South Rebels 07

[TNPrepmaster]

the rebels of 07 and Stacy Carter have a big load to replace this year. they lost a senior class that won the most games from their sophmore year to their senior year than any class in south history. with the loss of all conference players kitzmiller,dykes,murray,collier,wingfield,ringley,fickey,and pearson...how will they work to replace these positions...kitzmiller ringley and fickey were curts go to guys this whole year who will step into these guys shoes now that they are gone? also with murray and collier being the stars of the D line starting mostly since their sophmore year, have coaches even thought about how they will replace these 2 guys who they havent had to worry about replacing for 3 years? and pearson on both sides of the ball who will be stepping into his shoes for 07? and the biggest deal...mtn lakes defensive player of the year 2 times dykes, the biggest shoes to fill in 07 is their any way they can possibly come close to matching him with someone in the upcoming season? alot of questions there...and only more will come with time and practice since they just ended their first week of spring practice....anyone with some knowledge on the rebels of 07 please post with information regarding these questions

[SatchUmp]

QUOTE(TNPrepmaster @ May 5 2007 - 12:36 PM) 826452383[/snapback]the rebels of 07 and Stacy Carter have a big load to replace this year. they lost a senior class that won the most games from their sophmore year to their senior year than any class in south history. with the loss of all conference players kitzmiller,dykes,murray,collier,wingfield,ringley,fickey,and pearson...how will they work to replace these positions...kitzmiller ringley and fickey were curts go to guys this whole year who will step into these guys shoes now that they are gone? also with murray and collier being the stars of the D line starting mostly since their sophmore year, have coaches even thought about how they will replace these 2 guys who they havent had to worry about replacing for 3 years? and pearson on both sides of the ball who will be stepping into his shoes for 07? and the biggest deal...mtn lakes defensive player of the year 2 times dykes, the biggest shoes to fill in 07 is their any way they can possibly come close to matching him with someone in the upcoming season? alot of questions there...and only more will come with time and practice since they just ended their first week of spring practice....anyone with some knowledge on the rebels of 07 please post with information regarding these questions

 

 

It's early to be counting chickens, but here's how things seem to be looking IMO now. Well, unfortunely, South's scrimmage on Friday against Volunteer will not tell us much about the Rebel pass offense. The Rebels will be without their top three WR's - two will be in Oak Ridge at the track & field Regionals and one is still playing baseball. Once the season rolls around, IMO, the Rebs will not drop off at WR compared to last year. Kaleb Kitzmiller will fill his older brother's spot, while rising Senior Houston Martin and rising sophomore Seth Watterson will take care of Fickey and Ringley's spots. Watterson has been making the transition from RB to WR. I'd expect to see backup QB Bradley Jeffers round out the 4-WR set. Jeffers is too good an athlete to just be staying loose as backup QB on the sidelines. QB Curt Phillips, as reported by Parrothead Vol on Tricitiessports.com, may not play on Friday either. Should another D1 coach roll in to Death Valley, Phillips may work a bit. A healthy RB Taylor Fletcher will be carrying the pigskin. The Rebels will be a better team than last year having a quick elusive RB to help balance the O out. Flether gives them that plus some. High expectations are expected from Fletcher. The O-line seems to be falling into place as well, as some kids work into some new postions. Big Hunter Beedle will be a leader on the O-line. Blake Rasnake will be healthy and ready for fall ball and will be a force on the line. TJ Blanken will contribute as well, regardless of his final position. Don't know all of the OL and DL names yet, but maybe someone else can elaborate. As far as replacing last year's LBs Dykes and Wingfield goes, they will certainly be missed as they were rocks in the middle. But, I'd look for hard hitting Chris Collins and a big contribution from rising sophomore Ty Garvin. Garvin has the strength, size and nose for finding the football that could make him a special player for the next three years. He'll eventually fill Dykes' shoes. Garvin may also add another big body to the OL at TE. There are other Rebs that will certainly not back down and will hit you in the middle, including rising Junior Jonathan Thomas. Rising Senior Morgan Edwards will also certainly be missed at DE. The Rebels will miss his fire, work ethic, and no quit attitude. Not sure who will step up at DE as of now.