Memphis Central @ Henry Co Round1

[SEC1rules]

Thoughts? Predictions? I don’t know anything about Memphis Central. 

[SheriffofRedRock]

Henry county will win the 5A state championship

[SEC1rules]

5 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Henry county will win the 5A state championship

That’s a long way off, I’m more worried about week 1.

[SheriffofRedRock]

Ya'll have played a tough non regionn schedule to help prepare you for the playoffs. To me yall coast to the semis and have a close game and then play the winner of West v Powell

[RollRed123]

28 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Ya'll have played a tough non regionn schedule to help prepare you for the playoffs. To me yall coast to the semis and have a close game and then play the winner of West v Powell

Have you seen or heard much about Southwind? Do you see HC/Beech rematch in round 3?

[SheriffofRedRock]

Don't know much about southwind or shelby co football. Yes I would assume a rematch with yall and beech in the quarters

[JacketLover]

Central came to Springfield a couple of years ago with a real good running back. We got on them pretty good, held down their running back, and then the lights went out early in the 4th quarter due to a transformer blowing. Once we got going again, they basically decided to almost start a fight since the game was out of hand. It got pretty choppy at the end. I know that doesn’t help much for this year , though. 

Edited October 27, 2023 by JacketLover

[TheCommissioner]

2 minutes ago, JacketLover said:

Central came to Springfield a couple of years ago with a real good running back. We got on them pretty good, #### down their running back, and then the lights went out early in the 4th quarter due to a transformer blowing. Once we got going again, they basically decided to almost start a fight since the game was out of hand. It got pretty choppy at the end. I know that doesn’t help much for this year , though. 

That was one more weird game. Cold front came through in thr second half and temperature dropped 30 to 40 degrees 

[MSURacer]

Can't get caught sleeping. Just like most Memphis teams, Central is dangerous and I am sure very athletic. HC better bring it each week to advance. 

[MSURacer]

@olddevil might appreciate this trivia, but there's actually some pretty cool history between Memphis Central and Henry County. 

HCHS's predecessor, Grove High, went undefeated in 1949 and had a pretty legendary season with very few close games. They completed their perfect season in a bowl game against Memphis Central, winning 21-20. I believe this was the only state championship the Grove Blue Devils ever claimed back during the era of polls. 

[RollRed123]

28 minutes ago, MSURacer said:

@olddevil might appreciate this trivia, but there's actually some pretty cool history between Memphis Central and Henry County. 

HCHS's predecessor, Grove High, went undefeated in 1949 and had a pretty legendary season with very few close games. They completed their perfect season in a bowl game against Memphis Central, winning 21-20. I believe this was the only state championship the Grove Blue Devils ever claimed back during the era of polls. 

Is there some kind of trophy for this championship? If so where is it kept? 

[MSURacer]

16 minutes ago, RollRed123 said:

Is there some kind of trophy for this championship? If so where is it kept? 

I don’t even know if they awarded trophies in those days considering the championships were considered “mythical”. All I’ve ever seen is newspaper clippings and stories from old heads lol