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The 2013 SC team went to Morristown expecting the much improved Hurricanes to roll over. This was also after a bye week and after hanging 62 points on Bearden. The Bears thought they were invincible and nearly lost. I expect ME will play them tough again this year but the Bears should be mentally ready as they will dedicate a new field and debut a new video/scoreboard.

January 30.

Unfortunately, I don't think #31 will be in uniform Friday night. And, I'm guessing that you will not see any offensive lineman play defense either. However, I agree that #70 and #71 would make a huge difference on the defensive line - even if they only play a few snaps. For some reason, the defensive coordinator seems reluctant to get the best 11 on the field. For example, #26 is relatively healthy but he is getting very few snaps on defense. Like #31, he could make a huge impact at linebacker. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think we will see many, if any, personnel changes this Friday night.

Very true. You can have a bus load of skill players but if can't compete on the line of scrimmage, you will not win the big games. Maryville was very dominate on the line of scrimmage all night. Coach Brewer will need to find a way to get more linemen in the program or this series will never be competitive. That's unfortunate because this series needs to be more competitive for the benefit of both programs.

Hayes and Bailey could likely be back next week but high ankle sprains are tricky so who knows. Whaley is rehabbing an elbow and should be back in 3 to 4 weeks. Paul is lost for the year. Brett shouldn't play but that is what I said last week, With the injury issues at LB, the front seven on defense has a major challenge tomorrow night. Hopefully the young guys will be up to the challenge,

Hopefully you mean 4 players out that play both sides of the ball. These 4 are all skill players that SC will need later in the year. All but one should be back in a week or so.

Under normal circumstances, SC would probably win big. However, the injury bug has really hurt this team so tonight's outcome may be a lot closer.

Not sure.

Heard these two decided to move on.

This rumor has gotten way out of hand. The QB is definitely not suspended! I'm not going to mention names on this message board so wait until game time if you don't already know.

Only 1 starter.

Bad rumor. 1 starter is out first two weeks. 1 other player suspended.

I would like to ask you the same question. What do you base your predictions on? I'm sure you are familiar with the situation at Morristown West but I am curious to know how much you know about the roster's of other teams in the conference.

Unless I'm mistaken, Barger is a senior.

Better take your "A Game" to Johnson City Monday Night if you want a repeat of 6 years ago. Maryville will need to limit turnovers and defend the 3 point line to get this win.

Thanks for that feedback!

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Maybe I missed something but the topic is "Top Players in East Tennessee". I assumed this meant currently not next year. I only mentioned an OR player as someone that might offer some insight as he played in the same summer program.

I don't understand how you can make a statement like this without seeing Schmidt play. I have seen both play and I can tell you without a doubt that Schmidt is the best in East Tennessee. If you have any doubt ask one of your own - Jalen Henderson. Henderson was part of the same AAU organization this summer - The TN Chosen Few. Or better yet, just ask your coach, he watched him put up 30 at Maryville this past Monday. In addition, he's played pretty good competition - go check out SC's schedule. By the way, Carolina Crazy's top 5 is pretty accurate. I would include Stetson Moore somewhere in the top 10.

What were the individual scoring stats for SM last night? Sounds like TJ needs to coach a little D.

Most games that I've seen this year have one rookie with 2 experienced officials. This is part of the problem. It's apparent that it doesn't take much to get on the floor. However, I've seen experienced officials have very bad games this year so it's not just inexperience. Needs to be addressed!

I understand that Maryville will have success throwing the ball against DB but I have a hard time thinking their secondary is average when Swafford and Foreman are on the corners. Foreman is the fastest player I've seen in a long time and both just make plays. I think Maryville wins but DB has a shot. I think it's close.

Devin Schmidt - Sevier County

Still feel the same about the rush? MW better be ready for JC next week or it will be another long night.

DB will smack most teams in 6A and Jeff County is not bad. MW will see an improved Jeff County team later this year. SC Bear states that SC is not as good as previous years but they are pretty deep at all skilled positions. For example, SC (a passing team) had 4 running backs rush for 375 yards last week. They have depth at receiver, linebacker and in the defensive backfield. If the lines hold up, SC should be fine.