District 11-AA Review/Preview

[ksgovols]

I have to say I was a little disappointed in the crowd at Waverly Monday night. I know the weather kept some of the Harpeth fans away.

 

Are the Stewart County fans going to travel well to Harpeth? This is the first home game in quite a while. I look to see the home crowd there in force.

[kiwidad]

Well Sycamore plays Waverly tonight in Waverly. Hopefully we will see a good game.

 

 

Scoreboard is wrong , Sycamore won 67 -30.

[deerhunter88]

Well Sc played Harpeth pretty tough last nite. It does not show it on the scoreboard but SC was down 7 with 10 seconds in the 2nd and had the ball then a dunk by giltner which I'm not sure but could have been a tech for hanging didn't see if a guy was under him but he clearly hung and then a steal and layup within 5 seconds. Harpeth shot the lights out also shooting over 50% the whole game. Im sure that if Harpeth had a choice they wouldn't want to play SC in the 1st round but I don't think they will have to worry. This SC team can hang with Harepth and CW and has already beat Fairview. This team will make a push in the tourny and no one will want to play them. You have to remember SC has played the harder teams first in CW twice Sycamore and Harpeth on the road. I don't know but I am seeing SC taking one from one of them two at home. Harpeth clearly overlooked SC and since they won by 25 they probably will again. Oh btw thanks for letting us work against your starting press down 23 with 5 minutes to go. I am guessing you were really worried about us.

[HHSnumber1fan]

Well Sc played Harpeth pretty tough last nite. It does not show it on the scoreboard but SC was down 7 with 10 seconds in the 2nd and had the ball then a dunk by giltner which I'm not sure but could have been a tech for hanging didn't see if a guy was under him but he clearly hung and then a steal and layup within 5 seconds. Harpeth shot the lights out also shooting over 50% the whole game. Im sure that if Harpeth had a choice they wouldn't want to play SC in the 1st round but I don't think they will have to worry. This SC team can hang with Harepth and CW and has already beat Fairview. This team will make a push in the tourny and no one will want to play them. You have to remember SC has played the harder teams first in CW twice Sycamore and Harpeth on the road. I don't know but I am seeing SC taking one from one of them two at home. Harpeth clearly overlooked SC and since they won by 25 they probably will again. Oh btw thanks for letting us work against your starting press down 23 with 5 minutes to go. I am guessing you were really worried about us.

 

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First of all it was Trey Caruthers, was who slammed on your guy.... TWICE. Not Kevin.. Second of all, in the third quarter Wilson took out the starters and didnt put them back in until there was about 2 minutes left. Harpeth would love to play Stewart again dont worry. Stewart will not beat Harpeth this season, and you all wont beat Sycamore or Creek Wood so try not to keep your hopes up. And why are you excited about being down 7 points for 4 seconds of the entire game. Harpeth dominated and was winning by 15+ the whole second half. Maybe that is a great moral victory, but those dont count.

[DrLove]

I believe duckhunter has some good points. SC can play with Harpeth. There was a big momentum shift at the end of the 2nd qtr with the dunk and i believe it should have been a technical. And HHSnumber1fan, don't tell me that you think harpeth can shoot over 50% every game. SC has the gym with tight rims that makes it a shooter's nightmare. SC played tough and I give props to both teams. I believe the district is kinna down compared to the last few years and that makes it anyones district. Harpeth is more of an outside shooting team and doesnt play a physical inside game. I believe that will be one of the things that hurts them in the longrun but the season isnt over yet, still plenty of basketball to see, there is always at least one surprise team in the district and I think SC can be that team that could scare people at home.

[harpethfan08]

I believe duckhunter has some good points. SC can play with Harpeth. There was a big momentum shift at the end of the 2nd qtr with the dunk and i believe it should have been a technical. And HHSnumber1fan, don't tell me that you think harpeth can shoot over 50% every game. SC has the gym with tight rims that makes it a shooter's nightmare. SC played tough and I give props to both teams. I believe the district is kinna down compared to the last few years and that makes it anyones district. Harpeth is more of an outside shooting team and doesnt play a physical inside game. I believe that will be one of the things that hurts them in the longrun but the season isnt over yet, still plenty of basketball to see, there is always at least one surprise team in the district and I think SC can be that team that could scare people at home.

 

Last Night Harpeth didn't need to used an inside game. I can ,however, promise you that if they weren't shooting as well as they were, they would have tried to establish so sort of inside threat. By the way, the times that they did take it inside Giltner made the big guy look like a little kid.

