Small Towns With Big Programs

[flip96]

I am just wondering what small towns or communties have good football programs and what makes them good?

 

Examples are like Cloudland, Onieda, Greenback, South Pitt., etc. I don't know many in middle and west Tennessee so who are you?

 

Just because they are down this year or have been down the last few years dosen't mean they don't have an overall good program. So mention these schools to.

[@38320]

In West TN it has to be Huntingdon and Milan. (There are other good programs over here, but I'm talking consistancy for the past 30 to 40 years.) Football in these two towns is huge from a very young age. It is my opinion they win due to the number of kids they have out for football year after year; from the junior leagues, to junior high, and on into high school.

[NoDoubt]

I believe Greenbrier would fit this bill nicely. Not just fo football but for sports in general.

[12yr.oldchamps]

Milan/Huntingdon from the west. Football is king at these two schools.

 

What makes them good year after year? There are many things,but the single most important one is these kids expect to win. Success breeds success.

[crockettfan]

Bruceton-Hollow Rock.... great football ... several mr football winners

 

And Mr. Willis is making quiet a name for himself at Ole Miss as well. I love to see small-town guys hit it big in the college ranks.

[rockytoptn1]

One program in the middle TN area is Trousdale County. Out of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Trousdale is about 91 I think. Since the 70's, the road to the state championships has run through Hartsville. Consistency in coaching I believe is a positive for any football program. Coach Jim Statterfield (deceased) and his son Clint (present coach) have provided a solid program. Community support is a must and many former players have raised their families and the dynasty continues. There's very little existing industry in this county and the towns has afew small businesses. There is a Sonic and a McDonald's though.

[VOLnWTN]

Got to throw White House in the mix.

[ddaddy]

Hohenwald (pop. 5,000) in Lewis County (11,000 pop.)

[getright]

when i was playing ball the best "small" town atmosphere came from what some people call the valley jasper, south pittsburgh, dunlap, and pikeville had tough programs with south pittsburgh and jasper winning state championships. those were the years from 81-86 from the time i can remember being in junior high til i was out of the mix

[VOLnWTN]

Hohenwald (pop. 5,000) in Lewis County (11,000 pop.)

No doubt about Lewis Co. Coach Sharpe does a heck of a job. Sweet stadium also.

[ParisRiverRat]

In West TN it has to be Huntingdon and Milan. (There are other good programs over here, but I'm talking consistancy for the past 30 to 40 years.) Football in these two towns is huge from a very young age. It is my opinion they win due to the number of kids they have out for football year after year; from the junior leagues, to junior high, and on into high school.

 

Huntingdon should not even be used in the same sentence as Milan. Milan has been doing it for 30 years. Huntingdon has been solid for the last 10 or so years! Milan is by far the # 1 program in West Tennessee!

 

Huntingdon could be listed with Crockett Co and Covington!

Edited October 19, 2005 by WesCharge

[1AMAN]

No doubt about Lewis Co. Coach Sharpe does a heck of a job. Sweet stadium also.

 

Sharp has been good, but he had some Tradition to build on there too, I remember the 80-82 run of 34-3, 3 undefeated regular seasons in a row loses once in the Semis to a huge Lake County team(another small town school with a big tradition I might add) and two quarter loses to Goodpasture