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I echo this sentiment, it was inspiring to watch this team grow throughout the year. The MBA coaching staff has this program on the right track and IMO the future looks very bright for the Big Red. I wish Ensworth the best of luck, no shots at MUS, they have a great program as well, I just want to keep the Gold Ball in the Mid-State.

I spent the last hour reading all of the garbage posted on this thread that I thought was about the upcoming game between FCS and Oliver Springs. I was looking for some insight into what has to be a very exciting time in these young mens life. I saw very little of that. So for an outsider who is a longtime member, please stay on topic so I can keep up with some teams that I have interest in. If you must bash or whine, start a thread and call it "Life's not fair" or something along those lines,, that way I will know to skip that fine literature. Good luck Friendship, you have fought through a lot of adversity to get this far and I am extremely proud of your efforts and accomplishments. This is the most important game of the year. Oliver Springs is a very good team (or they would be playing basketball)and has homefield advantage. Prepare well,stay focused, and as always, don't stop till you hear the whistle!! If you do those things then I will come to watch you win in Cookeville! FCS 28 OS 13

Just a comment from an outsider who has watched several of these boys for many years. Shepard can play much bigger than his physical size, and because of his natural basketball instinct he is invaluable in the paint. He will get double digit scoring from simply out hustling his opponents on the boards.

Aaron's injury was not serious. It was NOT a concussion. The hit was painful and caused numbness, but that has subsided and all CT's / MRI's were clean. Some rehab and he will be ready to go. I want to thank all those who said a prayer for him, they counted,,, each and every one. I would also like to thank Baylor's # 25. He put a good hard hit on Aaron, but that is the game. He came out on the field, visibly upset over the injury, and wished Aaron well. That young man has class and is a true example of sportsmanship.

MRI was Clean. Bruised quadricep. He will just need to rehab through the soreness. He should be game ready for opening night.

It's Simonis, I prefer Chris. While I find it interesting (and even amusing) to read other folks' opinions and predictions, I can assure you that I keep mine to myself, especially when they concern my family. Chris, I hope most of these forum inputs are innocent "opinions and predictions" and the personal stuff is not published. It would be nice to have you join in the DII discussions. Thanks, as you can see by the number of posts I have made in the past 9 years I am not one to join in often, but I do like the facts to be right. I wanted to answer Mr. Woodroof’s question, Aaron was cleared after nine weeks. The “baseline” testing regimen that MBA follows would not allow him to play any sooner. I have a lot of respect for their concern over his complete recovery. He played a few JV games to get his feet back underneath him and then started the final game of the regular season against JPII. So here is to a great season, some great football, and most importantly,,, good health !

Well said Mr. Simons. I look for your son to have a good year *********************************************** It's Simonis, I prefer Chris. While I find it interesting (and even amusing) to read other folks' opinions and predictions, I can assure you that I keep mine to myself, especially when they concern my family.

Outstanding job representing Tennessee !!! The Red showed discipline and their conditioning paid off big time in the 2nd half. The Crusaders were an excellent team and brought a large fan base that supported them well. Congratulations on your win, it was impressive to see you play so well in this NFL stadium. Roll Red !!

What were the results?

Here ya go. Pool A 1A #1 South, TN Wildcats, Lebanon 2A #1 North, Team Mphs 2012, Mphs 3A #2 West, Stars, Mphs 4A #2 East, Ragin Rhino, Lenoire City Pool B 1B #1 East, Blue Devils, Crossville 2B #1 West, War Eagles, Mphs 3B #2 South, TN Edge, Brentwood 4B #2 North, Ballers, Mphs All Games will be played at Bishop Byrne, 1475 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN GAME DAY DATE TIME HOME VISITOR 1 Friday 5/25/2007 5:00 pm 2A 3A 2 Friday 5/25/2007 6:10 pm 2B 4B 3 Friday 5/25/2007 7:20 pm 1A 4A 4 Friday 5/25/2007 8:30 pm 1B 3B 5 Saturday 5/26/2007 9:30 am 1A 2A 6 Saturday 5/26/2007 10:45 am 3A 4A 7 Saturday 5/26/2007 12:00 am 1B 2B 8 Saturday 5/26/2007 1:15 pm 3B 4B 9 Saturday 5/26/2007 5:00 pm 1A 3A 10 Saturday 5/26/2007 6:15 pm 2A 4A 11 Saturday 5/26/2007 7:30 pm 1B 4B 12 Saturday 5/26/2007 8:45 pm 2B 3B 13 Sunday 5/27/2007 8:45 am 4th Pool A 7/8 Place 4th Pool B 14 Sunday 5/27/2007 10:00 am 1st Pool B 2nd Pool A 15 Sunday 5/27/2007 11:15 am 2nd Pool B 1st Pool A 16 Sunday 5/27/2007 12:30 pm 3rd Pool B 5/6 Place 3rd Pool A 17 Sunday 5/27/2007 1:45 pm Loser G 14 3/4 Place Loser G 15 18 Sunday 5/27/2007 3:00 pm Winner G 14 Champion Winner G 15

Thanks for the post. Were there any close games?

