South Pittsburg vs Greenback (Grider against this Ryan man)

[Roy Dillard]

4 minutes ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

What is implied Columbo?

Helmet boy are you kin to junior? You both are real cocky.  You think im joking but im not. 

[oneyewilly]

13 minutes ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

What is implied Columbo?

Now if OEW needs to highlight it for you just ask.  

[GHSblackhelmet]

10 minutes ago, Roy Dillard said:

Helmet boy are you kin to junior? You both are real cocky.  You think im joking but im not. 

Might as well be. Our families have been friends since before Greenback was a town.

[GHSblackhelmet]

1 minute ago, oneyewilly said:

Now if OEW needs to highlight it for you just ask.  

Please do OEW

[TheLivingLegend]

You people need to get your act together and not have two threads for this game. A legend like myself doesn't have the time to post on two threads. You are very lucky that my publicist is doing my work for me tonight.

I will be gracing everyone with my presence tomorrow night at Greenback field. I am glad the Greenback administration has taken the extra steps for coordinating a legend like myself's arrival and departure tomorrow in your town. It's not everyday you get graced with the presence of a true living legend. I have been to several matchups throughout the years at my once proud alma mater in Marion County, but they have recently fell on hard times again so I will not grace them with my presence until changes have been made to my liking and the extra baggage has been removed from their sideline. I have had several speaking engagements the past few months so I am highly anticipating this battle. My entourage is scheduled to arrive at this game promptly 1 hour before kickoff tomorrow night. I would like for someone to make sure the press box is exactly 72 degrees and not one degree hotter or cooler. When you are a living legend like I am you pay close attention to the fine details. This game will be a battle between two great clubs. This game features two living legend coaches walking the sidelines for their respective clubs. My publicist and research coordinator informed me that Coach Ryan was a former player and now coaches at his alma mater. He played at Greenback then East Tennessee State where he achieved legend status at a young age as a player.  He truly sounds like a true living legend. Both of these fine coaches have already achieved legend status coaching by evidence of their previous state championship appearances. This will be my first trip to visit you people.  I have heard stories about vehicles near the endzones at this stadium. My entourage will escort me to and from Greenback stadium tomorrow night. As always I will be available around the concourse during the pregame rituals for autographs. Sportman, Old Pirate, PowerP, and others should make sure they are there once again to breathe some of the same air a legend like myself breathes. I have been keeping an eye on these young lads all season. Several young lads on both sides have a chance to achieve legend status. The young lads at SP 1, 5, & 7 have all inched closer to achieving legend status, but they haven't quite made it their yet. I am told that Greenback has several young lads that are also close to achieving legend status this season. My publicist was going through some online records and told me to keep my eyes on # 1, 6, 23, & 52 for this club. I will have my personal police escort from the premises as soon as the game ends so I ask that everyone stay back and don't interfere with the entrance and exit from the concourse. I have a very important speaking engagement tomorrow afternoon in Florida that I must attend. A legend like myself is simply stretched thin during this time of year. This will be my second time to see the young lads from SP this season and my first time to see the young lads from Greenback. I am looking forward to a festive environment tomorrow as many young lads try and achieve legend status. Always remember achieving legend status is a choice!

[PeabodyPride]

Power P Pirates get it done and win by 7. ! 

[pegleg]

Article from a East Tennessee Newspaper;

Summer Workouts by Maryville QB with Greenback Coach and former players 

Moving to a new school just before senior year can be tough. Moving and trying to replace one legend while being coached by another could be disastrous.

Greenback is a tight-knit community, as well, but social media helped Braden Carnes break the ice there.

“I looked on (Carnes’) Twitter when I found out he was coming,” Greenback receiver Holden Willis said. “One of the top things on his Twitter was a 60-yard bomb he threw at a camp, right on the money. I was like ‘Dang. Well if he’s coming, we’ll take him.’”

 

Now with good friends and excellent mentors, Carnes seems to have made a smooth transition in his move from Maryville.

 

The on-field help of Willis and other teammates, along with mentoring from two of the greatest quarterbacks in school history, has helped Carnes be well on his way to breaking several records.

More importantly, Carnes is leading Greenback into the second round of the TSSAA Class 1A state playoffs with hopes for a return to Cookeville for its fifth championship game appearance. The Cherokees play host to region foe Coalfield at 7 p.m. Friday.

