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The fact that JPII lost to Greenbriar having not seen JPII this year, tells me they may be one dimensional, even more so than last year when Father Ryan beat JPII/Golden Tate to everyone's surprise. That is with the exception of Father Ryan. Having watched Father Ryan friday night, they have a number of ways to beat a good defensive team, let alone a bad one. And their defense was much better than expected. While it is unlikely that you stop little Tate, he will not outscore the Father Ryan offense. Last year's game was an exceptional game that few will ever forget. Win or lose. My bet is this will be a forgetable game for JPII. Father Ryan by 2 TD's and maybe more.

I agree with your post 100% and I would add that in cases where you have an exceptional athlete like a Golden Tate who wanted to attend Father Ryan, that their be opportunity to bring exception to the otherwise "rule". I have seen both BA and MBA hand pick exceptional athletes out of the parochial league before they even leave the middle school. Again, these athletes would have been the difference in a mediocre record, and a run for a championship. The coaches in these school's should create awareness so that potentially some kind of an aid package can be considered that otherwise might not have been offered. For example a 7th grader at St. Henry's goes to BA for 8th grade where a financial package made the difference. Yes, I too had heard of a benefactor at JPII, but do not clearly understand how this works for any school. Does anyone care to comment on this? I would assume there are benefactors at BA and MBA who make the difference in a kid coming there versus elsewhere. I will add, that if anyone remembers Cincinnati Moeller and Jerry Faust, I can tell you kids moved from all over the country to live with relatives, friends, etc. to play for what was then the top high school program in the country back in the 70's and 80's. It was a parochial school, and again I understand had many benefactors. Where does each school's "need based" scholarship fund come from? Does anyone know the ins and outs of this?

Father Ryan as I stated on my post should win at least 7 games this year. They have a mature offensive line with an athletic QB in Guidrey and a RB that nearly ran for 1000 yards last year with a tough schedule. The defense is where we will have to see. Kevin Nix is an outstanding LB that returns. I do know that. Should be a very good year for Father Ryan, but it is a watered down schedule as in years past due to the merge of DII AA and AAA. Again, my point was simply that if Father Ryan was as aggressive as most other DII schools in respect to financial aid to athletes we would get the 2 or 3 kids each year that are often times the difference in 3-7 and 8-2. There is no doubt Father Ryan otherwise gets good athletes from the catholic football league. It should also be noted that indeed Pope John Paul II hit Ryan hard. Imagine the past three years if you had a merged Father Ryan/JPII team. Can anyone say state champions........

It was highlighted in the Tennessean several years ago. Father Ryan provides financial aid based on need like any other private school, then they cut that aid roughly in half so that they can provide aid to more students. It has been this way for a very long time. So, Golden Tate comes along. I talked with one of his family members when he was an 8th grader, and he was on his way to Father Ryan. Can you guess what happen. JPII provided the Tate family full aid. Father Ryan did not. What would you do....... A huge problem I would say if you need to get those 2 or 3 athletes that were already in your system but went elsewhere. Last year lost to Baylor by 4 at Baylor. Lost to MBA by 7. If you saw this game, some would say the refs blew a call or two. Lost to McCallie by 6 and down to BA at half 10-7. Father Ryan showed up last year in every game with the possible exception of the Franklin game. Father Ryan entered this game 2-0 and may have been a little over confident. At the same time this was the same team Father Ryan destroyed the year before for their first win. Franklin was ready. It may also be interesting to note that Father Ryan beat Ravenwood in a week zero Friday night under the lights game. This game was played for keeps. Of course Ravenwood was in the 5A championship game last year. When it is all said and done, Ryan will show up offensively this year. Ryan Berry will be tough to stop with a big mature offensive line coming back. They should be able to score some points. The question mark for me is the D. With a favorable schedule this team should win 7 games showing up. Good Luck Father Ryan. Father Ryan wins the first one by 14.

If my understanding is correct, CBHS Freshman running back is out (academics) and their go to reciever is out due to injury. Can anyone confirm this? This being the case, already having won this game earlier in the year 37-14 I trust Father Ryan will be making the trip to McCallie the following week. After Friday's performance, they have to believe a trip to Murfreesboro is not out of the question.

Chris Hohl Father Ryan CB/WR 4.39 40, 4.1 5-10-5 shuttle can play bump and run, man to man with any reciever in the state, given the opportunity. Coach Lussier prefers to play their CB's off for the most part in zone coverage. At 5'11, 185 pounds he can be physical (185# bench 18 times). Check out www.40speed.com to validate his speed.

How many MBA athletes healthy or not run a legitimate 4.39 40? Father Ryan has one. Chris Hohl WR/DB. Go to www.40speed.com where this is noted on the site. I believe Golden is noted as having run a 4.42 40. You obviously have not seen this team move to the ball. They have tremendous speed all around. Ryan will win this game. Not sure by how many, but they will find a way to win this one.

Congrats to Franklin. I predicted a 2 TD win for the Irish. No surprises this year as Franklin was ready and Father Ryan never showed up. Games are not won when you turn the ball over and play without emotion. The future will show that you did beat a solid Father Ryan team. They will rebound from this, better from the experience.

When you have as many turn overs as Father Ryan had Friday night you can expect to lose. All things considered a 2-1 start is where they hoped to be. If revenge is a motive not that it should be needed, Father Ryan will win this game. In respect to QB, Justin Guidry given a week of practice with the first team and some confidence will surprise many. He is quick and has a strong arm. Provided the line shows up for this game on Friday, we may even see a long ball to spread the field that we have not seen thus far. This team will continue to improve and hope that this Franklin game was a wake up call. You just can't show up and win. There was no emotion on the Father Ryan side line last night.....

Check out www.40speed.com an advertiser on this site. Go half way down on the right side to see Father Ryan WR/CB Hohl featured on this site. If he and Bateman All-State Linebacker are on the field together, Campbell will be a non factor in this game. Ryan by 14