Grey Ghost

And the band director could tell the prospective woodwinds musician that because of FOOTBALL, he or she will have the opportunity to perform in front of hundreds and possibly thousands during halftimes on Friday nights. Of course, drum lines are growing with popularity. I think I'd recruit a good drummer before a good flute player.

That's what I thought . . . but some people keep talking about tuba and flute players . . . neither of whom I've ever seen win a football game. Football players who are musicians usually play the guitar or way down deep in South - the fiddle - or if in Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, or NE Tennesse - the fiddle or banjo. Anyway, I'm with ya, several of these posts are exhausting. Everybody has to play with what they got. If you don't have what others got - you have two choices: Either out coach them - OR - don't ever schedule them again. If they are in your region and you can't do the latter - you better figure out a way to do the first (and you can). There is always at least on glaring weakness in a high school team. If you are a good coach: FIND IT AND EXPLOIT IT.

I've never seen a band win a football game. Why would anyone waste money on a tuba player?

Believe it or not - some people make sacrifices to HOPEFULLY provide themselves a better future. And, this is what you need to know about sacrifice. Self-sacrifice is the real miracle from which all reported miracles grow. In order to succeed greatly, you must sacrifice greatly. And nobody said it is easy. That's not mine, but someone that is wiser than me. The point is this - quit talking about things you know nothing about. It isn't easy making sacrifices - many of which you know nothing about. These are kids. These are kids trying to build a better future - and I promise you that if a private school is interested enough in them - AND THEY CAN QUALIFY for the aid if they are not able to provide the cost of tuition themselves - then they should absolutely take advantage of it if they are in a current situation which inhibits their God-given potential. Ya'll talk to much about kids. This isn't a college or NFL board - but it is a high school board. Good grief. These are kids struggling to balance many things in a perplexing world - and all many of ya'll do is try to further complicate the perplexity of it. There are two different divisions - and they have a different set of rules for a reason. Nobody ever said CPA was expected to hang with Ensworth - nor should they expect to hang with Ensworth. If CPA can hang with Ensworth - then Ensworth isn't doing their job as a Division II school. CPA is a great Division I 2A school. They should hang their heads high and proceed to play to the utmost of their abilities and thereby hopefully achieve a successful season. Ensworth should do the same. If all these schools were thrown in the same pot - I could appreciate your arguing, whining, moaning, and crying - but they are not. And they are not for a reason. This really is about opportunity - opportunity for the kids. If you can't see that - then you have your own insecurities you need to deal with. Personally, I'm a public school guy - and I believe in public school (outside of Metro). It ultimately comes down to your roots - and hopefully you've been brought up in a way that you can learn to succeed regardless of the environment you've been placed. Division II schools just allow an alternate (and hopefully more promising) opportunity for kids to succeed. You can't fault them for that. But you must also understand the personal sacrifice and stress those families endure by sending their kids to DII schools. Oh well, ya'll we'll keep moaning about this for another century, so I'm done. Just keep the kids out of it. They are just trying to be kids and do right - most of the time.

First off, Ensworth's starting OL is a bit exaggerated by the previous poster. Some of those sizes are precise, but all those sizes do not match up with the "starting lineup". The starting lineup will be those who exemplify the best technique, knowledge, and "guts". Coach Caudill can get a 210 lb lineman to whoop a 275 lb lineman by using sound fundamentals. Heights and weights don't mean a whole lot in high school. Since so many on here are talking about MBA in recent posts, what about the face of their defense evacuating the West End campus. We are talking about the man whom the press box is named after (yes, you MBA English students, I know I am not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition, but I don't care). Anyway, the two guys that really made the MBA defense what it was last season in their run are now working on Granny White. Goodness gracious. I haven't seen MBA in any scrimmages this pre-season. Does anybody know what they look like, particularly the defense? I know we won't find out tomorrow night - because Antioch won't be smart enough to take advantage of weaknesses - or will be smart enough but won't have the discipline required to execute the cerebral part of the game (either way). On the note ya'll keep talking about, I am happy as heck that privates give the kids - that are willing to work their butts off - the opportunity to pursue endeavors on a higher level. Metro schools are terrible - academically. Williamson County schools are okay - okay enough that I'd send my kids there. However, the point that ya'll are talking about is this: Several (hundreds) of great athletes visit and try to get in just about every DII private school every year. MOST of them do not get in anywhere, and they remain at their public school. They must score well on scholastic tests, and they must show the work ethic that will provide them the foundation to not only pass - but do well - academically in a private school. Private schools have a much broader curriculum than public schools, which requires a greater allocation of abilities and a greater desire of exploration in order to survive the culture of a private school. Contrary to myths, private schools are not GOD - which means their "grace" is not sufficient for all. What this means is that an inability to adapt to the culture and expectations of "most" private schools in the middle Tennessee area will result in expulsion, regardless of the "on-field" accolades. Die-hard public school advocates will never agree with this but it is simply because they do not know or they are suffering through the chagrin of not being able or willing to send their kids to a private school. Again, this does not mean I oppose public school education. I think the Williamson county schools are worthy of my own children's attendance; which is why I am not a private school hater, because I have reviewed all the details. However, if I lived in Davidson county, I would do everything in my power to send my child to a private school; whether it is CPA, FRA, MBA, Ensworth, BA, etc. I would carefully look at each of them, pray, and determine the best choice possible. Dog gone, I went off and talked like ya'll on and on about something that has nothing to do with football. Ya'll pulled me in - dang ya'll, ha ha.

