Antioch @ Independence

[donathan5507]

It's extremely difficult for a linebacker to be nominated for Mr. Football.

 

People love touchdowns and catches and stats like those when it comes to voting for a back, not tackles. I don't profess to have seen every linebacker in the state, but there's no way that Ryan isn't one of the three best LBs in class 5A.

 

But like tnsparty said, accolades and individual recognition and everything like that is irrelevant--winning is the only thing that matters.

[bulldog69]

This thread is fairly quiet. Tnsparty has had a quiet week so far.

 

My take on this is that Antioch hears the roundball bouncing and is ready to start practicing b-ball. Anyway the Antioch o lines and d lines are overmatched.....and that is where the game will be won...in the trenches by Indy.

[packfan529]

I bet if you ask Ryan what he would rather have, a Mr. Football or a win Friday and a possible gold ball, he would take the win hands down.

 

There's no question about that. His intensity on the field makes him a team leader that everybody loves.

[sleeper3773]

Sometimes I think the "Mr. Football" award has something to do with fame and fortune. Now I'm not saying it applies in this case either way (referring to Ryan). However, I did notice Ben Bartholomew was nominated in D2. His stats as stated on the Tennessean were 412 yards and 2 TDs. Obviously these stats do not reflect the work he did blocking at fullback. And don't get me wrong he's most definately a legitimate UT recruit who is very worthy of his scholarship. But it just makes me wonder if this UT commitment from an affluent private school does not apply in some way to the whole fame and fortune thing about the award. That's just my 2 cents on it.

[pridepassionpower]

I think this thread is about the game, not Mr. Football (not that everybody isn't making valid points).

 

I've heard alot about #4 from Antioch, but I don't know his name. Anybody wanna share some info on him? Stats, size, scholarships?

[hvillefootball]

#4 Dontel Watkins 6'2'' 175, don't know about any scholarships or stats but he is a very good WR.

[tnsparty]

This thread is fairly quiet. Tnsparty has had a quiet week so far.

 

My take on this is that Antioch hears the roundball bouncing and is ready to start practicing b-ball. Anyway the Antioch o lines and d lines are overmatched.....and that is where the game will be won...in the trenches by Indy.

 

I seem to have run off some of the trolls. I have that affect on people. That's why our jousting was fun. Neither of us quit. I agree that the Indy OL/DL is better. Indy needs to put drives together like against DC and Gallatin and they'll do fine. Thier defense is also better than DC's was. Indy wins and moves to round 3.

[McNine4MVP]

Watkins has quickly become the best football player in Metro other than Seward at Hillsboro. The guy is absolutely electric with the ball in his hands. One of those kids who can flat out make big plays. Indy will certainly have to roll a safety over to deal with him, which may open things up for McAdoo down the seam.

[thegarnetandgold]

Yeah Antioch is going to have their hands full with both Indy's offense (Pettigrew and Heckman) and the Indy D. The D line is definately better than the O line of Antioch. But besides that Heckman put up 266 yards on 15 of 16 passes, I dont know much about Antiochs secondary but they are gonna have a tough time putting up with the dual threats of Indy.

 

Im saying Independence by 17.

 

p.s. packfan i agree Ryan is a leader of the D and on almost every tackle you will be hearing his name.

[flatandfast]

Good Luck Antioch

[packfan529]

Tennessee Morinings, the Fox morning show, is coming to IHS tomorrow to feature the Indy football team for their "Championship Friday" segment at 6:45. This is going to get the players and fans extremely pumped for the whole day.

[IHSEagle4]

Packfan is right. With Fox being there in the morning, tomorrow is going to be a pure football day from the start at IHS and nothing gets players more excited than knowing their school and community is behind them. I'm sure the same excitement is going on at Antioch, but there's is no doubt that the Indy boys are gunna be ready to go at kickoff.