Speedkills18

We are dealing with a known quantity in Ravenwood, and an unknown quantity in Franklin. Ravenwood has beaten IHS & CHS as were those are Franklin's remaining tests. This is the game that lets us know what Franklin is all about...

It is never easy to execute a complete U-Turn, and no individual can do it on his/her own. In 5A & 6A it takes a complete "program" to compete. It is also hard for a struggling program to find "easy" wins in Sumner County.
1 D-1 RB cant do it all! He needs 40 other players...

1 decent Head Coach can't do it all! He needs 5-6 other solid coaches...

All personal opinions aside: I think LHS has the size to find 50-60 Athletes. I think LHS has pristine facilities to attract & facilitate kids throughout their four years in High School. I think the community of Lebanon has the ability to support (emotionally & financially) a program. I believe the potential is there... somewhere

The Tennessean proclaimed that the 2014 Burros may be the best Burro squad since 2008, but also asserted that Rossview holds the best player in 10-AAA in RB Isaiah Johnson.

Looks like a good opening matchup!

Listen I am here to tell you; Hillsboro scored at will on offense & Stopped PHS at will on Defense. I felt bad for Portland's athletes because they looked like they had some good kids.

In a sense; recruiting has become part of High School football. Let's face it, in a world where Private schools openly pirate middle schools Public School Coaches must establish a recruiting-foot just to maintain their "zoned" athletes. The phrase "coach your own kids" does not apply anymore, because "your own kids" are open to everybody else, and if you want to coach them... you must defend/recruit them!
Not to mention that transfers like Vic Wharton, Gaulden, and Hurd have made teams suddenly competitive. If coaching is your job, why wouldn't you want to become suddenly competitive?

Seems like the Burros may be for real and the team to beat in 5A?  

They could be scary when Perry, Patterson, Phillips, and Mayes return to full health. It will be interesting to see if they stay on path.

How about Smyrna against Franklin? Or Riverdale against Centennial?
What's been the result? Somebody had to have won...

What's with the radio silence out of Williamson County? No info from Indy or Franklin? It's also my understanding that these scrimmages took place against Rutherford Schools... maybe the SEC of TN football can provide some intel?

Hillsboro 5/6 -- Station Camp 2

***In a hybrid scrimmage that used some odd mix of 10-play & Down-and-distance where scoring was hard to keep track of at times.***

Hillsboro once again looked aggressive on offense, scoring fluidly on the ground & screen game (#20 looked impressive). HHS missed on a handful of deep balls where the receiver had a step that would have made the score more obnoxious. Hillsboro did protect the ball, eliminate penalties, and protect the QB with ease.

HHS' Defense stifled the running game of station camp, and forced 3 turnovers (one of which was returned for a TD). Their secondary looked suspect allowing a couple of deep balls for Station Camp TDs.

I appreciated Hillsboro's versitility scoring numerous ways. I saw HHS kids deliver big hits various times, and I can't recall if I ever saw a big hit delievered from a Brentwood athlete...

I'll tell you how Brentwood vs Hillsboro went.

Hillsboro 5 -- Brentwood 0

Brentwood did play disciplined and took care of the football. Hillsboro had its fair share of penalties and a few turnovers, but other than that the entire scrimmage was ALL Hillsboro. The Burros shut down BHS' offense by forcing countless "3-and-outs", and straight-up beat Brentwood on the other side of the ball. Hillsboro scored on screens, inside running plays, deep playaction, and outside running plays.