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  1. Beech @ Gallatin

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    Said a couple of years ago that 2016 could be GHS' best season in last two decades. I feel they are legitimate contenders to get to the semis at least in 5A...Beech has been a power in 5A football, so this will be a huge matchup.

    Limit the mistakes, and GHS will take this one 42-24.

  11. 2014 9AAA

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    This week's 9AAA schedule:

     

    Hendersonville @ Brentwood  (Hendersonville)

    Independence @ Beech  (Beech)

    Mount Juliet @ Blackman  (Blackman)

    Cleveland @ Wilson Central  (Wilson Central)

    Stewart's Creek @ Gallatin  (Gallatin)

    Lebanon @ Lincoln County  (Lincoln County)

    Greenbrier @ Portland  (Greenbrier)

    Antioch @ Station Camp  (Station Camp)

     

    I'm back and forth on Lebanon @ Lincoln County and Antioch @ Station Camp...

     

    My picks in parentheses.  Who do you have?

     

    HHS 35 - Brentwood 20

    Independence 31 - Beech 28

    HHS 35 - Brentwood 20

    Independence 31 - Beech 28

    Blackman 42 - MJHS 24

    Cleveland 27 - W Central 15

    Stewart Creek 21 - Gallatin 27

    Lebanon 33 Lincoln Co - 21

    Greenbrier 27 Portland 28

    Antioch 13  - St. Camp 21

  16. 2014 9AAA

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    This gets lopsided: Green Wave 41 Springfield 13. Gallatin will have an explosive year, losing only to Hendersonville. Too much firepower when healthy. Good luck to many of my former RSMS players at Gallatin and Station Camp.

  17. 2014 9AAA

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    2014 predictions for 9-AAA in no order.

     

    1. Hendersonville will be really good. And will probably win another golf title too.

    2. Gallatin will be good. People will want coaches fired.

    3. Beech will be good. Life after Frank?

    4. SC will be good. Another Malone will score touchdowns. No TV though...

    5. Portland will be ok, but everybody wants to see them win a few. and Southernfried may be the most sensible poster on CoachT.

    6. MJ will be good. Someone will want to blame Coach Perry.

    7. WC will be ok. They will be blue and gold.

    8. Lebanon will be ok. But they have the sweetest helmets in the district.

  20. Top baseball programs in 9AAA

    in Baseball

    Posted

    No , It's not a bad place to coach. I might still be coaching there if things had worked out differently. . I have good friends coaching there who I would be honored to coach my own sons. The point of he rankings was to look honestly at the programs overall in relation to each other. That said, 9AAA is one of the best baseball districts from top to bottom.

    I can speak much on funding, but I know Beech, Portland, SC, WC, LHS, and MJ have the all baseball facilities on campus. I know each has a successful baseball booster club to help. Also, Westmoreland also has a baseball only facility on campus, and White House has one of the best HS facilities in the state.

    My oldest son played 1 year with Tornados when Stick SHERLIN and I coached the team, and my youngest played one year with John Birdwell. Other than that, I stayed out of it as much as I could.

    I can't speak for other coaches, but I certainly worked hard to make the program better. We finally got the new lights put in on the HS field, I helped the FB coaches put down the new turf in the SportsCenter, We got new new dugouts and backstop built and upgraded the uniforms. We also held a team GPA of 3.0 or better in 2007, 2008, 2009. I had a great working relationship with the football and basketball staffs. And we managed to win some games.

    In 2007 we were solid. But we lost to a guy named Sonny Gray 3-2 in the district tourney. Thought that year we might get to Murfreesboro, but it didn't work out.

  21. Top baseball programs in 9AAA

    in Baseball

    Posted

    Those categories are generic to 9AAA as a whole. Not every school will have a problem with each category.

    As for GHS, there are a few obstacles when you compare to the other 9AAA schools. Example: the Sports Center is very nice, but it's a shared facility. The other programs all have baseball only indoor facilities, which provided unlimited access. The baseball fields are all used only for the HS team. In the case of Hebdersonville, they have first access.

