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Franklin @ Siegel Brighton @ Riverdale Arlington @ Oakland Antioch @ LaVergne Independence @ Blackman BGA @ Smyrna Giles Co @ Lincoln Co. Tullahoma @ McGavock Science Hill @ Greeneville Bearden @ Hardin Valley My Picks; Franklin Riverdale Oakland LaVergne Blackman BGA Giles Co Tullahoma Greenville Bearden

Oakland @ Blackman Riverdale @ LaVergne Siegel@ Lebanon Smyrna @ Wilson Central Lincoln Co. @ Coffee Co. Warren Co. @ Cookeville Dickson Co. @ Ravenwood Bartlett @ Ridgeway Bearden @ Jefferson County Science Hill @ Dobyns-Benett BLACKMAN RIVERDALE LEBANON SMYRNA CC COOKEVILLE DC BARTLETT BEARDEN DB Thanks for doing the Pickem, it has been alot of fun

Oakland @ Siegel Riverdale @ Smyrna Blackman @ Lebanon (Hot pick of the week: Blackman over Lebanon) LaVergne @ Wilson Central Lincoln County @ Cookeville Franklin @ Dickson County Sevier County @ Bearden Oak Ridge @ Ooltewah Hillsboro @ Tullahoma Knoxville Halls @ Maryville SIEGEL RIVERDALE LEBANON WC COOKEVILLE DC BEARDEN OOLTEWAH TULLAHOMA MARYVILLE

I know I have seen many comments on here concerning which region is the toughest etc. On The Ball magazine, October issue, did a break down of all regions, all classes. The category points are accumulated from the last seven years and they scored all teams as follows, PA=Playoff Appearances PW=Playoff Wins QA=Quarterfinal Appearances SA=Semifinal Appearances FA=Final Appearances FW=Final Wins Region 4-5A finishing order; Riverdale 7 PA 27 PW 7 QA 6 SA 5 FA 2 FW Team Total Points= 54 Smyrna 7 PA 10 PW 2 QA 1 SA 1 FA 1 FW Team Total Points= 22 Oakland 4 PA 3 PW 1 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 8 Blackman 2 PA 3 PW 1 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 6 Lebanon 4 PA 1 PW 0 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 5 LaVergne 2 PA 1 PW 0 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 3 Wilson Central 2 PA 1 PW 0 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 3 Siegel 0 PA 0 PW 0 QA 0 SA 0 FA 0 FW Team Total Points= 0 5A Statewide Regional finishing order; Region Total Points 4 101 6 86 8 83 2 81 7 70 5 55 1 53 3 38 Region 4-5A led every points category except playoff appearances, 5th in that category. So when Region 4-5A says their teams play in the tooughest region in the state, as of this year they are correct. On The Ball normally just covers the mid state area so other regions can get some information on this story at On The Ball Magazine The actual magazine has more info than the website though.

Oakland @ Smyrna (Hot pick: Oakland over Smyrna) Blackman @ Wilson Central LaVergne @ Siegel Riverdale @ Lebanon Stratford@ Tullahoma Brentwood Academy @ MBA William Blount @ Oak Ridge Columbia @ Brentwood Cleveland @ Red Bank Hendersonville @ Antioch SMYRNA WC LAVERGNE RIVERDALE TULLAHOMA MBA OR BRENTWOOD RED BANK HENDERSONVILLE

Clarksville @ Oakland Brentwood @ Siegel LaVergne @ McGavock (Hot pick: McGavock over LaVergne) Smyrna @ Gallatin Riverdale @ Dickson Co. Mt. Juliet @ Lebanon Wilson Central @ Coffee Co. Overton @ Blackman MBA @ Ravenwood Maryville @ William Blount OAKLAND BRENTWOOD LAVERGNE GALLATIN RIVERDALE LEBANON CC BLACKMAN MBA MARYVILLE

Wilson Central @ Oakland Smyrna @ Blackman Siegel @ Riverdale ( Hot pick of the week: Siegel over Riverdale) Lebanon @ LaVergne Independence @ Franklin Brentwood @ Ravenwood Ooltewah @ William Blount Giles County @ Spring Hill Franklin County @ Lincoln County Hunters Lane @ McGavock OAKLAND SMYRNA RIVERDALE LAVERGNE FRANKLIN RAVENWOOD OOLTEWAH GILES COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY HUNTERS LANE