Any updates on how this tournament ended up?

Ward and Janice Harder hosted another exceptional tournament this past weekend, sadly, it was the last as they retire from AAU tournament hosting. Thanks for your commitment to the youth of Middle Tennessee. Results: 1) Tennessee Wildcats 2) Team Edge 3) Tennessee Tigers 4) Memphis Bulldogs

Here is the final schedule. Session I--Friday, May 19, 2006—Pool Play 5 p.m. Game 1 A2 vs. A4 Tennessee Wildcats vs. Tennessee Thunder 6:15 p.m. Game 2 B2 vs. B4 Memphis Ballers vs. Cleveland All Stars 7:30 p.m. Game 3 A1 vs. A3 Ragin’ Rhinos vs. Memphis Stars 8:45 p.m. Game 4 B1 vs. B3 Memphis War Eagles vs. Tarheels Session II--Saturday, May 20, 2006—Pool Play 9 a.m. Game 5 A1 vs. A4 Ragin’ Rhinos vs. Tennessee Thunder 10:15 a.m. Game 6 A2 vs. A3 Tennessee Wildcats vs. Memphis Stars 11:30 a.m. Game 7 B1 vs. B4 Memphis War Eagles vs. Cleveland All Stars 12:45 p.m. Game 8 B2 vs. B3 Memphis Ballers vs. Tarheels Session III—Saturday, May 20, 2006—Pool Play 3 p.m. Game 9 A1 vs. A2 Ragin’ Rhinos vs. Tennessee Wildcats 4:15 p.m. Game 10 A3 vs. A4 Memphis Stars vs. Tennessee Thunder 5:30 p.m. Game 11 B1 vs. B2 Memphis War Eagles vs. Memphis Ballers 6:45 p.m. Game 12 B3 vs. B4 Tarheels vs. Cleveland All Stars Session IV--Sunday, May 21, 2006 9 a.m. Game 13 #1 Pool A vs. #2 Pool B 10:15 a.m. Game 14 #1 Pool B vs. #2 Pool A 11:30 a.m. Game 15 If Necessary—SEVENTH PLACE—#4 Pool A vs. #4 Pool B Session V—Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:30 p.m. Game 16 FIFTH PLACE--#3 Pool A vs. #3 Pool B 2:45 p.m. Game 17 CONSOLATION—Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14 4 p.m. Game 18 CHAMPIONSHIP—Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

Can anyone post the teams that are playing this weekend in the 12u Boys AAU North Central Sub State in Clarksville? Much appreciated !

Tennessee Wildcats Swept the Tournament, Cleveland Allstars came in second, Tennessee Tigers third, SCA Dragons fourth. It was a good tournament, well run and consistent officiating.

Here is the info: Pool A A1. Tennessee Wildcats A2. SCA Dragons A3. Tennessee Flames Pool B B1. Tennessee Tigers B2. Livingston Elite B3. Cleveland All Stars B4. Lincoln County Falcons 6 p.m. A1 vs. A3 Tennessee Wildcats vs. Tennessee Flames 7:15 p.m. B1 vs. B4 Tennessee Tigers vs. Lincoln Co. Falcons 8:30 p.m. B2 vs. B3 Livingston Elite vs. Cleveland All Stars Session 2—Saturday, April 22, 2006—Admission $5 or Weekend Pass 10 a.m. A1 vs. A2 Tennessee Wildcats vs. SCA Dragons 11:15 a.m. B1 vs. B3 Tennessee Tigers vs. Cleveland All Stars 12:30 p.m. B2 vs. B4 Livingston Elite vs. Lincoln Co. Falcons Session 3—Saturday, April 22, 2006—Admission $5 or Weekend Pass 3:30 p.m. A2 vs. A3 SCA Dragons vs. Tennessee Flames 4:45 p.m. B1 vs. B2 Tennessee Tigers vs. Livingston Elite 6 p.m. B3 vs. B4 Cleveland All Stars vs. Lincoln Co. Falcons Session 4—Sunday, April 23, 2006—Admission $5 or Weekend Pass 9 a.m. Game 1 #1 Pool A vs. #2 Pool B 10:15 a.m. Game 2 #1 Pool B vs. #2 Pool A 11:30 a.m. Game 3 #3 Pool A vs. #3 Pool B Session 5—Sunday, April 23, 2006—Admission $5 or Weekend Pass 2:30 p.m. Game 4 Consolation—Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 3:45 p.m. Game 5 Championship—Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Can anyone tell me who the All-Tournament picks were?

