EHSEagles

Saw them this past Friday against Eagleville. They dressed 23 if I counted right. Don't know if that's due to some out with COVID or injuries, or that's just all they have.

We don't get that many from Central. This past year we had 6.

Getting them in every sport? Central Magnet has their own basketball and baseball team so those kids play for Central. It's true that Central kids play football at Eagleville as there is no Central football team.

I would have liked to see us play them this year. Would have probably been a good game.

Y’all playing Rockvale next year?

So hard to predict without knowing what other teams will have, but I don’t see us being worse than 2019. 1 might be a bit of a stretch, but I guess you never say never. Wonder how many LC is graduating?

Eagleville should be about what they were in ‘19. Graduating 9 seniors, but only 4 were starters, but they played both ways. Losing a lineman, a wide receiver/safety, a cornerback/running back, and a def end/running back. Will have some freshmen from the undefeated middle school team move up, but not sure if they’ll be contributors yet. What you saw in ‘19 is about what you can expect for ‘20.

Congrats to the Panthers on a good run. Most 5-5 teams don’t make it past round one.

Don’t have a dog in the fight, but it’d be cool to see Riverside get the win. Good luck to the Panthers.

I'll say 21-16 Forrest

Current enrollment is 403, so it looks like we'll stay in 2A as long as the cut off for 1A stays at 375.

Didn’t realize Houston Co beat them, and by 17, at Riverside. That’s not a blowout, but it’s not a squeaker either. Just shows the randomness that high school football can be.

Obviously Riverside has some momentum going, and their 5-5 regular season record is not indicative of what they are capable of, but they better keep their foot on the gas cause Forrest is the real deal. I think Forrest gets the win, but it won’t be like the last 2 weeks.

The future is bright for the Eagles. They will only be losing 4 starters, and there’s 8th graders moving up from the undefeated middle school team. This was a pretty major rebuild year and to go 7-3 in the regular season and to week 2 of the playoffs is better than what many probably expected, especially when you consider the amount of injuries we had. I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the season, but when we ground out an OT win against a good Huntland team in week one, it became apparent that we could be competitive. There’s no reason not to think they won’t be just as competitive in 2020.

Congrats to Forrest. We hung in there for a half, but they were just too much for us to handle. Good luck with the Panthers next week.