Brentwood @ Blackman Brentwood Academy @ Smyrna Cookeville @ Lebanon LaVergne @ Antioch (Hot pick: Antioch over LaVergne) Lincoln County @ Riverdale Oakland @ Franklin Co. Siegel @ Centennial Tullahoma @ Coffee County Gallatin @ Mt. Juliet Oak Ridge @ Dobyns- Bennett BRENTWOOD SMYRNA LEBANON LaVERGNE RIVERDALE OAKLAND SIEGEL CC GALLATIN DOBYNS-BENNETT

Blackman @ Riverdale LaVergne @ Oakland Wilson Central @ Siegel Lebanon @ Smyrna ( Hot pick of the week: Lebanon over Smyrna) Ravenwood @ Franklin Cookeville @ Coffee County Eagleville @ Middle Tennessee Christian Bearden @ Dobyns-Bennett Dickson Co. @ Brentwood Antioch @ Hunters Lane RIVERDALE LAVERGNE WILSON CENTRAL SMYRNA FRANKLIN COOKEVILLE EAGLEVILLE DOBYNS-BENNETT BRENTWOOD HUNTERS LANE

Oakland @ Coffee County Glencliff @ Siegel Hillwood @ LaVergne Lebanon @ Gallatin Riverdale @ Antioch Smyrna @ Brentwood Blackman @ Lincoln County Wilson Central @ Mt. Juliet Maryville @ Alcoa Beech @ Hendersonville Shelbyville @ Warren Co. ( just for HSsportsfootball) OAKLAND SIEGEL LAVERGNE GALLATIN RIVERDALE BRENTWOOD LINCOLN COUNTY MT. JULIET ALCOA HENDERSONVILLE

Oakland @ Riverdale Coffee County @ Shelbyville Blackman @ LaVergne ( Hot pick of the week) Siegel @ Smyrna Franklin Co @ Wilson Central Antioch @ MBA Franklin @ Hillsboro BA @ Independence LC @ Tullahoma Stone Memorial @ Cumberland County RIVERDALE COFFEE COUNTY LaVERGNE SMYRNA WILSON CENTRAL MBA FRANKLIN BA LC CC

Congratulations to both teams for making it to the Championship game. I really hope to make it to the game tonight but either way, I just want to say GOOD LUCK Bulldogs. LaVergne (and hopefully) all of Rutherford County is rooting for you to bring the championship back to RC.

Regardless of what everyone is saying about both teams, I really hope to see a great game Friday night with no injuries for either team. If LaVergne loses then I will continue to root for a Region 4 team to go all the way and win state. I hope LaVergne's postseason continues after this week but that is up to the young men on the field to execute their game plan and get it done. Good Luck to the Wolverines

I understand that on the coacht boards, Smyrna sounds like the underdogs but if you listened to any of the post game talk shows last week, pretty much everybody was calling LaVergne the underdog but it should be a good game because of the rival teams meeting in the playoffs. In fact, Murphy Fair said in his interview with 104.5 after last weeks games that speculated Smyrna to be about a 2 TD favorite in this game but the bitter rivalry would make for a great game. Personally I think all the players from both teams should stay away from these boards this week and concentrate on getting ready for the game this Friday. If you really love playing football and you have a playoff game coming up against your biggest rival, you shouldn't need to come on here looking for or posting anyway "bulletin board" material to get fired up for the game. DISCLAIMER This is the opinion of the poster and not necessarily that of staff or management. LOL Good Luck to the Wolverines.

WOW cat, you have really stoked the fire up with this thread. LOL. I do remember the posts you were referring to but do me a favor, don't assume JGera is speaking for all LaVergne fans. He may be speaking for some of them but I have my own opinions and they do not all match his. Anyway, Why was I not surprised to see 82cat as the thread starter with the title "wait ti ----"? LOL, I could have guessed who started that thread without looking. I am glad LHS gets a rematch with SHS this year instead of having to wait until next year. I hope the results are different this time just like I hoped for that in August but we all know the outcome on that one. I do agree LHS is on a roll and maybe SHS hasn't been the same since their loss to Ravenwood but that doesn't mean they are all of a sudden a "bad" team. I think some of the people who said that Smyrna doesn't want to play LaVergne again this year because ......... were just running their mouth because they probably figured there wouldn't be a rematch this year. A lot of people thought LaVergne had the chance to beat Cookeville this year and I was one of them but a lot of people thought Cookeville would walk all over LaVergne also. LaVergne played a really good game instead of a really good 2 or 3 quarters. Last season they were a really good second half team and started out that way this year but have developed themselves into a team that can play really good for 4 quarters. If for no other reason, this is going to be a must see game for the rivalry equation alone, being a playoff game is going to make it all the better. Good luck to the Wolverines and hope for an injury free game.

