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AC can name the score on this one, as they cruise to the postseason. By the way, Mav fans can either pull for Fulton to guarantee AC the 2 seed or hope that Fulton loses to both Kingston and Gibbs so AC is 1st. Either way, barring some strange turns of events, AC will be at home on Nov. 8.

Excellent post, Tankster. Another good mark for you!

Is it better than Courtland or Hazelwood?

It's ahsaa.com. It's a little difficult to navigate, but if you look hard enough you can find the standings and schedules. Birmingham area schools will be in the mid-number regions. Best I can tell the regions are numbered south to north. And of course, you could always go to the archaic media form of the B'ham newspaper.

Hey, Panfan, try the Alabama parent organization website. I think it's ahsaa.org. [Edited by swamp on 10-23-02 9:28A]

I was not aware of that. Goosevol (not a plus member) or TankTalk might know more.

I'm none of the above. Technically, I am a parent, but I have a pre-schooler and an infant. I'm a fan and a pseudo-sports writer.

Swampy, I have bad memories of our last visit there. I like your field, though. I don't think I will be able to make any game this week. I can't say that I will regret not making the trek to Cannon. I've said that about a few games in my day, too, Twan.

Remember now, I have a jynx floating over me. So which side do you want me to sit on? Del. I'll let you stand in the west end zone close to the concession stand.

A mad Midway team wins big, 32-7.

What week did Harriman win the 2nd game in 2000? I was just curious exactly how long the streak was. I mean, this is a Red Boiling Springs/Union County type streak.

So how exactly do you calculate these standings? Aren't "standings/rankings" for high school pointless anyways? A very basic formula with ppg, ppg allowed, overall record and strength of schedule. I'll leave it at that. Yes, they are kind of pointless, but it's fun to do, just like there are polls for Division 1-AA in College Football even though it's a playoff system. Plus, I want to see how many comments (positive or negative) it generates.

If you make the trip up to Blue Devil land this week, and it's 24-0 at the end of 1, hop on I-40 and come on over and watch Kingston/Fulton.

I don't think that CC/SC will be the game of the week, nor will Portland/LA. I'm extending a big Jacket invite to all you SC fans to Dr. Nat Sugarman memorial field in Kingston to watch the Kingston/Fulton game.

rank, team, record, ppg, ppga, opp record 1. Trousdale County, 8-0, 35.75, 5.75, 27-38 2. Crockett County, 8-0, 34.25, 8.00, 26-37 3. Smith County, 7-1, 30.25, 9.13, 38-26 4. Covington, 8-0, 37.63, 8.13, 25-40 5. Marshall County, 7-1, 31.50, 9.25, 31-33 6. Fulton, 8-0, 29.88, 11.88, 27-37 7. Obion Central, 7-1, 35.25, 13.88, 29-35 T-8. Anderson County, 7-1, 26.63, 12.25, 37-27 T-8. Ridgeway, 7-1, 28.13, 7.63, 28-36 10. McNairy Central, 7-1, 30.38, 12.63, 28-36 Honorable Mention: Austin East 5-2; Kingston 7-1; Gatlinburg-Pittman 6-2; Sullivan North 6-2; Raleigh Egypt 6-2

You're right, as often, A9. Meigs beat Alcoa in the sleet the same night we beat Marion County, and Sweetwater beat Meigs when we (how in the ...) lost to McMinn Central.

What is the state of h.s. sports in Roane County? I don't really like what I see. Here are some examples: Harriman football will be 2-28 over 3 seasons at the end of this year, and parents are blaming coaches and coaches are blaming parents, and there's plenty of accusations being thrown around. Kingston girls basketball relieves a moderately successful coach after several girls over 2-3 seasons leave the team during the summer over (allegedly) lack of playing time. From conversations with folks near the program, there are still players with this attitude, even with the new coach. What do the rest of you think?

Goose can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's Friday. Kingston *never* plays home games on Thursday, and I think it's been a decade since they've played an away game on Thursday. [Edited by swamp on 10-22-02 9:35A]

I'm not ready to pick a score yet, but this game is hard to figure. Kingston looked awful against Oliver Springs and Anderson County, but outscored the Loudon County teams 87-6. Fulton beat Loudon 35-28; Kingston beat them 31-0. Kingston, once again, will need a huge performance by their defense and special teams to beat Fulton. I haven't seen Kingston live in a few weeks, so I really don't know what they have done differently lately that has them winning the way they have. And, I haven't seen Fulton play at all, so I really don't know how to judge them. As of right now, though, I'm still leaning toward picking Fulton.

Swamp, I'm confused...I do not understand in any way what Oliver Springs and Rockwood have to do with anything in this district/region. Please explain good sir, because it's probably something obvious, and I'm not seeing it or getting the point. Thanks Way down the list of tiebreakers is this one: Number of wins vs. teams with winning records. Anderson County will have 1 (Oak Ridge) Fulton will have 1 (Seymour) (provided Seymour can beat either Carter or GP) Right now, Kingston doesn't have any b/c neither Rockwood nor OS have 6 wins and of course, Harriman is guaranteed another losing season. [Edited by swamp on 10-22-02 1:09P]

I don't know about the big Least, but as far as I'm concerned they should be ineligible for the BCS if all the teams in the WAC, Mtn. West, C-USA, and every independent that isn't Notre Dame is ineligible. I was definitely hoping that USAFA beat Notre Dame to blow up the BCS. I also would like to see the ACC & Big East combine in some form.

Supposing Kingston beats both AE & Fulton and AC and Fulton win their other games, then Kingston has to be for Oliver Springs and Rockwood to be at least 6-4 to give them the tiebreakers. :confused:

Kingston at GP makes me kind of nervous, though.

Gatlinburg can't clinch until week 10 swamp. Seymour and North can still win the region. I'll post my scenarios later on today. I stand corrected.

Fulton 5-0, 8-0 can win the region by beating Kingston, or if Fulton beats Gibbs, and Kingston loses to Austin East. Anderson County 4-1, 7-1 is likely 2nd, but can win the region if Fulton loses twice, or could finish 3rd by losing to Lenoir City or Scott or if Loudon beats Lenoir City, but could be eliminated if Lenoir City beats Anderson County and Loudon and AC loses to Scott. Kingston 4-1, 7-1 will likely be 3rd or 4th depending on week 10 game vs. Austin East, but could be 2nd if Kingston beats Fulton and AE and Anderson County loses, or could finish 1st if Anderson County loses twice or if Fulton, AC, and Kingston finish tied if Rockwood and Oliver Springs both have winning records. Austin East 3-2, 5-2 will likely be 3rd or 4th depending on week 10 game vs. Kingston, but could finish anywhere from 3rd to 6th depending on Anderson County, Scott High, and Lenoir City results. Longshots: Lenoir City (2-3, 2-6) can qualify for the playoffs by beating Anderson County and Loudon combined with an Anderson County loss to Scott. Scott (1-4, 1-7) can qualify for the playoffs by beating Anderson County and Austin East combined with a Kingston win over Austin East.