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Don't overlook Brentwood Rage.

I played against them three times this year and lost all three. (What team could I play for?) Any ways they had a good little team. They were held together in the midfield by Evan Forrester who had an outstanding season. John Durham and Charles McFadden were two incredibly fast forwards who were also outstanding this year. Their defense was a bit lacking at times due to injuries and lack of cohesion but it worked. Terry Baggot played awesome back there and it never hurts to have a grade a keeper in Kravitz. The only suggestion I could make to them is to take care of their Freshman hotheads. They aren't as could as they think they are and need to realize that if Hume-Fogg is going to repeat next year. Well done Hume-Fogg on an excellent season and good luck next year.

Dude redbarron it was a joke man. I play with cal, xander, and jeff.

I'm going to have to agree with Finhead. I played with J.K. for eight years and the kid is incredible. When he was 12 he could juggle to 1000. Every practice he simply amazed everyone. One time, for those of you who knew who the cobras were, he split Jameson Alford and Jeff Boyton and made them run into each other at practice. Anyone who can make those two caliber of players run into each other is a balla.

The MLK Royals soccer team playes David Lipscomb tomorrow at 5:30. I know last year they had improved drastically and there was some really bad blood between the teams. However, this year I haven't heard much about them, and the only thing I know is that they beat DCA 2-0. Has anyone played them and know what caliber they are playing at this year? Thanks.

Ezell Harding has a great goalie in Randy Schlappi, he has incredible hands. They lost their best midfielder and forward last year, but they have a really pesky forward up front who dives like no other. Give him a shove for me. We lost to them twice last year when we outshot them 15-2 in the first game and 16-4 the second game in the district tournament. If you go to FRA you shouldn't even worry about being challenged in the district this year. Except maybe MLK......

zizou, i wasn't taking it to heart, it's just that I've played soccer for high school for 4 years and never have I actually seen a three ref game. You said that only the big games get the three ref system. Now I go to MLK and we're not a very big soccer powerhouse, but I've been to game such as FRA and MBA, and MBA and McCallie, the whole district tournament for my district and for MBA's. Now those are supposed to be "big" games correct? Why isn't there a little more effort to try and at least have the district games with a three man system? Just curious.

Correct me if I am wrong (you can look two posts up) but I thought that was exactly what I said. My question was; Should they TRY and find a way to get three refs on the field in order for the game to be safer? Read the whole post before you say something.

TSSAA runs that two center format that doesn't seem to quite work. Club refs have a little less responsibility because of the linesmen. I know that there really aren't that many TSSAA refs so it makes it difficult to run a three man system, but they probably should try and find a way to do that. In some cases where there are a lot of football players trying to stay in shape, it would benefit all the actual soccer players to have three refs. With only two refs running the field a lot of calls are missed in the middle of the field. I'm not whining or anything like that, I'm just trying to get a discussion started. Should TSSAA try and run a three ref system?

From watching the game I would have to say I was more impressed with Kemp than Lake. Kemp was putting everything through the hoop tonight. I guess he is kinda streaky with some good night and some other ok nights. Overall it was a great game and was hard fought by both teams. Good luck Bolivar in your quest for the gold ball. Way to go Royals!

Kemp was dropping everything tonight. Our post players didn't contest alot of the shots he put up. It was kind of frustrating to watch, but Lee did hold his own. They had a taller guy guarding him so he had a little trouble getting around him, but he still created most of the opportunities for us. Everything Kemp was throwing up fell tonight. We missed so many wide open shots from inside the paint it killed us.

The Royal's season came to an end today with a 39-36 overtime loss to Bolivar. The game was incredible. Plain and simple. The whole first half was back and forth with the lead changing 3 or 4 times. The second half Bolivar seemed to have pulled away and finished MLK, but the Royals had enough in them for one more push. Trailing by 9 points at one point the renound defense took over. They cut the lead to 6 with well under a minute to play. Then senior guard Virgil Donaldson hit a three that only went in with a prayer to cut the lead to three with 17 seconds left. Instead of fouling ( MLK only had 4 team fouls) MLK put the full court press on Bolivar and forced a turnover with 7 seconds left. Johnny Lee did not want to go home because he hit a three at the buzzer to send it to overtime. Momentum was clearly on our side, but the ball and rim were not. In overtime the iron proved to be unkind, as it had all game, and the Royals suffered defeat by not getting the shot off in time. Let me be the first to say that I am very proud of how my Royals played this season. Bolivar is an excellent squad that we gave a run for their money. Next year will be our year. Way to go Royals. One last time: GOOOOOOOOOO MMIIGGHHTTYY RROOOOYYAALLLSSS!!!!

Fulton's parent section was quiet. I think the Royal's fans drowned anything they had to say out.

