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Fulton wins it...it's their time again. It's gonna be "www.youcan'tcatchboobiemiles.com time" in about 2 weeks.

I have two that come to me off of the top of my head: 1. Fulton vs. Catholic in last year's quarterfinals (2005) - The definition of a "down to the wire" football game 2. Dobyns-Bennett vs. Sevier County - SC was #1 in the state, DB was #2. SC scores w/ no time left and went for two to win it, but was stopped by DB

Looks like it was a pretty evenly matched competition. Way to show out Falcons!

Gerald Sensabaugh - Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett/Jacksonville Jaguars Jason Witten - Elizabethton/Dallas Cowboys Aubrayo Franklin - Science Hill/Baltimore Ravens

It's true...

Rogan currently holds offers from Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss, and MTSU. They all want him as a running back. Rogan evidently had a very good showing at the NIKE Combine in Athens; one-on-one RB drills specifically. Will be interesting to see when/if UT offers him...

Well said BigLon. I played at DB 98-00 and knew some of the younger boys well enough that they would listen to me. I remember having at least a couple long conversations with him when I'd come back to visit about what he could do if he really wanted it bad enough. Simply put, Lamon has made some bad choices. I'll be the first to say that I have, and we all have. I can't, and won't, judge him on those choices simply because I've never been in the situations he has been in. As a coach at a -what some call- "inner city" school, and having the opportunity to really get to know many kids from situations, and with ability, similar to his, you come to realize real quick that if you can just, in any way, make them realize that the gifts they have been given and the amount of people there to help them can translate into something far greater than anything they could imagine, then you're well on your way to doing exactly what you were put here to do. When they make mistakes such as his and people in the town know about it, they sometimes think everyone around them is just going to give up on them. I think some kids' situations are one of those things that is hard to fully comprehend unless you have really been in it. Whether they be in football or not, he, and any kid, still has the opportunity to make a ton of good decisions too, so let the critics be critics and keep hoping. Never give up on them because we know they can do amazing things. I could tell some stories that still bother me, and make me wonder what might have been, of several former childhood role models, close friends, and teammates at DB who had everything they needed on the field to go BIG places in life and have almost thrown it all away for all different reasons. The next thing I would do is tell you about some close friends to this day, guys like Teddy,"Craig Yeast" Henry, and Gerald who have had the opportunity to do what we all dream about when we're young. Sorry for such a long post.

You are right cherries...Rogan has a 41" vertical.

Well, well, well...here we go again. This rivalry right here is what high school football is all about! Call me crazy, but when I played the team who lost in the regular season always won in the playoffs (with the exception of 1 year). Oak Ridge seems to have had no problem dispatching Sevier Co. and Farragut. The Indians have played two very tough teams so far in the playoffs. No need for a prediction this early in the week (if at all in this one), but I have a strange feeling that this one will come down to the wire...Ha! If the Tribe's offense shows up on Friday, then I honestly don't think there is a team in the state that can play with them, but if the Cats are able to slow down Ferguson, Williams, and Co. then they could lay one to us. Good luck to everyone...and one more question...whats for dinner at the tailgate this week b/c there will be one hungry college student headed over from Knoxvegas for this one? Roll Tribe!

If you would like to see a picture of the play in which Lamon was ejected for holding up the "#1" then go to www.tricitiessports.com which has a great shot of the play and judge for yourself. The picture was taken about 1 second before the flag was thrown. That was quite possibly the most ridiculous call I have ever seen in high school football (playing and non-playing days), and it is nothing but a "cop out" by the TSSAA to say that b/c it was a judgement call that it can't be reviewed. Who cares if it was judgement or not?...don't take away a kid's opportunity to play the game b/c he gets excited that he just scored a touchdown to seal the game. Honestly, I wonder what DB has done to the TSSAA to make them despise all that is Indian football. The boys in Nashville will be hearing from me via handwritten letter (which will probabaly be quickly discarded) about what "class" they have shown in their handling of this situation. Great job TSSAA...you should be ashamed of yourselves.

The only team in the state I see knocking off Riverdale is Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett...and I have a stange feeling that they will do so in the semis.

Here's a "dream" schedule for Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett: 1. MBA (Bring this series back please...two of the greatest high school games I've seen) 2. Oak Ridge (Best rivalry in the state) 3. Riverdale (Why not find out whose the best in the east early?) 4. Brentwood Academy 5. Science Hill (Been beatin em down too long to quit now) 6. Louisville Trinity 7. Valdosta GA 8. Evangel Christian LA 9. Maryville (Now this one should seriously be going on right now) 10. Tallahassee Lincoln FL

You think you guys might be leavin out a couple of NET boys on that "perfect beast" of a squad. How about WR Lamon Williams and QB Duran Ferguson from Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett.

1. DB vs. Sevier County - 2000 (DB won 35-34 by stopping a two point conversion attempt with no time remaining.) 2. Any DB vs. Oak Ridge game

It is obvious that no one knows 100% for sure that Lamon is or is not on the team at this point. What I do know (for the outsiders who think he will waltz back in and play with teammates who dislike him) is that coach Clark will let every player on that team -- definitely his senior class -- vote as to whether they want him back on the team or not. I've seen it happen before. Like someone correctly stated before, Lamon needs the team more than the team needs Lamon.