Mairvul Footbawl 2020 (offishual thred)

[JSamson7]

5 hours ago, Red Rebels said:

STEWART*

Stewart also competed in track and field under coach Mac Pickle while at Maryville, finishing second in the state in decathlon as a senior. Stewart also qualified for the state meet in the 100m, 110m hurdles, 400m, 200m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, discus, and shot put, but opted out of those competitions to compete in the state’s decathlon finals.

 

I know you stick and ball guys like to leave out track, but it's a sport. 

Believe it or not he also won a state wrestling title in middle school in his 1st year wrestling. As a Freshman he was a 174 pounder.

[REBELRON]

Carl Stewart also played basketball his junior year. He had the best dunk I ever seen at Maryville High School.  He ran the baseline and caught an alley oop pass for a dunk. He was way above the rim.

[MLREB]

15 hours ago, Red Rebels said:

STEWART*

Stewart also competed in track and field under coach Mac Pickle while at Maryville, finishing second in the state in decathlon as a senior. Stewart also qualified for the state meet in the 100m, 110m hurdles, 400m, 200m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, discus, and shot put, but opted out of those competitions to compete in the state’s decathlon finals.

 

I know you stick and ball guys like to leave out track, but it's a sport. 

My apologies....track is more of a sport then most that are labeled a sport.

[REBELRON]

Maryville lost a lot but return a lot of good players.  On offense Trevor Abdella returns on the Oline. Parker McGill returns as RB. Nick Dagel is a receiver with lots of experience.  Cade Chambers will be missed  but Carson Jones will be a great Quarterback.  He has a gun for an arm. Other names to remember are Markel Fortenberry and Noah Vaughn.  I have a feeling other kids will step up.

 

On defense there will be a lot of new names. 4 starters return but they are darn good players.  DJ Burks will be a D1 safety.  Lou Burchfield was awesome last year. Zack Braden was outstanding.  I have a feeling new kids will step up. Including little Greyrider. The upcoming senior class is small but has some good players.  Upcoming junior and sophomore classes are loaded. 

[strongx]

1 hour ago, REBELRON said:

Maryville lost a lot but return a lot of good players.  On offense Trevor Abdella returns on the Oline. Parker McGill returns as RB. Nick Dagel is a receiver with lots of experience.  Cade Chambers will be missed  but Carson Jones will be a great Quarterback.  He has a gun for an arm. Other names to remember are Markel Fortenberry and Noah Vaughn.  I have a feeling other kids will step up.

 

On defense there will be a lot of new names. 4 starters return but they are darn good players.  DJ Burks will be a D1 safety.  Lou Burchfield was awesome last year. Zack Braden was outstanding.  I have a feeling new kids will step up. Including little Greyrider. The upcoming senior class is small but has some good players.  Upcoming junior and sophomore classes are loaded. 

The expectations for the new guys are always cool to watch. Almost always a surprise or three. 
All the opportunities in 2020 really show what a better-than-normal senior class they had. It was a really good group this past year.

[STARSNBARS]

Thes littull fellers knead two groe upt faist......

Inn anuuver matter me and Momma haiv this nabor hear inn tha park and eye thaink he's gonna bee a souper star sanger......

Teef Sweat.....

 

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by STARSNBARS

[rebelwoman87]

24 minutes ago, STARSNBARS said:

Thes littull fellers knead two groe upt faist......

Inn anuuver matter me and Momma haiv this nabor hear inn tha park and eye thaink he's gonna bee a souper star sanger......

Teef Sweat.....

 

 

[strongx]

Did the California kid play football this year? Maybe next year?

[rebelwoman87]

11 hours ago, strongx said:

Did the California kid play football this year? Maybe next year?

He did not. I don’t know if he’s a 2 sporter. I hope the North Knoxville kid comes out for football too. He’s been a game changer on the court. 

[strongx]

7 hours ago, rebelwoman87 said:

He did not. I don’t know if he’s a 2 sporter. I hope the North Knoxville kid comes out for football too. He’s been a game changer on the court. 

Unless there are two kids from the left coast, I think he plays with the stick and ball as well. Maybe a 3 sport kid next year. Or 4 if we count the math team.

[rebelwoman87]

50 minutes ago, strongx said:

Unless there are two kids from the left coast, I think he plays with the stick and ball as well. Maybe a 3 sport kid next year. Or 4 if we count the math team.

Wow he must play first base. He’s a tall drink of water. 

[OldRebel2]

On 1/3/2020 at 4:31 PM, strongx said:

That’s what we have always been told for sure, but I’m beginning to wonder if it is true. With all the specialized trainers available today, players may be able to get their bodies in better shape for one sport. IDK
Over the last 10-15 yrs, any idea how many of murvils D1 players chose to drop other sports and specialize vs continuing to play multiple sports thru high school? Here are a few I remember:

Douglas-Bama?-football/basketball 

Hopkins-UAB-football

Stewart-Auburn-football/?  BASKETBALL Also

Jackson-Stanford-football/?

Hodge-UT-football

Humphrey-FL-basketball 

Coulter-UT-volleyball 

Curtis-Lipscomb-football/baseball

Thompson-SC-football

Shelton-CoC-football

Oliveira-Citidel-football

McCray-NCST-football/?

Black-Clem-football/?  Played basketball

Robinette-Vandy-football  Played Basketball until senior year after football was over

Chambers-ISU-football/basketball 

Church-KY- baseball

Im sure there are lots more. As I said, I’ve encouraged kids to play as many as possible, but I think the kids who specialize are gaining quite an advantage. As a parent and HS fan, I hate it.

Mostly, I was referring to specialization at an early age.  Almost everyone of these players who I know were multi-sport athletes until at least starting high school.  Several continued to play more than one sport in high school. A.J. Davis will probably be D1 at some level.  He plays basketball also.