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The Lady Admirals have gone off course a bit but I predict they will do fine come tournament time.

Bearden does have some talented players but tends to go to that selfish 1 on 1 play. The Lady Admiral's will take it all because we do have great team chemistry. As I've said previously we also have the Best players, Bigger players, and a much Deeper bench. Whitney can shoot the sweetest "all net three pointers" but she also sees the floor beautifully and generously distributes the ball to her teamates- Katie, Blevins, Brinson, etc. which will make it tough for Bearden and other teams to defend against. Lady Admirals Rule!

I don't give AC much of a chance. Hope the refs do a better job.

Thanks for the rundown Corbus. Impressive win for Powel. Didn't expect them to have much of a year either CarolinaCrazy.

Lady Admirals have more depth and size is also in our favor. Denton came to Farragut after she left CAK and before she went to Bearden but she didn't condition much as a Lady Admiral, although she did play a bit. Doubt they can get much out of her. Besides, now that I think about it isn't Denton ineligible to play? I think she has to sit out a year. Lady Admirals should win this contest with a deeper bench, bigger players and Whitney running point although I admit it might be close and could come down to who is hot that night. Looking forward to watching this one as always.

Bearden may lead now but I predict The Lady Admirals can take down the Lady Bulldogs. Our big showdown with Bearden will be after the Christmas break and although I predict it will be an interesting contest my money is on the Lady Admirals. WB only beat us by 4 points and I think the next time we play them we will have a check in the "W" column. Whitney Smith has turned out to be I think the best PG in the district and hits sweet "all net" three point shots when she needs to. She was originally a great shooting guard and i think has over the past two seasons made a solid transition into the PG position. Maddie Blevins also knocks down some sweet "all net" three pointers. Katie Overton has really stepped up and is one of the best post players in the district in my opinion. Rebecca Jameson is also turning out to be a force to be reckoned with. We really have a deep talented bench on our side. I have seen many of the Bearden players for years, especially in AAU, and no doubt they have talent with JJ and Walsh but it is my opinion that our bench is much deeper in talent. I hear Norwood is PG and JJ has been moved to shooting guard. Whitney really distributes the ball well but yet has the capacity to hit outside shots as well as drive to the hoop when the need arises. Looking forward to this matchup.

This is a surprise. Did Oak Ridge show up to play? Guess you never really know till the buzzer sounds. This will allow for much more interesting season than I had anticipated. Corbus how did the game go down?

I too don't wish injuries on any girl. Would be nice to see them play as team. Perhaps they did after all in Oak Ridge game. http://www.oakridger.com/preps/x890863135/Lady-Cats-learn-lesson-in-tough-loss-to-Catholic

I have seen several of the girls that are currently on the Catholic team play AAU for years and for the first time I thought they had a good chance at being competitive. That being said, I was surprised with all their injuries how well they DID PLAY against Maryville in the first half. And by the way, Maples started and did play during the first half. I have seen the other Hannah knock down some three pointers, I believe with the Lady Shamrocks. I have also seen the Hopson twins play AAU and know they should both be an asset. I watched Kat Holland in AAU and know she is a great ball handler with good vision on the court who distributes the ball well and I was surprised she was not at PG. In years past when I saw the Lady Irish play, rarely did they play like a team as they did in the first half against Maryville. It was disappointing to see them revert to the same old team of years past in the second half after showing what they are capable of. I have no idea who the best 3-point shooter is but from what I saw it didn’t matter. I didn’t see many plays designed for outside shooting and in the second half the PG showed no court vision and the team play dissolved and was replaced by wild shooting and selfish play. Several players were plagued by TO's and many of the players made bad passes resulting in TO's, especially the younger players. I read in the OakRidger how Holland came through in the clutch scoring several points at the Oak Ridge game to bring the Irish from behind to a win in the last few minutes. I was surprised that such a competitive upperclassman would be benched during the fourth quarter. Personally, I think the Irish coach was out-coached. It will be interesting to see how the team is coached and how they play when Kinney returns and Hopson heals. I agree that the loss of Kinney, if she is the high scorer could make a great difference when she returns...that is if they play as a team, which I am waiting to be convinced that they can do for an entire game. Look forward to revisiting the conversation in Feb.

Oak Ridge took down Karns tonight 71-67 by keeping their heads. it looks like #1 will be Oak Ridge and Karns #2. For sure teams better be ready playing either one of these top two or they will for sure be in trouble come tournament time. I agree Christmas break will provide opportunity for both AC and CC to rally back and they should be able to hold onto the 3rd and 4th spots.

The Alcoa Tornadoes are Division I, Class AA, Region 2, District 4. Bearden is in Division 14 Class AAA, Region 2, District 4 and has lost to Science Hill, Greenville and Morristown East.

Thanks for the post. Will check into using for my team.

Lots of games i have seen of late the refs are deciding which team wins. Sad for the game.

I heard about this. I too don't blame Rian for wanting to protect his mom, but I agree there must be respect for the rules. Both AC players that were involved should have been ejected. The oak Ridge coach is one of the best. I have seen in too many games lately how the refs are not doing their jobs so things like this just naturally get out of control.

I agree with goosevol. Oneida has it all!