LaVergne will play Smyrna next week at Smyrna. Good game this week Wolverines, keep it up. Good luck next week

82cat, I understand you wasn't slamming LaVergne, I didn't intend for my response to seem like I thought you were. I was also shocked at the stat you mentioned and wanted to try to find a small bright spot in there somewhere for LaVergne. LOL I see a first round sweep for region 4 this week, that will make the 2nd round very interesting (plus I don't have to drive so far to watch the next game). I really think LaVergne can beat Cookeville this year but they are going to have to play a great 4 quarters and not just a great second half. I don't want to have to refer back to 82cat's motto for LaVergne (when it comes to LHS vs SHS anyway) by saying "wait til next year". LOL. I, for one, am tired of waiting as I am sure the LaVergne team is. Second year in a row to make the playoffs so let's step it up a little more and go deeper into the playoffs this year. GOOD LUCK WOLVERINES

Very interesting fact 82cat, of course I did have to check it out myself (not that I don't trust your word) but it is kind of mind boggling when you see the facts. Now if someone wanted to split hairs they could say that a couple or so of those victories during those years were against winning teams AT THE TIME OF THE GAME but the teams went on to have losing records for the year. I am sure that is what you were referring to and rightfully so. Again, very interesting fact and I will dig no further trying to split hairs. LaVergne needs to step it up again this weekend and see what it feels like to advance to the second round of the playoffs. One week at a time Wolverines, one week at a time. I do think "possibly" that region 3 is a little weaker this year than last but that doesn't mean they won't be just as hungry for victory. Remember, come Friday night is the start of the 2nd season this year and everyone is 0-0. Good luck Wolverines, I'll be there rooting you guys on and I hope for a injury free game for both teams.

If you are wanting to compare anyone in Region 4 to Riverdale, at this point all teams look bad. Remember Riverdale has 76 or 77 straight regional wins at this point so what is Smyrna's record against Riverdale? At least LaVergne scored on Riverdale.

I will take Jo Byrns if you add that game.

Riverdale @ Oakland Lebanon @ Smyrna Siegel @ Blackman Wilson Central @ Lavergne...HOT PICK is Wilson Central White House Heritage @ Forrest Trinity Christian @ Fayette Academy Ravenwood @ Dickson County Notre Dame @ Polk County Hunters Lane @ Hendersonville Warren County @ Coffee County RIVERDALE SMYRNA BLACKMAN LAVERGNE FORREST FAYETTE ACADEMY DICKSON COUNTY POLK COUNTY HENDERSONVILLE COFFEE COUNTY

Lebanon @ Riverdale Smyrna @ Oakland Lavergne @ Blackman**** Blackman is the hOT PICK!! Wilson Central @ Siegel Independence @ Brentwood Dickson Cty @ Franklin Bearden at Sevier County Cookeville @ Lincoln County RIVERDALE SMYRNA LAVERGNE WILSON CENTRAL BRENTWOOD DICKSON COUNTY SEVIER COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY

Riverdale @ Smyrna Siegel @ Lavergne Blackman @ Wilson Central Oakland @ Lebanon.........HOT PICK is OAKLAND Houston @ Germantown Knox Catholic @ Fulton Maplewood @ Hillsboro White Station @ Woodale Kenwood @ Clarksville Eagleville @ White House Heritage RIVERDALE LAVERGNE BLACKMAN LEBANON GERMANTOWN FULTON HILLSBORO WHITE STATION CLARKSVILLE EAGLEVILLE

Cascade @ Eagleville Dickson Cty @ Independence MBA @ Brentwood Academy MTCS @ Community Franklin Cty @ Baylor Wilson Central @ Lebanon********* Hot Pick is Wilson Central Oak Ridge @ William Blount Red Bank @ Cleveland Sevier County @ Dobyns Bennett Greenbriar @ Sycamore 2P, I hope I copied and pasted the correct picks for this week. Please let me know if I did not and I will edit. Thanks, Cascade Independence BA MTCS Baylor Lebanon Oak Ridge Red Bank DB Greenbrier

Lavergne @ Oakland Lebanon @ Blackman Smyrna @ Siegel.....Hot Pick is Siegel Wilson Central @ Riverdale Brentwood @ Franklin Gallatin @ Antioch Springfield @ Beech LAVERGNE (hopefully) LEBANON SMYRNA RIVERDALE FRANKLIN GALLATIN SPRINGFIELD