Greenback runs a complicated and unique offense. Carnes was assisted with new schemes over the summer by one of the best operators of that offense, last year’s quarterback Bryce Hanley.

Now playing baseball at Carson-Newman, Hanley was the 2018 Class 1A Mr. Football and led Greenback to deep playoff runs including a state title in 2017.

 

“It’s hard to come in and try to take over a team, especially when the last quarterback was Mr. Football,” Carnes said. “But (Hanley) helped me a lot over the summer and this fall. He’s really helped me learn the offense a lot quicker.”

Coming from outside meant not having a deep knowledge of Greenback football tradition, but Hanley and coach Greg Ryan got Carnes up to speed quickly.

Ryan was also a Greenback quarterback, finishing his Cherokee career in 1992 with eight state passing records. Ryan went on to star at East Tennessee State University, where he still holds virtually every team passing mark.

The tutoring by all the greats would mean nothing if Carnes didn’t have the right teammates.

And he is surrounded by weapons.

Carnes has already set school records for total yardage in the air (3,131) and for touchdown passes in a season (45). Seven receivers have hauled in scoring strikes, but the chief Cherokee is Willis.

 

The two seniors worked over the summer to gain familiarity. Willis, already the all-time Greenback reception leader, is moving quickly up the standings in state records for touchdown catches.

Willis had one touchdown grab in last week’s 51-6 undressing of Unaka. That reception, his 24th this season, moved him into third place overall in state records. Two more receptions put him into a tie with leader Nathan Johnson, who set the record at Independence in 2015.

 

His 40 career touchdown receptions have Willis currently with the sixth-best record in Tennessee history.

The records are more impressive considering Greenback had six lopsided victories with the clock running continuously in the second half and Carnes, Willis and other starters on the sidelines.

And Greenback is by no means a pass-crazy offense. While the 3,131 passing yards account for most production, Greenback has added 1,184 yards on the ground. In the win over Unaka, leading rusher Wyatt Ruterson ran for 126 yards with three scores and an 18 yard-per-carry average.

 

Carnes and Willis are excited to pursue the records but have a bigger goal in mind.

“There’s a lot more than breaking the record,” Willis said. “Touchdowns help on the field more than they do in the stat book. I’d rather have one touchdown and win the game than have 10 and lose it.”

Greenback continues its quest for a third state championship against a Region 2-1A foe it defeated 45-20 in the regular season.

Record alert: Carnes threw for five touchdowns in that game.

[BABIEC]

38 minutes ago, pegleg said:

Article from a East Tennessee Newspaper;

Summer Workouts by Maryville QB with Greenback Coach and former players 

Moving to a new school just before senior year can be tough. Moving and trying to replace one legend while being coached by another could be disastrous.

Greenback is a tight-knit community, as well, but social media helped Braden Carnes break the ice there.

“I looked on (Carnes’) Twitter when I found out he was coming,” Greenback receiver Holden Willis said. “One of the top things on his Twitter was a 60-yard bomb he threw at a camp, right on the money. I was like ‘Dang. Well if he’s coming, we’ll take him.’”

 

Now with good friends and excellent mentors, Carnes seems to have made a smooth transition in his move from Maryville.

 

The on-field help of Willis and other teammates, along with mentoring from two of the greatest quarterbacks in school history, has helped Carnes be well on his way to breaking several records.

More importantly, Carnes is leading Greenback into the second round of the TSSAA Class 1A state playoffs with hopes for a return to Cookeville for its fifth championship game appearance. The Cherokees play host to region foe Coalfield at 7 p.m. Friday.

Greenback runs a complicated and unique offense. Carnes was assisted with new schemes over the summer by one of the best operators of that offense, last year’s quarterback Bryce Hanley.

Now playing baseball at Carson-Newman, Hanley was the 2018 Class 1A Mr. Football and led Greenback to deep playoff runs including a state title in 2017.

 

“It’s hard to come in and try to take over a team, especially when the last quarterback was Mr. Football,” Carnes said. “But (Hanley) helped me a lot over the summer and this fall. He’s really helped me learn the offense a lot quicker.”

Coming from outside meant not having a deep knowledge of Greenback football tradition, but Hanley and coach Greg Ryan got Carnes up to speed quickly.

Ryan was also a Greenback quarterback, finishing his Cherokee career in 1992 with eight state passing records. Ryan went on to star at East Tennessee State University, where he still holds virtually every team passing mark.

The tutoring by all the greats would mean nothing if Carnes didn’t have the right teammates.

