4A better than 5A?

[rigger101]

OK, Good 5A programs have lost to good an average 4A programs.

Farragut has lost to Knox Central and Powell. WB lost to Maryville. Cookevile lost to Cleveland. Hendersonville lost to Beach.

Looks like a trend to me. Does anyone else have examples?

We might have to many classifications in our state. Give me the days of 3A and no D-II.

Let them play. Alcoa has proved that the small schools can hold their own.

[mikey65]

...And Tennessee High came within 34 points of Dobyns-Bennett last night. What have 4A teams done against the 5A teams that made it past the 2nd round of last years playoffs?

[fearthespear08]

OK, Good 5A programs have lost to good an average 4A programs.

Farragut has lost to Knox Central and Powell. WB lost to Maryville. Cookevile lost to Cleveland. Hendersonville lost to Beach.

Looks like a trend to me. Does anyone else have examples?

We might have to many classifications in our state. Give me the days of 3A and no D-II.

Let them play. Alcoa has proved that the small schools can hold their own.

alcoa has proven to have many d1 players haha

[rigger101]

...And Tennessee High came within 34 points of Dobyns-Bennett last night. What have 4A teams done against the 5A teams that made it past the 2nd round of last years playoffs?

Farragut and Cookeville made it past the 2nd round!

Edited September 23, 2006 by rigger101

[mikey65]

Farragut and Cookeville made it past the 2nd round!

Farragut lost to Central who went 11-2 losing both games to Maryville by a total of 10 points and Powell who also onlt lost to some of the top teams last year. That is the toughest 4A region in the state. Cookville is definately down this year and Cleveland is 1 of the top 4A teams in the state. If you are going to make this comparison you have to compare all the games between 4A and 5A. Not just the ones with the best 4A teams. Donyns-Bennett has play (3) 4A teams this year and beat them by a combined score of 120-14. Someone else will have to look this up, but I'm guessing most of the top 5A teams do not play many 4 A teams. Does Ravenwood, Ridgeway, Oak Ridge, or Riverdale? I know most of their non-region games are with private schools or out of state.

[SCN08FearTheSpear]

OK, Good 5A programs have lost to good an average 4A programs.

Farragut has lost to Knox Central and Powell. WB lost to Maryville. Cookevile lost to Cleveland. Hendersonville lost to Beach.

Looks like a trend to me. Does anyone else have examples?

We might have to many classifications in our state. Give me the days of 3A and no D-II.

Let them play. Alcoa has proved that the small schools can hold their own.

[rigger101]

Farragut lost to Central who went 11-2 losing both games to Maryville by a total of 10 points and Powell who also onlt lost to some of the top teams last year. That is the toughest 4A region in the state. Cookville is definately down this year and Cleveland is 1 of the top 4A teams in the state. If you are going to make this comparison you have to compare all the games between 4A and 5A. Not just the ones with the best 4A teams. Donyns-Bennett has play (3) 4A teams this year and beat them by a combined score of 120-14. Someone else will have to look this up, but I'm guessing most of the top 5A teams do not play many 4 A teams. Does Ravenwood, Ridgeway, Oak Ridge, or Riverdale? I know most of their non-region games are with private schools or out of state.

Good points!

[mhs]

Farragut and Cookeville made it past the 2nd round!

Forget it Rigger you are wasting your time. Mikey has basically a Clinical Phobia regarding 4A when compared to 5A, especially if Maryville is mentioned in the same sentence. By the way you left out the fact that 2A Alcoa beat McCallie last night. A McCallie team who has beaten Brentwood Academy and 5A darling Riverdale. Heres one for you Mikey. Maryville pasted a William Blount team last night, who went toe to toe with, and likely outplayed the number 5 team in 5A last week at Ooltewah. Just a fluke I guess.

[fearthespear08]

if you think about it, the size of your school has nothing to do with the size of your talent pool....so what is the point of this question?

[mikey65]

I cannot believe it took this long for the Maryville cry-babies to come on here. I mentioned the top (4) 5A teams from last year. When was the last time they lost to a 4A team. Top to bottom 5A is better. Obviously the top 4A teams can win against some 5A teams, but the majority of the time 5A will win.

[WaCoJaCo]

I don't think there is a lot of difference in the top 5 4A & 5A schools year in and year out. But there is a big difference in 6 thru 10 in the two classes. I don't think 4A can compete with 5A outside the top 5. Morristown West a 4A school will have 80 to 90 players come out each year. Put that with a good coaching staff and your bound to be pretty good.

Edited September 23, 2006 by WaCoJaCo

[Bulldog_Blocksma]

Well knox central, the number 2 team in the state in 4a sure showed how much better 4a is than 5a on friday.....