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Catfish-Hunter, you know your DL stats. You must have been on the MFP.com page doing a little homework. It should be a great game this Friday night with a large crowd on both sides. Everyone across the state keeps looking way to the East and way to the West. How 'bout Middle TN? There is some pretty good football played around these parts as well.

Mustangs start quick tonight with 28 first quarter points and defeat Chester County 48-12. Matt Elrod had 190 yards and sophomore Jeremy Holt ran for 138. Ford Hillin caught two passes for 2 TDs. Braden Binkley led the defense once again. Lipscomb had 494 total yards on offense while holding the Eagles to 205. Looking at scores around the state, the Mustangs are happy to get the win as a #1 seed. Other #1's did not fair as well in Carter, Dyersburg, and Trezevant. Cheatham County makes a return visit to Lipscomb in Round 2 and it will be a great ballgame. If you are not going to see you local school next week, come on out to Lipscomb for a super battle between two Region 5-3A teams. Congrats to Chester County for continuing to fight all night long. Congrats to the Mustangs for a team win!! GO DL!!

Thoughts and prayers from the David Lipscomb football family and school community to everyone at Independence and throughout Williamson County.

Both defensive units came prepared tonight. I agree with CatfishHunter in that turnovers, penalties, and field position were game killers for the Cubs. When Cheatham starts for an average at their own 16 in the first half and Lipscomb starts for an average at their own 44, that says something. Five TOs will hurt any team's chances. I will also agree with titanman that Cheatham's defense is very good. They go east and west with the best of them. Elrod ran for over 100 yards for the game, but he had to work hard for each one of them. Casteel is a man on defense for Cheatham. Cheatham County will continue to win games this year with that type of defense. The Cub faithful stayed vocal throughout the game and their staff and team should be commended for representing the school and community in the right way. Some nights things will just not go your way and that was the tale of this game.

Franklin in a rout. After last week's loss, they will remember the feeling and put this one away early.

We can agree to disagree on this one topic and I will end by saying that I am a public school educated parent that chose to send his child to a private school. As Bulldog and FHSRebel said, let's end it there . . . agree to disagree . . . and discuss football.

If you are looking for a reasonable answer, how about at least a good shot at one. Lipscomb played BGA in the 2001 and 2002 seasons as well as back in the early 80's through early 90's nearly every season. Lipscomb and BA were in the same District (Region) for many years prior to the 1993 re-classifications by the TSSAA. They played every year from 1983 to 1992 until the changes. Those changes were brought about due to some student athletes being given financial aid to attend a school and other schools not offering the same as everyone is aware about. Enough said about that as there is already a Public-Private place on CoachT to discuss such things. I would just say that there is always going to be a debate on who should be playing who. No system is without a flaw at this point. Congratulations to the Mustangs on a superb game this evening. Special recognition goes out to junior RB Matt Elrod on his 188 rushing yards and 4 TDs. Senior Blake Neelley added 83 more yards on the ground. QB Clay Smith is coming into his own as well after his first two varsity starts. The defense was led by Mitchell Tenpenny, Braden Binkley, and Dale Binkley. Also a great gameplan by the Mustang coaching staff on the turn around from Week One. When the ball is placed on the tee and the game begins, you must give credit where credit is due. Page has a very good team. That was evident. The Mustang defense stopped McMurray all night until his last run for 55 yards and a TD. He only had 29 prior to that one. The Patriots are strong up front and will do very well this season. This could turn into a great series over the next five years in Region 5-3A. One final PAT ON THE BACK to the Purple Shoe Gang. The Reese Smith Athletic Complex looked fantastic tonight and the field, despite this week's weather, was in terrific shape. Great job guys!

The field is holding up very well. It is looking the best it has in several years. The Purple Shoe Gang will have it painted and ready for action on Friday. What's the Purple Shoe Gang? Check out www.mustangfanpage.com to find out. It will be a great game on Friday night and I encourage everyone not dedicated to a particular HS team to come on out and enjoy great 3A action! Should be one of the best games of the week as both teams are picked at the top of the region. Look for the Mustangs to rebound this week. They were down after last Friday's game against a good Greenbrier team and know the task at hand will be a tough one against a strong veteran bunch of Page Patriots. But they will be ready!

It should definitely be a defensive struggle. Even in last year's game with both teams having high powered offenses, the final was only 14-6. The game should come down to which team has the "new leadership" step up as well as who can hang on to the ball and not commit turnovers. Look for a great Friday night crowd on both sides of the stadium. This is always a good one!

The Lipscomb-Sycamore scrimmage is scheduled for Friday at 5:00 at Sycamore. The Mustangs travel to Overton for their 2nd scrimmage this Tuesday.

Should be a good one. Don't ever count out Coach Matthews and the Lions until the end. I know that last year, was last year, but he had his team ready to go at Goodpasture first game of the year - first game of his CPA career. No matter how young, this bunch will fight to the end. They know how to win.

Vandy1 stated it before I could. The Lipscomb Radio Network does an awesome job of covering the Mustangs as well as their region counterparts each week. New faces to cover this year with the move to 3A. From pre-game to post-game as well as the Weekly "This Week in Mustang Football," the crew does exceptional work!

They are a great team. The players are solid and the coaching unit is one of the best. Everyone on the team knows their role and plays within himself. They are under control on the floor and on the bench. The team is a group of talent gifted athletes that are coached extremely well. The best thing about this team is that they are top notch when it comes to class. From the time they enter the gym, waiting on their game, preparing for their game, playing their game and then leaving, the team, coaches and even the fans display class like a true champion should. They have the dynamics to win it all at Nationals. They finished 2nd in the nation last year to T.G. Adidas losing by only 3 in the finals. It is my understanding that they have qualified for the 14U YBOA State as well.

Don't know which SR the Flames went to in order to qualify. Only the top five teams would have qualified from the State Tournament, but since the Memphis Tigers had an automatic bid from last year and finished within the top five, #6 also goes to Nationals.

Great Tournament Weekend! Here are the results . . . #1 Memphis YOMCA Tigers #2 Tennessee Tigers (Blue) #3 Knoxville Celtics #4 Memphis Team YOMCA #5 Nashville Nets (Blue) #6 CDF Thrashers #7/#8 TN Flames and SE Elite Tigers - no game played for this spot The top six teams qualified for Division I Nationals due to the Memphis Tigers having an automatic bid as they finished #2 in last year's National Tournament. The TN Flames have also qualified through a Super Regional so 7 teams will represent Tennessee in Memphis next month.