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[REBELRON]

The following was posted by a "Maryville Mafia" member some weeks ago--can someone help me give proper credit? 

 

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"Open Zone" tuition students???

 

If it were all about tuition students, then why did Maryville go 20 years(1978-1998) without winning a championship? There were a lot of mediocre football records at Maryville from the late 80's to the mid 90's, including 5-5 seasons. Teams like Austin East, Sevier County, Halls used to wear Maryville out. William Blount beat Maryville 3 years in a row, including a 31-0 beat-down in 1990. Alcoa beat Maryville 4 years in a row in that time frame. On a lot of those bad Maryville teams, player interest was way down. Some Maryville teams were lucky to have 40 kids on the squad. Many Maryville Rebel fans thought the Glory Years were finished. Some thought Maryville would never win another state title.

 

Maryville went 9 years (1986-1995) without a playoff win. "Open Zone" sure didn't help Maryville then.

 

What was going on at that time? Maryville had talent but also some assistant coaches that the kids just didn't trust or respect. The 1986 Maryville Freshmen team drilled everyone they played, but because of those assistants, 75% of those kids quit. Their senior team went 5-5.

 

Then, in 1993 Coach Tim Hammontree was hired and he dismissed those controversial assistants. He installed the discipline that Maryville still has. He also hired David Ellis and George Quarles. After Maryville won State in 1998 Hammontree left to coach in Georgia. All the assistant coaches except George Quarles and David Ellis went with Hammontree.  George Quarles took over the program in 1999.

 

Coach George Quarles hired Coach Jim Gaylor from Clinton to be his Defensive Coordinator. The triumvirate of Coaches Quarles, Ellis, and Gaylor would become the heartbeat of the coaching staff. Coach Mike White was hired in 1999. He could easily be a head coach somewhere else.

 

Coach Quarles has since then hired and retained a number of good coaches. Joe Robinette is a great receivers coach. Derek Hunt is a bright young QB coach. Brandon Waters is a great DL Coach and even better Strength and Conditioning coach. Nick White, former HC at Lenoir City, is a great secondary coach. Ricky Upton, Jeremy Russell, Jeffery Booker and Brandon Johns are other great coaches.

 

Maryville has one of the best HS coaching staffs in America. Interest in football remains high now as 130 plus kids are out for football. The last several seasons Maryville has dressed out 95 kids on varsity. Most of these kids live "in zone" and have since elementary school. 

 

A lot of people think "open zone" tuition students are why Maryville keeps winning so much. However, Maryville's coaching staff is the primary reason Maryville is winning so much.  

 

Because of George's success at Maryville, there are cases where the family of a great player such as Jay Guilermo moves to Maryville. Guilermo's family asked former UT assistant Dan Brooks what school would be great for Jay. Without hesitation Brooks told them Maryville was where they needed to send Jay. If Jay Guilermo, Aaron Douglas or Dylan Jackson had been playing in the late 80's or early 90's, they probably would never have gone to Maryville.

 

Lets put it this way. I would much rather have Maryville be a "closed zone" school and have the current coaching staff than have Maryville be "open zoned" with a lesser coaching staff.

 

 

 

Glad you found my post.

[TGUN]

From what I heard, Ravenwood beat Indy in their scrimmage this year.  And congrats on Williamson Co having one championship winning season of football.  Blount Co will resume their gold ball-winning ways in 2016.....while the Williamson Co schools disappear

Disappear? What's going to happen ,,,, the county going to disappear? If anything the county's growth rate out paces any other county in TN so the schools will see an influx of students,,,, talent grows along with that..... Good luck to the powerhouse schools of Blount next season,,,,,,,,,m

[kdaddy]

 

 

 

Glad you found my post.

 

Thanks. The things you wrote make too much sense to be forgotten.

[REBELRON]

Thanks. The things you wrote make too much sense to be forgotten.

Thanks. The things you wrote make too much sense to be forgotten.