Actually, the two Memphis War Eagle teams, Wildcats, and Gym Rats were the top four. Thunder and BAM were five and six.

This is what I recieved. 2005 SEAAU BOYS’ BASKETBALL (Revised 05/10/05 4:37 pm) 11:U/5th GRADE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Tennessee Division Teams Competing: #1 East A1 Middle TN Gym Rats- Brentwood #1 South B1 TN Wildcats- Lebanon #1 North A2 Soldiers-Clarksville #1 West B2 War Eagles Payne- Memphis #2 West A3 War Eagles Wilson- Memphis #3 South B4 Bradley Bam- Cleveland #2 South A4 TN Thunder-Old Hickory #2 North B3 Visionaries- Memphis All games will be played at Bishop Byrne High School-1475 E. Shelby Dr. GAME DAY DATE TIME HOME VISITOR 1 Friday 5-20-05 4:30 pm A3 A1 2 Friday 5-20-05 5:45 pm A4 A2 3 Friday 5-20-05 7:00 pm B4 B2 4 Friday 5-20-05 8:15 pm B1 B3 5 Saturday 5-21-05 8:30 am A4 A1 6 Saturday 5-21-05 9:45 am A3 A2 7 Saturday 5-21-05 11:00 am B1 B4 8 Saturday 5-21-05 12:15 pm B2 B3 9 Saturday 5-21-05 1:30 pm A3 A4 10 Saturday 5-21-05 2:45 pm A2 A1 11 Saturday 5-21-05 4:00 pm B1 B2 12 Saturday 5-21-05 5:15 pm B3 B4 13 Saturday 5-21-05 7:15 pm 1st Pool B 2nd Pool A 14 Saturday 5-21-05 8:30 pm 2nd Pool B 1st Pool A 15 Sunday 5-22-05 8:30 am 5--6 Place 3rd Pool B 3rd Pool A 16 Sunday 5-22-05 9:45 am 3--4 Place LG13 LG14 17 Sunday 5-22-05 11:00 am 1--2 Place WG 13 WG14 In case of a tie coming in standings, the national AAU tie-breaker formula will be applied. In any situation where two teams are tied, head to head competition between the teams will determine the winner. If more than two teams tie, a point differential tie-breaker will be applied. The point differentials of the teams involved in the tie are totaled. (The maximum that you can beat a team and still gain an advantage is 15 points). Teams are then ranked according to the sum of the point differential, with the highest number placing first, etc. If more than two teams are still tied after the application of the formula, the point differential of the teams not involved in the tie, are added and the result recalculated. Game admission: Adults $5.00 per game, Students ages 7 to 17 $2.00 per game. Event Pass: Adult $19.00, Student ages 7 to 17 $7.00. Children 6 and under are free. If you leave the gym, you must have an Event Pass or pay additional admission fee. Each team is responsible for warm-up balls, uniforms, etc. Top Three Teams are eligible to advance to the 11U/5th Grade National Championship in Cocoa Beach, FL, July 23-30, 2005. Other teams may advance to the AAU Division II National Championship to be held in Lexington, KY, July 16-23, 2005. DIRECTIONS TO BISHOP BYRNE: From I-240 Loop, take Exit 25-A (Jackson, MS) to I-55 South to Shelby Drive, Exit 2-B. Go west on Shelby Drive approximately one mile. The school is on the south side behind St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Hotel Information: Holiday Inn Select * 3rd South took 2nd East Spot 2240 Democrat Rd. Memphis, TN 38132 901-332-1130 901-322-2407 $59.00 Rate

The Memphis Bellevue War Eagles will most likely be the team to beat. Not only are they the defending State Champions of (10u) but they again will have the tournament in their back yard.

In the 10U the shocker came from Lebanon Tennessee as this small town team left Memphis reeling ! 1) Tennessee Blue Devils 2) Memphis Bellevue - A team 3) Memphis Bobcats 4) Middle Tennessee Gym Rats 5) Oakridge Raiders 6) Knoxville Panthers

You are correct Tigerhoops, All teams lost once. Points declared the standing: Hoopsters - +10 Thunder - +2 Blue Devils - -12 Their just does not seem to be many teams in this age division this year.

Anyone know who won the 2pm game today in the 11u division at Moore County HS? It was the Tn Thunder and the Brentwood Hoopsters. Thanks,

Southside you made all of Wilson County proud on Saturday. I cannot remember a time when excitement ran so high as it did in your overtime State Championship victory. You showed true heart as you reached down and gave everything to come from such a halftime deficit. I would also like to mention that although she was not formally recognized, Rachel Stewart was a spark that played a large part in the win. Congratulations and enjoy the moment that comes from your years of hard work. Hats off to the coaching staff as well for knowing and believing what their team was capable of and pushing them to achieve the team goal.