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That's a mouthful but I'm not sure I would take Sylvester over Kinley. Kinley has the mean streak that's needed in football. Not taking anything from Sylvester just think they are very comparable with Kinley being just as much as an athlete and maybe more of a football player but my view is slanted.

Yup I'm back....I've been waiting to see the Toppers before I commented on them and after last night I want to believe that the program is heading in the right direction after what I saw last night. Looks like this sophmore class is the right mix with the Senior class while there are juniors who will be mad at their playing time in the future, will it be the near future. Ryan Mitchell is gonna be a force once Norris develops enough at qb so that Isacc can be moved to running back where he needs to be so that he can get the ball in more creative opportunities. Mitchell needs to be on the field- he displayed a second gear that I haven't seen in a Hilltopper uniform since 2005 when there was alot of speed on the field. Anyone that saw the kickoff return knows exactly what I mean. He looks good at rb but put him on the outside this year and Larry on the other side and fill in the slots and you can be scary. With Isacc at rb with Armando Canepa and you have an impressive running game. The defense played outstanding but I personally hate the technique of cornerbacks playing with ther backs to the ball on presnaps. They have alot of talent and the future looks bright but they have alot of kids that are still learning to play the game..I saw a lot of scared playing by some of the wideouts when it came time to make contact. I was impressed with what i saw on the field and I went to the game thinking that this would be the only game I would go watch this season. I will definitly be back. South was impressive but there has definitly been a huge drop that Fletcher did more to make up for in this game. I love to watch that kid play. He runs the ball with authority and has deceptive speed. He should be their workhorse. It was different watching this game because South was trying to do the things that they have been doing (especially in the air) and the results that I was expecting never materialized. Several batted balls, a few dropped passes didn't help an impressive debut by Davenport but reports of his greatness has been greatly exaggerateed. I thought Phillips was a D-1 athlete but not a qb and I hope I'm proven wrong butI know Davenport is not a D-1 qb like he has been reported to be. He is a very fine qb and would help any team in the area outside of D-B and maybe TN High, who I think ,have the qbs that they need. From what I've seen last year and this year those may be the 3 best signal callers in the area with Crawford being the one I would want. South is such a well coached team and does everything excellent fundamentally which allows them to get the most of their players. They play hard and have kids that seem to love contact. Very well played game, I kept waiting for them to make the plays to break the game open but the reason for that is now residing in Madison. I was impressed with Science Hill's resilince and they answered almost everytime they needed to and the kids have a great enthusiasim. Hopefully success will come soon to give them shot in the arm. The game calling was effective and kept the defense fresh even though it did become reptitive on the offense side but you dance with who you brought. I can't say how impressed I was because I was fearing the worst but now am more open to believe that they are heading in the right direction. The losing streak is 7...that's the bottom line. ps- Bud everyone has more talent than South and DB after south beats them according to some...DB is loaded this year and everyone in this area is going to be hard pressed to stay within 14 all season.

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The game was very disappointing, the defense deserved a better showing from the offense. The turnovers were killers. I don't know what the qb was seeing on any of them and he had the worse game I have ever seen him play. He was pressing and didnt' do anything to help his team get in a positioin to win this game. The amazing stat I saw was that despite the fact that DB was hardly on the field in fourth quarter they still had about 20 more offensive plays for the game. Sensabuagh is the real deal at tailback and Sylvester came in and stepped up when needed. I think the Topper defense played well enough to win but another game of no offensive support. Good luck in the next round.

Thanks for the kind words but I know that I have ruffled some feathers as tact is not one of my strongest strengths. I'm not one to hide anything but I have not said anything on here that I haven't not told to the face of the involved parties. I've tried not to single out kids unless it's positive because regardless the kids are just working with what they are given. I love all these kids and wanted them to enjoy the feeling of being apart of special and I hope that I haven't done/posted anything to take away from what may be the last season of football for the majority of them. while I think that there are a few kids that may have attitude and work ethic problems, I don't believe it to be as rampant as some try to make it seem. I believe most of the attitude problems come from the ones who have been given their status instead of earning it. I believe that this football program will be better when the money that it takes to run it is seperated from the identities from those that give it. I know that Coach Smith cares for these kids and that's a step in the right direction. Once the kids (parents) start believing that the reason they play the games is to win, it will make his job alot easier.

