Rosemark (DII-A)
37. Melrose (Class 3A)
38. MAHS (Class 2A)
39. Harding Academy (DII-A)
40. Brighton (Class 5A)
41. Mitchell (Class 2A)
42. Fairley (Class 2A)
43. Northpoint (DII-A)
44. Raliegh-Egypt (Class 3A)
45. Trezevant (Class 3A)
46. Middle College (Class 1A)
47. Overton (Class 5A)
48. MASE (Class 1A)
49. East (Class 1A)
50. Craigmont (Class 4A)
51. Kingsbury (Class 5A)
52. Bolton (Class 4A)
53. Douglass (Class 2A)
54. MLK Prep (Class 3A)
55. Hillcrest (Class 1A)
56. Hamilton (Class 2A)
57. Manassas (Class 2A)
58. KIPP (Class 1A)
59. Westwood (Class 1A)
60. B.T. Washington (Class 1A)
61. Oakhaven (Class 1A)
62. Sheffield (Class 1A
63. Bluff City (Class 1A)
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On 8/15/2020 at 2:18 PM, reddyrebel6 said:
The Memphis schools that can play now want to pick and choose who they play. Calling out Collierville, Arlington, Bartlett by name... play someone big boys. Don't be scared!
Collierville Schedule
Date Opponent
Fri Aug. 21 Briarcrest Christian
Fri Aug. 28 Milan
Fri Sep. 4 Memphis Central
Fri Sep. 18 at White Station
Fri Sep. 25 Evangelical Christian
Fri Oct. 2 Cordova R
Fri Oct. 9 at Houston R
Fri Oct. 23 Arlington R
Fri Oct. 30 at Bartlett R
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Whitehaven's Rodney Saulsberry - "It's time for us to have our true grit and grind"
In a comeback speech for Memphis, Whitehaven's Rodney Saulsberry gets us fired up - "It's time for us to have our true grit and grind"MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL5:00 a.m. CDT May 29, 2020
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10 hours ago, FBfan26 said:
I kinda felt that you guys would follow metro. At least you guys wasn’t side swapped like we was by the health department and mayor. Hopefully they approve this Proposal where we can start contact practices Aug 18th and only miss 2 to 3 games
You know we will all see when the games are played. Will break outs occur? If so, how will it be handled? Personally, I'm keeping my eye on MLB
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Shelby County Schools teams will not be allowed to have contact in practice until at least after Labor Day, according to a tweet from Superintendent Joris Ray.
That means that SCS teams would begin the season on Sept. 18 in Week 5, at the earliest.
"We share the commitment of Governor Bill Lee and Commissioner Penny Schwinn to prioritize safety in our communities," Ray wrote. "As announced last week, Shelby County Schools will start the school year fully virtual on August 31 and will continue athletic conditioning without changes. The alarming daily increases in COVID-19 cases in Memphis and Shelby County create a narrative that is different from many areas across the state. SCS will continue to monitor public health conditions and reconvene discussions after Labor Day."
The guidelines, which will remain in place until SCS changes them, call for conditioning only in practices with social distancing. Teams are also not allowed to use their weight rooms.
TSSAA rules stipulate that football players must have 10 days of practice in pads before they can play a game.
The decision, which comes a day after Whitehaven announced it would not play a game until Sept. 18, means that the two largest school systems in the state, Shelby County Schools and Metro Nashville Public Schools, will not be playing football games until September, despite Gov. Lee's executive order No. 55 allowing the prep football season to begin on Aug. 21.
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Whitehaven won't play football until Sept. 18. Will others follow?
Khari ThompsonMemphis Commercial AppealWhitehaven, which made last year's Class 6A quarterfinals and won state titles in 2012 and 2016, will not play football games until Sept. 18, coach Rodney Saulsberry told The Commercial Appeal on Monday.
That means one of the state's most dominant programs will not play games until Week 5 of the regular season.
"Our bodies are not physically prepared to play football. Football is a collision sport," Saulsberry said. "And if you haven’t been lifting weights and been in the building to use weight equipment and all those different things, it doesn’t make sense to put your body in harm's way that way. It’s just not sensible."
The start of the high school football season is less than three weeks away, and Shelby County Schools' teams are not permitted to have contact in practices yet. SCS has not informed coaches of when they can practice with contact or whether the season will be pushed back.
