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I think it really depends on the level of play you have in each. I know that playing for your school and representing your community adds a component that some travel ball may not have. I and my son take pride in playing for his high school...that is all he has looked forward to since he began playing baseball. I also know that a travel team that plays together continuously, wins state and goes to world series is also a very prideful experience. The only way to accurately measure it is only if you have the same experience at each level. Some travel teams have been playing together since they were 8-9 years old...and some counties do not have school systems that have baseball until 9th grade, so they have not developed the family ties as with their travel teams. I know that I will never forget the pride I had in our travel team winning state and going to our world series and I know I would have that same pride if we went to state in high school, but we don't have that to compare to. My son would tell you that there are positives and negatives to both..he just finished high school ball and in 2 weeks starts his travel season. There are many scarifices that go into travel ball and it can be very draining, timewise and financially, but if your child wants to play at the next level I think both venues are important to play. I do agree, to a degree, with whomever said that travel is more of a player exposure event but that is what it should be on some level, because geography does play a role in exposure, and if you live somewhere that you are less likely to get exposure, travel ball is a venue for that exposure. That is not to say that the players are not concened with the team because that is not true.

Hey Prez, How long have Randy and the crew been doing this? They have been there for as long as I can remember, but in my mind that could be anywhere from 5 years to 30 yeasr...lol

I don't know if there is a reg about the noise maker or not. We have had those same people doing that at our games for as long as I can remember. I know other teams have cowbells, horns and other noisemakers. One thing I do know for sure....this was the game I expected it to be. Of course, I am biased about HCHS but I truly believe that this Powell team is something special. Kudos to all the boys on what has to be the best playoff game in a long while. And yes, Mobley is definitely the best we have faced this year.

The same is said of Henry County. Obviously both teams have played "somebody" as they are the only 2 left standing. You probably don't want to get into the "how many points were scored off your starters" debate because I'm pretty sure that HC starters have played maybe 2 or 3 complete games all year. I have no doubts that Powell is a very good team but make no mistake about it, Henry County is as well. By comparision HC has scored 599 and Powell 579 HC has given up 149 and Powell 172 so as you can see they seem to be fairly matched by the numbers, which should make for a very good game. West may have been the best defense Powell had seen up to that point but come Friday they will be seeing, what is in my opinion, one of, if not the best defense in 5A state. Hoping for a good, injury free game and a well deserved gold ball for HC.

I'll help out. The Facts are as follows: Our schedule is ranked as soft: Fact We can't change that ranking: Fact Your schedule is not ranked as soft as ours: Fact You can't change that: Fact Every team that has come in here thinking that our soft schedule was a recipe for them to win has lost: Fact

Wow...that is a nice site. I wish we had someone to take an intererst in our site like that.

Anytime

HC going to the semis!!! 24-14 Final

HC going to the semis!!! 24-14

24-14 HC

Ridgeway is giving us some competition... as I expected they would

21 - 14 7:46 left

still 21-7 end of 3rd

I do not have a hi-tech phone so I don't have internet on it. Is there a number I can text to get updates on this game as the games progress. I dont know of any. I thought Coacht did it but I cant find it anywhere on here.

Where exactly, would they be legal to play? Obviously not Perry County since right now only dad and the boys live there mostly while mom is still in Henry County. So, where in all of this, can these boys play football? Would they still be eligible in Henry County because that is where they had played before even though dad lives in another county?

Thanks! I do love my Big Red...as an alumni of HCHS myself, as a parent of a current student, although he does not play football....my son is a HCHS baseball guy, and how they are a representative of sports in Henry County and West TN. Two very long days..and then my "other" boys are going to the swamp on Saturday. GO PATS! GO VOLS! Gotta love football....

Thanks, I usually do speak my mind... and I am not asking you to change...just commenting on a question you put out there...obviously, the question was not for me, but that's me speaking my mind. It does not bother me in the least that you believe our team is the best in 5A...I actually agree with you in that we have the ability and talent to take our district, although with some tough games to come, and go deep in the playoffs...I have said that before. I actually quite enjoy your posts, when discussing football...I do think you possess much more football knowledge than I and that is why I like reading your posts...I enjoy most of the debates that you particpate in...I love it that you are so passionate about our team...I can tell the situation with the coaches from last year is still sore subject but it gets old, and I don't enjoy the mention of Springfield and the coaches whining, ad nauseum...so I usually do skip over those when I see it taking that route...but you know what RW I would much rather have an allegiance of followers who love this team and county and school as much as I do, than bandwagon people, so keep it up...and because I enjoy the majority of your posts I have learned to bypass any post with the mention of Springfield....I suckered myself this time by reading them...lol...GO PATS!

