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33 minutes ago, SweetScience said:

I hope so buddy. Just never know this time of year. Ain’t no easy ones right now. Survive and advance is the name of the game. They’re a really good team.

Going to be a very good game. So will Maryville and William Blount. Knoxville seems to be loaded this year. A lot of good players. 

11 hours ago, KnoxBBall1993 said:

Would had to have won a hardship case with T$$AA or a legal "separation" of parents.  Do not know how else he would be eligible.  Moving would not matter unless schools were more than 20 miles apart when you go between private and public

How do you win a hardship? 

Bearden coming on strong. William Blount coming on strong! Very surprised by the Maryville and William Blount game. Maryville and West could have easily been the championship game. 

On 2/6/2024 at 8:59 PM, JournalEntry said:

Jeremy is officially on the hot seat after that one. I imagine he’ll be sitting down with the AD in the morning.

Bearden beat Farragut for the 3rd time last night. They play West tomorrow.  with a win or a loss, I believe they advance to region play. Coach Jeremy Parrott had them ready last night. Coach Chait, how come you only post on here when Bearden loses?

15 hours ago, JournalEntry said:

Jeremy is officially on the hot seat after that one. I imagine he’ll be sitting down with the AD in the morning.

Nice take Coach Chait. I think the AD has more sense than that. 

On 2/3/2024 at 10:19 PM, JournalEntry said:

What happened vs the West Rebels tonight? I wasn’t able to catch it because I’m too caught up in the Vols game. 

It looks like the Rebels made a comeback to beat the Bulldogs by 1 point. The Maryville Rebels beat Hardin Valley and William Blount beat Farragut.

What are the matchups tonight for region 2?

12 hours ago, WaCoJaCo said:

Both. Young and also rebuilding. I don't know if you could say there's a drought of talent because of one down year. The JV team is good, and the freshman team is awesome. So, plenty of talent on the way. 

 every program going through seasons like this at some point. DB will bounce back strong.  I have heard great things about Poore. 

Is DB young? Is this a rebuilding year, or a drought of talent in the area?

8 hours ago, Cherokee said:

A lot of shade on here for the only coach in Bearden history that won a state championship. Also had a game plan that the number two player in the 2020 NBA draft with arguably the biggest cheating coach in Memphis high school basketball history. 

Yea, there must be something personal behind it. When Journal Entry worked at Bearden, Parrott's success must have rubbed him the wrong way. Considering the football team's lack of success during those years. Taking the hate to an anonymous message board shows great individual character. 

25 minutes ago, rebelwoman87 said:

You won’t hear excuses from me. Bearden out scored and out rebounded us. Nothing else to say. 

Maryville then turned around and beat a good Farragut team the next night. Big win for the Rebels.

4 hours ago, KnoxBBall1993 said:

What happened in the Maryville and Bearden game?  I know Knox Co schools had to take 2 weeks off (except for Farragut), but Maryville was practicing all last week

pretty impressive to beat the Rebels after Knox County kept them from practicing for two weeks. Maybe this will get them going. 

Maryville is preety darn good. Many sophomores on that team too. One is hurt also. They will good for years to come. What are the matchups for that district on Friday? 

7 hours ago, noonesfool said:

Greeneville had a nice win over Bearden last night.

Low scoring. I think Bearden is down some players. 

On 1/1/2024 at 12:16 AM, Rebelyell10 said:

Greeneville coach for sure…Bearden coach…Alcoa coach 

 

Dobyns Bennett coach??  For real?  What’s their record again?

ALCOA coach does do a good job. 

11 minutes ago, Stinger24 said:

Fulton, Bearden, Oak Ridge, Greeneville, William Blount, Sevier County

and Webb

I'd say they will be sectional bound. Too talented and well coached. 

Fulton, Bearden, Oak Ridge, Greeneville, William Blount, Sevier County

Definitely Fulton. Maybe Maryville or Knoxville West. Morristown East has played well.

On 12/28/2023 at 11:32 PM, Dawgz4life said:

Look, I’ve been staying pretty quiet because I really don’t wanna get into this, but you’re just mind blowing like I’m not denying you’re a Bearden fan, but the fact that you can’t get through your mind that Pruitt is a good coach or a great coach which is what he is, Mark was awesome what he did at Bearden will go down in history, but Pruitt took what Mark was doing and has ran with it and you talking about this team and how you think they should approve which I agree and I’m sure the coaching staff as well see’s, but you said you’ve been following Bearden basketball for two decades well if you’ve been following for two decades, you should realize that this is the one of the youngest teams that Bearden has ever had since the I don’t even know when only two seniors that really get any playing time. The rest are sophomores and juniors. Arguably the two best players on the team, Brody and Nordin, are both sophomores, following right behind King and Blair, who are juniors. They’ve always been good for Bearden as freshman sophomores and currently as juniors, so imagine what their senior years are going to be, and even still, it’s not really a “down year.” We’re actually having a great year, considering we’re pretty young with only two seniors getting playing time.

I've gotten intel that journal entry is an account  run by a former member of the past bearden football staff. Apparently some are NOT fond of the basketball programs and new football program at Bearden. Ultimate troll. 

17 hours ago, EastTNfootballFan111 said:

Coach Parrott is an excellent coach. He’s done great at Bearden. He does things the right way, and runs an excellent program.

From what I’ve seen on this thread, it seems JE must have something personal against Coach Jeremy Parrott. Maybe a reaction to personal shortcomings or something deeper. My guess is a parent who’s child didn’t play, someone who has never coached, or someone who has failed as a coach.

I completely agree with your statement. Bearden has only been successful since Parrott took over. 

17 hours ago, JournalEntry said:

Not so fast, Sting Sting. Let’s not forget to count the sub .500 record that Jeremy racked up at Hawkins Co High. I understand it was basically like middle school ball but we’ll count it.

Not sure what kind of talent Hawkins Co has or what his teams were like there. poor coaching is when you don’t win with talent. Every coach relies on talent. 
 

anyway, will be interesting to see who comes out on top of district. Based off scores, everyone seems competitive. 

On 11/25/2023 at 10:58 AM, JournalEntry said:

Just seem like they have really fallen off since Blevins has left.

Interesting statement. If you look at numbers and trophies, it seems Parrott has done better than Blevins. 

1 hour ago, Olbagabones83 said:

DB must have played their tales off last night against Greeneville. 

Big win for them. They proved me wrong. They may be the real deal. 

On 12/7/2021 at 10:13 AM, LittleJerrySeinfeld said:

Right now these look like the favorites:

Region 1:

Morristown East

DB

 

Region 2:

Farragut

Oak Ridge

 

 

 You cannot convince me that Bearden will not come out representing Region 2 as a sectional team. Unexpected loss to Farragut but we will see where each team stands in February. Bearden has been there and done that and I do not see that changing. They lose their top contributors every year but never seem to fall off.  Oak Ridge will take advantage of their horrible district again. As for Region 1, I think you're right about East. Their studs should get them there. Not sold on DB quite yet.