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Good Post. Accurate and relevant without being overly protective. You can't win the Kentucky Derby with plow horses.

I don't think Fulton can score a touchdown unless it is against the JV team. Maryville's point total can be as high as they want it to be. However they usually call off the dogs in the fourth quarter.

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Several of the Knox County high school zones resemble spokes of a wagon wheel. Starting with a narrow path closer to the middle of the county and widening some as the path gets to the high school (and in some cases beyond the school -- such as West High). A lot of this has to do with the fact of having two school systems at one time -- county schools & city school. Schools were being built where each of those systems needed them and not in conjunction between the systems. Now with only one system, the zone lines have two purposes. First, to avoid a Federal lawsuit over integration and number two , to try and even population numbers among the high schools. As many of the middle schools were not built next to a high school ( as well as not near one) there zone lines do not correlate to the high school zone lines. Therefore, I would not expect significant changes.

Correct! I definitely agree with your top four in order for ranking (this year). Sometime those top four leap frog over each other. I also agree with the bottom 3 or 4 of your list as to their ranking.

Was the current starting QB recruited last year (prior to last season) from another high school by a staff member?

A LA the starting quarterback for the Falcons.

I've heard that but I just needed more re-enforcement of that.

Could 2013 record falling like a rock have anything to do with the talent level falling like a rock?

Would the difference in coaching personnel have anything to do with those numbers?

I always thought that as well -- on both accounts.

It is a bad field alignment, for sure. If I remember correctly, a football field was not even in the original plans for building the school. That was squeezed in as an after thought due to some clamoring. Of course I can also remember that several schools were built without a stadium. Some had a field but were used only for practice as the stadiums had to be built later after having fund raisers.

From what I've heard, it sounds as if formal interviews were with current staff only. Apparently written interviews were possibly sent to others. Being so close to pre-season practice would have played a part in the process. School work is to come first -- After all HVA is an "Academy"------------not just a high school ------------(tongue in cheek).

See Below: Bearden High School was founded in 1939. The area of Bearden was not annexed into the city until 1962. I was there. I lived in the county on the north side of Sutherland Ave. and was zoned for Bearden. Because of the annexation, I was allowed to go elswhere to high school if I so chose or could go to Bearden. Bearden High School (Tennessee) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Bearden High School is a Knox County, Tennessee, high school located in the Bearden area in the city of Knoxville.[2] The school was founded in 1939.[3] It was named for the family of Marcus De LaFayette Bearden, a farmer who served as a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War.[4] West Knoxville From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search West Knoxville is a section of Knoxville, Tennessee, west of the city's downtown area. It stretches from Sequoyah Hills on the east to the city's border with Farragut on the west. West Knoxville is concentrated around Kingston Pike (US-70/US-11), and along with Sequoyah Hills includes the neighborhoods of Lyons View, Forest Hills, Bearden, West Hills, Westmoreland Heights, Cedar Bluff, and Ebenezer.[1][2] "West Knoxville" originally referred to the area immediately west of Second Creek, i.e., what is now Fort Sanders and the University of Tennessee (UT) campus, which were incorporated as the City of West Knoxville in 1888.[3] This city was annexed by Knoxville in 1897, and Fort Sanders and UT are now part of downtown Knoxville.[4] Continued improvements along Kingston Pike, namely the paving of the road to the county line in 1892[3] and the laying of trolley tracks to Lyon's View Pike in 1913, encouraged westward expansion.[5] Sequoyah Hills and Lyon's View Pike were annexed in 1917, and Bearden and West Hills were annexed in 1962. West Knoxville's first economic boom came in the 1920s and 1930s, when Kingston Pike was part of a merged section of two popular cross-country tourist routes, the Dixie Highway and the Lee Highway.[6] In recent decades, the construction of dozens of shopping plazas in West Knoxville, beginning with Western Plaza in 1957, and the completion of West Town Mall in 1972, caused Knoxville's primary retail corridor to shift from downtown Knoxville to Kingston Pike, where it remains.[7] West Knoxville's most recent major shopping complex, the 358-acre (145 ha) Turkey Creek, opened in 2002.[8] Throughout the 20th century, West Knoxville was settled by affluent Knoxvillians and newcomers to the Knoxville area, many of whom held more liberal political views than residents in other parts of the city.[8] The annexation of large parts of West Knoxville in 1962 brought into the city large numbers of voters who helped elect one of Knoxville's most progressive city councils in decades in 1964.[8] West Knoxville is also known for aggressive neighborhood advocacy groups, such as the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association and the West Hills Community Association.[citat

Old Knoxville High closed in 1951. East High, Fulton High, West High, and South High replaced it in 1952. East High, Fulton High, and West High were new buildings. South High was placed in the old South Junior High building. The city/county line on the west side was at a bridge on Sutherland Ave. crossing Third Creek just east of West High. From that point east was all city. From that point west was a little confusing to some. On the north side of Sutherland Ave. (across the street from West High) was the county. On West High side of Sutherland Ave. was city until you got to Forest Park Blvd. From that point west was all county again on both sides of Sutherland Ave., as I recall. The big annexation of (circa) 1962 moved the city limits west. The photo showing the "Old Bearden High School" with the football field impression is the site of the game between Bearden and West of 1962 or 1963 when on a kickoff Tommy Anderson of Bearden (I believe it was he) gave Jim or Joe Rutherford (they are Twins) a cracked helmet with a 2 forearm uppercut to the helmet. I vividly remember seeing Tommy stand in front of a Volkswagen Beetle, grab the front bumper and do a 2 arm curl of the car. Another memory lane -- while looking at that photo, to the right of the football field where there is now some pavement and looks like some kind of building, was the baseball field. I played there against pitcher Tommy Hammet(sorry, my spelling might be off) of Bearden -- who went on to pitch for the University of Tennessee.

West was built as a City School. Bearden was built as a County School.

Bearden was NEVER the largest city school. It has always, always been county school.

Amen, Brother------Amen!

I thought I saw mention about a player had transferred to HVA from Karns and was a probable starter at safety and receiver --- maybe in Sunday's story. Other than that it was all Webb. I don't believe the News Sentinel has near as many on staff as used to. I think many that cover high school sports are independent and mainly contracted for stories on games nights. Newspapers are almost a thing of the past. Most stories of anything are instantaneous on the "net" now. Many cities near the size of Knoxville only have major publications 3 or 4 days a week now.

Maybe a hornets nest flies into WB.

Karns lost a D1 RRB/S from last year ; a senior QB; plus several other Seniors. They are a very young squad this year. Playing several freshmen and sophmores. They are similar to S/D of last year -- who went 0 for 10. S/D this year has much more experience and good speed.

I'm sure most schools have students that live in one parent households where the parent works in the afternoon; or live in a household that does not have personal transportation; etc. If these students are involved in after school activities, they often need a ride home in order to participate. Go check Montgomery Village (in S/D zone) and you'll see. Yes, for the past many, many, and many years I've known of coaches give kids a ride home. Did it myself many years ago. You don't leave the building until everyone has a way home. This whole story @ S/D had nothing to do with trying to get "super players". What it did involve was trying to help some kids and it backfired into a very bad situation.

That is why My post reads as it does.

Can you cite any previous time the "DA's" office has been involved with a student;s school attendance involving school zones. When it all comes out I don't think that is what it will be shown to be about. There is an incident being investigated that does not involve the suspended administrators. Their part may be after the fact as to what were their procedures. So I think they were placed on leave in order to give credence to an independent investigation. Mr. Berry and Mr. Duncan are two good men. You know this is very nerve racking for them Hopefully this will shortly conclude for their part and they will be put back to active duty.

And who would that be?