Watertown @ MCminn central

[chrisburr]

This might be the best game of he first round, 50-50 tossup, I can see either team winning state

and chatt central is much better than that 4-6 record (as is watertown)

Imma say Purple Tigers 85-84 in 9 OTs in a game that gets the OT 2 Point Conversion Rule Implemented in the next classification cycle

[logcabinman]

4 hours ago, blitzinbuc said:

I'll go with McMinn Central in this matchup. I know their defense has struggled, but their offense will be too much for a Watertown team that's not as good as their former solid teams of the past. 

Do any Central fans know the status of seniors Masingale and Harbison?  Them playing would make a big difference in the makeup of Central's team in the playoffs. 

No Masingale

[Blue222]

No Masingale rest of the way.  Harbison is day to day but is in a boot and on crutches. No break luckily.  Check this out…. first 5 games Central gave up only 14 plays of 20 yards or more. The last five games…..FORTY!!!!! That’s right FORTY plays of 20 yards or more in the last 5 games. FORTY!!!!!

[blitzinbuc]

19 minutes ago, Blue222 said:

No Masingale rest of the way.  Harbison is day to day but is in a boot and on crutches. No break luckily.  Check this out…. first 5 games Central gave up only 14 plays of 20 yards or more. The last five games…..FORTY!!!!! That’s right FORTY plays of 20 yards or more in the last 5 games. FORTY!!!!!

If you're allowed to say, is Masingale just hanging it up for football, or will he miss basketball too?  
Glad nothing is broken with Bay and I hope he's back for the Watertown game. 

Central's schedule has a lot to do with those numbers. The first 5 games were against anemic teams. The last 5 - other than TP and CC - were against some pretty good teams. However, with 4 of those last 5 games played at Central, I'm surprised. The Chargers' D has been struggling, no doubt, but I'm still amazed they gave up 62 points last night to a team like CC.  

[Blue222]

6 hours ago, blitzinbuc said:

If you're allowed to say, is Masingale just hanging it up for football, or will he miss basketball too?  
Glad nothing is broken with Bay and I hope he's back for the Watertown game. 

Central's schedule has a lot to do with those numbers. The first 5 games were against anemic teams. The last 5 - other than TP and CC - were against some pretty good teams. However, with 4 of those last 5 games played at Central, I'm surprised. The Chargers' D has been struggling, no doubt, but I'm still amazed they gave up 62 points last night to a team like CC.  

I’m not at liberty to say what happened with football because of “hear say” but I do know he’s done and as of now he will play basketball. 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Blue222

[Dadof2]

In the last two games Central has given up 100 points to a couple not very good teams. I have to go with Watertown.

[ElGoat]

What’s been the deal with Masingale all season? Injured? Why has he missed so many games?

[Yeti]

Curious, what happened to the team that beat Kingston? They were a good team and they were not an easy team to beat. I'm curious how the team that beat Kingston loses to Chatt Central with 62 scored on them. 

[Charger64]

21 hours ago, H2Oman said:

Then there may be 200 points scored because H2O defense isn’t any better.

Game might last till midnight

[blitzinbuc]

I think Region 3 goes 3-1 against Region 4 in round 1 of the playoffs.... with Brainerd losing to Giles County. 
 2023 Class 3A State Football Playoffs Bracket (tssaasports.com) 

[Yeti]

11 minutes ago, blitzinbuc said:

I think Region 3 goes 3-1 against Region 4 in round 1 of the playoffs.... with Brainerd losing to Giles County. 
 2023 Class 3A State Football Playoffs Bracket 

You think Central can beat H20?

[blitzinbuc]

Just now, Yeti said:

You think Central can beat H20?

Yes I do, but I'm basing that on the assumption Central has Harbison healthy enough to play.  He's a weapon.
Central has a good coaching staff and I believe they'll figure a way to shore up the defense to slow down Watertown's running game just enough for their offense to outscore Watertown. It's no secret that Central's defense against the run has been pretty abysmal the last several games, but since their loss to Meigs they've outscored their opponents enough to win them all - except for the total defensive collapse at Chatt Central. Central found a way to beat a pretty solid Kingston team, so the potential is there.  
As a coach, you can only deal with the talent at hand, but you can change and scheme things to get the max out of that talent.  I have no clue about Watertown's ability to successfully pass the ball, but my initial thinking as a coach I'd probably stack the box to stop the run and challenge them to beat me passing.