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Waverly plays the winner of the Sycamore and Fairview game (played at 4:30 tomorrow) at 7 tomorrow night. If Waverly wins they win the district tourney. If they lose I assume a game would be played Thursday but I don't know the time.

Waverly beats Sycamore 1 to 0

Waverly 6 to 5 in 8 innings.

Doctor Z is not from Waverly. I Don't believe most of the Waverly folks have been "crying".

This thread has gotten a little off track. So with that I'll throw my two cents in on the original topic of Sycamore pressing so late into the game with it's main players. I watched the entire game. Sycamore was ahead by almost 50 points at the half. They did press the entire first half. Is that the way they normally play, from what I have seen, yes. However, they normally are not ahead by that much while still pressing. Now, would I have done this, no it was a bit much. Why? One I don't see what Sycamore was getting out of pressing a team they obviously had beat. Will Harpeth have these same problems, no I don't see that. Two, pressing the way Sycamore does will increase your chances of injury over basic half court man to man. Why risk it? Three, I just can't see the benefit. Maybe I've just mellowed as I've aged. As far as the comment about giving Waverly good practice for the press. Well, I agree to a point. However, I don't believe by about half way through the second period Waverly was getting a lot of positives from continuing against that kind of pressure. However, the Waverly kids will gain from this experience and I'm sure remember it in the future. Now, why you would want to give a team future motivation, I don't know, but the Sycamore Coach I'm sure has his reasons. Now Sycamore's coach is a young guy and with age many coaches begin to see that it is not always about following the "plan", so maybe in another time he might make a different decision. Finally, I will say the Sycamore student section was very classy in the way the handled the second half. They did not attempt to embaress or demean anyone as the game wore on. Some might say the kids knew when to ease up before the adults did?

Yes I saw both games. Creekwood and Harpeth are two teams with more pure shooters (especially Harpeth). Cheatham and Waverly are teams that tend to grind the game out a little more. Maybe that is what you saw. Some of tonights turnovers especially for Waverly in the last few minutes had more to do with grabbing and pulling by Cheatham and the officials letting the physical stuff go at the end of the game (Prince being grabbed from behind by the shoulder and then calling the carry in paticular comes to mind). I guess my gripe with your ealier post had to do with the intensity comment. Intensity I don't believe has been a question for either of these two teams this year. Now do they have their flaws, yes, but night in night out they give their all. And I felt both teams left it all on the floor tonight.

You've got to be kidding! I don't know what game you were watching, but to say that either of these teams lacked intensity could be one of the most clueless statements I have ever seen on here. Were there turnovers? Yes, but to accuse these girls of playing without intensity? As far as the comment about either team being demolished by Creekwood or Harpeth, I want even bother with a response. We will see if that is the case Monday night.

O'yeah you gotta watch out for that "fly" bug!!!!!! Yes Craig was almost at the scorer's table when he got T'd. Also Rawlings was screaming for a timeout and the official apparently went deaf. Great hops on Coach Rawlings part though. I was sitting at the scorer's table so everything was pretty easy for me to see and hear. Coach Rawlings was screaming for a timeout and nothing more.

Well JP, the reason it is a big deal is in your post. The idea of a "rumor" commonly known as rumor mongering. Why bring up the rumor that Concern 22 brought up. What it the purpose. The purpose of this board is to discuss sports, give opinions of teams and games. It is not to spread rumors or take jabs at others. I will say this, the rumor that concern 22 states is a joke. The only scoring record that has even been close to being broken is the record for number of 3's in a game. The young man who had an excellent first half with several three's played the virtually the entire 2nd half. He came out only when needing a rest. But, again if I thought something about you or if I heard a rumor about you, I would have enough respect for you to either speak to you one on one or keep my thoughts to myself. If we all operated that way this board would be a lot better place.

You are correct that everyone is entitled to their opinions. However, someone who hides behind a screen name and takes free shots at a kid or a coach that is wrong. If concerned 22 has a issue with a coach he or she should be upfront and talk to the coach one on one. That is what is fair. Hiding behind statements like "the rumor in the stands" is wrong in any case. Disagreeing about how good on team is over another is fine, but when you go after an individual I feel you have crossed the line. On the positive. This year's team is a hard working group, who appear eager to achieve. Their coaches are working hard to help them do just that. They are going to have nights where their size and youth will hurt, but they are fun to watch.

