Halls v/s Powell

[dilweed3]

Any predictions? Halls had a big win, and powell needs one to get their season going the way they want. Both teams need this one to be contenders for the playoffs.

[4AFAN]

Halls big win Friday against South-Doyle might have been what they needed to get going in region 3-4A. They showed they could put points on the board. Also able to stop South-Doyle. Halls by 21 over Powell.

[JohnPaul]

halls wins, powell has nothing just like i told you folks before the season started. i said powell might win 3 games, but they already have lost two that i thought they might win. duncan left because he seen what was in the weight room.

[medman]

Before the season started, I thought that with the huge front line that Powell had, they would be OK. But they have not been able to put anything together yet. It doesn't sound like they have much at the skill positions, or they are not being used to get production from them. If defense wins this game, then my pick is Halls by 10. The boost they got from blowing out a horrible South Doyle team will carry over to practice this week and the game on Friday. This is a rivalry game, so the atmosphere should be good.

[4AFAN]

I too thought that they would be better than they are. I knew they had no skill players, but I thought that huge line would make up for the lack of skill. John Paul called it right (I hate to admit it). I do remember HTV saying that we are badly mistaken in saying, at the first of the year, that Powell had no skill players, but we were not.

 

Maybe HTV can tell us why they are having so much trouble now. Is it the coaching change, bad team chemistry, no skilled players, or what?

Edited September 15, 2003 by 4AFAN

[HTV]

If you will look at the statistics, the skill players haven't been all that bad offensively. It is on the defensive side of the ball that Powell has had most of its problems.

 

It's a young team. They've shown signs of improvement. They'll be fine.

 

And as for the Battle of Emory Road this Friday, it will be an intense game. It always is.

 

John Paul - you are dead wrong about why Clark left. He had an opportunity to advance his career, just like any of of would look to do. He moved up in position and also received the substantial pay increase that goes with it. I know for a fact that he struggled with the decision. He did what he thought best for he and his family. Anything you say differently is simply wrong and uninformed.

[4AFAN]

I have to agree with HTV. I heard him say years ago that when his daughter got out of Powell he would consider going into administration. The right person asked him, and his daughter has graduated. I know for a fact that he struggled with leaving. If he could right now he would go coach for Stephens.

[dilweed3]

I'd say Coach Duncan has his hands full right about now with all the shinanigans at S-D.

[4AFAN]

You heard it here first, first of the week, I said bye bye to Swaffy.

[billygoat2]

If what I'm hearing about the allegations is true, I can't imagine him getting punished any worse than the Gibbs coach did a few weeks ago. What's the world coming to? A coach can't cuss at his kids, punch them, or throw things at them. How in the world are you supposed to get them motivated?

[sanchezdirty]

I heard that Swaffy was at the ball game Frday night disguised as the ball-boy from Halls high. From what I have seen on T.V., there is a striking resemblance between the two.

[HTV]

Swafford has known his days at South-Doyle were numbered since Clark was named the AD. The two had words after the Powell/SD game last year over repeated cheap shots by the Cherokees on Derek Milligan.

 

I've been told that Swafford even applied for the Karns job when he found out that Clark had been hired as the AD.

 

Irregardless of what comes out of this incident, I would be shocked to see Swafford still coaching at South-Doyle after this season.