The QB has the POTENTIAL to be good, and they have one good downhill runner. However, there are some other holes. But they do have a few athletes.

Oh wow - ya'll are actually parents talking about this stuff - even bringing your kids into it. Wow, wow. Does anyone want to talk about Ensworth and their place in DII football? I say they are middle of the road. The pendulum can literally swing either way with this team. They can be great but they also exemplify some notable lethargy and a lack of "want to" that could get them destroyed. Don't they focus on basketball more than anything else? Looking at them, the football team looks like basketball players. I just hope that someone can really shake it up in DII with MBA & BA. I hear McCallie is expecting some big things this year. But again - wow - ya'll talked 7 pages about essentially nothing but rumors and who said, she said, I know more than you stuff.

Wow, I haven't been on here in years. Do any of ya'll have full-time jobs? Anyway, when I was on here several years ago, they used to talk about football. Guess times have changed.

I apologize - that is correct. I was confusing the last names of Eric and Michael. The QB for CBHS is Michael "Johnson" - correct? The QB, by the way, has some pretty good quicks himself. Nonetheless, whether Eric's last name is Jones, Smith, or Watson, he is doggone good. It sounds like his stats are similar to Ensworth's Orleans Opoku-Darkwa, who has 2100 yards rushing and 20 TDs through his freshmen and sophomore years - although his freshmen year stats came against much smaller schools than did E. Watson's. It will be exciting to watch both of these runners through the next two years. Well, keep Watson healthy and hungry - for he has a privileged opportunity to do some great things. God has blessed him.

CBHS is a good team. #7 (Eric Johnson) is the real deal. It simply came down to who wanted it more in the end - and that was Ensworth. You can take the size of the enrollment out, the coaches out, and all that stuff - it was about who dug a little deeper in their guts. It was a great game. EHS did a great job of keeping CBHS' offense off the field. That started with the first quarter drive that consumed 8 minutes. EHS didn't do anything tricky, but, rather, they just ran the ball downhill. It can be argued that CBHS had the better athletes, and that is probably true. Like I said, #7 is a stud. However, when it came down to the 4th quarter, Ensworth wanted it more. Plain and simple. Now, EHS is going to have to dig even deeper to win next Friday.

Ensworth is NOT looking past McCallie. They are too young and too inexperienced to look past anybody. They do show some potential and promise for the future. They will play everybody close this year. On another completely different note since Ensworth has Father Ryan in 4 weeks, I am really interested in what happens between Ryan and CPA.

Ensworth freshmen beat Columbia Central 28-6 on Thursday night (9/6/07).

