Gerry Bertier's 3A Top 10 heading into Week 9

[FBfan26]

10 hours ago, FIREBIRD80 said:

Are you talking bout Austin East?

I'm guessing

[BCsportsfan]

In the East it's Alcoa, Austi-East and Red Bank with the potential to go the distance. 

I see Alcoa playing A-E twice. The last game of the regular season and again in the playoffs.  I think Alcoa will then face Red Bank in the qtr. finals.  Then, my guess Pearl Cohn in the Championship game. It is still hard for me to gage how good Raleigh Egypt is.

[FBfan26]

1 hour ago, BCsportsfan said:

In the East it's Alcoa, Austi-East and Red Bank with the potential to go the distance. 

I see Alcoa playing A-E twice. The last game of the regular season and again in the playoffs.  I think Alcoa will then face Red Bank in the qtr. finals.  Then, my guess Pearl Cohn in the Championship game. It is still hard for me to gage how good Raleigh Egypt is.

RE looks Good! Hopefully we will see them.

[CHARGERFAN]

Gerry - looking forward to seeing this week's version of your rankings 

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

20 hours ago, FBfan26 said:

RE looks Good! Hopefully we will see them.

RE does look good. Too bad their schedule doesn't. I don't think they will make it past the 3rd rd. I think it will be hard for them to beat 3 region 7 teams 3 weeks in a row. But I could be completely wrong. JMO. 

[FBfan26]

7 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

RE does look good. Too bad their schedule doesn't. I don't think they will make it past the 3rd rd. I think it will be hard for them to beat 3 region 7 teams 3 weeks in a row. But I could be completely wrong. JMO. 

I paid no attention to their schedule until you just said something and wow. They only have 2 teams on their schedule over 500. 

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

1 hour ago, FBfan26 said:

I paid no attention to their schedule until you just said something and wow. They only have 2 teams on their schedule over 500. 

Yep. Exactly. Don't get me wrong. They are a good team and well coached. Lots of athletes. But they will not be battle test. The region they will be paired up with in the playoffs will have run the gauntlet. Don't see them reaching the semis but could be wrong. 

[Booger]

On 10/10/2017 at 3:14 PM, Gerry Bertier said:

Only 3 more weeks until the playoffs start. Coach Boone and Coach Yoast use to preach to me you can't win a state championship in October, but you can lose it if you don't put in the hard work and determination at practice during that time. I still remember that day when Blue complained about water, and Coach Boone got all over him. He made us tough and tough and grit is what wins in the playoffs. So lets look at who has the grit and toughness in 3A to make the top 10.

1. Pearl Cohn (6-2) - The Firebirds got a quality win over 6A Cordova this week propels them into the top spot. Up to this point I feel like they have a better resume than Alcoa so Coach Brunetti and Co. take the top spot this week.

2. Alcoa- (5-2)- The Tornadoes lose their top spot in the rankings due to Pearl Cohn's impressive win against a better 6A team than the Tornadoes beat the week before. It is looking like PC and Alcoa are destined to meet in the 3A Championship barring a major upset. 

3. Austin-East (6-1)- The Roadrunners one blemish on the season is a 20-14 loss to rival Fulton. This team can play and will be Alcoa's biggest hurdle in returning to Cookeville. They will need to stay away from the injury and turnover bug to make a deep run. 

4. Raleigh-Egypt (7-0)- The Pharaohs keep rolling along with HC Major Wright. Granted their schedule is not been the strongest, but they have a quality win over Arlington. Great athletes and great coaching= November Success. The Pharaohs could make the trip up I-40 to face PC in the semis if they get through a brutal Quad 4.

5. Covington- (6-1)- We are about to see how for real this Chargers squad is this season as they have a tough 3 game stretch to close the season. Probably the toughest out of any team in the top 10. If they are 9-1 heading into the playoffs, look out for them to make a deep run. 

6. Fairview (6-2)- Since the Jackets drop a double OT thriller to Waverly they have been on a tear outscoring their opponents 180-7 in the last 4 games. They are off this week but they are stepping up in classification with a showdown with Ravenwood. This game will show us if the Jackets can hang with some top notch competition. 

7. Giles County (4-3)- The 1st of two 3 loss teams in the rankings. But Coach O'Conner and the Bobcats have watched a lot of Marshall High School tape from back in my days in Virginia and they love to throw the ball around the yard. Tough to defend offense. I question their defense and line play, but OC has a gold ball on his resume and knows what it takes to win in November. 

8. Red Bank (5-2)- The Lions dropped a close game to Walker Valley this week. The loss to the Mustangs drops them in the poll this week as a begin to question the quality of football in the Chattanooga area. Looking forward to the Week 11 match up with Loudon as the winner of that game will give us an indication who will make the semis to face Alcoa.

9. Milan (4-3)- Coach Morris and the Bulldogs may have 3 losses but I would not want to be a HC who has to face them in November. They have the hardware to prove they know what it takes to be successful in November. Their toughness and perseverance reminds me of Rev, who was a great teammate that overcame a heartbreaking injury to bring us.

10. Loudon (6-1)- The Redskins keep moving along after dropping their 1st game of the year against frequent Cookeville visitor, Greenback. The end of the season match up against Red Bank should give us a clear idea where Loudon stands in the 3A ranks.

 

Next 5 Out: Johnson County, South Gibson, Bolivar, Kingston, and Cheatham Co.

Last week some yahoo from down in the Valley tried to call into question my poll. As Rev use to say, "God we come before you today and ask you to soften Big Bolddust's heart. He does not understand the Squatch is not a top 15 team in 3A this year. So please work on him as he sits in his beat up Ford Pinto everyday watching the Indians practice while he takes meticulous notes that he "shares" with Coach Caine every week that he hopes will be implemented into the game plan but doesn't realize are discarded in the dumpster soon after he leaves the reservation."

 

Discuss.

 

 

r u sacro religion or what Gerry.....is the devil gettin frost bite

Aluminum City is not the favorite.....why could not the Wizardry of T$$AA not have held of off one more year so the Irish could take down the Goons and the Tinheads.....Shuks

is Covington for real..whereever that is

...Gerrry must admit...he wish U were over in our Elite section makin predictions

Booger just sayin 

[Throwdeslant]

2 hours ago, Booger said:

r u sacro religion or what Gerry.....is the devil gettin frost bite

Aluminum City is not the favorite.....why could not the Wizardry of T$$AA not have held of off one more year so the Irish could take down the Goons and the Tinheads.....Shuks

is Covington for real..whereever that is

...Gerrry must admit...he wish U were over in our Elite section makin predictions

Booger just sayin 

C’mon Boog! Don’t be fooled by that generic poll! Ole Gerrry gets lost from time to time. 

[payner410]

On 10/15/2017 at 9:56 AM, BCsportsfan said:

In the East it's Alcoa, Austi-East and Red Bank with the potential to go the distance. 

I see Alcoa playing A-E twice. The last game of the regular season and again in the playoffs.  I think Alcoa will then face Red Bank in the qtr. finals.  Then, my guess Pearl Cohn in the Championship game. It is still hard for me to gage how good Raleigh Egypt is.

True statement!!!!!

[bglass]

Covington has played in the championship game three times since 2000. The last time was in 2012 but that was in 4a I'm not sure what we were classified in the other two games. Don't really know how good Raleigh Egypt is but I feel like if we make it to the third round it will be against Milan but u never know.

[Booger]

9 hours ago, Throwdeslant said:

C’mon Boog! Don’t be fooled by that generic poll! Ole Gerrry gets lost from time to time. 

that cant b right....is Booger missin sumthin or is that really Pearl at 5

Booger just sayin