The problem with Science Hill football in the nutshell.

The biggest problem I've had with greg sharp is that he gets to transfer his kid every year without precussions, is it because he was a coach? I don't know and I know it wasn't fair to any of the kids and that most didn't believe that he was there for them. Anything I said about greg sharp had to do with my personal dealings with him and/or my personal knowledge of the situation. He may have been a good coach to you but he's only been an overbearing selfish parent who is shopping his kid around and for what? I could have been putting up film on youtube to be suporting why I didn't think the team's chances of winning should be put on his arm when there were more capable athletes on the team other than the qb position. There wasn't a better stable of backs in the area period.

You are who I thought you were or you would not have came at me with your post. I would have loved to see anyone do the job this year but it didn't look like there was anyone that could be the qb that Coach Smith needed to run this offense or have all the receivers that were needed but the games had to be played. I know what the game means to Tomas and he left everything he had on the field in every game he played and I could start naming some of the ones that I believed that didn't but I'm not gonna start calling out kids just because you have some problem with me trying to help my son get his goals accomplished. Nothing I wouldn't do for any kid that asked me to. Didn't hear any comments about the other kids videos I've put up or you saying anything about any other game played this year when a kid didn't play up to par so your exactly the person that I think you are.

That's the first thing that gets clogged down when 26 gets hit.

The problem is there is really no alternate route to kingsport from JC.

If it makes it any easier on your decision making the DB-Sh game will be the game of the week on Charter Media.

Tn High has the defense and offense to win this game. Will they, that's what we will find out. Since the Greeneville game, South has been on a mission to win the Mr. Football award for Phillips. They have rolled over inferior competition but tonight they will meet up with a team tha can smack them in their mouths right back. This will be a good game to get both teams ready for the playoffs. The Vikings assigment is not hard to figure out. Make Phillips pass to beat you but keep everything in front of you. The hard part will be to execute it. If Phillips is able to break containment and starts running north annd south then it will be hard for the safeties to stay home and that's when the game will break up. If the Viking Defense is able to make him run east and west and dump the ball off they have a chance because their running game will dictate the south defense by picking up first downs and running the clock. Phillips arm surprises you during the game because no one else in this area can throw it the way he can. The only mistakes he makes throwing the ball is when you can get him pressured into making bad decisions, which is easier said then done. I believe that Tn High's defense is good enough to do that but will they? TN High in the upset.

This is a tough one because I really don't know what to expect from the Science Hill offense in the way of play calling. From what info I do have and reading the papers the last couple of days, I'm scared that we will see the same play calling from the Bearden game when the game plan was to shorten the game by trying to run the ball and that wasn't succesful at all. I know the kids thought they had be give up on in that game and this is the wrong game for them to be feeling that way because I know that the coaches at db have felt insulted by comments ( that were taken way out of context) by Coach Smith. I believe that if the coaches have confidence in the players and call the game within the system that it will give the Hilltoppers a boost of enthusiasm and let them leave it out on the field. I know that db has a good defense and will try to confuse the Topper offense with blitzes, stunts and whatever else they can think up but there are some playmakers on the offense that can make you pay from anywhere on the field. I know this group feels like it has something to prove and want to go out showing people what could have been. I really believe that db's offense plays into the strength of Science Hill's defense. I believe that Sensabaugh to be a beast but this defense can really get to the ball when they know where the ball is, the veer and option have given the defense the toughest times in the losing streak. Tn High, Jeff Co, Campbell Co and Karns it was there offense and they never had to get out of it because they never got too far behind where they needed to so if the defense can get an assist from the offense so that they can force db to throw then it's a whole new game. I haven't heard too much about db running from anything but the I-formation. Misdirection has given teams the opportunity to get outside and have this defense thinking too much. I'm not sure that this will be the case tonight. I would be really surprised to not see the defense play really well tonight. I believe that if they can force db into throwing then it will be a step in the right direction for the Toppers to stay in the game. This one boils down to the psyche of the kids...if the majority can't get up for this game and have quit, then it will be long bus ride home tonight. If they come out fighting and follow the lead of the senior leadership then it's gonna be a succesful tonight regardless of the scoreboard. If the Toppers come to win on offense, they win by 4......If the Toppers are playing to keep it close and run the clock out, they wont get within 10. of the visitors side, not the concenssion stands....