 

Thanks

[RedSwarm]

From what I heard, Ravenwood beat Indy in their scrimmage this year.  And congrats on Williamson Co having one championship winning season of football.  Blount Co will resume their gold ball-winning ways in 2016.....while the Williamson Co schools disappear

 

Blount County football is special. The success of 2 great programs in particular over the years has a lot to do with that. 

 

Williamson County football is quickly becoming special, and it's more than 2 programs carrying the load.  Sure, talent comes in cycles. Rapid growth offsets that. Plenty of money in that school system sure helps. I don't necessarily love it, as I'm a Henry County fan and our path in 5A will always go through Centennial, Indy, and from what I hear, Ravenwood soon. Brentwood is still a ways off from being mentioned with them, but anybody with any knowledge of that team knows Crawford is right back where he needs to be. 

 

I understand the point of contention here, and I'm not trying to take away from the quality and reputation of football out east, especially in Blount County. But to suggest that Wilco football will "disappear" is about as likely as Maryville and Alcoa not making the playoffs next year. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2015 by RedSwarm

[HighLife]

Blount County football is special. The success of 2 great programs in particular over the years has a lot to do with that.

 

Williamson County football is quickly becoming special, and it's more than 2 programs carrying the load. Sure, talent comes in cycles. Rapid growth offsets that. Plenty of money in that school system sure helps. I don't necessarily love it, as I'm a Henry County fan and our path in 5A will always go through Centennial, Indy, and from what I hear, Ravenwood soon. Brentwood is still a ways off from being mentioned with them, but anybody with any knowledge of that team knows Crawford is right back where he needs to be.

 

I understand the point of contention here, and I'm not trying to take away from the quality and reputation of football out east, especially in Blount County. But to suggest that Wilco football will "disappear" is about as likely as Maryville and Alcoa not making the playoffs next year.

 

 

Indy won't be much of a factor if Blade leaves. Centennial will be solid but Rector left for a reason, and Ravenwood will feel the effects of Nolensville HS.. Hillsboro would be the team I would worry about if I was Henry.. Their underclassmen are loaded from what I hear Edited December 17, 2015 by HighLife

[RedSwarm]

Indy won't be much of a factor if Blade leaves. Centennial will be solid but Rector left for a reason, and Ravenwood will feel the effects of Nolensville HS.. Hillsboro would be the team I would worry about if I was Henry.. Their underclassmen are loaded from what I hear

 

I didn't include Hillsboro, Hendersonville, Beech, and even Cane Ridge.. but they're all very good teams that won't lay down against anyone. Just didn't fit my Wilco narrative. Trust me, we in Henry County know all about the talent that cycles through Hillsboro. 

 

You've got valid points.  Blade is a big reason for Indy's success, but he's got a culture in place now.  Underclassmen and middle school kids have seen the ultimate objective achieved.  They've got a blueprint.  It won't happen every year, and may not ever happen again.... but I bet they stay in the 5A Top 10 for a long, long time.  

 

Rector leaving CHS surprised me, but I get the feeling that he's a program builder.  Gaddis took us to 3 consecutive state semis from 2006-2008.  The next season Gallatin ended our season in the 2nd round.  He left for a school in North Carolina, and there were rumblings that maybe he had seen the writing on the wall.  Enter Coach Counce. 5A State Champions in 2011 and 2013.  The writing on the wall was wrong on that one.  

 

We'll just have to see about Ravenwood. Hester seems to have a pretty good thing going there. If they drop to 5A, wouldn't that mean that they would have easier competition? Or is 5A stronger than 6A as a whole? .... Sorry. Had to throw that out there to see if I could get that argument stirred back up. It gets boring around here quick once the gold balls are handed out.  

[RedSwarm]

And Hester leaves...

 

Can anyone shed some light on the coaching carousel in Wilco?

Edited December 18, 2015 by RedSwarm

[MSURacer]

Indy won't be much of a factor if Blade leaves. Centennial will be solid but Rector left for a reason, and Ravenwood will feel the effects of Nolensville HS.. Hillsboro would be the team I would worry about if I was Henry.. Their underclassmen are loaded from what I hear

 

I'm not "worried" very much about any of them, to be honest. Our own underclassmen will not be easy to handle as they move up.