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This FC team is definitely in the discussion among the schools all-time best. They are loaded with Sr’s who love playing as a unit. They have good team speed and more than one game-breaker offensively. To cement their place they need to bring home the gold ball. I’m concerned that they haven’t played much competition his yr with an average TC team being maybe the best team so far. Another concern is the interior of the FC o-line. Power’s is a beast and brings it every play. However, it’s beyond time to get Cherry on the field offensively in the middle of that o-line. Once you get to this point you’ve gotta put your best 11 on the field. Defensively, Coach Lowe will have the defense prepared x & o wise. DCA’s qb exposed some mid season weaknesses but hopefully they’ve been corrected and coached up since. NCS coach Brother’s is top notch and will be likewise prepared. Should be a good one to watch.

Watertowns best teams in history were 1977 and 1985 when there were only 3 classes instead of the dozen or so now and only district champs & runnerups made the playoffs. Last yrs team was good but not on par with those two teams.

One year (2011) the old Region 4A-AA had two State champions from the same Region. Gordonsville in 1A FC in 2A I know without a doubt from 2009 thru 2012 it was more difficult to win Region 4 than it was to win a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Rankin is a good player and appeared to be TC's best on defense. I saw his performance vs Lebanon and no way he is their best weapon offensively. Just like he wasn't the best player on the field Friday night. If memory serves me correct the score may have been even worse had FC not taken knees deep in TC territory rather than punching another score in. To say TC is better than FC or "we'll see who goes further" is akin to whining like LHS has done all this past wk about being better than TC. I'm calling BS on both statements.

While still trailing by a lot in this long standing rivalry FC has now won 4 of the last 5 meetings. Glad to see these two playing again. It definitely should help both teams come November. From my perspective TC threw it better than I thought they could. Their QB is unquestionably their best offensive threat. Reminded me a lot of a skinny Lee Massen yrs ago for FC. FC was much stronger between the tackles and once McNeal committed to pound the football in the 2nd half instead of running the jet and other runs outside FC took control offensively. Defensively, the Rankin kid played great for TC. Likewise, Bostian, Taylor, & Cherry played well for FC. TC looked tired and physically beaten down by the 4th qrtr. The bigger, stronger, better team won.

FC 11-11-11 TC 0

Spot on! The Commanders have not been very good the past couple of yrs. on field success or lack of hasn't been the competition or higher enrollments as much as the higher level of coaching from opponents like Webb, St. George's, Etc. Those coaches make /made adjustments and FC didn't. Numerous times had the coaches swapped sides at half-time the outcome would have been opposite. This yrs team compares favorably with the state runner-up 2006-2007 team in my opinion. Solid line but youthful in spots, Good at rb, athletic but still unproven at QB to this point. The defense will be prepared as always. Lots of Srs on this team who can play the game well. Kudos to TC for playing their schedule. Glad to see these two squaring off again.

LOL, FC is only a phone call away. Not sure you'd have wanted any of them the past 10 years. Maybe now definitely not 2008-2015. Trousdale wins vs LHS in 2017 by 21. Trousdale wins vs LHS in 2018 by 15.

Playerscoach is it true DCA is contemplating a name change to SCW? You know Shoulda Coulda Woulda prep! Seems to be your most consistent slogan.

Not that rare. Remember old Region 4? In 2009 TC was State champs and FC's only 2 losses were to them. In 2011 FC split 2 games with TC and won the State. In 2012 Gordonsville won 1A And FC won 2A with both being from Region 4. Good luck Purple Tigers.

Question for WEBB fans. How many Srs on the 2015 team and how many returning starters from last yr? Just curious. I thought I'd heard you guys were loaded with sophomore starters.