The bleachers are the biggest concern.

Sort of like most of the dbers are already doing huh?

You wouldn't think that they would have to try so hard to motivate them.......hope it leaves the players tight and stressed. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

I believe that kids in both camps are taking the game very seriously. There are alot of kids at Science Hill who knows that this may be their last time ever playing football and this season has left them disappointing so this game is an opportunity to be remembered for more than Scott Smith's first team.

All my post are my opnion and that's all i have to offer. I'm not sure of why more field goals haven't been attempted but after the Tn High game coach said that the kicker had a slight groin pull so that might have been a factor or to show that he had confidence in the kids to get the job done, not really sure of which but the latter is my opnion. I have no idea what Mancuso's injury was/is except it was a leg injury suffered in the Jeff Co game and he needed help leaving the field. Larry contributes when he keeps his head in the game, which can be said about any kid. Last week punts were handled by Canepa and returns were Duanah, McPherson and Canepa. Up until then substitute Kinley for Canepa. How is the injury situation in Kingsport? I wouldn't expect any deep kickoffs to your return men, we know what Dukhart can do. I hear that the Sensabugh kid might be a better linebacker than he is a running back, how much does he play both ways?

Never said it was a cure all, seems that the defense has allowed all these game winning drives to end the games and that the offense has not been able to keep the ball when it needs to run the clock. Sounds like a TEAM effort to me. There was a question asked and I answered it.

Aha talk about the game....defense is still 3-5-3....hopefully Mancuso will be available but Rodney Smith has been huge the last two games starting in that position....not many playing both ways but for a hand full of plays most notably Trent and Kinley...Ash took some snaps from the backfield and looked good doing it....if last week was any indication while not having Hill at receiver the ball was spreaded around to 6 different receivers and the ball is downfield, Joslin, Kinley and McPeherson all had over 40 yards receiving on two catches.....Fg kicker is perfect on the season and has range of around 40 yards....... Now your turn...I know that the DB hasn't had to throw the ball the last few weeks but can they? I know that they will have some special defense cooked up for this game but are the able to contain the edges? I know that Dukhart(sp?), Crawford and Sylestver are their biggest threats in the passing game but is Ring do a good job of getting them the ball and the line giving them time? The worst thing about this game is once it starts it seems that it only takes about 15 minutes to get it played.....

I agree wtih you, these kids see this as an opportunity to win their last game, especially the seniors.

I think this game has the potential to surprise some people. I know that db has been on a winning streak and some of those teams are ones that the Hilltoppers have lost to but I'm trying to gauge of where the kids are before I can really talk about this game. I think that the Topper defense can stop the run, it's been the option that has given them trouble and if the offense can move the ball, then the game is a toss up.

When is it okay for a parent (former coach) to get in the face of the head coaches after the game? Just kind of curious. It's wrong for any parent to get in the face of a kid that's not theirs over somethihng trivial as a football game but Greg Sharp is not to be without blame.

I didn't think that you meant anything by it. It really is Tomas without the "h" their is an accent over the "a" but I don't know if it is able to type it in.