HevyReturns

The thing I've seen is, from MS to HS there is such a huge physical transformation in the players, and in their mental game, there's no way to predict the future from the earlier years. We just have to recall our own growing up years to know this fact. dude.. the stories we all have, right?

Well I just saw that thread here on the T about the new playoff structure. wow! .. even more traveling, new teams & new path to gold. .. will be an interesting year. Interesting indeed.

I'm glad you said that. I honestly didn't know, and am not in Dresden anymore so I'm out of the loop on all our activity. I'll always BE a Lion-Lover even if I lived in Alaska, and with this amazing tech we have these days, I can still follow them as if I was still at the games. And I posted to start the ball rolling, and stir up the pot a bit, hehe. There was lots of reshuffling of the deck in 1A, and especially in the West, it's wide open territory now. Anybody's game, as the saying goes.. so WHO will step up to "BE DA MAN"? .. I do like our chances, and also like our new schedule, and though lots of Lion fans are upset about no Westview game, I have to trust our new coach and his staff, & give them the reins to be himself, & establish his own dynasty, right? I can't help but think IF a coach would stick around here, he could do things that would set records & make history in small-town football. Others have done it, why not us, right? Shouldn't that be everyone's mindset who wants to be champs? To make a mark & legacy that lasts for generations? Odd coincidences, Ripley TN, that is my mother's roots, which is where Coach Cruse was head coach most recently, and we got them on our schedule now. Great move right there I think. And, really old timers from back in the day, talk about a legacy in Ripley & Lauderdale County, my mother's youngest brother is probably still well known.. as a player for Ripley, a veteran of Vietnam, then the man living in the community.. with lots of stories no doubt. My uncle was, Johnnie Hemby , & he left his mark when he had his chance, (as did my mother), and here in Dresden, in Weakley County, I'm hoping we start another legacy-making & record-breaking reign that wont be here & there, only just a year or so.. off again & on again.. but that we create stuff legends are made of! Why not? It has to start somewhere, with someone, doesn't it? And it starts with a dream, right? Folk say it's impossible & can't be done.. until it's done! Impossible.. or I'm Possible? Nowhere.. or Now Here? Whatever the mind of man can conceive & believe, he can achieve! .. And this ol' "unrealistic", crazy-dreaming fanboy hick from the sticks says to all LIONS & LION NATION everywhere.. LET'S DO THIS! BLACK & GOLD BABY! GOOO LIONS! #1 ALL THE WAY!

Heeeeere weeee gooooo! HAHAHA! Y’ALL MUST’VE FORGOT… BUT DRESDEN DIDN’T. Ohhh baby, it’s about to be that time again — FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, hometown pride, and a whole lotta LION HEART. Let me remind some folks out there, ESPECIALLY the ones who like to whisper and doubt from the sidelines — DRESDEN. AIN’T. GONE. NOWHERE. Last year, everybody counted us out. Said we were too young. Too green. “It’s a rebuilding year,” they said. New coach ain't no count. yada yada blah blah. Well guess what? That “rebuilding year” turned out much Much MUCH better than all y'all doubters & deniers thought it would. And this year we'll be gooder & gooder, and better & better than you think.. WATCH & SEE! We'll have a great team, with new & old faces, with new fire & passion & determination — and our HEAD COACH JUSTIN CRUSE last year led our guys into battle like seasoned warriors. Not just showin’ up — SHOWIN’ OUT. We didn’t flinch. We didn’t fold. WE FOUGHT! WE OVERCAME! WE PERSISTED! And now… it's 2025!! And guess what? With all the changes, new schedules, new regions... there's one thing you can count on that WILL REMAIN THE SAME.. THE LIONS ARE RETURNING TO THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. AGAIN. (and for years & years to come!). Yeah we missed out last year, & WE WON'T FORGET THE ONES WHO DID IT.. payback revenge gonna be sweet! Y’all forget who runs Region 7? Y’all forget who built the standard? Y'all forget who sets the tone for toughness, grit, and Friday night electricity under those lights? Y'all forgot who’s been a 1A BLUEBLOOD long before it was cool? Well, our Mighty Lions are gonna give all y'all a giant refresher course of who's who & what's what! While others were just learnin’ how to tape an ankle — we were stackin’ region titles and playin’ deep in November. And this year, you'll remember! DRESDEN DOMINATION RETURNS TO 1A!!! So to all the haters, the naysayers, the rival fans talkin’ big behind a keyboard — YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT! Come November & December, we'll make y'all remember! The throne STILL belongs to our LIONS. And this year, 2025, with battle-tested warriors, leadership, new guys ready to fight, and a chip the size of West TN on our shoulder… you can't hide, you won't be able to stop us.. WE’RE COMIN’... FOR >>YOU<<. This ain’t just football. It’s TRADITION. It’s LEGACY. It’s DRESDEN LION PRIDE. And if you doubt us again — DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL. We ain’t just back. WE NEVER LEFT. #DresdenStrong #CruseControl #BluebloodFootball #LionsOnTheHunt #DresdenDomination #PlayoffsBound #YallMustveForgot #RefresherCourseBegins #KingOfThe1AJungle GOOOOO LIONS!!! #1 ALL THE WAY! BLACK & GOOOLD BABY!!

