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Great game! The Holland/Kennemore connection is becoming deadly. And when was the last time SP kicked a field goal?

My truck was one of them. Does anyone know how many got broken into? Because I was busy with my truck I didn't get to see the second half. Things must have gone haywire. I figure Lilly didn't do much because he couldn't make those cuts on those fly sweeps.

GO PIRATES!! Looking forward to a great game tonight. And praying for no injuries on either side.

Anything is possible, but this is not necessarily true. The field conditions that would have allowed us to sweep would also have allowed Boyd defenders to adjust and possibly make the tackle.

I wonder is last night's jr. high game was called due to lightning, rather than to a swampy field.

I don't see it that way. Yes, a sloppy field will hamper the cut, but it will also hamper the defender's ability to engage the runner if he does manage to cut as much as he can. Think of the line of scrimmage as a equals sign. Mathematics proves that an equation has to be equal on both sides of the sign. Rain doesn't affect just one side of the line of scrimmage - it affects both sides. If the field were dry, and the runner cut on a fly sweep, wouldn't the defender's ability to engage after the cut be better on a dry field? Yes, rain diminishes abilities, but it diminishes abilities on both sides of the ball. The amount of TD's might be less, but it will be less on both sides. Whoever was going to win on a dry field should also win on a wet field. However, I will concede that if a team's offense is so shallow that it relies only on fly sweeps it's not much of a team. I don't consider the Pirates to be that shallow of a team.

Thanks. I wasn't in the concession line like Bass, but I did lose track.

Didn't the SC guy win? I know our guy was in it up until the last kick, and I wasn't paying attention to who the winner was. Both guys made it from like 30 yards out.

Are you saying the defense won't slip on that same muddy field? Rain affects everything on both sides of the ball. It affects both the runner and the defender trying to catch him. Doesn't matter what the route is - the runner still has to run it, and the defender still has to catch him. Same thing with passing, kicking, etc.

Once again, an excellent post by RLH. The real key to SP's success is our head coaches. Except for a hiccup a few years ago we haven't had the revolving door of coaches seen at other schools. SP is a solid program built on quality not quantity. Will consolidation change everything? Of course it will. But consolidation is a long way off...if ever. Marion County is a long, long way from having enough money to consolidate. Will Richard Hardy and SPHS someday merge? Possibly. Maybe even inevitable. This hook-up with Lookout Valley could have some negative ripples associated with it. Will Vic retire again? Of course he will. But I'm certain what happened last time will be avoided.

Rain also hampers the guys trying to catch those runners. Like it said, it rains on both sides of the ball.

I'm with 69 as far as the rain. It rains on both sides of the ball. Rain diminishes some aspects of the game, but it diminishes them for both sides. And I know of no aspect of the game that rain improves. Having said all that.....The Weather Channel says a good chance of rain Thursday, 40% Friday afternoon and 20% that night.

From that Hargis man's paper.... In another opening-week battle of ranked teams, Sequatchie County, No. 8 under second-year coach Adam Caine in the first Class 3A poll, hosts South Pittsburg, which enters the season as the No. 4 Class 1A squad.

BLASPHEMOUS!!!

After Friday's Hogan/Kennemore show all our opponents will be looking for it, so that may not be a great option from now on. But I've known Vic a long time....those aren't the only tricks in his bag.

Rumor has it that Lookout Valley is going to change their mascot to a yellow hawk.

The SP quarterback club and other volunteers did a great job getting the field ready (even the Drug Store commercial). The other stuff - like giveaways - was well done. Great weather, too. The wrap-around crowd was better than expected. I certainly can't recall all the guys I was impressed by, but a few I'd like to see become a Pirate are Grundy's Wingo, Lookout Valley's Ragland, and Whitwell's Shrum. SP's Ford and Kennemore put on a great show. No predictions based on a jamboree performance, but, overall, SP and Whitwell have improved, while the others dropped a little.

Good luck to all the boys tonight. Well, and to the girl on Marion's team. i figure some new coaches might want to show off tonight, and some old coaches might want to make up for some lost time, so we might see a lot of action tonight. But then traditionally jamborees are more about bluffing than playing. We'll see.

OUCH!!!

That's punny!

Jamboree at South Pittsburg August 12 at 6:00 Central Admission $7.00 1st Grundy vs Silverdale 2nd Bledsoe vs Sequatchie 3rd SP vs Lookout Valley 4th Marion vs Whitwell fastest lineman, longest throw, etc. 5th Sequatchie vs Silverdale 6th Grundy vs Lookout Valley 7th Marion vs Bledsoe 8th SP vs Whitwell

I have also heard that in addition to TM coming to SPHS we will be acquiring PM as our new QB coach.

I ain't doing no halftime show, but me and Pegleg are going to give helicopter rides at halftime down on the practice field...

The jamboree is at South Pittsburg.

New staff at Jasper. New staff at Whitwell. New staff at Boyd. WOW! This may be in our favor.