East TN top ten -- 01/05/02

[chill]

AAA

1)Cleveland

2)Bradley Central

3)Maryville

4)Science Hill

5)Bearden

6)Dobyns Bennett

7)Rhea County

8)Greeneville

9)Brainerd/Chattanooga Central

10)Will Blount/Oak Ridge/Mo East/Farragut/Dan Boone/McMinn

 

AA

1)Elizabethton

2)Hixson

3)Fulton

4)Howard

5)Austin East

6)Loudon

7)Sullivan Central

8)Claiborne County

9)McMinn Central

10)Volunteer/Gibbs

 

A

1)Temple

2)University High

3)Cosby

4)Lookout Valley

5)Rockwood

6)Unaka

7)Boyd Buchanon

8)Hancock County

9)Chattanooga Christian

10)Harriman/Sale Creek

[CoachSH]

Great post,

 

Elizabethton is playing great and I am glad that were #1 right now.

[CHHS72]

I've seen both teams play and, unless Unaka has improved 100%, there is no way Unaka is better than Hancock County.

[ArtVandalay]

Dan Boone #10??? Boone is not a good Basketball Team. Not even close. I watched them in the Arby's and they did not deserve to be on the same with just a decent team "Brainard".

Could Science Hill's days be numbered?? It took miricle finishes to get where they are now, and that was at home. The "Hill" goes on the road for 6 of the next 8 games. Trouble is looming big time for this over rated team.

[Guest boyd9]

Why is CCS in the top 10? I wouldn't put them that high. They are having an off year this year and will struggle the next couple of years.

[dirtydawgs44]

Beardens ranking is right on the money I beleive. They played a very good Cleveland team before New Years and just got blown out in the final period after staying close. Charles Little of Cleveland is the real deal in my opinion. Bearden and Maryville square off at Bearden around 8:00 est. Tuesday night which should have some bearing on the region standings in the future.

[Surf4life]

I don't think I would ever call any Science Hill team overrated man. That's just flat out ridiculous talk right there. They've had I think 2 games where they won on last second buzzer beaters, but that's it. This is the youngest team SH has had in a very long time. At this point in the season they're just now learning to mesh and play as a team. Many of the guys on this year's team do not have any varsity experience and they're still learning. "THE HILL" has one of the top programs in the state......let's not forget that. They've played in a lot of close games this year and come out on top, and they've lost a couple close ones too(to good teams),and they've flat out blown some teams away. We all know how good they can be and I don't think anyone will ever underestimate SCIENCE HILL.

[cochese]

That's cool.

[ArtVandalay]

True, SH has been a very strong Statewide Program for 20yrs or so. Very Strong. But, that was then and this is now. Now, this team is not a standard SH team. And if not for miricle finishes (hey Rocky, watch me pull a Rabbit out of my hat), this team would be 9-5 and looking at 6 of 8 games on the raod. Let's see how they fair the next 2-3 weeks. Will they struggle against teams they used to blow out? I expect they will struggle against SE and SS. Clinton gave SH all they wanted on the Hill, will SH fall to Clinton on the road? Clinton is not a very good team. And then there is D-B on the road. You and I both know who dominated that game in Dec., (except for above mentioned miricle), don't think that will happen in the Dome. See you in KPT in a couple of weeks.

[ArtVandalay]

If it helps any, I wasn't very impressed with Maryville either, except for Lee Humphrey. Wow, he is awesome. The rest of the team is average at best, but a good supporting cast for Humphrey, they do know how to get him the ball. Maryville fans should hope and pray that Humphrey doesn't get into foul trouble.

[hotcorner2]

Unaka starts one senior, three juniors and a sophmore. Their subs are mostly sophmores. They are a very young team, but they are still one of the best single A teams in northeast Tennessee. They play hard and they are exciting to watch when they are playing together. For example, last nite when they beat Hampton a AA team.

[Surf4life]

Expect Science Hill will struggle against teams like Sullivan East? YEAH RIGHT! Funny stuff there bro. Like I said they are still SCIENCE HILL.......don't ever underestimate a SH team.

 

Science Hill-86

Sullivan East-56