Gentlemen, please understand how detailed the CSCS exam is. It is not a walk in the park. I have a degree in the field, and it was still the most difficult exam I have ever taken. It will take 3-6 months of really studying hard to pass this exam. You cannot prepare for it in a few weeks. For instance, where should the bar be aligned when performing the first pull in a power clean: a) over the talus over the metatarsals, c) over the tarsals, or d) over the toes? You must know all the synergist and antagonist muscles and how they may vary from slight supination or pronation in a particular movement. You must understand biomechanical advantage (leverage) in movements (such as forces acting on levers at different angles). You must understand anterior and posterior shear forces at the joints, especially the knees. You must know physics and how the laws of physics applies to sports performance. Conversions, such as calculating force in Newtons, and know your metric system extremely well. Obviously you need to know anatomy and physiology. That's the easy part. There's only over 200 bones and over 400 voluntary muscles. That's the easy part. Nutrition is a big section on the test. How many kcal surplus is needed to gain 1 lb of muscle, and is that the same differential for burning 1 lb of fat? This is why the CSCS exam is the cream of the crop in certifications. It's the king so to speak, which is why collegiate and professional teams won't even look at you if you don't have it - usually (you can always know somebody - politics still work great at getting a job at the next level). Anyway, I just don't want someone making the mistake of registering for the test, receiving the incredibly thick textbook, and it just reading like greek because you had no idea of the depth of the exam. This is why the NSCA encourages you to have had a B.S. in the field. Of course you don't have to, but you do have to have a bachelor's to sit for the exam. A personal training certification doesn't sound as "sporty", but it will be easier to pass, and you'll come away knowing how to design a sound program and apply the proper techniques. But the depth of the CSCS goes beyond all others, looking at complete 52 week paradigms for all sports. You must understand the demands of all the sports, not just a couple, to pass the CSCS exam. It is complex. So, if you register, good luck. Only about 58% of the people that take it pass it. It is too expensive to have to take a 2nd time. The above person is right, it's about $250 right now. Plus, you'll probably have to travel to Memphis or Atlanta to take the exam. Knoxville may have a sitting for it. You'll have to buy the textbook ($69 I think), plus I encourage you to buy the study guide and practice exam and videos (there is a video segment to the test, so you have to answer questions quickly) and that's going to be another $75-100. When it's all said and done, you're looking at about $500. Plus, you must be CPR certified. So take care of that first. After you pass, you have to complete several continuing education credits to maintain the credential. My advice is to give yourself about 6 months to prepare for the exam, and possibly longer than that if you haven't had the scientific background in your degree. I am not trying to discourage you, but just warn you of the difficulty. It will take a lot of work, like you're back in school again. If you're interested, go to www.nsca-cc.org Good Luck!

Let's not even get into officiating because in Tennessee it's just bad. It's bad against everybody, so let's stay away from public vs. private because the truth of the matter is that the truth can't be handled. It's really not the refs fault intentionally; they are just not very qualified and/or professional. TSSAA needs a lot of work. I am just comparing to other states. But let's understand, officiating is not a fun job. It isn't great pay, and the pay seems even worse when you have to deal with coaches. But the truth about partisan officiating is as Jack Nicklaus says, "You can't handle the truth". It hurts too badly.

