johnnyred4

Asheville has a couple potential D1 guys on that team. Their big defensive end is a prospect and so is their tight end. Asheville is a good team but I think it is silly to try and argue who is better.

I read a post earlier asking us from Betsy if we have REALLY beaten anybody. And if we are honest we have to say no. We have a great football tradition and we have a lot to be proud of, however, the big game has always seemed to slip away from our grasp. I played with coach witten back in the 90s and we were a darn good football team. We accomplished a lot and beat a lot of good teams here in NET. We took Maryville down to the wire in the semis and lost to Knox Central in ot in the semis the next year. Two games that could have easily gone our way. Let's also concede that the best football in the state is played in the knoxville area, specifically Blount County. But here's the difference. EHS has typically had enrollment around 800 students now we are around 700. We were, in the past, competing against schools that had up to 1500 students ie Maryville, KNox Central, Tenn High and others. So while we haven't won an important game against a Knox area team, we are finally playing a knox area team with similar enrollment. I have seen a little of AE and they look like a very impressive football team. I believe AE and Asheville have similar team speed. Betsy will be ready as will AE. Gonna be a great high school football game. If the Cyclones can get the win, it will arguably be the biggest win in our recent history. But if we fail to win this team still has a lot to be proud of. Here's to a good game. Go Cyclones