I think if you will go back and take a second look at keeping it real's post you will find he is not being critical of any Waverly player. He even states they are good players. However, I feel fairly certain he is jabbing, and for good reason, at Concern 22. It is pretty apparent the true nature of Concern's post is to take shots at Waverly's coach. What makes it even lower is to bring some of his players in to the picture by giving an "evaluation" of their ability. All three young men have heart and give great effort. There is no denying that. However, if Concerned had stopped his post by giving his commentary on these three that would have been fine, a little over the top, but fine. However, Concerned chose to attack the Coach. If anyone needs to go away it is a poster with nothing better to do than take shots at someone trying to work with these young men to be the team they can be. Now having said that this thread should be allowed to die and positive posts about Waverly's team should be the emphasis.

WOW!!!! What a post? Now let's look a little deeper. 1. This is your first post on Coach T. 2. You joined Coach T today. 3. Your very first post has makes references to negative comments others have made about the head coach, and of course you feel he has done "ok." So I would say you are either 1. A disgruntled parent with a delusional evaluation of your son. 2. A disgruntled member of the community taking his shot at the head coach. 3. Just plain clueless. 4. Or on something. So I don't know what your issue is, but do us all a great big favor and find some other ax to grind, or just say no to whatever it is your taking. P.S. Don't go away mad, just go away.

35 to 14 Warren County Looks like the Pioneers are a little stronger than many gave them credit for.

monday feb. 12

Rankin did coach at Warren County for three years (played for him) He was hired right out of college. His wife is from Warren County.

Looks like the Pioneers were too much for the Rebels. It appears the playoff drought is over for the Pioneers.

The tournament in Waverly this weekend is not Waverly Central's. That tournament is McEwen's.

Nothing personal JP. I started posting before you edited your other comment about hiding behind screen names. I have no problem with people hiding behind screen names unless they choose to do like NVGV and go on a character smear. I comment was not meant to be an attack on you. It was simply and answer to your statement about screen names. I apologize if you felt I was on your case.

My first question to the moderator of this board is why has this thread not been locked. This is nothing more character assasination. I enjoy coach T, but it amazes me how the moderators will allow anything and everything to be said about a coach and yet the moment something like the Cheat'UM County incident is posted a thread is locked and edited. I have sat by and watched Waverly's football, boys basketball, girls basketball, and now softball coach's be ripped by disgruntled people with axes to grind. Anyone can hide behind a screen name and take shots at someone's character. NVGV if you have issues with Waverly's softball coach why haven't you met with him face to face. I think we all know why, because you don't have the guts nor the facts to back you up. It is hard to sit by and watch you attack on the most successful softball coaches in this area and state. Your comment about benching the girl because a college coach had come to watch her play is hilarious. Especially considering the fact the for the last 10 years any Waverly Senior with an interest in playing college ball has been aided and been able to get at least a partial ride to school. I will tell you this I have no problem with hiding behind a screen name. I stand right by the Coach in each and every huddle. If you can't find me there I'm over in the first base coaching box. Is that clear enough! For JP Tiger this board is for discussion of high school sports it is not to trash the character and reputation of coaches or players by unhappy parents. Again this thread should be LOCKED, EDITED, AND NVGV should never be allowed to post again if their posts even resemble this trash.

They are 5 and 8 in believe with a double header against Stewart County today.

I was speaking of Ricco not Kemp

Perhaps he didn't get as many shots because he only played half the fourth quarter and on one leg. I don't know how he injured himself, but it was obvious he was hurting.

and what do you equal

These last two posts are the type of comments that should be made about this game. It is nice to finally see something besides the childish and immature drivel that has been posted. Some folks from both sides need to step back and read your comments and think before you speak!

Learn to spell maybe, but grammar has nothing to do with it. However, as I previously stated Lewis County will not be going to the substate. However I am sure they WANTED to.