GrantRamey

Here's the early story from The Daily Times on Gregory's resignation. http://www.thedailytimes.com/Breaking_News/story/Gregory-resigns-as-WB-football-coach-id-029979

For what it's worth, Siegel quarterback Brent Stockstill left tonight's game against Riverdale with a possible ACL injury. Was on crutches on the sidelines after the injury.

Some final numbers from Maryville: First Downs: Maryville 20, DB 20 Rushing: Maryville 33-357; DB 62-296 Passing: Maryville 150; DB 95 C-A-I: Maryville 6-8-0; DB 7-16-2 Total Offense: Maryville 41 plays, 507 yards; DB 78 plays, 391 yards Maryville Individual Stats: No. 23 Trenton Shuler (on his birthday): 12 carries, 169 yards, 53 yards receiving, 3 TDs No. 22 Shawn Prevo: 12 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs No. 11 Nick Myers: 6-of-8, 150 yards, 3 TD passes (Shuler, Prevo, Raymond) DB Individual Stats: No. 6 Malik Foreman: 21 carries, 123 yards No. 8 Devaun Swafford: 18 carries, 87 yards; 3 cathces, 34 yards No. 13 Seth Barger: 2 catches, 55 yards

I actually am a newlywed. But living in the Knoxville area I've learned to stick up for all the upper East Tennessee schools because everyone down here is so quick to cast them off. And I'm actually very excited about seeing D-B tonight. Or at least seeing the speed of Foreman and Swafford. I heard about all the Times News layoffs a couple weeks back when it happened. That's awful, awful stuff. My mom and dad wish I would move back home. But I'm fortunate to have a job at The Daily Times where I get to cover two extremely successful football programs and the Derek Dooley circus. And y'all won't want to hear this, but the longer I live in Blount County (been here since March), the more it reminds me of Kingsport ... there's just no Pal's. (And that sucks.)

The best part of this week (aside from the actual games to be played tomorrow) is the TSSAA holding the BOC meeting today. Loudon moving from District 4-AA to 5-AA hurts a lot of teams. What's left of 4-AA will have to try to schedule six non-district games. And with the current playoff criteria, it's extremely hard for good teams (Alcoa and CAK, specifically) to schedule those games.

Not that I've heard of. Any Alcoa fans know of any live streaming?

Being young is something Gregory has told me in past times I've spoken with him. He mentioned they started six freshmen in last year's spring game.

Looking at their schedule and results, there's a lot of 40s and 50s on the scoreboard. Have to assume they're extremely talented with the numbers they've put up. And making the trip to Murfreesboro (either from Kingsport or Maryville) won't be easy for tomorrow night's winner. Not to mention having to play two extremely tough games in back to back weeks.

Again, can't speak for DB because I haven't seen them. But their offensive numbers speak for themselves. Can't imagine their line isn't extremely talented. The thing about Maryville's line, at least from my perspective in seeing them this year, is that they're extremely effective for their size, which they don't have a lot of. Think it goes back to well coached and well executed. Which team wins the line of scrimmage will go a long way in determining the outcome.

The real shame this week is that both these games (D-B at Maryville, CAK at Alcoa) are being played on the same night at the same exact time. Both atmospheres are going to be beyond great. Only problem is you have to pick a game to go to. CAK-Alcoa II should be much better (in terms of atmosphere) than the first meeting. That was a Thursday night and a MyVLT game. This is the state quarterfinals on a Friday night. The atmosphere at DB/Maryville will be nuts.

What was the talent pool for this past season's team compared to others? Obviously guys like Lane Bloom and Tim Green had a lot of talent. But how did the roster as a whole compare to others in recent years? Or others that Gregory has had at WB?

Not on Maryville's turf. I read on here that it slows down elite talent. And if it's on here, it has to be a fact. I'm going to miss this week when it's over. Maryville and D-B have two of the most confident, prideful fan bases in the state. It's been entertaining to watch you guys go after each other on here all week.

I haven't heard anything new. Gregory was at the Blount County hoops jamboree last week in WB gear (yes, I know his daughter cheers). But take from that what you will. And honestly, I don't know if they'll make a change. I have been told by people around town to keep my eye on that situation. But nothing other than that. Does the win over Farragut to end the season change anything over there?

Corey Rathbone is the running back at CAK. And he's extremely underrated. Not sure on his stats for the year, but it's upward of 900 yards rushing. And I agree. If he runs well it keeps their offense in tempo and extremely hard to stop.

I've heard great things about Foreman. I can't wait to see him in person. He's SEC talent and that speaks for itself. Should be an extremely entertaining game.