CoachBray, many thanks for the compliment. Strength & Conditioning is simply my livelihood. I am ACE-CPT, NSCA-CPT, CSCS, NIS-CST (National Institute of Sports - Certified Sports Trainer). Most of your high schools should be contracting out an ATC from Star, Health South, or Baptist, etc. ATCs, while they know a limited amount about strength training for power, they do know a fair amount about speed & agility. So, if your school can't afford a certified strength coach, you should just ask your ATC to help in developing a speed & agility program. Agility programs are often part of rehab protocol, so they are usually up to date in that area. And, if you're needing to implement a strength program, and you don't have a certified coach, I would suggest you educate yourself by visiting www.humankinetics.com and purchasing a training book related to your sport. Here is the problem. Many coaches get a workout from someone they respect and they implement the workout, and it may be a great workout with fabulous volume & intensity correlations, exercise modality, and recovery measures, etc., and your kids may love it; but, if the little details are not attended to in the technique of all the lifts, the probability of injury down the road is increased. There are so many things to look for in a back squat. Most points of emphasis are overlooked because what does everybody say, "Get in the hole, get deeper, etc." Heck, I say it, but not at the expense of compromising another part of the body. Only encourage depth with those that are capable of handling it. Depth is important, but it's one step at a time. Weightlifting belts, wrist wraps. How many of your kids are wearing these? These are actually harmful. Belts actually increase the stress load on the lower vertebrae and at times may take the back out of its natural alignment. Belts prevent the core from strengthening. I actually eliminate back problems in athletes by simply removing the belt. I've had many college football players with lower back pain. I tell them to trash the belt and they think I've flipped. 2 months of squatting and deadlifting without a belt, and their back feels great. It's because we strengthened the core. If your back can't handle the load without a belt, you are lifting too heavy anyway. Wristwraps actually weaken ligaments in the wrist by stretching them. Tendons are compromised by relying on the wraps. If you can't hold on to the weight naturally, your grip is an area that needs to be addressed. The answer is not wear wraps. Kids should be able to deadlift 400-500 lbs without wraps. Never wear them in the first place and your grip will improve with your overall body strength. And most importantly about these two items from a sports performance perspective is this: Do you play your sport in a belt? Do you grab someone's jersey while tackling with wrist wraps? What is your excuse when you couldn't hold on to that big rumbling back? Kids wear a belt to squat 250 lbs all summer long, then they go out and are asked to drive block a 250 lb guy or have a collision with a 200 lb guy (thereby creating a force of over 300 and up to 500 lbs, depending on the weight of the 2nd participant and the velocities of both) - all without a belt. How much sense does that make. This leads to the injuries. Well, son, we don't think your back can squat this much weight without a belt, but we're asking you to go out on the field and endure twice the load on your back without a belt on Friday night. You want kids to practice like they play, but I don't hear coaches saying, "let's lift like we play". And that's just it, we must train like we play. Let your wrists have a free ride during the off-season, and then subject your wrists to all kinds of torque, leverage, and force during the event. Now, this has nothing to do with taping your wrists for practices or games. This is not the same as wearing wrist wraps. So, first two things to change in your program. Throw away all belts and wrist wraps. You might keep on belt on hand if you are testing a 1-RM. This is acceptable, but you really shouldn't be doing that with HS kids unless they are competitive powerlifters, which isn't a real big sport here in Tennessee. Where I come from, it's a big HS sport. Now maybe this is old news to ya'll, therefore I apologize for wasting your time. If you know all this, then good. But I still see a lot of high schools around here performing the old school standards. If you go to a big DI program, you'll know what I am talking about. Going back to the squat, there is so many details to look out for besides depth, like hip flexion, alignment, and the distribution of weight over the heels as opposed to the toes. Whether your lunging, leg pressing, or squatting, make sure the athlete is driving through their heels in order to preserve the knees. Squatting makes the knees stronger - if they're done right. So don't let some snotty-nosed kid come tell you his pediatrician said he shouldn't squat for the sake of his knees. If he's squatting correctly, he is preventing his knees from suffering injuries. On the other hand, if his squatting technique is poor, he is setting himself up for disaster. Many injuries on the field are obviously an inherent risk in the game that can't be controlled; but many can be controlled, but not at the moment they happen, but rather long ago, away from the lights, in the summer heat, with sweat and guts, doing the right techniques. You see, unfortuantely, injuries occur every year that could have been avoided, but poor programs actually promoted the imbalance or deficiency that led to the injury. There is no easy answer because the state can't give most schools enough money to afford a certified strength coach. Because a certified coach can make a very good living in the private sector, so the schools are competing with an income level that is difficult to match. Private schools can usually afford these coaches, but the problem here is that most of them don't know how to go about an adequate investigation for a qualified strength coach. The problem with the USAW is that it doesn't really qualify there people to deal with all aspects of training. Little attention is given to cardiovascular training, endurance sports, and working with barely post-pubescent athletes, especially girls. What USAW accomplishes is great for people are want to be good weightlifters, but not all of that, even though good in its own rights, transfers well to the playing field. NSCA (CSCS) is still the top organization to look for when hiring. ACSM-HFI is another good one, NASM, and ISSA is okay. ACE is good for working with your endurance athletes, but not really appropriate for training football, basketball, track & field events. Honestly, most of the others you need to stay away from. If someone tells you they are part of an organization, contact the National Committie of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) to find out if that organization has been approved by them. If not, you should probably steer clear. There are numerous organizations, and most of them are not regulated by anything except greed. There are no federal regulations or standards on what makes a truly certified strength coach. If I can only reccommend two books, they are Complete Conditioning for Football by a Arthur/Bailey (Nebraska S&C coaches) and Sports Speed by Ward (former Olympic coach and Dallas Cowboys S&C coach), Dintiman, & Tellez. One book will give your programs for strength and agility, and the other for speed. These are two good ones that are easy to understand and apply. There are others that are more detailed but require a degree in the field to understand. And then there are a lot of books that stink - just written by some strength coach that swears by his program when really his Head Coach just recruited some freakin' good athletes. For example, Florida. Florida's strength program is lousy. Those guys get to the NFL and test and lift and you wonder what in the heck they've been doing - well not much of anything. But, for years, Spurrier just recruited amazing athletes. It's easy to look like a genuis when you have a coach that can recruit. Anyway, I hope I have helped ya'll in some way. The schools just need to pay all ya'll more money is what I think, ha ha. Another vital issue is how insufficient school lunches are, if the kids can go off-campus for lunch, well then, what are they eating, and when hiring a strength coach, learning how to share him/her with all the sports, especially the girls. But, nutrition, is a whole other topic, and my wife just yelled at me to come get the baby, so I must go. A great program reaps little rewards if the players aren't putting the right things in their mouths. Good luck with all your programs.