There's a chance other schools might follow Whitehaven's lead and start their seasons later than the original Aug. 21 start date.
MAHS coach Cedric Miller also said that he's "probably" going to wait until September to play games, but he will wait until he hears from SCS to make a final decision. He said he was concerned about having his team play against teams from other school districts that were allowed to start earlier.
"I'm worried about the safety and the physicality," Miller said. "You don't want to put anybody's kids out there in harm's way if you don't have to. If TSSAA would have stuck with the eight games and starting the season in September, I would have been fine."
Metro Nashville Public Schools asked its schools last week not to have games until after Labor Day.
Some SCS coaches, such as Melrose's Cedrick Wilson, want to play on Aug. 21.
TSSAA's football practice regulations say that an athlete cannot be considered "conditioned" in a period of only two to three weeks, so unless SCS allows contact practices this week, teams might not be able to play on Aug 21.
"Right now we're just waiting on the (Shelby County Interscholastic Athletic Association), and I would really like to hear something because we're all taking the chance of getting this virus," Wilson said. "And if we're going to play, I hope that they can go ahead on and make a decision. I know it's a tough one, but we need to somehow come up with a decision." -
Walter Nolen, the No. 1 defensive tackle and No. 3 overall college football prospect in the country for the Class of 2022, has transferred to St. Benedict, coach Marlon Walls confirmed.
"It's pretty cool just because you want to get that recognition out that St. Benedict is a great place to go be a student but also be an athlete as well," Walls said. "So I know that with this big cat right here the news will be out that you can come here and play some ball, and not just play some ball but be one of the best because that's what he is."
Nolen, a five-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite, has offers from Tennessee, Florida State, Alabama, LSU, and Ole Miss among others.
He played at Olive Branch last year and helped lead the Conquistadors to the second round of the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs. He was a first-team Commercial Appeal All-Metro selection with 92 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, two sacks, 21 hurries, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound junior transferred to IMG Academy in Florida in February but returned to the Memphis area before he got to play a game there. He joins a St. Benedict team that was 3-7 last season and 0-5 in region play.
Walls, who played linebacker at Tennessee, said he's looking forward to teaching Nolen what he learned in the SEC.
"I want to give him the small details that your college coaches are going to be requiring of you," Walls said. "I know that kid can do that stuff and walk across the stage one day and be drafted. I mean like a first-round draft pick. That kid is that good as far as how explosive he is, his first-step is unmatched, he's got flexible hips, he's light on his feet. He's a huge, huge human being at 6-foot-5 with long arms and small calf muscles so he can move. If you're looking for a defensive lineman as far as drawing one up, he's one."
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On 6/5/2020 at 3:14 PM, howdoitknow said:
The Whitehaven coaches must be doing something right in spite of having no headsets to wear on the sidelines. They win lots of games every year and are always in the hunt.
Amen.
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Congrats to Donte'
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2 hours ago, jjm70 said:
You must be Memphis and think you already have a state championship in the book
You truly don't get it.
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33 minutes ago, jjm70 said:
Tssaa needs to reconsider there decision on the tournament. The teams feed off the energy from the fans. It’s not only the 6 parents that are allowed into the game that support a player or team, it’s fans that have supported the teams all year. Me personally I have supported a group of seniors all 4 years. And I know many fans haven’t missed a game this year , and o wait they can’t go support there favorite team in a state championship because it’s “family only” . I find it hard to believe they couldn’t move the tournament to a different weekends because we all know the TSSAA wants all the money they can get. Fans need to email /call the Tssaa office until they make a change.
You're trolling, right?
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So ... it's Whitehaven vs Stone this Friday at 10 AM.
The Commercial Appeal: Tennessee Super 25 prep football preseason poll.
in Class 5A & Class 6A
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So, let me see if I get this right. You wanna take Betsy, AC, and Greenville and put the at numbers 11, 12, and 13. Checking the list has those as the following:
11. Memphis University School 116 pts.
Last season: 10-2. This week: Open.
12. Whitehaven 107 pts.
Last season: 10-2. This week: Open.
13. Christ Presbyterian Academy 105 pts.
Last season: 7-7. This week: at Riverdale.
Soooo you wanna put those guys in front of MUS, Whitehaven, and CPA.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOKkkkkk ... it's your world. I'm just a squirl ...