East TN Top Ten

[HOOPSGURU]

A -- 01/10/09

 

1) Temple

2) Grace Christian

3) Grace Baptist

4) Oliver Springs

5) Wartburg

6) Hampton

7) CSAS

8) Cloudland

9) Unaka

10) Rockwood

 

Next five no order: University High, Jellico, South Pittsburgh, Greenback, Silverdale Academy

[crazzyness]

I'll withhold my rankings till Wed. morning. Alot of key games being played tomorrow night.

[crazzyness]

1/17/09

 

1. Temple

2. Grace Christian

3. Grace Baptist

4. Oliver Springs

5. CSAS

6. Cloudland

7. Hampton

8. Wartburg

9. Unaka

10. Rockwood

 

Worth Mentioning

 

11. University School 12. Greenback 13. Harriman 14. Cosby 15. South Pittsburg

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1.) Temple

2.) Grace Christian

3.) Hampton

4.) Cloudland

5.) Oliver Springs

6.) Grace Baptist Academy

7.) Chatt. Arts & Science

8.) Unaka

9.) Rockwood

10.) University School

[Lord Vader]

1. Temple

2. Grace Christian

3. Grace Baptist

4. CSAS

5. Hampton

6. Oliver Springs

7. Wartburg

8. Cloudland

9. Unaka

10. Rockwood

[HOOPSGURU]

1/17/09

 

1) Temple

2) Grace Christian

3) Grace Baptist

4) Oliver Springs

5) CSAS

6) Hampton

7) Wartburg

8) Cloudland

9) Unaka

10) Rockwood

 

11) Greenback 12) South Pittsburgh 13) University High 14) Silverdale 15) Cosby

[RunAndGun]

1/17/09

 

1) Temple

2) Grace Christian

3) Grace Baptist

4) Oliver Springs

5) CSAS

6) Hampton

7) Wartburg

8) Cloudland

9) Unaka

10) Rockwood

 

11) Greenback 12) South Pittsburgh 13) University High 14) Silverdale 15) Cosby

 

I agree looks like a good list. Grace plays Rockwood on friday at Grace. Grace was up 40 on Greenback at one time in the game last week

[blackhawkdown]

Bet Grace is up by 40 over Rockwood at some point on Friday also. Mismatch in District 3A.

[OS91]

Private schools have no business playing Single A basketball.

 

 

I have no problem with private schools playing in public classification in Class AA and AAA, but not in single A.

 

If private schools want to compete in public league, then AA and AAA basketball will provide equal footing.

 

The built in advantages private schools ( especially in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis areas ) have over Class A public schools from rural areas of TN is too overwhelming.

 

 

 

If these private schools don't want to play in AA or AAA basketball, then let TSAAA create a snall A private school classifictiona and let these schools build their program this way instead of feasting off rural A programs who can't compete against private school and their mission/method of "selecting" their student body/student athletes.

 

 

When you have obscure private schools mostly faith based who have just starting fielding teams over the past five years who are beating traditional Class A schools by 30- 40 point, good AA schools by 10-20, and competing with AAA schools, then what's the point?

 

It's ridiculous.

 

 

I would be embarrassed if I were a private school.

 

 

Don't reward them. Make them play each other in their own little special classification if they don't want to earn their stripes playing in Class AA and AAA right out of the gate.

[Lord Vader]

Private schools have no business playing Single A basketball.

 

I agree 100%...

[DyronNix]

Private schools have no business playing Single A basketball.

 

 

I have no problem with private schools playing in public classification in Class AA and AAA, but not in single A.

 

If private schools want to compete in public league, then AA and AAA basketball will provide equal footing.

 

The built in advantages private schools ( especially in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis areas ) have over Class A public schools from rural areas of TN is too overwhelming.

 

 

 

If these private schools don't want to play in AA or AAA basketball, then let TSAAA create a snall A private school classifictiona and let these schools build their program this way instead of feasting off rural A programs who can't compete against private school and their mission/method of "selecting" their student body/student athletes.

 

 

When you have obscure private schools mostly faith based who have just starting fielding teams over the past five years who are beating traditional Class A schools by 30- 40 point, good AA schools by 10-20, and competing with AAA schools, then what's the point?

 

It's ridiculous.

 

 

I would be embarrassed if I were a private school.

 

 

Don't reward them. Make them play each other in their own little special classification if they don't want to earn their stripes playing in Class AA and AAA right out of the gate.

 

 

They used to have 2 private school classifications, and it was about the most boring state tournament ever. Everyone complains about private schools, but the main problem is your not good enough to beat them. These schools don't recruit, well not anymore then any other school, and a lot of their enrollments are below other Class A schools. Not every team is supposed to win the state tournament every year. Just one team from each classification gets that opportunity. So if you want to compete you need to build your programs, and that starts all the way back to rec ball, then Middle School, AAU/JR Pro, and then High School.

[Objectivity]

They used to have 2 private school classifications, and it was about the most boring state tournament ever. Everyone complains about private schools, but the main problem is your not good enough to beat them. These schools don't recruit, well not anymore then any other school, and a lot of their enrollments are below other Class A schools. Not every team is supposed to win the state tournament every year. Just one team from each classification gets that opportunity. So if you want to compete you need to build your programs, and that starts all the way back to rec ball, then Middle School, AAU/JR Pro, and then High School.

 

 

Well said.