Sportsnut84

It must be a quiet week across the coachT boards...someone's fishing for a little controversy! Where does this comment even come from DevilMan?

The coaches at EHS still let the kids do their chanting before the game because it gets them fired up. They have instructed the players to move away from the 50 yard line though so it doesn't seem like a taunt. For those that don't understand, the chant started a few years ago during a conference game when Coach Witten told the players that they needed to "run their own ship." He was trying to get them to dictate their own style of play and not settle into allowing the opponent to decide how the game would be played.

Private this ....opened-zoned that....who cares? Let's line up and play football! I can't wait for Friday!

Thanks GDA. It's all in good fun on here. Maybe our rivalry gets renewed in the playoffs next year!

Does anyone know what station will be carrying it locally?

...or the year my wife won a pool of 100 people by picking teams based on their relative location to places where she has family living! LOL!

Does anyone know if CAK will be bringing a student/fan bus or anything? I really hope so. These two teams deserve to play in front of a packed house. It's so much more fun when the crowd's into it.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was curious about that. Why did they have 8 non-starters starting that game?

I completely agree that CAK will adjust and make some plays...here's hoping that if EHS can befuddle the high powered passing game a couple times that it will be enough! I see a shootout in the works!

I'm not sure, but I do know that if Stone Memorial (2 wins) can rush for 384 and only throw it five times, then I feel fairly confidant in saying that Elizabethton can gain some yardage on the ground. If you take the four main runners for Elizabethton (28,7, 9, 20) and look only at their rushing stats, then you've got 3,852 yards on 484 carries. That's an average of 7.96 yards per carry, and the team is averaging 318 per game on the ground. Now, who knows if that translates into a win against an extremely good CAK team? That can only be decided on Friday night. But, if I'm a gambling man, I still put my money on EHS gaining some yards on the ground. You talked about the quarterback runs being easy to read...he only runs after 28, 7, and 20 have started pounding. Usually by that time, it doesn't take an amazing fake to get the defense to begin chasing after them. Elizabethton doesn't depend on the QB runs to get the bulk of their yards, it's just a nice change of pace once teams start trying to tee off on the backs. http://www.unapproved website.com/contests/Fn-8B-eCykSlGw-q4z7T6A/football-fall-12/boxscore-christian-academy-of-knoxville-knoxville-vs-stone-memorial-crossville.htm http://www.unapproved website.com/high-schools/elizabethton-fighting-cyclones-%28elizabethton,tn%29/football/stats.htm

Ridgewood! It's actually a little outside of Elizabethton, but it's close enough that it's definitely worth the trip. My stomach just rumbled a little bit thinking about it!

Here's wishing safe travels for all those heading over from Bloomingdale. This is the only playoff game this side of Knoxville this week...let's hope for a huge turnout. These teams deserve a huge crowd with great atmosphere!

Prediction time: Call me crazy, and this might tick off a few North fans, but I don't think this will be that close. I think Elizabethton has gotten much better from the first meeting. They were just figuring out their identity...now, they've had 8 weeks to hone that identity. I think not having to worry about 42 in the passing game allows the dominant Betsy defense to tee off on the running game. EHS: 31 North: 14

Good luck, Vikings. Keep playing hot and make Region 1 proud!

Good luck, DB!