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1 hour ago, TheGreatWallofAlnwick said:

That narrative is so deceptive.  That was a 6-4 WB team that had two close losses to some of the best teams in 5A at the time (Farragut and Ooltewah) and a loss to Maryville. We could have easily beaten Farragut and Ooltewah. We only lost to Farragut by a point and we lost to Ooltewah 28-24 on the road because a very questionable flag eliminated a late go-ahead WB touchdown. That Ooltewah team lost to the eventual state champs (Smyrna) in the semifinals and Ooltewah had to beat Farragut in the third round to get to that game. That was a very good WB team.  We're talking about a team that could have easily been 9-1 with a 34-10 loss to Maryville. To say we were middle of the pack is inaccurate. We were a top 5ish team in 5A.

Good to know all that history behind the scenes stuff...  I was only going by the record at the time.

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Another bad game. Tackling was atrocious. There was a play where WB only had 8 guys on the field and had to call timeout. Just not a good season at all. Very unfortunate because I was excited going into this season. When I first looked at this matchup before the season, I thought it would be the battle for 2nd place in the region. Doesn’t help that WB had a couple of key players out tonight. 

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About time the Tribe got back to being the team they were the first 5 weeks. I think moving forward, Blankenship is the better option at QB. 

He was on target with all of his throws tonight. Carson may still be feeling effects from the concussion against Greeneville. 

Side note, it was an honor to meet @BarneySox2007tonight. Good dude! 

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5 hours ago, SWVAHavokFan said:

About time the Tribe got back to being the team they were the first 5 weeks. I think moving forward, Blankenship is the better option at QB. 

He was on target with all of his throws tonight. Carson may still be feeling effects from the concussion against Greeneville. 

Side note, it was an honor to meet @BarneySox2007tonight. Good dude! 

The same likewise SWVAHavokFan. I ended up going to this really for three reasons, not being able to drive over to HVA and get there on time since we start at 7, HVA is really a poor excuse for a football team and everyone needs to lose their job all the way to the principal and I thought the DB game would actually be a lot better which it was until the bomb exploded with the interception late in the second quarter and then the truth all came out real fast. The DB QB was right on with his throws and really something WB couldn't handle. The QB hitting his target laying on the ground in the end zone is worth watching the replay again. His other throws were like watching a military drone hit video. I did watch the Maryville game while at this contest on my phone. To go over and watch a game at HVA is nothing worse than taking a beating. 

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