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[Ross55]

I enjoy reading your prep write ups in the Pickett and Fentress County papers. Thought I'd give you my top 10 on the plateau for now, we're pumped at the oppurtunity to put Clarkrange on top, it may be early, but this is just my opinion.....for now anyway 1.Clarkrange, 2.Jackson County, 3.Cookeville,4.Livingston, 5.Celina, 6.Cumberland County, 7.Cannon County, 8.Upperman, 9.York, 10.Monterey/PickettCounty

[hardnose]

Ross55 I believe York will wind up far better than that.

[benchcoach]

White Co. beat Clarkrange and Jackson Co. in preseason

games.I will also mention that York nipped us.White CO.

,York,1&2.

[fullcourt]

If you are going to compile one of those things make sure you do your homework. How in the world do you leave White Co. out?

[Edited by fullcourt on 11-21-02 8:31P]

[Ross55]

Good point White co fans, they are tough this year. They should be at the top, or at least in the mix, My mistake by omitting them.

[Guest Tweeter]

Usually the AAA teams are not even in the poll, but I do not see Sparta as being that great this year. I saw them beat Clarkrange and it was not the Clarkrange team that showe dup the other night..Scrimmages do not mean much, you got students calling the game and when they scrimmage they play to try stuff out. That's why my heart is not broke that Celina lost to Upperman. Celina is a better team than Upperman. If they played in December, I would put my money on Celina.

[thekeg55]

How is the Jackson Co. team this year compared to last year if they are as good then they should be #1, #2 Cookeville , #3 Livingston depending on if they are as good as last year, From everything everyone on here is saying then White Co. may be at #4 but they would have had to make many improvments since last year. Good luck to all teams.

[Bradley24]

The revamped lady Buffaloe ssquad has to be included in the top four now, come on.......

[uppercumberlandbb]

Tnanks Ross55. I try to cover the games in 7A &7AA and give stats and scores...the opinions are a mix of my obervations and from fans, coaches and players, so sometimes the comments are from me and other times from someone else. The column is meant to be everyone's. It runs in many of the area newspapers including the ones you mentioned and Celina and Monetery I saw Clarkrange and this will be my 8th year here and the is the best Clarkrange team I have seen, and they have all been great teams. I don't put rankings in the column until the season has been underway for a few weeks, but so far 7A is 2-0 against nationally recognized 7AA! I see 7AA as good as ever but 7A as being better than last year. I saw Pickett Co. last night beat a very good Smith team. They came back from 18-9, to outscore the Owelettes 18-5 and were up 31-25 after 3. They won at the buzzer 39-38. Pickett is much improved. I haven't seen Celina yet but know they'll be tough again. Don't overlook Monterey in 7A. I haven't seen Livingston or York yet, or any of the other teams in 7A &7AA...but know there will be some great teams here again this year...the best in the state again.