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You would have lost the farm. I was there in the fall of '04, which was my sons freshman year playing for Benny Hammonds. It began the week before the 2nd round playoff game with Rockwood. It had rained considerably the week of the first round playoff victory against Wartburg and during that first round contest the field was pretty much loosened and worked up. Then a few days before the 2nd round Rockwood game it rained heavily and after the first quarter of that game the field was a total quagmire. As it turned out, it ended up hurting GP more than Rockwood as our QB fumbled(untouched) the(muddy) ball inside the ten yard line late in the game as GP was going in for an apparent go ahead touchdown in what turned out to be a 10-5 victory for Rockwood. My son said the team feels very good about their preparations this week for Rockwood and he also said that it appears that the team has benefitted greatly from the previous open date week. I firmly believe GP will play with a sense of purpose. One other thing, I do not know of a better MAN and FOOTBALL COACH than Benny Hammonds. I hope to hear the crowd chanting at the conclusion, " We Are....GP! Regards

Well then, they were not "all home grown talent" were they? You get over it and get real. I also understand that you currently have a player or two that should be playing at A-E or is that also due to "family problems"? Regards.

What will make this team better than last years is if they can advance well into the playoffs. This team is definitely more balanced than last years and they have played a slightly tougher schedule. GP will win tommorrow night by controlling the clock and keeping turnovers to a bare minimum. Eagle is right on about the GP tradition. Tradition means one heck of alot in a big game environment when everthing is on the line. Bulldog has been there and done that and I expect it will continue. I do think that CG has a fantastic offense for TN high school football. I think GP's defense is better than CG's and we all know what they say about defense and championships. I hope Ogle has better touch on his deep ball. He has been very good on intermediate passes but has under/over thrown the deepball frequently. Its almost here and I am looking forward to it. Regards

That would be ET(come home)Preps;)

I noticed last night on unapproved website that GP is ranked #9 in the state in 2A and CG is unranked in the top 10.

GP averages (rounded) Offense 39 ppg - Defense 12 ppg- thru 9 games CG averages (rounded) Offense 43 ppg - Defense 14 ppg- thru 8 games Schedule Strength (Coach T) GP 26.4% CG 24.1% Non-conference opponets classification: GP has played 4 #3A schools CG has played 3 #1A schools and 1 #3A school Records: GP 8-1 CG 8-0 Offense: GP averages about 340 yds. pg of which about 2/3 are rushing CG averages about 366 yds. pg of which about 2/3 are passing Defense: Both teams are averaging less than 100 yards pg by opponets Turnovers: GP has had 11 turnovers thru 9 games CG has had 21 turnovers thru 8 games SONNY MOORE Power Rating (See his website-TSSAA recognized): GP 97.63 CG 94.28 Difference subtracted has GP a plus 3.35 and an additional plus 3 for home field advantage which gives a total of 6.35 points that GP is favored to win according to SONNY MOORE. EARL NALL Performance Rating (See his website-TSSAA recognized): GP 52.3 CG 45.8 Difference subtracted has GP a plus 6.5 and an additional 1.5 for home field advantage which gives a total of 8 points that GP is favored to win according to EARL NALL. A personal note about these power rating guru's is that they average a little over 72% correct prediction rate. This will be a close outstanding game and I predict that the team with the fewest turnovers will win. Statistics were provided by the PREP-XTRA website of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Regards

Scott Meadows was at Jeff. Co. about 15 minutes. Marty Euveraud is gone. Jeff Co. is starting to feel good about their latest coach. Yes Jeff won only one title , but played for several. Lee did not make that statement to boosters, but to some fellow coaches and friends. Maybe he feels he is a difference maker and can take a team there./wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

And time will prove that PF is only a stopping off point for Lee. If Lee would have had just a little HC experience the HC job at Jeff Co. would have been his for the taking. He will not be at PF very long. Probably three maybe four years max. His goal is to get to a program where he can compete for state titles. Whether he can reach that goal is yet to be determined. It cannot be reached at PF. Just not enough athletes in Sevier Co. AA and AAA programs. Regards

IN MY OPINION; Seymour will name the score. PF is about like last years team. PF will win two games this year, both single A teams. Cosby (just bearly 7-0) and Hancock county( worst team in state, ranked 328 out of 328 football participating high schools in Tennessee) If last years coach would have scheduled these two schools he would not have went 0-10. PF has a just slightly better defense and a little worse offense than in '06. Lee Hammonds applied for the HC job in Jefferson County in '06 and remarked that he felt like he might be able to win a state title there. /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

For those fans in Region 1 2A, who do you think the top 3 will be in the conference? 1-GP 2-South Greene 3-Happy Valley 1,2, or 3 could easily be switched this year. GP is under a new Junior QB(T.Ogle). He looked a little shaky last year passing. GP's ground game could even be better than last years(Dodgen) with M.Pittser and B. Dyer combining to make a very strong duo, and returning many linemen on both sides of the trenches. C.Young could be the deep threat for GP this year and he should anchor a pretty good secondary. Young is a very hard hitter and could be up for post season honors along with M.Robertson(LB), B.Dyer( LB&RB), B.Mullins(OL&DL), M.Dodig(OL&DL),G.Carr(OL&DL), Z.Sutton(DE), and C. Nichols(TE). This could be GP's best group of seniors in several years, but they will have to prove it on the field. GP will play in week 0(Aug.24) for the first time ever and catch a open date in week 10(Nov.2) giving them the week off before playoffs. Could help by giving them some time to heal up and rest or could hurt by being idle. Time will tell. Spring practice started today at GP. Will advise of a upcoming scrimmage. Hope to hear from the rest of the region. Regards

QB and RB Dodgen graduate, lose a linemen or two, but most of the team core returns with a very good senior class(most of the starters in '07). 07' QB has some game experience and GP will have a very strong ground game again. Who is your team Red Chief?

Get over it. It would be more like a step down to put up with your antics.

Gatlinburg-Pittman 42 Midway Green Peas 7 GP TOYS with Midway in preparation for the playoffs. It was a good workout for GP, but Midway never offered but TOKEN opposition. GP's Dusty Dodgen apparantly has set a new rushing record for the Highlanders with over 1500 yards in 10 games. Hope the boys from midway can find their way home. Drive safely.