AWESOME GAME CHARGERS! Now go do what everyone thinks is impossible.. GO WIN OVER ALCOA!

yes Yes YEEEEESSSS! MACE to the BigShow! How awesome it is!

Your disbelief & doubt doesn't change facts & reality.

hehehe .. naw.. not jealousy/envy but more of a karma thing, from a whole bunch of stuff that almost nobody knows about, but sadly, I do.. & that's an aspect of life I'll need to have the Lord Himself clue me in on when I get Home.. how that I, simply me, an unknown nobody, as it where, living out here in nowhere, how is it *I* have soooo much on people, mainly firsthand, direct, eyewitness knowledge or from those proven trustworthy sources with such knowledge, how I know "things" on people that would shock everyone. I'm talking about headline news & reporters chasing me down for details type of info. Even on household-name people, legit famous folk, .. knowing things that were they to be told, nobody would believe it, and everyone would attack me for "lying" about said person(s). And I don't have video or audio proofs, just me & others knowing the truth, but it'd be he said-she said, hearsay, my/our word against theirs, and because of who they are their word would trump ours, .. so, knowing how us humans are & how all that works, I just stay silent, knowing that what goes around, comes around, eventually. So definitely not jealousy, it's a whole other litany of things, 5D chess vs beginner's checkers. So yeah.. GOOOO MEMPHIS MASE. GO FOR GOLD!

As a Memphis native, & for many more reasons, I am really Really REALLY hoping MASE skunks McKenzie, & not by a little bit either. Beats their brakes off. Really.

33-14 Dresden up at half (or 34-13.. ?) Lions up big whatever the score.

I am not at the game, don't have NFHS streaming, and can't find anything on any online platforms. So I'm relying on local radio, which is live at 9-0 Westview & 9-0 Covington, the #2 & #3 ranked teams in state's 3A.. playing for their region championship & #1 playoff seeding. And so far, Westview is putting it to them other Chargers.. But both teams are getting way too many penalties, both taking off TD's for both teams. 21-7 at end of 1st. WV on 10yd line about to score again. Lots of football left, but I bet nobody expected this. Way to go WV.. keep it up guys.

Last game of this season. Lions travel to Yellowjackets. Who will finish strong, who will fizzle out flat? Methinks Lions will dominate (of course).. but one never knows until that whistle blows on the final play. I say Lions win 34-7.

WIN 35-0. Took knee final play on goal line instead of running up score.

Gleason moving ball.. radio said Gleason will build a new press-box by next year. .. Freshman player for Lions come in, 6'4" 320 pounds. Big guys in our ranks coming up .. YAY. Lions reserves stopped Gleason from advancing, turnover on downs. Starters on sidelines celebrating like we just won state. Good.. that was good.

Question is.. will Dawgs score? Erase that goose-egg? 4th quarter will go fast. .. We got them to a 4th down & 2 near midfield, Lions put in their reserves.. Dogs get a 1st down.