Walker Valley at West

[osunut2]

1 hour ago, AllVol2012 said:

It’s crazy farragut was playing in 5A and they have the most students in Knox county I believe. 

That was shortly after HVA opened, and 6A was capped at 32 teams. Bearden and HVA were both larger at the time.

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Funny thing about a football... It's odd shaped and takes funny bounces.  I guess all of Knoxville is predicting West to win about 35-0.  Guess that means that I will have to pull for Walker Valley... 28-27

[KnoxVil]

17 minutes ago, ADS1 said:

Funny thing about a football... It's odd shaped and takes funny bounces.  I guess all of Knoxville is predicting West to win about 35-0.  Guess that means that I will have to pull for Walker Valley... 28-27

Not all of Knoxville! I believe in what RTmojo is selling

[osunut2]

1 hour ago, Rockytopmojo7 said:

Serious question, why is the Knoxville area such a hotbed  year in and year out in football (public schools speaking)? 

I think there are a lot of factors. Population is a natural one. Popularity/emphasis of the sport, largely because of UT, also drives a lot of kids to play. Competition, coaching, and the availability of personal training have also greatly improved here.

I do think this is a misnomer in 6A, as Knox-area teams (aside from Maryville) aren't nearly as dominant.

[Rerun92]

3 minutes ago, osunut2 said:

I think there are a lot of factors. Population is a natural one. Popularity/emphasis of the sport, largely because of UT, also drives a lot of kids to play. Competition, coaching, and the availability of personal training have also greatly improved here.

I do think this is a misnomer in 6A, as Knox-area teams (aside from Maryville) aren't nearly as dominant.

I'd say the presence and dominance of both Alcoa and Maryville have contributed to that as well.  They raised the bar for the schools around them and in 4a/5a schools have responded.  

[5AfballFan]

It's a shame that Walker Valley didn't want to play West when they both had a COVID opening at the beginning of the season. Always like to see a playoff rematch.

[Rerun92]

2 minutes ago, 5AfballFan said:

It's a shame that Walker Valley didn't want to play West when they both had a COVID opening at the beginning of the season. Always like to see a playoff rematch.

And 5AfballFan creates an account and comes in with a whopper of an inside info first post...

 

Is this true?  Tell us more friend.

[TnBear]

West 28-14

[osunut2]

7 minutes ago, guthook said:

I'd say the presence and dominance of both Alcoa and Maryville have contributed to that as well.  They raised the bar for the schools around them and in 4a/5a schools have responded.  

Completely agree. Having that level of competition, along with the private schools, has really ratcheted things up.

[MeritIII]

3 minutes ago, guthook said:

And 5AfballFan creates an account and comes in with a whopper of an inside info first post...

 

Is this true?  Tell us more friend.

Well - I thought it was common knowledge WV and West had agreed to play but it fell through last minute.  

[Rerun92]

Just now, MeritIII said:

Well - I thought it was common knowledge WV and West had agreed to play but it fell through last minute.  

i'd heard the rumor, but didn't know it was common knowledge.  

[osunut2]

2 minutes ago, MeritIII said:

Well - I thought it was common knowledge WV and West had agreed to play but it fell through last minute.