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CSAS starts 1 senior, a junior, 2 sophomores and a freshmen. They are young but Boyd was definitely better last night. Will be interesting to see how the Patriots respond.

CSAS won 81-64. Got up double digits early. Let their foot off the gas and it was tied at half. Dominated the second half after a few adjustments. Copper Basin is definitely improved especially at home. Thats's a tough place to play. They have a couple shooters and a tough PG.

CSAS travels to Clay County Saturday to take on Sunbright and Clay County. How will these games look? Who wins and why?

It is all District 5. Grace vs. Silverdale and Boyd vs. CSAS.

Whoever comes here for boys will lose to CSAS

CSAS is definately more talented than Boyd. These teams haven't met since early January when Boyd won. CSAS played that game without their leading scorer. CSAS is a very different team now. Yes, I know CSAS laid an egg vs. Grace but maybe that woke them up. Boyd will definately have all the pressure on them. It will be interesting to see how they react to being in an unfamiliar position. They haven't been to the region semifinals in a while. CSAS has been to the region semifinals every year since 2002. They have won 7 of their last 9 region semifinals games since rejoining single A. We will see how it turns out when the lights come on Tuesday.

How does this turn out? Quarterfinals: Sale Creek at Boyd CSAS at Van Buren Whitwell at Grace Silverdale at Marion One side of the bracket is very weak after CSAS being upset in the district. Whoever wins CSAS vs. Boyd wins the region. Should be interesting. I believe it will be CSAS and Grace in the region finals...

They will probably lose to Silverdale in the first round of the region.

District 5 has CSAS and Boyd Buchanan. They seem to be head and shoulders above everyone. District 6 is very weak. Boyd has been very consistent this year. CSAS has not, however CSAS seems to be hitting their stride and with their talent and athleticism should be very hard to beat down the stretch.

I saw CSAS play Watertown in their first game. Watertown seemed to be hitting on all cylinders already. Have they already peaked and are cooling off or have they maintained that level if play?

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CSAS handled the bobcats pretty well tonight winning 73-56. What teams might be your Region finalists?

Say what you want about Chatt State being a good move. The atmosphere that the CSAS's gym created over the past 4 best of preps is unmatched in Chattanooga basketball. Sure it may be tight and parking is not great, but the closeness of the crowd and how loud the gym gets...you can't find that anywhere else.

Heard Watertown should be one of the top 4 teams in region 4. I think CSAS will be much better this year. Should be a good one on 3rd Street Saturday at 6.

Hall of Fame Game Saturday @ 6. What can we expect to see from both teams? Could this be a sub-state preview?

CSAS travels to Byrdstown Saturday to take on the Bobcats. Although their record is not what Patriot fans are accustomed to, they are one of the region favorites along with Grace, Lookout Valley, and Van Buren. The young Patriots seem to be rounding into form. What can the Patriots expect from Pickett County?

CSAS comes into the game 27-4 while FCS is 23-5. Not real sure about the quality of FCS's competition, but I know CSAS has played some tough competition. CSAS has only lost to AA teams, 3 of the 4 losses are to teams who are still playing (Howard, Tyner, East Literature). CSAS's only loss at home is to Tyner in OT during the Best of Preps Tournament. CSAS has defeated every Single A team they have faced by double digits, by an average of 29 points. All of that to say this... If CSAS comes to play FCS won't win, BUT if CSAS doesn't play well it could be interesting. P.S. No gym rocks like 3rd Street will be rocking on Monday night!

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It's gameday! Here's my prediction: CSAS beats Van Buren by 20+ Signal beats Valley by 12

Van Buren's record is a little deceiving. They have only beaten 3 or 4 teams with winning records (Signal, Lookout Valley, and Watertown). They have played NO ONE like CSAS. I hear Van Buren can shoot it, but I know thay have not seen defense like CSAS plays. I mean they did just lose to Lookout Valley and were only up 3 with 4 minutes left against Silverdale. CSAS was up like 25 to 2 after the first quarter against Silverdale in the District Tournament. However, I am definately worried because anything can happen.

Here's how it all it all shakes out: 5-A: 1. CSAS 2. Grace 3. Silverdale 4. Temple 6-A: 1. Lookout Valley 2. Van Buren 3. Signal Mtn. 4. South Pittsburg South Pittsburg @ CSAS Temple @ Lookout Valley Signal @ Grace Silverdale @ Van Buren My Final Four: CSAS vs. Van Buren Grace vs. Temple Finals: Grace vs. CSAS Winner-CSAS

Quarter Finals: Thursday 2/17 #3 Temple vs. #6 Copper Basin @CSAS #5 Boyd Buchanan @ #4 Silverdale Semifinals: Friday 2/18 @ CSAS #1 CSAS vs. Silverdale/Boyd Buchanan 5:30 #2 Grace vs. Temple/Copper Basin 8:30 Consolation/Finals: Saturday 2/19 @ CSAS 3rd Place: 4:30 Championship: 7:30

CSAS didn't play well again last night against Grace, but won by 16.

CSAS won @ Van Buren by 20 plus in a HOF game last year, so not sure what game you're referring to. Van Buren won't beat Grace.

What are the possible matchups? What are each teams weaknesses and strengths? How do these games turn out?