Region 7-4A 2021 Outlook

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

33 minutes ago, stacmot said:

I tried to say it, but I just couldn't get it out.  However, I can say, "Go Purple!"

Now just put BIG at the beginning and MACHINE at the end and you’ll be good.

[stacmot]

1 hour ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Now just put BIG at the beginning and MACHINE at the end and you’ll be good.

Big Purple Machine says, Go Tomcats!  Sometimes I have trouble with sentence syntax, but I got Machine, Purple, Big, and Go in there.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

47 minutes ago, stacmot said:

Big Purple Machine says, Go Tomcats!  Sometimes I have trouble with sentence syntax, but I got Machine, Purple, Big, and Go in there.

Lol. 

[NotNoahHouck]

On 2/23/2021 at 12:00 PM, stacmot said:

A 10-1 season in just the second year of varsity competition.  The Hornets have done extremely well for such a young program.  SGC began play on the varsity level in 2011.  Over that period of time South Gibson has a record of 68 wins and 43 losses for a winning percentage of 61%. The Hornets have had 8 winning seasons and 2 losing seasons.

Looking at other teams in 7-4A:

Crockett Co. - first season - 1983;   overall record/winning percentage - 226-197, 53%;    22 winning seasons;   16 losing seasons.
North Side - first season - 1947;   overall record/winning percentage - 416-322-7, 56%;   47 winning seasons;   25 losing seasons.
Obion Co. - first season - 1961;  overall record/winning percentage - 213-385-8, 36%;   19 winning seasons;   41 losing seasons
Milan - first season - 1922;   overall record/winning percentage - 684-398-23, 63%;   69 winning seasons;   30 losing seasons
Haywood - first season - 1912;   overall record/winning percentage -  681-397-32, 63%;   74 winning seasons;   31 losing seasons

I'm going to carry off of BPM's post about how EH shaped SGC and this one as well.

 

SGC 10-0 schedule was my sophomore year of high school. It was amazing. But, in hindsight, they did not play the toughest schedule. We (though I am not in the Medina community anymore since we are in past tense I will use we) avoided Covington and Dyersburg in a 10 team district. The three non-district games were West Carroll, JCS and TCA. Probably cant fault the Hornets for that though. It is there first varsity schedule as a program, so its a big risk to go schedule eight win teams each week.

 

After losing to EH, SGC took a much tougher rout. The new district meant playing a full district schedule, and the idea was to have SGC battle tested by the first round of the playoffs. The schedule:

Camden

Chester Co.

Westview

TCA (Kyle Akin era)

Obion County 

Milan

USJ

Crockett County (Johnny Jones era)

Northside

Dyersburg

(These were the two losing seasons for SGC)

The 2013 team played Northside real close 28-24 and reached the playoffs to play Hickman County. If I recall Airan Reed was not available for the game.

The 2014 team went 2-8, wins over Obion County and USJ.  Four losses (at Camden, at Chester Co.,  Westview and Milan) were all by one possession (one possession from 6-4 and a playoff spot)

We had to bad losses that season (to senior Kyle Akin/TCA and senior Johnny Jones/Crockett Co.)

Nine opponents from that 2014 team made the playoffs. six made the second round and two to past that. Most of those teams were eliminated by another team that SGC played

I jokingly tell people that that was the best 2-8 team in the state, but in all seriousness it probably was. 

My point is, even when SGC had a bad record they were still a good team, searching for an identity and something to prove, but a tough opponent. 

 

M.O.M. mentioned earlier that SGC lacked athletes on paper, but made up for it with work ethic, fight and good coaching. That was the identity of the SGC teams back to 2011. the 2012 team (to my knowledge) had the most athletes of a Hornet team (as well as a very big line).

 

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Also, Nick Newsome (former Dyersburg and APSU football player) was an assistant on that SGC team. He is a grad assistant at Georgia Tech now

[NotNoahHouck]

Does anyone recall who got the Mr. Football awards from Class 2A and 4A in 2014?

[stacmot]

https://tssaa.org/article/2014-tennessee-titans-mr-football-award-winners

 

Edited March 7, 2021 by stacmot

[TryNotToSuck]

4 hours ago, stacmot said:

https://tssaa.org/article/2014-tennessee-titans-mr-football-award-winners

 

The names on this list is crazy.

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

I think it's a rule that the team with turf is preseason favorites

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

8 minutes ago, WarEagleCartman said:

I think it's a rule that the team with turf is preseason favorites

Don’t jinx us Regis. Lol. 

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

5 minutes ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Don’t jinx us Regis. Lol. 

It would jinx Huntingdon too though so not a total loss. How the dogs looking? I know the upcoming seniors is a heck of a class but you willing to spill on some of the younger guys who will be making an impact?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

1 hour ago, WarEagleCartman said:

It would jinx Huntingdon too though so not a total loss. How the dogs looking? I know the upcoming seniors is a heck of a class but you willing to spill on some of the younger guys who will be making an impact?

I think Trey Spinks is a name you will hear more of this year. He started some last year as a sophomore but should get a lot of time this year in the secondary and probably some action on offense too.  I think you will hear the names Ja’Varius Williams and Carmelo Jones more this year on offense probably toting the rock. But we should be good overall with skill position on offense and the defense will be stout. It’s no secret we had some losses on the O line we will need to work out. But we have some younger kids with great size coming up that will probably get in on the action. Adam Wright will be a junior next season. In his sophomore year he was listed at 6’5 240. Ayden Sellers and Javion Johnson were both freshmen last year. Ayden was listed as 6’3 280 and Javion 6’4 240. So there is some size in the younger Dawgs. They are hitting it hard in the weight room to get bigger and stronger so we shall see how it goes. Regardless I really like what we have coming back. 

[NotNoahHouck]

Anthony Brewer has received an offer from Austin Peay (Div. 1 FCS).

 

Chester County's Blake Catlett is on staff there