I know you were not asking me this question but I feel compelled to answer. I don't post often, which is obvious, but I have read every day for many years and the problem I have is this is a forum for discussing football but you turn it into a propel it into a forum of RW versus everybody because the focus turns from football to about you. I think it is fabulous that you have so much faith in our team. I think it is awful how pompous your delievery is. The points you try to get across may be valid but all of that gets lost in the continuous fight of "this is fact because this is what I believe". No sir, it is not fact, it is opinion. I too have faith in this team. I too believe we are capable of having a great season, barring any number of things that could happen. My biggest complaint is that you gripe and moan MUCH more about the coaches of Springfield that I have ever heard them do. I believe we all know that you don't like them, but yet you moan and cry about them moaning and crying, more than they do. I truly enjoy reading everyone's thoughts about teams and strengths and weaknesses but sometimes it gets worse than a 8th grade class of girls...and I can say that cause I'm female...

I would be happy to add my 2 cents on how good I think we are: I believe this years squad is more mentally and physically capable than in few years past, as usually comes with some age. After all we do have many underclassmen playing...but they have been playing a year or so now so that gives them the added maturity of having it "under their belt" I believe that this year we have the potential, barring any injuries or other cause for concern, that we can go further than we did last year. I believe we have the talent to compete with the '08 squad... that would be a game to see. I believe we have a D line that can stop just about anyone. We have a strong O line which is centered around a 2 dimensional QB...which always helps. There are some areas of concern: We have some instability at kicker....not to take anything away from our kickers, but this is an area a team needs consistent strength and stabilty. I believe we lost both our kickers from last year, who I believe both had multi years experience. We are early in this year and faced a Liberty team we were bound and determined we were going to beat after last years bout. I don't want to see the focus shift from we will give it our all and do everything we can to win to "we got this" just yet. Henry County has the physical tools to get it done this year in every game on our regular season schedule. Some of those games are going to be more problematic than people think though if we don't bring the "A" game. I was extremely impressed with our performance Friday and hope to see that every game. If so, I have no doubt we will go deep in the playoffs. Whether we have the right tools, both physically and mentally, at all the right times is anyone's guess. On any given day....

Red Warrior, with all due respect, I believe you are confusing a statement concerning 4 or 5 star recruits with the notion of star athletes. I do not presume to know as much about football as others on here do. What I presume to know a little about is recruiting. I have a son who is an athlete and I have made it my business to know about recruiting. I would have thought that anyone who followed any sport, not just football, would understand the recruiting services evaluation process, otherwise referred to as "the star system". This evaluation process ranks athletes on a scale of 1-5 "stars" 1 being low and 5 being high. When Prez said "we don't have any either" he is correct, as it stands today, we have star athletes but we DO NOT have 4 or 5 star recruits. The lineman referred to is currently a 3* recruit per Scout and Rivals. This is not to say that by the end of his senior year (2012) he will remain a 3* recruit, hopefully he will be elevated to a higher "star" ranking.

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Why don't we table the "tough team early helps with playoffs" discussio. I have been (from a player) the schedule has already been set. HC has Liberty @ home 1st week and Beech in Hendersonville 2nd week in 2011. Would like to say glad NE is still in our district next year.

42 - 14 Henry County 3rd quarter

I was at this game and yes he did pass to mutiple recievers...if you didn't see that maybe you were to busy spewing your negativity. In regards to Najee quitting, I would certainly hate to see that. He has the potential to earn a scholarship and I would hope that he would stick with his team and make that happen. I recognize that Najee is a great player but to say that we would not win without him is ridiculous. In case you dont realize, football is a team sport and one player does not make a "team". Yes he adds a tremendous amount to our team and we are fortunate to have him but its past time for you to realize we have other talented boys on this team too.

I agree...the difference in this game was not talent it was numbers. Humboldt played well. Its fortunate for HC that we have such a huge pool to pull from. Humboldt did win over us in one area and that was sportsmanship from fans. I witnessed the unspeakbale behavior of some of our students and was truly appalled. It is inexcusable to behave the way those kids did and I will be discussing it with Principal McFerren. There is a difference between the exhilaration of winning and rubbing it in and those were crossed last night. I apologize on behalf of HC. Good luck to Humboldt..I believe you are going to do well.