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Springfield won District 10-AAA.

Springfield 39

White House 8

Final

I love the Yellow Jackets and rather not give a score, I just hope they show up and give it all they got.....

SHS needs to do more than just show up.  IMO, the coaches are doing all they can to prepare the team, but they need to play with passion and intensity.  If you're not gonna do that, then don't step on the field. 

It was good to see Tennessee on ESPN for the second (or third) year in row!  I could tell the atmosphere at the Beech-Station Camp game was electric.  Hurd is a beast and doesn't have to carry the load this year for the Bucs.  It was extremely hot out there!  I don't think Hurd is out of shape but wonder if he has asthma.  It also looks like Station Camp will have a very good year.  They have some offensive weapons! 

This game is a toss up.  My pick is SHS by a TD. 

Did anyone see the district predictions on the Tennessean website?  What are everyone's thoughts?

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1096-district-predictions-for-middle-tn-prep-football

I think this game will be a good one but a toss up.  SHS wins by a TD. 

Does anyone know what Springfield's schedule is for 2013?

Actually there are MORE of us who would like to see Maryville beat the snot out of teams like those you mentioned to shut up folks out of state who laugh at Tennessee now. It would also encourage some scouts from out of state to come here and look harder at our kids.

I agree. Maryville could beat some good out-of-state teams. Is it possible for them to play an out-of-state team every two years?

Bands that go to competitions (usually out of town, at a high $$ expense plus lots of time and effort to prepare) need halftimes as a way to see how ready they are - not just with the show itself, but often with getting the equipment on and off the field within a certain time frame - just at they would at a big competition.

 

If a high school wants to do a kicking competition as a fundraiser, no problem - maybe they should be in between quarters or before the game. If it wasn't a fundraiser, then there was no reason to have it at all. I'm as big of a football fan as anybody who ever posts on this site, but I agree with the band parent on this. Besides, the visiting band is traditionally supposed to go on first...that means the home band is the one that should have had to sit it out.

I second this!! Very good post.

I think Alabama does as well, although it's set up much differently. From what I understand, a ton of states use 6 classifications. A few of them use even more than that. Illinois has 8. New York has more than 10. I know population has a lot to do with it, but even still, while I agree it's more watered down than it used to be, 6 classes is not the outrageous number that a lot of people here make it out to be.

Very true. Thinking about Alabama, I think they have a lot of small schools.

Living in Illinois, it's a more populated state than Tennessee and lots of public high schools (mainly in Chicago) aren't eligible to compete in the state playoffs. Those schools compete for city championships. The private schools have multipliers applied to their school enrollments.

Missouri also has six classes for 11-man football. Each class has districts with anywhere from 3-6 teams. MO also has 8-man football.

While it's good to see Springfield in the playoffs, it may be a long night for them if they don't come ready to play and play smart football. We haven't won a playoff game since 2006. I believe SHS can pull the upset.

clarksville, northeast and hamilton won

 

something happened at craigmont/memphis east game it was postponed

The Craigmont/East game was cancelled due to another shooting...SMH.

Now, this is ridiculous! The game was cancelled. Do people in Memphis just not care anymore?? SMH

News Story

Can Kenwood beat Clarksville or NE in the next 2 weeks? If so, I project them to be the last in, beating out Lenoir City, Cocke Co., Bartlett, Anderson Co. and Boone at 4-6 with the tiebreaker: most wins by opponents. If Kenwood comes up short, Boone would be last in by virtue of 7 opponents with records of 50% or better.

All I know is this: there may be a lot of points scored in both games. After seeing Kenwood play against Springfield, they're a better team than what their record shows. I think they'll win one game, but I wouldn't be surprised if they win both.

Dickson County defeated Clarksville tonight 52-45, turning next week's "Battle of the Barrel" into "Battle of the District". Where's the defense in this district? Seems like every game that doesn't involve us is a shootout.

 

On a side note, Patriot Freshmen defeated the Milan Bulldog Freshmen last night by a score of 54-38, giving them a finishing record of a perfect 7-0.

This game went into three overtimes. In fact, all of HC games have been blowouts.

Jackets win 42-21. Looks like the offense came alive. Did anyone go to the game?

I hope Springfield goes into this game playing to WIN! They must take care of the football, not be over anxious, play smart, and stay healthy. Hope it is a good game and that the Springfield faithful will make the safe trip to Paris. Good luck to both teams. GO JACKETS!!

I have seen all three of the Jackets games so far. I have been impressed with the improving and maturing of our QB. We lost the track meet last week to Northeast BUT we should get back on the winning track this week. We played better with fewer peanlties but still must turn the ball over less. This should be a entertaining game between two storied programs

I agree. Clarksville has had our number the last few meetings, especially at our place. This trend needs to be reversed. GO JACKETS!!!

Final score was 7-0 Whitehaven won. Whitehaven got a big win in East St. Louis against an Illinois powerhouse. Good defensive game by both teams. St. Rita had too many missed opportunities. Whitehaven's defense is fast/very athletic and will cause problems for a lot of teams this year.

GO JACKETS!! Good luck tomorrow night!

this was one of the more sloppier game I have ever seen. seemed like there was flags on every other play

Do you think they were getting paid per flag thrown? I hope the team stays healthy. I hear we're kinda banged up right now.

Springfield wins 18-7

Listening to the game on the radio, it was a defensive game but too many penalties for the Jackets. We gotta lot of work to do but still glad we got the win. GO JACKETS!!

News Flash:

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4th qtr -- 10 minutes remaining (when I left the game):

 

 

White Station 37 -- Ridgeway 14

 

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I'll post some details before the weekend is out. For now, here's the long and short of it:

 

 

-- Ridgeway is NOWHERE near as good as they were last year, offensively or defensively!

 

-- White Station is much improved, but not very balanced offensively.

 

 

I left the game early because it was crystal clear that Ridgeway was NOT equipped to make a comeback (of course, I could turn out to be wrong. I'll have to check the final score, later).

Ridgeway received a lot of hype in the preason. I was not expecting this.

Here are some of my favorites:

• 1988 Page - SHS won 6-3 for their first playoff win in many moons (maybe ever). Game was played in the pouring rain. SHS lost 7-3 to David Lipscomb in the second round of the playoffs finishing 7-5. IMO, this season set the foundation for hard work, dedication, and success for the football program.
  

• 1991 David Lipscomb (second round playoff game)- after suffering some closes to the Mustangs, the Yellow Jackets got that monkey off their back and overwhelmed David Lipscomb 34-7. SHS went on to finish 12-2 for the season (state semifinalist)
  

• 1993 Humboldt (second round playoff game) - SHS won 27-7. That game was payback from the Vikings beating us on our home turf in the state quarterfinals and ending our perfect season.
  

• 1993 White House (regular season) - WH won 17-14 in OT...but (see below)
  

• 1993 White House (state semifinals) - PAYBACK!!! SHS won 12-6 in the pouring rain!!!
  

• 1993 McMinn Central - STATE CHAMPS!!!
  

• 1994 Humboldt - HHS was favored to win and had Kelcy Williams (best RB in 3A). SHS won 17-14 at Humboldt. SHS finished 10-4 with a disappointing loss at Portland (state semifinalist)