Thompson has the size, but he has a lot of work to do to make it at the DI level. I believe he is too slow. Understand gentleman just how fast the big men really run at the top level. Thompson can definitely play college ball, but he would need to get redshirted and work on his core training and explosion from his hips. The best lineman I have seen all year is Cage Major from Davidson Academy. He doesn't quite have Thompson's size but he has better explosion with a full tilt motor to go along with it. He plays hard every down. Sorry, I guess I should say he "played" hard every down, since he is no longer playing. Good job Wayne Co. on that win.

I will attempt to address several points in the replies above. First off, it takes about 6 weeks to peak the speed of a conditioned athlete. So, there is plenty of time in the summer to develop speed if they already have a base level of strength. What I mean by base level of strength is that they have been squatting, cleaning, and lunging. All power comes from the hips. Your legs are your wheels, and your hips & butt is your engine. Your not going to put thousand dollar wheels and tires on a car with a 4-cylinder. That would be stupid. The winter off-season program should be focused on base level strength & flexibility. In the spring the program should advance to a developmental strength phase, including progressive core and agility/balance training. Linear speed training doesn't need to really be introduced until the summer as the peak power strength protocol is inserted. The game of football involves very little speed anyway. The 40 is not an assessment of speed, but rather an assessment of acceleration. The 100m measures speed. It takes 32-37 meters to reach full speed. Football is a game of acceleration and change of direction. Now, to train acceleration and speed, you must train with acceleration and speed. This is the importance of cleans. Cleans are a triple extension movement, just like coming out of the blocks or exploding off of the line of scrimmage. A single clean should be accomplished in 0.2-0.3 sec, as this is the time it takes our biomechanical system to develop peak power. Train speed with speed, and explosion with explosion. You have to match the biomechanical demands of the game with biomechanical movements in the weight room and on the training field. Running long distance will actually decrease power in your athletes, thereby making them slower. Your intermediate type IIA muscle (slow glycolytic) fibers are the only one that can be trained to become more fast-twitch or more slow-twitch. Your genetic code determines true fast-twitch to slow-twitch ratios, and you can't change this. But you do have control over the intermediate fibers. This is why it is so important to have ample rest between sets when training for explosion. Old school coaches think we should run 40 after 40 after 40 with only a few seconds rest between each one, but this just makes the athlete run slower. You must allow time for the regeneration of ATP-Creatine in the muscles, because this provides the immediate energy needed for anaerobic activities, such as sprinting and jumping. The athlete should fully have their wind back before every running the next sprint. If the athlete is not allowed enough rest between each drill to perform that drill at maximum effort, then you are not training speed and quickness, you are training endurance. For strength, balance and flexibility throughout the core and hips is often overlooked. Everything happens at the hips. Success in football and basketball is largely dependent on an athlete's ability to explode powerfully from the hips. Hips and legs create the summation of forces necessary for the upper-body to be powerful in a closed kinetic chain position in space. This is why Roger Clemens has been so good for so long. It is not because he works out his upper-body all the time. Nobody's shoulder alone can endure all the pitches he has thrown. Clemens creates this power from his legs, hips, and core. His shoulder and arm is just a result of these forces that have accumulated from the lower body. So much power has reached his shoulder by the time he's stepping of the mound that his arm doesn't have to endure much strain. His lower body does all the work and his arm is just the tool to let the ball go. But going back to what one guy said, it is true. If your kids don't believe in your program, it will falter, despite the fact that it may be the most scientifically advanced program in the world. Science means nothing on paper. It comes down to how it is implemented and applied in the athlete's lifestyle. I say lifestyle because that's what it must become. Coaches should be trying to instill healthy living habits. We want our physical training to transcend beyond the playing field. We are in the business of encouraging healthy lifestyles that becomes a naturally desired part of their person. Anyway, I could go on and on about strength and conditioning programs, but I can't give away too many of my secrets, ha ha.

