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Bret Campbell

That would be Zaravion Coleman. Coach Whitby recruited him away from Danny Farmer at Charleston, Missouri. Lara Kendall and LCHS will have to continue to pass him academically. He is the real deal! The quickest guard I have ever seen! He is very limited in listening and processing. He is now owned by Jimmy! Congrats "Za" good luck on being junior college bound if Brett and Joey can get him a diploma or GED! There is not a better guard in Tennessee!

Wardawg, how did your interview go? I think you would be an excellent choice to lead this football program!

HMMMMMMMM, for so odd reason their Headmaster Steve Maloan resigned last week and in today's Jackson Sun for headmaster Don Coffey was rehired!!!!!!!!!!!!!The timing looks very suscipious!

fouling is not DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many people confuse the two

Excellent point!!!!! In post season when you lose your season should be over! I'm sure you've heard the phrase, "It's hard to beat a team three times in one season!" How about 4 or 5 times in one season! The pendulum swings over to the underdog after being beat 3 or 4 times in a season. Loser has nothing to lose, and the winner has everything to lose! I agree with you, lose a game season should be over! But there would be a lot less revenue for the member schools in each district and region! And by all means don't forget TSSAA's percentage 25-30%??? not sure, off the top before any tournament expenses are paid or shares distributed to schools.

and got beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure Dudley would have rather scored only 8-10 points and won! If she's that great a player she should get her teammates shots! Basketball is still a team game and she knows that! She could easily score 23 points and get her teammates the ball in a position to finish (score) and they might win! More teammates were involved (balanced scoring attack) in this game than previously, correct? See my po int!

AOC, Bryant is a disciplinarian and has proven he can win without the star! Kids do not want to play for a disciplinarian! They would rather go 5-22 and do things their way. Parents love to see their child score 40 and do not mind the team losing! The players that remain are committed and are just not ready for this level. There's a lot of difference in a 14-15 yr. old mind and body playing against a 19 yr. old! Bryant is a team player and understands how to construct a BASKETBALL team! He's not gona sacrifice the truth to pamper and accomodate the so called stars who walk around the halls and behave the way they want to! I admire Coach Driver for his courage to work with limited athletes to choose from. This game is almost sacred and must be led and taught correctly! Stay strong Coach Driver. Lonnie Grady understands running the Christian race and supports the right way! As a neutral observer, I wish SF community the best with your children! Parents need to teach and discipline their children and support Coach Driver's work. The players who are playing now, their parents are also to be commended for their tireless comittment! Everyone needs to win a game at least every once in a while! To: SF players keep working! "Good things take a while and they should!"

Donnie Cox and Ray Wilson could have chosen to stay up in AA despite the decreased numbers! Ask them or the TSSAA!

Which school has an English teacher who failed to teach you how to spell and write correctly? Your points are well taken but you have or have had a teacher in the past who neglected her responsibility of teaching you how to write.

I want to discuss something that has been on my mind for a while. It is very unfortunate that Coach Davis was dismissed from the basketball program at OCCHS. Russ Davis is an excellent person! This tells me some things about Barry Jones! When you come into a situation like this the only way to succeed is to do things the way YOU want them done! Because when he gets fired he would have at least stood for what he believed in. Coach Jones has done that! This also tells me some things about about Barry Jones. But ya know, It would've been an awesome thing for a father to have the opportunity and privilege to be a part of this program with his son! I have to believe Russ brought good things to the table! If nothing else his recognition of district opponents and their personnel. I've coached against Russ for 18 years. I first met him in 1984 playing against him in college baseball. I consider him a good friend! It's sad to hear what has unfolded. I would love to see the Rebels Program revisit their past successes. Has anybody thought that the current administration may be part of the problem? Schools will only be as effective as their educational leadership! Do students, parents, and teachers feel supported from their administrator? From an outsider perspective, it appears there has been a decline in school pride. It appears to me school does not seem as fun as it once was. This reflects a much deeper problem than athletics! School and community pride can be affected by athletics cause 60-75% of students, parents and community are involved. It is my hope the Principal sees that teachers feel it urgent to have students working on something from bell to bell! I hope the Principal makes his teachers feel they are highly valued. I hope he remembers to ask his teachers before inputing educational changes! When all involved are made to feel they are valued at school, the excellence has begun! Your children deserve these feelings! I hope Barry gets the opportunity to coach his children one day! I'm quite sure he will rethink his decisions with this experience! Coach Jones I wish you good luck in your quest! Many times things have to get worse before they get better! Things have been worse for quite a while now! Perhaps Russ should have been more of a moral/spiritual choice for Barry; rather than a basketball decision. These are my thoughts...

Wescharge "called the shot!" if you will remember he had many great things to say about the Lady Tomcats after their first game. He's a straight shooter! Congrats! Lady Tomcats, Westview will be just fine! Now the ladies will return refreshed and compete as well as ever. Players don't learn as much about individual and team performances when you win all the time. Isn't this a nice problem to have in your program! I wonder how many coaches would love to have this problem! Players learn dramatically after a loss! Achievers analyze, make adjustments, and become a stronger unit because of the experience. I do not think it would be wise to trash or make fun of this team!!!!! "They may be coming to a gym near you!" Wescharge wasn't too sick cause he made it to church this morning! I did notice something stuck in his coat! Maybe he's saving that pukebag for someone else at the end of the season! lol Thanks Westview for raising the bar! That's the way I see it!

tonight they beat the 1st place team in the OVC, Samford by8 points............

How many times have you ever seen it happen.... By post season through injuries, kids quit, foul trouble, family trouble, legal trouble, or grade trouble, the team who comes out on top usually gets something from a role player that's well above the norm out of that person. Your greatest strength is your greatest weakness! He's strengthening the weaker links so that his overall depth will enhance his club by the end of the season. Great players on great teams always have to sacrifice minutes for the good of the team! Does this make sense? We don't have the full objective day to day picture of these kids work habits or behaviors. He is also challenging kids at times to see how they react thru adversity! You can rest assured Coach Whitby has thought about all the angles before dealing with players!

How many times have you ever seen it happen.... By post season through injuries, kids quit, foul trouble, family trouble, legal trouble, or grade trouble, the team who comes out on top usually gets something from a role player that's well above the norm out of that person. Your greatest strength is your greatest weakness! He's strengthening the weaker links so that his overall depth will enhance his club by the end of the season. Great players on great teams always have to sacrifice minutes for the good of the team! Does this make sense? We don't have the full objective day to day picture of these kids work habits or behaviors. He is also challenging kids at times to see how they react thru adversity! You can rest assured Coach Whitby has thought about all the angles before dealing with players!