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They will never bring the privates back in. Too many bridges burned. 5 publics and 2 private classifications would make the most sense but small privates will hate it as will public’s who will be put in a higher classification than they already are.

But they did not compete in 6A so they don't count. Still curious for when the last time a Rural LARGEST classification team was in the state championship.

Bad might be a poor choice of words. My point was that 6A rural schools have not been relevant in terms of state championships for quite sometime. When was the last time you saw one in the largest classification championship game?

Rural 6A football has been bad for a long time. Memphis teams, RuCo teams, WillCo teams and Maryville always are represented in the championship. The large rural county schools cant’t compete like they once could. Maybe is 1A-5A but not 6A.

SS will improve as well Haywood.

Oakland dominance all season might have worked against them tonight. Didn't seem to handle the pressure of a close game very well.

Unreal! Congrats to Whitehaven. Could have folded numerous times but showed great perseverance. Coach Saulsberry did a great job keeping his kids in the game. Great season by Oakland.

Hitch and pitch?

Has Oakland had to play from behind all year?

Uh-oh

Make no mistake Whitehaven's defense is the real deal.

Doesn't Packer do all the east Tn TV games? If so then I feel for all those good people that have to listen to it weekly.

They forgot Scott Blade. State champion at Hillsboro and Indy.

Shortens the game. Not a bad plan if you want to keep the other teams offense off the field

Oakland should stay with their wing-t stuff. Whithaven sees I-Formation all the time and seems to play it well. The wing-t seems to be giving them more trouble.

Volume on TV is turned down. Just once I wish they would have a color commentator and play by play guy that understood HS football.

A very good player.

Cards win.

Three things. One, most of the people who wanted out of Metro schools are already gone. Obviously GCS has alot but to think that there is a large untapped resource of potential of new students coming from Metro is wrong. Two, Goodpastures location in Madison is farm from ideal. Communities change. Davidson Academy, DCA and Ezell are all in the same boat when it comes to enrollment. Three, Hendersonville, Beech, Station Camp, etc. are all good schools with solid programs. You are not going to get alot of kids from Sumner County. GCS already has a work study program in place. They have had one for some time.

TSSAA website says they are taking application through Jan. 31st.

When was Redbank's last playoff appearance?

I am told Ralph Potter is under enormous pressure at B.A. as they did not hire him to finish third or fourth. In fact, I heard last fall that he inquired about the Ooltewah job and would be interested if Bennie retired, which everybody knew was going to happen except Bennie's best friends, apparently. Also, Tim James worked for Principal Bean at East Ridge High and they are said to be best friends. Don't count that out as an option either. I think that Potter is a definite possibility. There is some discontent at BA.

Thanks for posting!

It would be interesting to compare both regular season and playoff schedules of WSHS and MHS to see if there was an obvious difference.