ADM4

Basically the same, the old gentleman that has been around forever that wears the ball cap and two former players. They are tough this year. We haven’t been able to take a game from them and some of the losses were in single digits.

They were moved up to AAA for 8 years and we had some great teams at Farragut and Harden Valley and Heritage were also loaded and while they gave us all that we wanted they couldn’t get past the Region. They would win there District most years but truthfully we were lucky two years when we made the finals losing to Brentwood to get past AC. They have beaten us all 3 times we have played them this year and we get them again Thursday for senior night! Anderson County is the best team in East TN in any classification with the possible exception of Catholic. You don’t want to hit them early. They are big and a great defensive team. They are young, no seniors, but if I had to pick an early favorite to win, if they stay healthy, it would be them.

The team that has impressed me most is Anderson County. They beat Nolansville at Seigal with two starters out. They beat East Hamilton hard at the Choo Choo 25-11 25-14, but lost to Portland later in the tourney, neither time did they have their starting setter. They are the best team in East TN, in any classification beating Heritage, Webb, Farragut, Sullivan South etc... on multiple occasions. They have no seniors, but most of their team played K2 Elite, and they are well coached, big and athletic. People forget that for 16 years they dominated AA, winning state championships, multiple state finals and were in 10 straight final fours. Then they got bumped up to AAA and stayed competitive but couldn’t beat the Brentwood’s. Two years ago they moved back to AA and lost in the sectionals both years to Sullivan South in 5 game heartbreakers, playing all freshman and sophomores. Now these athletes are Juniors, and I think they are the team to beat. As a Farragut fan, we have lost to them three times, none close. I would not want to play them.