5a region 4

[RichyRich]

What's the new on some of the teams in this division, and how do you see this region playing out, which 4 teams makes the playoffs, any improvements/ drop in talent from any of the teams the region added another team to the mix. The teams in this region are:  teams listed in abc order andnon region games listed 

East Hamilton: ( Hixson, Ringgold heritage, Franklin county,East ridge,and sevierville)

Howard: (brainerd, Chattanooga prep, RePublic, Sequoyah, and Chattanooga Central)

McMinn County: (Bradley Central,Cleveland,Tyner,Oak Ridge, and Powell)

Ooltewah: ( Chattanooga Central,Soddy daisy,Hixson,Knoxville Central, and Coffee county)

Rhea County: ( Soddy Daisy,Red Bank, Knoxville Central,  Cleveland, and Tyner)

Walker valley: ( Notre Dame, Polk County,Cleveland, Bradley Central, and Pure Academy(memphis))

Edited August 9, 2023 by RichyRich

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New Rhea QB? Same offence?

[Rhea Co.]

Going into this season this could be one of the more evenly matched years and could make for some drama come play off time. 
 

McMinn has to be the favorite going into the season. They switched up their offense again back to a wing t offense. They lost a bunch of offensive production off of last years team. They do have a very good offensive line coming back so it makes sense to go to a run oriented offense with breaking in a new QB.

Defense looks like it should be pretty good again. They bring back a lot of pieces that made their defense pretty good last year. 
 

I think 2-4 will be between Rhea, East Ham, and WV. Rhea returns pretty much everyone except for 4 starters from last years team. The one scrimmage Rhea played, we looked much better up front and we have a nice stable of running backs.  The key will can we stay healthy and not have 17 starters out like the end of last year.

East Ham comes in as the newcomer. They were a pretty good team in 4A winning their region last year. I think they can compete with 5A right way they gave McMinn a game the last couple of years. 

WV from what I hear is feeling pretty good about the upcoming season. They have a pretty good QB and the got Whittenbarger from Soddy in a transfer. Who is a pretty good running back at Soddy. However he is coming off an ACL so we will see if he lost a step with that injury. 
 

I think Ooltewah and Howard will battle it out for last. I give ooltewah the edge at this point and ooltewah could surprise a team or two if they over look them. Howard they just don’t have the depth to compete at the 5A level. 

Edited August 10, 2023 by Rhea Co.

[RichyRich]

1 hour ago, Rhea Co. said:

Going into this season this could be one of the more evenly matched years and could make for some drama come play off time. 
 

McMinn has to be the favorite going into the season. They switched up their offense again back to a wing t offense. They lost a bunch of offensive production off of last years team. They do have a very good offensive line coming back so it makes sense to go to a run oriented offense with breaking in a new QB.

Defense looks like it should be pretty good again. They bring back a lot of pieces that made their defense pretty good last year. 
 

I think 2-4 will be between Rhea, East Ham, and WV. Rhea returns pretty much everyone except for 4 starters from last years team. The one scrimmage Rhea played, we looked much better up front and we have a nice stable of running backs.  The key will can we stay healthy and not have 17 starters out like the end of last year.

East Ham comes in as the newcomer. They were a pretty good team in 4A winning their region last year. I think they can compete with 5A right way they gave McMinn a game the last couple of years. 

WV from what I hear is feeling pretty good about the upcoming season. They have a pretty good QB and the got Whittenbarger from Soddy in a transfer. Who is a pretty good running back at Soddy. However he is coming off an ACL so we will see if he lost a step with that injury. 
 

I think Ooltewah and Howard will battle it out for last. I give ooltewah the edge at this point and ooltewah could surprise a team or two if they over look them. Howard they just don’t have the depth to compete at the 5A level. 

Sounds like a pretty good and accurate analysis! Mcminn non district schedule looks pretty tough should get them ready for regional games. I hope for another good from the cherokees but I imagine they take a step back this year.

Edited August 10, 2023 by RichyRich

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Curious as to who the new QB is for Rhea?