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Not sure NCS. Would have made a lot of sense. They would have been more competitive in PCs region. Good first year for them though.

Was the current coach already on staff when he was hired? I honestly can't remember. If so, it's been a little while since they hired an outsider.

I am not aware of all the facts, so I will not pass judgement. So for those saying LA did nothing wrong, did the boys from Mississippi move here with the same parents/guatdians/siblings they lived with in Mississippi or did just the boys move and an adult rotated in? Did an assistant coach text a family saying he had talked to a booster that was already covering for families that could not afford tuition? These are what the allegations are. Did any of this happen? As far as the ruling goes, I understand the kids wanting to play and feeling like they did nothing wrong. I understand the parents wanting the kids to be able to play. However, this is a program consequence. It is what it is if the allegations are true. Follow the rules, keep things transparent and there is no problem. Should be real interesting to see what happens next.

Congrats on the promotion! EN rolls.

Have you been to a game? If so, did you not see any talent?

I think most respect Hackett and the job he does. He hasn't forgotten how to coach. I think most like Webster but anytime your team doesn't perform, the noise will get louder. Watertown has all the resources to do good. Community support is there, facilities are great, talent is in the building/on team. Down years are going to happen, but H20 better right the ship or the support will fade away as seen on this thread.

So you haven't seen the townhouses that were built on Sparta pike or the apartments by the school or all the houses being built within 5 or so miles of watertown? The town can't grow, but the surrounding area is. Why do you think watertown is now 3a instead of 2a. Growth.

Watertown is unfortunately growing. More and more farmland being sold. However, most Watertown people do not want it to grow. Most want to keep it a small town. It's what makes Watertown different from the rest of Wilson county.

And I agree it was awfully close either way.

Just read the comments in the link. Even the kickers dad did not disagree with the call and an assistant coach from GH said it was wide left by 6 feet.

Guess it's just my bad eyes. I still don't see anything that makes me believe the kick was good. To me, these pictures show nothing at all. Editing my post....I do see something. GH fans not celebrating a supposed game winning field goal. If that kick was good, why is everyone just standing there? But again, what happened in the rest of the game.

Watched the film several times. Kick sure looked wide left. You can clearly see all ball to the left of the goal post and the ball blocks the yellow of the post. Looks like a good call. What happened in the rest of the game? I think most would have expected GH not to have any trouble. LaVergne must have played well for it to be a close game.

Being down like that, many teams would have folded. That fight will serve well come playoff time.

Yep. In overtime.

Big win. Congrats.

It's not new, but it has gotten exponentially worse. The majority of kids in the 80s and 90s still had great pride in the neighborhood schools. The exceptions were those that went to private schools or another metro school. Now the exceptions are the kids going where they are supposed to go. Too many ways around the system and those in charge don't seem to care.

You aren't going to find too many old school coaches anymore, the kind that coach their kids that come to them and make them better. Now it's more about "I need to find some more players." It's not just metro. It's everywhere in metropolitan areas. Now you have to recruit your own kids to stay in your building. And if you don't, someone else already is. Always a way to end up at another school. Take a class, get in the IB program for a semester, go for the Cambridge program, pay a water bill, say you are living with someone else, etc. Not sure it will ever go back, probably just get worse as growth occurs.

Is RP similar to the SCA teams Fitzgerald had? I remember they were absolutely loaded.

Blackman middle will never play rose parks. Rutherford county middle school football is very competitive and they play a full schedule. You could possibly get a scrimmage, but that's about it. Now, if you want to go youth league, contact Nate Shearon. He is an Overton HS alum that runs the Blackman Youth League. He is imo the best in the business as he runs an elite program from the top down.

Personally, I would say Brunetti is already in conversation for top five or so in metro. To me, the difference between Brunetti and the others is longevity. Coutras left metro and became a college coach. Elrod, Pigue, and Fitzgerald were all very good assistant coaches after being head coaches. Aydelott went to Riverdale. Who knows what those guys would have accomplished if they had stayed as head coaches in metro. Brunetti has stayed and has PC at the top of metro and in contention for a state title every year. Not a PC guy but you have to respect the job he has done.

That seems to be the case. Wonder what happened?

I think PC could compete in 6A. CR has done it in the recent past. And honestly there isn't much difference between PC and a team like Whitehaven from Memphis. If you have a line and a few studs, you can compete.

If PC was in with the Antioch region, they would do just fine. This year they would be region Champs and then who knows how far they would get. If they were with the Overton region, it would be tougher but still a playoff team. JMO

Firebird who is then? I can see EN. I'd say they are both capable of being 2nd. It's hard to say since they don't play same teams.

FB247 I am not connected in any way to PC, so to get the real reason why you would have to ask fbfan or firebird. But I always thought PC was pretty smart for playing up to 4A but not going to 6A. My reasoning is money. Look at the teams in 3A compared to who PC has in 4A. Which would provide for better gates? Do the same for 6A. When PC was in 3A, for the most part you could get good gates out of CPA, DL, and even EN. As to the rankings, right now I would have PC first then Antioch. I think it was NCS that said Antioch was going to shock some people. Whoever it was has been correct.