To get back on the topic, I acknowledged that Bolivar and Portland were two completely different teams. The point was that Brian Lake will not have an easy time shooting over MLK. The Royals defense won't let just one or two players beat them. The bring out the true meaning in "no I in team". I'm not saying that Bolivar is going to get crushed at all. If you looked at my predictions I felt that MLK would win in the last few seconds. The whole Bolivar team needs to play a smart game of teamwork to win the game. They won't roll through MLK like some of you say they will. MLK needs to bring their A game, but Bolivar needs to bring their's as well. Above anything else, the game will be an excellent showcase of high school basketball. Everyone should just enjoy the ride. Good Luck Royals.

MLK is only losing one senior. There are five or six players in the class of 2005. You gotta respect that. Making it to state and only graduating one senior.

btowntiger, I know that Lake is an excellent player, but do you remember that guy named Corey Brewer? The 6'8 guy from Portland who is going to Florida. He is 2 to 3 inches taller than everyone on our team, but he only dropped in 22 against us in the region finals. I know that Portland and Bolivar are two completely different teams, but you said you didn't see anyone he couldn't shoot over. Brewer had a hard time doing that so why can't we give him a hard time either?

I think this will be one of the top games played in Murfreesboro this week. Bolivar and MLK appeared very similar last night. Both are quick and smart. Bolivar clearly has a size advantage, but so has every other team this year for MLK. If the Royals bring there A game and stall with that zone defense that Bolivar plays it will come down to the final quarter. Anyone who reads this post: If you want to see a game, come to the MLK v Bolivar game at 2:15pm Friday. Good luck Royals.

Also, hats off to Bolivar Central. Raleigh Egypt fought back last night to take the lead late, but Bolivar showed they wanted it more by knocking down those free throws. There is definitely some heart there.

MLK has no single go to player on the team. Every night someone steps it up, but more importantly they play as a team. The only way to beat Portland four times in a row, win sub-state, and the first round of state is to have heart. MLK has proved to themselves and to the rest of Tennessee that they have heart. GOOOOO MIGHTY ROOOYALLLLS!!

The game was a defensive battle the whole way for both teams. Fulton only shot 33% from the field missing 14 more attempts than MLK. Virgil was plauged with foul trouble the whole game. He got three quick ones in the first half and then a fourth early in the third quarter. Doc sat him down and went with a lineup that was holding onto the lead. Tony Cooper for Fulton only had like 4 points and was the top scorer for Fulton had 6. Johnny took over whenever the score got close. Hopson added some clutch j's at the end as well. MLK you got a tough game ahead of you in Bolivar, but they looked human last night in the second half against Raleigh Egypt. Good Luck Royals!!

Doubledouble are you serious?? CPA?? I don't mean to knock them but look at how they did last year. MLK beat them for the first time in a long time and they didn't even come close in the district tournament. I mean unless they have a serious freshman class coming in I would have to disagree with you there. The goalie for CPA was not very strong at all last year either. I agree that in a rivalry game anything can happen with the emotions running high, but winning state is something else. You gotta win the district first. Hume-Fogg, MLK,DCA, and Goodpasture are not going to be a walk in the park for CPA. I mean support your team and everything, but don't go chasing clouds.

The AA State Tourney starts tomorrow and I thought it would be interesting to get a feel for people's predictions on the games. I'm from MLK and of course am going to be biased towards them because of the great season they are having. I know full and well that we could lose at anytime, but here are my predictions for the games tournament: MLK 47 Fulton 41 (Free throws) Bolivar Central 65 Raleigh Egypt 64 (Last second shot) Jackson SSide 72 Haywood 68 OT McMinn Central 58 Alcoa 51 MLK 39 Bolivar Central 35 (This would be the 2nd best game behind Bolivar's first game with RE) Jackson SSide 66 McMinn Central 60 MLK 55 Jackson SSide 53 Good luck to all the teams and their schools. MLK fans be there ready for a game!

FRA(Mark Davenport) and MLK(Harry Parsons) all the way to state.

Alright look, everyone is entitled to their own opinions of who is the best soccer player in the state and everything like that, but you shouldn't rag on Adam for sitting out. I've played with Adam at ODP and against Adam for the better part of 5 years and the kid is not a wimp. He may not do that dazzling rainbow to the bike finish but he's got skill. Adam rarely loses the ball when it's in his possesion and he always makes the smart decisions. You can't say that isn't good. Also, if you signed to a big D-1 school like Memphis to play soccer, would you risk playing against football players trying to stay in shape? One bad slide tackle and his first year at Memphis is done. He's playing it on the cautious sure, but have you ever heard of the saying " Better safe, than sorry" Good luck Adam!

Xander is garbage. Jeff is okay. Cal is a gymnast. The best player in the whole state of TN is Andy Batton. Hands down. No one can argue with that. This is the man with the fro in the cage representin the Brentwood Rage.