Whoa there! You are right about the fact that everyone should cease making this a public vs. private affair. However, regarding your enrollment condition not being a factor, this is not true for the future. In point of fact, it WILL matter what their high school enrollment is next year, per the multiplier effect being implemented. Region 6 is all alone next year. With DCA, CPA, Ezell-Harding, and from the East, Boyd-Buchanon, moving up to 2A next year, Region 6 better bring home the bacon, or something is wrong. Furthermore, Region 6 will not have to contend with Davidson Academy, which is moving to Div. II. Coach Wade is a fabulous coach, and he would have eventually led DA to becoming a powerhouse in 1A. So, Region 6, the threats have been removed. Congratulations. But, that is not what this is really about. As far as both teams having D-1 talent, I say "Whoa there!" Please understand what D1 talent really looks like. There are great HS football players on both sides (DCA & MP) of the ball, but great in HS doesn't even equate to average at the D1 level. Nobody for either team has the speed. Now, that doesn't mean that these two schools don't have collegiate prospects, because they do, but you said "D-1". D1 is nothing like DII or DIII. Unless you've been there, RECENTLY, you probably don't understand what DI talent really is. SPEED is the mother of all good things at the DI level. If any one on either side has the chance, it is probably RoRo, but he needs to gain weight and get much stronger for the possibility of playing safety. However, it will take a tremendous amount of sacrifice on his behalf, and I don't personally know his level of committment to the game, because for him to succeed at the DI level, it must be one of the 3 most important things in his life. Webster would need to gain much more weight, improve his strength, speed, hands, and enthusiasm to play at the DI level. #32 for MP has great speed, but he is small. With hard work, he could possibly work his way onto a DI team as a receiver. Wooden has the toughness, but not the speed. I think he has been too banged up over his HS career. Now, for the record, I am not saying that it is impossible for these kids to play at the DI level, for there is potential there, but it would require a level of sacrifice that these kids have never had to endure. I don't know if there hearts are that big. When watching these games, remember that it's 1A in the state of Tennessee. These boys would just be another kid in a big school in Texas, California, Florida, etc. Understand what DI really means. It's not as easy to get there as everybody assumes it to be.

"Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but being in it, bear it, that the opposed may beware of thee." Polonius (Hamlet) I am quickly reminded of these words when I read everyone's replies. Therefore, in an effort to clear several things up, I will add my own thoughts as a spectator that has watched both DCA & MP play. C. Dugger, #3, and not the Fennessees or Webster, is the best FB player for MP. Webster will tell you if it's run or pass by his demeanor off the LOS. He's lethargic when he's not involved in the play, as many good wideouts are at the HS level. It makes an easy read for the D. I am impressed with RoRo. He brings his hat to the point of impact. CPA beat MP deep several times, but it was just a matter of not connecting. MP must get better in coverage because DCA can throw it deep. Remember, MP's comeback drives were kept alive by penalties, not completely by execution. However, I was surprised by MP's fight. They do have a lot of will, but DCA has been there and tasted it. It's hard to beat mental toughness and experience. MP did not have an answer for Landers, but DCA doesn't have the speed of Landers. In fact, neither team has speed like his. Remember MP fans, CPA also had a few first down runs called back by penalties. MP must pound the ball up the middle, and not the edge. DCA will make it difficult for MP to pass the ball, especially those lob passes. DCA's safeties are smart and will jump on those lobs to Webster. DCA schemes and tackles to well to give up the big play in the flats or off the edge. Fenwick is the key factor. He plays well, DCA is a sure win. If he struggles, it is a mighty tight game. We do now that MP will not give up, but they must not even bend. MP didn't want anything to do with CPA's #44 running up the middle as he flat ran some over. DCA will put this kind of pressure on MP. Wooden is rock solid toughness wise, but MP does have the speed to contain him, but guess what, Wooden's not going to try to run around you. I will conjecture that Fenwick will play well, and DCA wins 14-7. This will not be a high scoring affair. If Fenwick plays sub-par, DCA wins 10-6. As far as ya'll bickering over public vs. private. Enjoy the competition because it's over after this year. This is actually going to hurt the public schools with media attention and gate receipts that the private schools bring, especially during the playoffs.