Mr.Clutch

I can't see Dickson Co. being that high. They'll be battling to stay out of the bottom of the district I would think. They lost Sneed and Rial. Unless they've got some younger talent coming up, I don't think they'll be contending.

Ok, well tell me what I've missed. Because if Springfield is 8th, it'll be the shocker of the year. Unless Stanton has transferred, there's no way Dickson, Clarksville, Kenwood, or Northwest finishes in front of them.

Ok, I'm not gonna sit here and listen to you degrade a school by calling them "trash." So you're saying that everyone affiliated with Rossview is trash? Very classy sir. So calling people "a piece of trash" is good behavior, right? And how exactly can you tell Rossview to be ready in the districts? And what does football or baseball have anything to do with this discussion? And from what I can recall, you've been put out by them two years in a row in basketball in the first round of the district. Beat Rossview when it really matters, and then you can make those types of claims.

This is why things are going to get blown completely out of proportion. To say that the assistant coach from Rossview "slapped the HC player twice" is completely false. While I didn't see everything that was happening at that very second, he did not slap the player twice, I can tell you that for sure. The referees were horrible from start to finish, and the game got out of hand quickly. Cheap shots were thrown all the over the place, and the refs never got a hold of the game. Things occurred during the handshake after the game which led to the eventual scuffle, but to repeat, a coach did not "slap" a player. It was just completely sad to see people handle themselves the way they did tonight, and if this is what high school basketball has come to, it's absolutely ridiculous. EDIT: And after seeing the posts that were entered while I was posting this one, you people clearly have your version of the story. So this will turn into a pointless argument since everyone thinks they know the complete truth.

Ok before anyone says anything, understand that everyone is going to have their own story as to what happened, so it's very likely that things are going to be told that aren't actually accurate. I wouldn't believe everything you hear. There was an ugly scene that broke out at the conclusion of the game, and it was honestly really sad to see people behave that way.

Same with Henry County. They're good, but they are clearly beatable. But I'm not acting like Rossview is the best team in the state right now, because they aren't. Never said they were unbeatable, just said that they were the better team in the earlier season matchup. That may change tonight, and if it does, then we'll go from there. And I'm not here to put down Henry County as I said before. They are a really good team, and they have a chance to make it far in the district/region, as does Rossview. Should be an interesting rest of the year.

Ok I usually don't get on here to argue, just to support the district. However, if my calculations are correct, Rossview beat Henry County earlier in the season. Who cares what they did against Ensworth and Beech. That is irrelevant at this point. By your definition, Rossview beating Henry County wouldn't classify itself as accomplishing something? To me, that's a huge win for Rossview, especially in Paris. I expect it to be another good game tonight that could go either way. We will see. Again, I'm not here to bash Henry County, but please don't talk smack about a team until you've actually beaten them. So if you win tonight, then you can say whatever you want. I have no problem with that. From what I recall, Williams' first shot was a bank three. The rest of his points came inside where he dominated the boards. Get the facts straight. And stop making excuses that your best guard was hurt. Injuries happen, and he still played. You don't think there are kids out there playing with injuries every night? Rossview was the better team that night. Who will be the better team tonight? That remains to be seen. Both of these teams are really good and it should be an exciting game.

Rossview, Northeast, and Clarksville all sit at 4-1 in the district now. Henry County and Springfield are 3-2. Northwest is 2-3, with Kenwood and Dickson at 0-5. Friday: Rossview at Kenwood Northeast at Northwest Springfield at Clarksville Henry Co. at Dickson Co.

So Rossview beats Northwest last night, Clarksville beats Henry Co., Springfield blows out Dickson, and Northeast blows out Kenwood. About what we expected to see, although the Clarksville-Henry Co. game could have went either way.

Impressive win for Rossview last night on the road. That was a great game to watch from start to finish, and it was good to see the Hawks pull out a nice victory over one of the better Henry Co. teams I've seen in recent years. It was just a matter of time before Williams had a big game, and last night was his night to break out. Rossview, Henry Co, Clarksville, and Springfield all sit at 2-1 now in the district, behind the 3-0 Northeast team. Should be an interesting next couple of weeks in this district.

Ok guys, district play begins tomorrow night. Here's the schedule: Northeast at Clarksville Dickson County at Rossview Kenwood at Henry County Northwest at Springfield Should be another competitive year in this district.

Yeah Rossview beat Portland 72-56. It shouldn't have been that close. They were up 23 at the half, but had a sluggish second half. Northwest-Gallatin seemed like it was a good game. I heard from a couple people that Beech beat Clarksville pretty handily, but I can't confirm that.

Anyone have any results on any of the teams in the district that participated in playdays over the past weekend? I saw Rossview at the Liberty Tech playday, and this team seems to be for real. It's going to be tough for teams in this district and region to stop their inside game. Who else played over the weekend? And is there anyone playing this upcoming weekend?

I think that was a very good assessment of the playday. There were good games all over the place throughout the day. Melrose, Liberty, and Rossview were all pretty impressive. The best game of the day that I saw was Rossview vs. Liberty, with Liberty squeaking one out at the end. Lots of talent on both of those teams, and Liberty has some outstanding guard play. Their press was giving Rossview fits early, but once they got into the flow of the game, they handled it pretty well. You were right, the kid you were talking about is Jonathan Williams. They have a dominant inside game that is going to give a lot of teams trouble this season. It's unfortunate that Rossview had to play back-to-back against Liberty and Melrose, as I think they could have given Melrose a better game in that second one, but Melrose is absolutely loaded. And that's not just in their starting lineup. They go 12 deep, and have tons of young talent. They were the most talented team from top to bottom at the playday. All in all, it was a great day for a basketball fan. Very competitive games, and lots of D1 talent to watch. It would have been nice to see Reaves there for Bolivar. I would expect that all of these teams will be extremely successful this season, and you'll probably see a handful of these teams in Murfreesboro in March.

I don't think that's necessarily a bad prediction, although I don't see Springfield finishing first. No question, Stanton can lead them to wins given the amount of talent that he has, but teams will simply focus on shutting him down. If and when teams decide to completely go after him, can the other guys step up? That remains to be seen. I just see it being Rossview and Northeast battling for the top spot all year long. These two teams are loaded. And I think Kenwood will be a little bit higher than people think. I'm not a Kenwood fan, but they've got enough talent to challenge the top teams. I'd say Henry-Kenwood should be 3 and 4.