    Another obstacle was a place for baseball to dress and keep valuables put away. It is very much a task to get players dressed, organized, and to the field even though it is 3.5 miles away. These issues don't exist for the other 9AAA schools.

    Also, GHS prom every year was held the night before District tourney opener. No one was ever willing to change that, no matter who I asked.

    Would you want Prom Night the day before a first round football playoff game?

    Another obstacle is inconsistency on the youth level, except for the American Legion league. Otherwise, there has been too many changes and people pulling in different directions.

    Finally, GHS is historically not a baseball power. There have been some talented players and a periodically some great teams, but not to the level of the MJ, Beech, HHS programs.

    Mickey is doing a great job, but to say that coaching baseball there isn't a battle would be false. I'm certain Martin, Armstrong, Joslin, and Colquitt would all agree with that.

  22. Top baseball programs in 9AAA

    in Baseball

    Posted

    Concerning your uphill battles with facilities, funding and administrative support, and your personal ranking some of it sounds like sour grapes. Gallatin has had some very good players in the past but did not realize their potential as a team. Is that due to the field of play, money available or the principal? Talent has been somewhat thinner in recent years but it is cyclical. The indoor facility on campus is well utilized by baseball. Many schools do not have that luxury. It would be nice to have a new field on campus but many schools make do with city parks. If there were funding, then the football stadium, baseball, softball and tennis would all be on campus. Blame the county funding the schools, not the school itself. Monies are typically earmarked and voted on by the county commissioners and then to board of education. Coaches blaming administrators on team success? That sounds like a personal issue. Coaching is a tough job and it does become easier with admin support, good parent support and sure, money helps. It is not the baseball coach versus the world. Money may not always be available but, support is reciprocated.         

     

    Concerning the present, Gallatin has fairly young team and a few guys with great potential. Two new assistants that played professionally and both graduates of Gallatin High School in Doug Hall, 5 years with the Chicago Cubs organization as an OF and Brian Fitts, 4 years with the Minnesota Twins organizations as a P. Head Coach Mickey Armstrong has put together a great staff.

     

     

    Truth, is your response to me or 9-hole bomber? What do you mean by sour grapes?

    I never said anything about blaming admin.... That may be something you are trying to inject here...

    Coaching BB is an uphill battle at GHS, ask any coach who has been there. I feel I did a pretty solid job there despite having to get back and forth from the field across town, having one assistant for 3 teams, limited budget compared to the other 9AAA schools, and having to play the opening round of tournament play AFTER Prom night.... We managed to set a school record for wins in 2007, and from 2007-2010 sent 11 players to college scholarships.

    Mickey faces the same obstacles that I faced, Troy Martin faced, Bill Colquitt faced, and Jerry Joslin faced. I never said GHS couldn't get it done, or anything about the administration.

    As a matter of fact, Ron Becker is a friend and fellow church member. And I have always had great relationships with the football and basketball staffs.

    So there's your sour grapes.

  23. Summer tournaments at FCS

    in Baseball

    Posted

     

    May 24-25

    2nd Annual Commander Classic 16U Tournament

    Entry Fee $350 / Gate Fee $200

    Each team is guaranteed 3 games. The top two teams will play in a championship game. Baseballs will be provided for the tournament.

     

     

    June 5-7

    2nd Annual Commander Bash 15U Tournament

    Entry Fee $350 / Gate Fee $200

    Each team is guaranteed 3 games. The top two teams will play in a championship game. Baseballs will be provided for the tournament.

     

     

    June 19-21

    2014 16U Summer Showdown

    Entry Fee $350 / Gate Fee $200

    Each team is guaranteed 3 games. The top two teams will play in a championship game. Baseballs will be provided for the tournament.

     

     

     

    My Contact info is: email- shauncaven@hotmail.com

    phone - 615-310-4983

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