[papatiger]

I believe duckhunter has some good points. SC can play with Harpeth. There was a big momentum shift at the end of the 2nd qtr with the dunk and i believe it should have been a technical. And HHSnumber1fan, don't tell me that you think harpeth can shoot over 50% every game. SC has the gym with tight rims that makes it a shooter's nightmare. SC played tough and I give props to both teams. I believe the district is kinna down compared to the last few years and that makes it anyones district. Harpeth is more of an outside shooting team and doesnt play a physical inside game. I believe that will be one of the things that hurts them in the longrun but the season isnt over yet, still plenty of basketball to see, there is always at least one surprise team in the district and I think SC can be that team that could scare people at home.

 

 

Well I've seen every team in the district play so far and in my opinion, Sycamore is the cream of the crop, followed by Harpeth, then Creek Wood. After that it could be anyone's game, but I would say either Waverly or Fairview will get the fourth seed. Now, having said that, Stewart County does have perhaps the best coach in my opinion again in the district, so they could pull some upsets. But overall, I don't think any of our district teams will be able to get out of the region tournament. West Tenn. teams are too strong again this year and yes, the district is down quite a bit in my opinion again.

[USPatriot]

Well I've seen every team in the district play so far and in my opinion, Sycamore is the cream of the crop, followed by Harpeth, then Creek Wood. After that it could be anyone's game, but I would say either Waverly or Fairview will get the fourth seed. Now, having said that, Stewart County does have perhaps the best coach in my opinion again in the district, so they could pull some upsets. But overall, I don't think any of our district teams will be able to get out of the region tournament. West Tenn. teams are too strong again this year and yes, the district is down quite a bit in my opinion again.

 

What makes you rank Sycamore ahead of the pack? Everyone has been saying Harpeth is the team to beat all along.

[utmc218]

i agree that 11aa is down this year but im not sure that the other district is all that great either. with liberty gone that leaves bolivar as the only team with any kind of experience. it wont be easy but i could see sycamore or harpeth making it to the region championship. just my opinion though.

[papatiger]

What makes you rank Sycamore ahead of the pack? Everyone has been saying Harpeth is the team to beat all along.

 

I rank Sycamore ahead because I think the Sycamore team has a better inside game and are more aggressive on defense. Harpeth has a pretty good little team but not what they had last year. The loss of Newton and Baker really hurts them. Also, Sycamore has already beaten Harpeth this year too. Harpeth shoots the ball better than Sycamore but I really think the Sycamore defense can slow that down.

 

utmc218, not only is there Bolivar, but McNairy Central who has already beaten Harpeth, Jackson Southside too. Camden isn't a great team but could pull out the win too against several of our district's teams. (seen them play too)

[DrLove]

Well I've seen every team in the district play so far and in my opinion, Sycamore is the cream of the crop, followed by Harpeth, then Creek Wood. After that it could be anyone's game, but I would say either Waverly or Fairview will get the fourth seed. Now, having said that, Stewart County does have perhaps the best coach in my opinion again in the district, so they could pull some upsets. But overall, I don't think any of our district teams will be able to get out of the region tournament. West Tenn. teams are too strong again this year and yes, the district is down quite a bit in my opinion again.

 

 

 

I, myself, have seen all but two teams play. And i agree that the top three seeds will be in that order. It just seems that Sycamore has a better all around team. Yes Harpeth is a great shooting team, but Sycamore has the defensive pressure that can cause problems for Harpeths offense. Now for who becomes the other home court advantage team. I believe SC will take the number 4 seed. Saying that, anything is still possible and it could go either way. SC and Fairview split but the SC loss was when they had the other coach. Craig and Bramlett for another straight year bring a great coaching duo. The SC loss to Fairview was a 2 point game i believe and one of their guards was fouled on a layup that was not called. In game 2, SC controlled the game from the start. They have already beat waverly once in double OT, but since these games the team has improved dramatically. The Smith brothers bring two different styles of play and either of them could have a big night. Taylor has the potential to be a great post player and long as he is consistly agressive and the guard get the ball inside to him. So in my own opinion, I think SC can take number 4 but there are still more games to be played where anything can happen and as long as they get in the 4-5 game, they have a strong shot at making regionals.

[philmeyer]

Don't ever see Stewart County being able to beat Harpeth this season. The Indians were in total control of the game. I tend to agree with others that the Indians are relying too much on the perimeter game, which can disappear in some games. Probably would put Sycamore first, followed by Harpeth and Creek Wood. Any of those three can win the district championship. From there, Stewart County is dangerous because they do have some size in the middle and probably the best coaching staff. Waverly could also suprise a team in a play in game as they have already defeated Creek Wood. Fairview could also pull an early upset. I think the only for sure thing is Cheatham and Montgomery Central are weak. Big advantage to finish 1st or 2nd and have an easy play in game. Also agree with others in that this is the weakest the district has been in a very long time.