Final 2017 3A poll/ rankings

[32hammer]

1. Alcoa- even though folks kept saying the Tornados were down, that their talent pool was running dry and they were beatable in 3A, Alcoa won its 3rd straight title and 11th in the last 14 years. Alcoa's average score in the playoffs was 39 to 6.8 and that includes late TDs given up to opponents when the 2s and 3s were in. Rankin says they will be better next year...

2. Covington- Well coached. good team with some dynamic athletes. only losses were to Alcoa in title game and an early season game. Handled previously undefeated Raleigh -Egypt 35-16 in the playoffs. They pulled the upset of the playoffs with the win over PC in the semis.

3. Pearl Cohn- Manned up and played a tough schedule to get ready for the playoffs. Were ranked #1 by some people before playoffs started. gutted out some close wins against tough teams like CPA and Marshall. Lost by 3 TDs to Cookeville. Lots of talent and dominated most teams they played in 3A. Lost in Semis to a good Covington team.

4. Austin East - some great athlete and improved coaching has the roadrunners climbing back towards the top. Lost to Fulton by one TD and had two losses to Alcoa by a combined score of 62-21.

5. Red Bank- Made it to the semis. Lost to Alcoa in that game 34-0

6. Kingston- Well coached team. Fell off with a late season upset loss but until then had only lost to AE and Alcoa. Had the lead on AE at the half ( I think)

7-Milan- tough year for the Bulldogs but the two close losses to Covington 27-28 and 14-21 show that the Bulldogs belong at number 7.

8.Johnson County- Had a great season and pushed AE in the playoffs before falling 30-21. Congrats to the Longhorns on an undefeated regular season.

9. Raleigh Egypt- Undefeated regular season but not really any quality wins lost 35-16 to Covington in the 3rd round

10 - Fairview - a 1 point double OT loss and a losses to larger schools were the only blemishes on their regular season record. made it to the 3rd round of playoffs before falling to PC 41-17

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

2 hours ago, 32hammer said:

1. Alcoa- even though folks kept saying the Tornados were down, that their talent pool was running dry and they were beatable in 3A, Alcoa won its 3rd straight title and 11th in the last 14 years. Alcoa's average score in the playoffs was 39 to 6.8 and that includes late TDs given up to opponents when the 2s and 3s were in. Rankin says they will be better next year...

2. Covington- Well coached. good team with some dynamic athletes. only losses were to Alcoa in title game and an early season game. Handled previously undefeated Raleigh -Egypt 35-16 in the playoffs. They pulled the upset of the playoffs with the win over PC in the semis.

3. Pearl Cohn- Manned up and played a tough schedule to get ready for the playoffs. Were ranked #1 by some people before playoffs started. gutted out some close wins against tough teams like CPA and Marshall. Lost by 3 TDs to Cookeville. Lots of talent and dominated most teams they played in 3A. Lost in Semis to a good Covington team.

4. Austin East - some great athlete and improved coaching has the roadrunners climbing back towards the top. Lost to Fulton by one TD and had two losses to Alcoa by a combined score of 62-21.

5. Red Bank- Made it to the semis. Lost to Alcoa in that game 34-0

6. Kingston- Well coached team. Fell off with a late season upset loss but until then had only lost to AE and Alcoa. Had the lead on AE at the half ( I think)

7-Milan- tough year for the Bulldogs but the two close losses to Covington 27-28 and 14-21 show that the Bulldogs belong at number 7.

8.Johnson County- Had a great season and pushed AE in the playoffs before falling 30-21. Congrats to the Longhorns on an undefeated regular season.

9. Raleigh Egypt- Undefeated regular season but not really any quality wins lost 35-16 to Covington in the 3rd round

10 - Fairview - a 1 point double OT loss and a losses to larger schools were the only blemishes on their regular season record. made it to the 3rd round of playoffs before falling to PC 41-17

I think red bank and milan are too high and Fairview is too low. But it is just a matter of opinion. I see why you put them where you did.  This was one of the most talented teams Milan has had lately. Vastly underperformed. Had the talent to be in Cookeville. 

[BCsportsfan]

I would move RE up to 5.

Fairview to around 7.

Redbank down to 8....

Top 4 are solid.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

2 minutes ago, BCsportsfan said:

I would move RE up to 5.

Fairview to around 7.

Redbank down to 8....

Top 4 are solid.

RE had potential to be really good. All the tools were there. They just had not been tested and when they got punched in the mouth they didn't know how to respond. 

[BoardHater71]

1.). Alcoa:  they just get it done;  they have great players and even greater coaching but they win when it matters

2.). Covington

3.). Pearl-Cohn

4.). Austin East

5.). Red Bank

6.). Fairview 

7.). Raleigh Egypt 

8.). Milan

9.). Johnson County 

10.). Smith County 

 

Honorable Mention:  Kingston, Giles County, South Gibson

Edited December 15, 2017 by howdoitknow

[orngnblk]

5 hours ago, howdoitknow said:

1.). Alcoa:  they just get it done;  they have great players and even greater coaching but they win when it matters

2.). Covington

3.). Pearl-Cohn

4.). Austin East

5.). Red Bank

6.). Fairview 

7.). Raleigh Egypt 

8.). Milan

9.). Johnson County 

10.). Smith County 

 

Honorable Mention:  Kingston, Giles County, South Gibson

Agree on Kingston,not a top ten yet.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

3 hours ago, orngnblk said:

Agree on Kingston,not a top ten yet.

I think the goons would probably say Kingston could probably beat Red Bank. At least they put up more of a fight. 

[orngnblk]

1 hour ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

I think the goons would probably say Kingston could probably beat Red Bank. At least they put up more of a fight. 

Point taken. Then stop the pole after 5!LOL.

[BCsportsfan]

RE vs AE would be a great Game!

The AE QB was a beast. Army got a great player! Surprised his is only listed as a two star?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

On my way to East TN. The Machine will be making an appearance in Alcoa on Friday. Hide the women and children!!  Alcoa will never be the same!!!

[BCsportsfan]

10 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

On my way to East TN. The Machine will be making an appearance in Alcoa on Friday. Hide the women and children!!  Alcoa will never be the same!!!

Yea!

[Booger]

On 12/26/2017 at 11:14 AM, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

On my way to East TN. The Machine will be making an appearance in Alcoa on Friday. Hide the women and children!!  Alcoa will never be the same!!!

word has it that nither will any canteener runnin a pre Dia de los Santos Reyes special on Rooster Lip Tacos and Hen Ear Pozole

Booger just sayin