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Although I wouldn't be shocked at all to see William Blount where Oak Ridge is.

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I would only have Elizabethton and Mo West ahead of Bearden and those 3 are very close. SG should be behind MC and WB.

Did the Coulter kid play?

Yep I forgot about them. ETN as a whole is underrated.

I agree that Mo West & Bearden could make some noise in the boro this year just as they both did last year in getting to the final 4. However I do think ETN is underrated. Maybe you were just meaning in AAA but if not teams like Elizabethton, South Greene, Meigs Co, GP and a few others have great chances as well. Elizabethton probably goes on without a defeat.

The one advantage I give Mo West over Bearden at this moment is they play consistently all the time and may have better team chemistry right now. Bearden right now still has Jekyll & Hyde moments where they become complacent and lack that killer instinct. This may all fix itself in the end. If Mo West and Bearden are both playing up to their capabilities this game is a nailbiter.

Ok we can agree to disagree. As you said injuries are part of the game and must be dealt with. Greeneville caught Bearden injured and inexperienced. Greeneville made the plays they had to make to force OT and win. Hats off to them because I do believe they have a good team. You said Greeneville is pretty even with Bearden when they play up to their capabilities and I agree that they are against an injured Bearden team. Against a healthy Bearden team playing also up to their capabilities this it a double digit win for Bearden.

William Blount has a very good team. The second game at Bearden should be a good one but I'm taking Bearden and a regular season sweep.

As an earlier poster said all this is up for debate. I respect your opinion even though you are wrong.

Bearden lost to Greeneville without their All State starting center who signed with ETSU and also without there starting point guard. They started 2 freshmen in their place. Experience does count and Bearden was up 49-30 in the 3rd qtr. One player is back and they other should be back in a week. I've seen all these teams play as well. If Bearden were to play Greeneville while healthy the game would be a double digit win. I stick true to my statement because i'm sure you haven't seen Bearden healthy.

No way Mo West is a big favorite over a healthy Bearden in 3A. They would be a slim favorite at best. Game could go either way. Outside of Elizabethton there isn't a team in 1A or 2A in East Tenn that would beat a healthy Bearden. William Blount is a very good team as others will soon find out but Bearden was still without it's starting point guard and led by double digits the whole game. I can't speak for any of the districts in 1, 2 , or 3 but district 4 in 3A is heck night in and night out. There are 4 or 5 teams in that district that could compete for district championships in East Tenn in 1A, 2A, or 3A.

I'm gonna say 1A South Greene, 2A Elizabethton, 3A Mo West/Bearden. That was a great comeback win for Greeneville last night against Bearden no doubt but Bearden played the entire Landair Classic without their starting center who is an ETSU signee and their starting point guard. Bearden remained competitive in this tournament despite their injuries and these two players will be back from injury shortly. Mo West and a healthy Bearden is a push in 3A.

This is why you play the game. This is the same White County team that lost to Dickson County by 25 pts in December. Bearden just defeated Dickson County and had just has good a record as White County and I would bet money in a tougher District. Bearden's District is arguably one of the top 3 Districts in the state in AAA behind of course District 7AAA. I'll let you throw in somebody for 2nd but I wouldn't bet on it. As for 3rd best in the state.....you must not have seen the whole state.