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Well friends some of my kinfolks wanted you to know who the top teams are in the different classes in the Mid-State and I thought I would try to help them out and let them see what me and ???Birdie??? think about the Mid-State teams. Now do not get this wrong folks this is not sayin that these teams will not be payin at the gate in the ???Boro??? but I do believe a large number will be gettin in for free!

 

Class A

5. Gordonsville---a big surprise for some but East of Nashville the Single A teams are down this year and if the moon lines up well these folks could be in there first trip to state for free.

4. Friendship Christian---has been several years since these ladies have not been to state a young pitchin staff and some new players who have had to step up but they have enough to get them back.

3. Summertown---these folks have had a habit of winnin and winnin for a very long time. They are comin out of some tough teams to make it but it is possible but I think they will have a very tough time. These ladies will play anyone and that is one of the many reasons that they are tough at district play-off time.

2. Forrest---could be a little bit of a surprise for some and after this weekend with there games with Cornersville should take care of number one in Single A. But I think that both of these teams should be in the ???Boro??? come next month. The most solid thing about these two teams is that both have excellent pitchin and a great defense!

1. Cornersville---Well me and ???Birdie??? saw them a playin in the border battle a few weeks ago and said that they are some big ole girls on that team. Well then they started to pitch the little yellow ball and it look smaller as it came to the plate. The defense is excellent, scoring was a little off but they were playin a good Sparkman team when we saw them. But just for some negative comments we are puttin them ahead of the school with the ???lights.???

 

 

Class AA

5. Loretto---yes folks I did take my happy pills today and findin a number 5 was very hard thing to do. I know that my best friend thinks that Spring Hill should be there or higher but this is a pretty balance district. One thing about these ladies is that they are winnin there district and for the time bein they get to be number 5. Do not get out seeing them much because they do not play in any tournaments in the Mid-State.

4. Lipscomb---they have a coach who has been around for a while and has been on the loser side for the last couple of years and they are playin pretty good. They did well in the Duff and finished second and heard they look pretty good from my umpire friends. But they will be one of the many teams payin to get into the big dance!

3. Dekalb County---has been winnin a few games this year and had great success last year and had to replace several key players but they have done that quit well. The word from the park was that they may have lost their number one pitcher for the rest of the year and if that is so it does not look very good to be back in the ???boro???.

2. Creek Wood---With a record of 25-8 and a young pitchin staff this team could make it back to the state after several years away. They should want to stay away from Camden as long as possible and if they do I do believe that they will have a great chance to make it back to the state. These will be one of a few teams who will make it to the 30 win column this year.

1. Goodpasture---with all of their fire power is there any doubt that they should be number one. With Cartwright leading the way they will have several teams that will challenge them for the title this year. When Unicoi County ( 30-1) plays Goodpasture this could be for all of the marbles and I would not bet that the East takes the crown back to the mountains.

 

 

Class AAA

5. Siegel--- (18-4) is has not been playin as good as they have and looks like they are not goin to win district. But I kind of know the coach and I think that they should make a good run but afraid that their year will not end at the State tourney. I do believe it will end in the ???Boro??™ but before the state starts!

4. Coffee County---(16-3) is my team this year but I do not think that they can make it all the way to the ???Boro??? The pitchin is a one two punch and the defense is good but scoring runs against top pitchers I just do not see it happenin another good year but not cigar!

3. Riverdale--- (26-4)has not played in as many tourneys (or games) this year because I do not think he has the pitchin to do that, plus the rumor around the park was that their girls were tired out by the time the big dance started. Each coach as their opinion and Coach Breeden has done a very good job but still not cigar in his case. With this team maybe or maybe not has to get by the East teams first.

2. Rossview---is (25-3) has already beaten Riverdale once this year and has lost to Beech a couple of weeks ago in the Kentucky Tourney. This team is a senior team with a good pitcher, excellent defense but not a scoring machine against good pitchin but for them to make it to the state they will need to stay away from Beech.

1. Beech--- (28-2) has it all this year to bring the cigar back to the Mid-State. Pitchin ain??™t bad, defense ain??™t bad either, scoring ain??™t bad either so until someone else can come up with a better team---and I know that the folks over on 840 believe that their team is a good as these but if you look at who they have played you will see they have NOT played as good of teams as the other schools. /flower.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":flower:" border="0" alt="flower.gif" />

riverdale has more pitching this year than we ever have had. at the beginning of last year we had cat. we now have 3 solid pitchers. that is not why we haven't played in tournaments. we were in the commando classic which was rained out. we were in our tournament which we were unable to play in because of rain. we were in the mtsca tournament which we won. we were in the lincoln co border battle which we also won.

lizz rejoined the day after she quit

Coach Hingite is known as a very Good Coach and it is unfortunate that the three players had left the team. Circumstances really are not important. What is important is that Riverdale get back to being a force in 7AAA and an important part of the VB community in the BORO. That will happen. We certainly wish the players who left the best in whatever they do.

yes they lost three good players maria jones casey click and olivia but they have come together as a team and are playing pretty good together they were defeated by eagleville but they did not have there senior middle lizz willoby if they had had her it would have mad a huge difference

I know that the great Middle hitter, Britton, as gone on to bigger and better things at Arkansas State. Can anyone offer some insight into what kind of a team Riverdale will field in this year's 7AAA race?

well starting players as of right now are seniors cacey click - outsider hitter, lizz willobey - middle, junior - maria jones outside hitter , sophmores - middle - alice obrien, maria freebis outside hitter and a freshman setter the team is pretty young but seeing the last match they lost to siegel the first 2 games pretty bad but the last game of the match they came together and played as a team if this continues they can do good things this season

riverdale has beaten them twice

riverdale 18 blackman 0

Here are the scores that I collected...

 

Hendersonville 2

Hunters Lane 0

 

Hixson 12

Millington 0

 

Wilson Central 2

Bolton 0

 

Hendersonville 2

Cumberland Co 0

 

Lavergne 4

JP2 0

 

JP2 6

Cumberland Co. 3

 

When I left, Goodpasture was up on Hendersonville in the quarterfinals, 2-0. Riverdale was up on Hixson, 2-0.