1A State Semi Finals South Pittsburg @ Greenback

[pujo]

Just now, Pirate2003 said:

He’s not very big. I’m not sure if he is kin to Robert. 

You still watching film? lol

He’s a senior and probably 150 pounds. He’s not a big kid. 

The amount of transfers? Here is where you’re wrong. SP is primarily 95% kids from SP. I guarantee they haven’t gotten the number of high profile transfers like Greenback has gotten in the past several years. This is my only comment about transfers as I have refrained from it all season. There is NO comparison in the ones your boys have gotten recently and what we have gotten. Very rarely do we get a high impact transfer at SP. we got a few this year but most of them never see the field. Thats just an honest fact. 

No one in 1a can come close to the caliber of  transfers Greenback has got over the past several years. Thats not even debatable.

[pujo]

Just now, orngnblk said:

You have been a very respectful poster.The fact he is making ALL great programs get them.You all are fortunate in the area you are in with the athletes from your area.

Could be thats what makes um great programs, Which came 1st ,the Chicken or the egg. Saw Hampton go to the simi's 4 years straight and kids to flock to them.

[GHSblackhelmet]

17 minutes ago, pegleg said:

Was the coach working with the young man before he was enrolled and was it during the summer dead period?

https://www.thedailytimes.com/sports/coaches-teammates-help-braden-carnes-break-greenback-football-records/article_ef8bb008-facd-5bb7-b005-436583d27f0e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Yep had him at his house every night working on the playbook. Then we brought in a couple of pros for him to throw to during dead period. Because , well thats what we do. Most kids go to the BEACH during this time but not at Greenback we move them to my indoor facility so no one can spy on us and just practice, practice, practice. 

Edited November 29, 2019 by GHSblackhelmet

[Gbnation]

38 minutes ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

Hubbard is a senior. He is the one that played QB against us in 2017. I believe #12 is also a Hubbard @powerp can correct me if I am wrong.

Yes #12 was the one I pulled up 

[Gbnation]

4 minutes ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

Yep had him at his house every night working on the playbook. Then we brought in a couple of pros for him to throw to during dead period. Because , well thats what we do. Most kids go to the BEACH during this time but not at Greenback we move them to my indoor facility so no one can spy on us and just practice, practice, practice. 

[pegleg]

13 minutes ago, GHSblackhelmet said:

Yep had him at his house every night working on the playbook. Then we brought in a couple of pros for him to throw to during dead period. Because , well thats what we do. Most kids go to the BEACH during this time but not at Greenback we move them to my indoor facility so no one can spy on us and just practice, practice, practice. 

This was written by a newspaper reporter up your way , no SP dogglewoppers involved. 

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.

[Howiewildcat]

20 minutes ago, pujo said:

No one in 1a can come close to the caliber of  transfers Greenback has got over the past several years. Thats not even debatable.

Pujo: You mean recruits right.

[GHSblackhelmet]

6 minutes ago, pegleg said:

This was written by a newspaper reporter up your way , no SP dogglewoppers involved. 

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.

And?

[pujo]

Just now, howiesmashville said:

Pujo: You mean recruits right.

I'm sure a few were actively sought after.

[pujo]

Just now, GHSblackhelmet said:

And?

I'm sure the point is the Coach working with the kid during the summer before attending school. I'd say thats illegal 

[BABIEC]

1 hour ago, pujo said:

My guess is the phone has rung off the wall at the TSSAA concerning Greenback all year long. Can't imagine they have anything or something should have come out by now. I just look forward to watching 2 really good teams duel it out.

Integrity = doing right even when no one is looking. 

 

[GHSblackhelmet]

Just now, pujo said:

I'm sure the point is the Coach working with the kid during the summer before attending school. I'd say thats illegal 

Whatever man. There was zero wrong doing in Mr. Carnes transfer. Old Butt Pirate Knows it, Roy likes the D knows it and you know it. It's all by the rules, you got a problem with the rules petition to change them. I am done with this crap. I can't believe that the biggest game of the year is here and all you choades can talk about is this crap.