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Obviously i'm a little biased, but Crockett Co. has a ton of fans game after game and if it is a close game they are some of the loudest around. The fans in alamo are so thankful to finally have a winning program after years of frustration that the games are a MAJOR event on everyone's calendar. As for other stadiums, i'll have to agree with Big Country and say Greenbrier is probably the toughest i've been to with Johnnie Hale in Milan a close second.

1A-McKenzie over JCS close and Lake Co. over Trinity by 7-10 points 2A-CPA over Camden by 7-10 points, Milan over Peabody by 10-14 points, and Humboldt over Westview by 3-6 points 3A-South Side over Giles Co. by 10-14, Haywood over Dyersburg very close, and Crockett over Covington by 10-14

Well i was hesitant to say it but now that i have some company out here on this limb i feel better. If Haywood has truly woken up then i think maybe they have as good a chance as anybody to play with dyersburg's big boys in the trenches and they have athletes to contain the dyersburg speedsters. Haywood 16, Dyersburg 14!

I know one thing for sure-Jarvis Perry is a monster runner and a huge key cog in the cavalier offense. We will sorely miss him for however long he is out. The power dimension to the run game is important to the cavaliers, and on quick hitting inside plays there is hardly a chance that perry wouldn't get at least three yards. He also has underrated speed on the outside stretch play. Very sad to see him go down and i don't think his college career should be jeopardized by rushing back from this injury. While there is certainly no replacing jarvis perry, I do believe terry lyons has a lot of natural ability running the football. He is very, very difficult to bring down, never gives up on a play, and is hardly ever taken down on first contact. He can break tackles, but also has the ability to reverse the field, find a seam, and break a big one. His pass blocking may be the question mark since he hasn't been called on for much pass protection thus far, but running wise and behind a veteran offensive line he is a more than capable backup. Nevertheless, i along with all the other cavaliers hope jarvis' rehab goes well and he is able to return at full strength sooner rather than later. Good Luck Cavs!

I think that if dyersburg plays as they are capable of playing they should win this game. Any injuries to key trojans we west tn fans should know about?

Sincere apologies. Told you i didn't know much about it east of nashville and maybe i should have just stuck with regions 5-8. Oh well. Revised pick-Crockett 20, Fulton 16!

Let me preface this by saying other than the AP poll i know very VERY little about football east of region 5, but i'm gonna pick the games anyway just cause it's fun. Here goes: Knox Carter vs. Kingston - Kingston Knox Fulton vs. Claiborne - Knox Fulton Seymour vs. Austin East - Austin East Knox Catholic vs. Gibbs - Knox Catholic Meigs County vs. Sycamore - Meigs Co. Station Camp vs. Howard - Station Camp Notre Dame vs. White House - Notre Dame Pearl Cohn vs. Polk County - Polk Co. David Lipscomb vs. Fayette Ware - David Lipscomb Lexington vs. Spring Hill - Lexington Giles County vs. Bolivar Central - Giles County Jackson South Side vs. Cheatham County - Jackson South Side Crockett County vs. Frayser - Crockett County Trezavant vs. Covington - Covington Dyersburg vs. Mitchell - Dyersburg Sheffield vs. Haywood - Sheffield Kingston vs. Knox Fulton - Knox Fulton Austin East vs. Knox Catholic - Knox Catholic Meigs Co. vs. Station Camp - Station Camp Notre Dame vs. Polk Co. - Notre Dame David Lipscomb vs. Lexington - David Lipscomb Giles County vs. Jackson South Side - Jackson Southside Crockett County vs. Covington - Crockett County Dyersburg vs. Sheffield - Dyersburg Knox Fulton vs. Knox Catholic - Knox Fulton Station Camp vs. Notre Dame-Notre Dame David Lipscomb vs. Jackson Southside - Jackson Southside Crockett County vs. Dyersburg - Crockett County Knox Fulton vs. Notre Dame- Knox Fulton Jackson Southside vs. Crockett County - Crockett Co. 2006 3A BlueCross Bowl: Crockett Co. 20, Knoxville Fulton 17 I think the only really crazy reaches i picked were pearl-cohn out in the first round when others had them in the semis, and ND going to the semis in their place. Fulton and catholic was also a total tossup, and i think revenge will play more heavily than home field in the Fulton win. Good luck to all 32 of the playoff teams!

Thanks for helping out. This is why i took a month off from coach T.

This was actually the first thing on my mind on the way home from covington friday night. I think coach pratt will probably play it just like any other game: if we get a big lead he will pull the starters but i think the team and all of cavalier nation wants a third 10-0 regular season to go with '02 and '03, and our second team is likely not capable of delivering a victory over the still-formidable tomcats. It's a tough call to be sure though. Will be interested to see what happens.

I don't think any overlooking is taking place on obion's side, although at the beginning of the year the tomcats might have counted oc as a win. Not anymore, though, as obion will be a handful for any team to contend with. If parker was still under center i'd say rebels in a romp, but as is i'll go with obion by 6 points. Good Luck!