And he is surrounded by weapons.

Carnes has already set school records for total yardage in the air (3,131) and for touchdown passes in a season (45). Seven receivers have hauled in scoring strikes, but the chief Cherokee is Willis.

 

The two seniors worked over the summer to gain familiarity. Willis, already the all-time Greenback reception leader, is moving quickly up the standings in state records for touchdown catches.

Willis had one touchdown grab in last week’s 51-6 undressing of Unaka. That reception, his 24th this season, moved him into third place overall in state records. Two more receptions put him into a tie with leader Nathan Johnson, who set the record at Independence in 2015.

 

His 40 career touchdown receptions have Willis currently with the sixth-best record in Tennessee history.

The records are more impressive considering Greenback had six lopsided victories with the clock running continuously in the second half and Carnes, Willis and other starters on the sidelines.

And Greenback is by no means a pass-crazy offense. While the 3,131 passing yards account for most production, Greenback has added 1,184 yards on the ground. In the win over Unaka, leading rusher Wyatt Ruterson ran for 126 yards with three scores and an 18 yard-per-carry average.

 

Carnes and Willis are excited to pursue the records but have a bigger goal in mind.

“There’s a lot more than breaking the record,” Willis said. “Touchdowns help on the field more than they do in the stat book. I’d rather have one touchdown and win the game than have 10 and lose it.”

Greenback continues its quest for a third state championship against a Region 2-1A foe it defeated 45-20 in the regular season.

Record alert: Carnes threw for five touchdowns in that game.

[harley04]

First time I've met living legend is he like the rick flare of Sp. 

[pujo]

5 minutes ago, harley04 said:

First time I've met living legend is he like the rick flare of Sp. 

MUCH BIGGER, This one don't show up very often.

[BCsportsfan]

3 hours ago, TheLivingLegend said:

You people need to get your act together and not have two threads for this game. A legend like myself doesn't have the time to post on two threads. You are very lucky that my publicist is doing my work for me tonight.

I will be gracing everyone with my presence tomorrow night at Greenback field. I am glad the Greenback administration has taken the extra steps for coordinating a legend like myself's arrival and departure tomorrow in your town. It's not everyday you get graced with the presence of a true living legend. I have been to several matchups throughout the years at my once proud alma mater in Marion County, but they have recently fell on hard times again so I will not grace them with my presence until changes have been made to my liking and the extra baggage has been removed from their sideline. I have had several speaking engagements the past few months so I am highly anticipating this battle. My entourage is scheduled to arrive at this game promptly 1 hour before kickoff tomorrow night. I would like for someone to make sure the press box is exactly 72 degrees and not one degree hotter or cooler. When you are a living legend like I am you pay close attention to the fine details. This game will be a battle between two great clubs. This game features two living legend coaches walking the sidelines for their respective clubs. My publicist and research coordinator informed me that Coach Ryan was a former player and now coaches at his alma mater. He played at Greenback then East Tennessee State where he achieved legend status at a young age as a player.  He truly sounds like a true living legend. Both of these fine coaches have already achieved legend status coaching by evidence of their previous state championship appearances. This will be my first trip to visit you people.  I have heard stories about vehicles near the endzones at this stadium. My entourage will escort me to and from Greenback stadium tomorrow night. As always I will be available around the concourse during the pregame rituals for autographs. Sportman, Old Pirate, PowerP, and others should make sure they are there once again to breathe some of the same air a legend like myself breathes. I have been keeping an eye on these young lads all season. Several young lads on both sides have a chance to achieve legend status. The young lads at SP 1, 5, & 7 have all inched closer to achieving legend status, but they haven't quite made it their yet. I am told that Greenback has several young lads that are also close to achieving legend status this season. My publicist was going through some online records and told me to keep my eyes on # 1, 6, 23, & 52 for this club. I will have my personal police escort from the premises as soon as the game ends so I ask that everyone stay back and don't interfere with the entrance and exit from the concourse. I have a very important speaking engagement tomorrow afternoon in Florida that I must attend. A legend like myself is simply stretched thin during this time of year. This will be my second time to see the young lads from SP this season and my first time to see the young lads from Greenback. I am looking forward to a festive environment tomorrow as many young lads try and achieve legend status. Always remember achieving legend status is a choice!

I can sum up all this yapping with one picture!

[oneyewilly]

3 hours ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

Please do OEW

Looks like someone beat me to it on the other thread.