District 8AA 2015-2016

[IronOwl]

1. Upperman- Transfer from clay, Shrum, Guffey, Mcwilliams need I say more?

2. Macon- Starting 5 back. McPhearson, Carlisle, Perrigo all great ball players.

3. Smith- Young team with good shooters. No size but fast paced. Huff and King

4. York- Blevins, Blevins, Blevins, Blevins, and Blevins.

5. Livingston- Lost key players but still have good young players. Hayes and Miller

6. Cannon- Lost key players as well. Still have Martin I believe.

7. Central Magnet- Know nothing about them won 1st district game last season.

8. Dekalb- Watched this summer & their not good. Need Jennings back.......

[IronOwl]

Macon should be very good.

They should be. I'm very interested in seeing them play this year. 

[IronOwl]

I need to know more about LA, Cannon, and York. What does LA have other than Hayes and Miller? I don't know what Cannon really has either. York has the TTU commit Blevins, but do they have anyone else that can help him?

[captnoname]

smith co. plays white co. tuesday night. cannon co. plays van buren co.

Sorry 90warrior, the schedule on coacht said aaron academy...didn't mean to put out false info.

[sportsfan86]

Van buren plays at Jackson county tonight

[ThatRadioGuy]

ThatRadioGuy, I don't mean to downplay Central but what have they done to not deserve 8th place? Just saying...finished last every year and we have no reason to expect otherwise this year. 

Don't get me wrong...I like a good upset as the next guy but do you really think Central could move out of the cellar this year? 

I understand the years past. I also understand this isn't a popular pick. Central played Dekalb tight last year for the first three quarters. The only difference is that Central gained a couple of young players, Birchfield and Carver,  that can put the ball in the basket (something Central hasn't really had before). Dekalb on the other hand, lost Aaron Patterson who was not very good, but he was the life of that team. And did not make any big additions this year.

[captnoname]

I understand the years past. I also understand this isn't a popular pick. Central played Dekalb tight last year for the first three quarters. The only difference is that Central gained a couple of young players, Birchfield and Carver,  that can put the ball in the basket (something Central hasn't really had before). Dekalb on the other hand, lost Aaron Patterson who was not very good, but he was the life of that team. And did not make any big additions this year.

I understand the addition of new players but if they are freshman....you really think they can make that big of a difference in 8AA? Unless they are large in stature I find it hard to believe 2 freshman are going to change the fortunes of a CM team that has been terrible for too many years. 

[wbryguy]

I can see CC playing freshmen legitimate minutes as well.

[ThatRadioGuy]

I understand the addition of new players but if they are freshman....you really think they can make that big of a difference in 8AA? Unless they are large in stature I find it hard to believe 2 freshman are going to change the fortunes of a CM team that has been terrible for too many years. 

No, I don't believe the two freshman will change the fortunes of the team and make them a legitimate 8AA force. I'm simply comparing two teams with low expectations and saying the two freshman will make them slightly better than another bad team.

[captnoname]

No, I don't believe the two freshman will change the fortunes of the team and make them a legitimate 8AA force. I'm simply comparing two teams with low expectations and saying the two freshman will make them slightly better than another bad team.

Fair enough...I can see what you mean.

[UTRok]

I saw both of them play a bit in Watertown on 11/7 and based on that information I would give CM the advantage. I have no idea what impact football player may have on either or if they will. Just going by what I saw CM had the size advantage on that day and appeared too be more athletic. Let me add that was the first time I add seen either of them play.

Edited November 17, 2015 by UTRok

[UTRok]

Van buren plays at Jackson county tonight

Jackson county handled Van Buren with ease tonight. When I left they were up 22 points with 4 mins left in the game. I expected JC to be pretty good but I didn't see this coming. I know it's early and anything can happen on your home court but still didn't see this. JC will be hard to deal with if they play like this all season.

Edited November 18, 2015 by UTRok