This one should be great, i almost ditched my cavs to head over to watch it. I think dyersburg has the edge in overall speed and on the offensive line, while covington's defense is better and they have home field. I think dyersburg will pull ahead early, but the chargers circle the wagons and rally second half...it'll go down to the wire. Covington 28-24 late.

Was will bartholemew, the ut fullback, also on that team at the same time as Ingle or were they different years???

Just wondering who you had in mind for your list. My best guesses would be: perry, both johnsons and massey are shoe-ins. Spearman is borderline from this senior class. As for juniors, reynolds, lopez, and archuleta could all play their way into one. Well its finally game day and i'm excited about the hard-hitting, physical struggle we are sure to see tonight. Hope both teams play their best, avoid injury, and have lots of fun on the field and in the stands. Looking forward to a great one, i'm gonna pick the cavs by a score of 17-10. Perry will punch one in on one of those classic fourth quarter clock-eating drives, and a late pick from ron johnson at safety will seal the deal. Good luck to both sides and i'll see ya'll at tiny knee stadium!

I also think depth could play a factor. We have been able to outlast everybody but dyersburg and pull away at the end. I know ripley is gonna be in shape but so will the maroon and gray. By the way, I know marquez jackson is one of the BIG guys up front and the prime time tight end is banarvon taylor, but who are some of the other top-tier guys and who's getting recruited from the purple tigers this year??? Just wondering who to watch for come friday so i can get my fan knowledge up to date.

I think the cavs are in for a really, really tough test. I'll make a pick later, but from everything i've heard ripley has a great defense, lots of athleticism and some bigtime size. With the two big hole pluggers up front and an underrated offense, plus homefield advantage, i think we're in for a great one!

Oh undoubtedly this is a huge turnaround. For coach randall to upset jcm in year one is huge, and i think this is definitely a program -maybe THE program-to watch in west tenn to make a big turnaround sooner than expected. Good luck tonight!!!

Alright, how about who are the turkeys, scarabs, and honeybears???

Crockett county is on your side. Get well soon coach.

Just musing here, but haven't we seen the "coach who pulled a big turnaround in memphis comes to a struggling west tennessee program" deal once already? Munford looks like this years fayette-ware in that regard. As for the game, ii don't quite know who to pick. Don't really think munford can pull off two consecutive stunners, but covington always beats all the highly touted teams and then seems to lose to someone who isn't even on their level. It's a tossup, but i'll say covington by 7-10 points. Could go either way though.

Nice post. I think we have always been a little vulnerable to a pass happy "fun and gun" style attack, and i very sharply remember ty evans of lexington hitting several deep balls against us a couple of years ago in a loss. However, I agree with crockettfan in that there is really no one in our region who runs that spread set enough to really be efficient at it. Once we get to the memphis teams in the postseason...who knows? I also believe that if we were to run up on a mckenzie style team we might back someone out into a 4-4 or even a 4-3 which i believe we showed against obion week 2. But i certainly see the point. As for the playcalling when chewing up the clock...I also thought that was what jarvis perry and his 235 or so pounds were for. Not sure if coach was going for the element of surprise or trying to deliver a knockout blow or what. Thanks for the comments and your well wishes.

Sounds like this was a foul play injury? I would've thought usj was better than that. What happened exactly if you don't mind my asking. No he certainly didn't deserve it by any means.

Good luck to the dawgs. Hope ya'll play well and stay injury free. Speaking of which, what is austin alred's status? I have heard he is injured seriously but haven't been able to confirm it. He was a key component against us, picking up 5-7 yards with every carry, and i honestly thought he should have gotten the ball more. I also heard Wells had a MONSTER game on friday. Congrats and best wishes from a good-natured rival!

I don't know much about football outside of west tennessee, but over here i know that there is not really a "machine" that has established itself in 1a or 2a, but 3a boasts four teams with the potential to make it to the boro unscathed (or nearly so). Crockett Co.-talent all over the field, and a brutal region will prepare them well for the wars to come in november Covington-don't they always make a deep run in the postseason? i think they are a team to watch anytime november rolls around. South Side-i have yet to see them in person and i am thinking about heading to rothrock this friday to watch them play jcm. They have their best team in years according to many, and i could certainly see them making a run to the semis or better. Dyersburg-Even though they are no longer undefeated, it will probably do nothing but make them that much more motivated. Speed, speed SPEED all over the field. Great team, good coaching. The trojans aren't finished yet by a long shot.

I'm picking south side 24-20. And for all you hawk fans out there, how does this team stack up against your great squads from the past few years? More specifically, is kirk arment as good as or better than towater and hych, the two qbs who gave the crockett co cavs fits for several years? Good luck for the rest of season. Heard someone on the radio say that it looks like Crockett and SS are on a collision course for week 14. Hope we both make it!

Our homecoming for many years prior to 2005 was manassas. Last year for whatever reason we played ripley-a tough team and a region foe-for homecoming and won 21 to nothing. We played bolivar on the road in 05 and i want to say the score was something like 42-7 despite a close first half. This year we have them at home and unless it has something to do with wanting homecoming earlier in the season then i don't know why we don't ride the floats to manassas anymore.