If FC can't at least compete with Webb this season then this FC coaching staff will never compete with them. WEBB basically lost everyone from last years team.

you ask for a reasonable discussion then throw out an ignorant statement right behind it. You obviously don't care for FC due to numerous things ( family injuries, losses to FC, etc) in your personal past but to say neither FC candidate deserves this award is just absurd!! Wood has dominated every opponent he's faced for the past 2 years and Taylor has led his classification in rushing & been among the top 5 in TN in all classes despite splitting carries with Hollis for 4 games prior to his injury. All this while playing both ways for both guys. I'd advise you to go back to the girls soccer pages and supply your poor analysis there. Don't let your spite for FC cast hatred over 2 kids who more than deserved this honor. Obviously, you're in over your head when it comes to football.

TC has played a juggernaut schedule the past 4 years and their kids are battle tested! Jackets name their score this week! Good luck Jackets.

WOW, guess some things never change! Always someone else's fault. Congrats Rockwood!!

solid analysis. I agree with everything except margin of victory for BGA.

bga wins but it won't be more than 2 TD's. DCA coach is very good and will make his usual great adjustments to keep it respectable. Next year dca may contend for the title.

i wouldn't call 21-7 "close". The only reason it didn't get ugly was the refs calling 12 penalties on FC and only 1 on NPC.On one drive alone FC scores from the 5 only to have it called back via a 10 yd flag. Next play TD! Only to have it called back via a flag. Next play another td that stood. FC dominated this game and it was never in doubt.

BLOW OUT by Oakland.

DCA will face a solid Davidson team Friday. Theyre much improved from last season and their offense can challenge defenses. Coach Quinn has them believing and if the can stop dca's run game it could be interesting. FC put up over 400 yds of offense up on DA in a monsoon but had to hold on late for the win.

I've seen NCS teams off & on from afar since the mid 80's. This is by far the best they've been. I got a chance to watch their JV & jr high teams this year vs FC and let me tell you these guys are for real. GREAT coaches at all levels it appears and they really remind me a lot of where Friendship was when they left DI-2A. If they don't move to D2 and can ever get past UC (like FC had to do with TC)then they could be in Cookeville's several yrs upcoming. Games like East Lit will provide a semifinal like atmosphere and serve as a measuring stick too. Too bad they don't have another game of similar competition in their schedule to sharpen them for a playoff run. Good luck NCS!

yes, he really seems to be relaxing and has played better every week. Had a great punt late to flip the field vs dca.

DCA hung around but with a 12:1 penalty differential and FC tailback Hollis not playing due to injury they should've. The FC defensive coaches made great adjustments from the previous week and stuffed DCA's offense throughout the game. Kudos to dca for not giving up.

A loyal FC fan would NEVER attack a 15-18 yr old player. Sometimes your better off being silent and thought a fool rather than opening your pie hole on a public forum and erasing all doubt!I'd recommend you introduce yourself to the coaches and share your vast knowledge and experience on playing center vs making crazy statements about them not advancing past the first rd of playoffs since that hasn't happened once while you supposedly have followed the FC team.

Wow, how long have you followed FC football or just high school football in general? I ask because I'm shocked that you would call out any 15-18 yr old student athletes on a public forum. Especially less than 2 hours after they just went to 7-1 with their 3rd consecutive win over a rival, on the road, without their #1 tailback. Most grown men might think or even speak on these boards in generalities or might even argue coaching moves but rarely will a "fan" attack kids.As for the player you mentioned most FC fans, coaches, parents, & players would tell you their center is a 2-time state champion in football, 1 in baseball, & 1 in basketball. He's a 3 yr all-region football player who's class is closing in on the all-time wins record for any FC football class. As for the (in your opinion) "unexcuseable bad snaps" I'm sure no one felt worse than him and no one will need to hold him accountable because he'll do it himself more than any coach or wannabe "fan" could. He won't say that one hit the Qb in the face mask and another went thru a rb hands in the wildcat formation. He won't say it was wet, or that he never asked to play center nor will he remind you how FCS played without him in last yrs playoff loss or that his team rushed for over 300 yds for the 8th straight game this year. Instead, if I know him like I think I do he'll strap it on next week and try to improve. He'll encourage those around him and compete his hardest from the snap thru the whistle each play. He'll take his football failures and learn life lessons from them and be a better man than so called adult "fans" who've probably never played a down for a winner like FC, like you.