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Greeneville-Knox Fulton with my son! first game we have been to together in three years.

Greeneville-Knox Fulton with my son! first game we have been to together in three years.

Greeneville-Knox Fulton with my son! first game we have been to together in three years.

Donnie Qualls is a great example.   He the the Dean of SWVA volleyball for a long time.  First coach to lead Region D to a state title.  Sixth all time in wins currently in the state and still hasn't been inducted.  I will look at the VHSL Hall of Fame as a joke until the day he is in there.

Week 1 in the books and there were a few surprises in 1A Humboldt (4-6) beat previously Memphis Middle College. In 4A Jackson North Side (6-5) beat #1 seed Region 8 Kirby (7-3) in 6A they were several upsets Shelbyville (5-6) beat Rockvale (7-4) and Gallatin (4-5) beat Smyrna (7-3) and Brentwood (7-4) beat Germantown (8-3). 
Local Northeast Tennessee teams still playing.
In 1A Cloudland (10-1) hosts Oakdale (8-3).
In 2A Oneida (8-3) travels to Camp Creek tp play South Greene (9-2) and Hampton (8-2) travels to Rockwood (8-3)
In 3A Unicoi County (10-1) hosts Pigeon Forge (8-2)
In 4A Greeneville (11-0) hosts Knox Fulton (8-3) and Elizabethton (9-1) makes the long trip to Anderson County (6-5)
In 5A Knox Central (7-3)  travels to Gray to play Daniel Boone (5-5) and David Crockett (7-4) goes to Knox West (9-2)
In 6A West Ridge (9-2) fresh off of its first ever playoff win in it's first ever playoff game travels to 11-0 Maryville where they will lose by at least 5 TD's...
Good Luck to everyone still playing.
 

I live in Kingsport have for 35 years now and have been to many DB games probably 50 in my time hear and the fan interest has declined steadily DB had a elderly fan base and a lot of their fans have just died off and the middle age folks don't care as much. (Same problem is happening at Gate City too) I watched the Greeneville and Jeff County games, the Jeff County team with the injured QB was good. Greeneville is probably the fourth best team in the state in all classes combined, behind Alcoa, Maryville and Oakland. 

I live in Kingsport have for 35 years now and have been to many DB games probably 50 in my time hear and the fan interest has declined steadily DB had a elderly fan base and a lot of their fans have just died off and the middle age folks don't care as much. (Same problem is happening at Gate City too) I watched the Greeneville and Jeff County games, the Jeff County team with the injured QB was good. Greeneville is probably the fourth best team in the state in all classes combined, behind Alcoa, Maryville and Oakland. 

In my neighborhood, in the quad yard area. We have a Gate City alum (me) and Lee High alum, a John Battle next door neighbor and a  J.J. Kelly alum and a DB alum and our neighborly conversations according to the DB guy they haven't lost a game since the 90's it always the ref's fault or an illegal play or a hired gun transfer that does them in, never do they lose on the field and his behavior is even worse during baseball season. Every year is the same some good talent but not great and high expectations but smashing disappointment. Remember DB has never one a state championship on the field just in a newspaper!

If there is there are about 33 qualified posters on this site.

Wish I could be there to see DB get this beat down....been to a couple games of their with a friend that lives in that area...I gotta say they the most arrogant fans I've ever seen

Good observations Hoss! I enjoy your insights. 

Tech's ineptitude in recruiting locally is part of the reason they are in the state they are in.
See Cam Allen.

The TSSAA Playoffs start Friday across all 9 Divisions. There were a few surprises but none bigger than 6A Westridge being the number 2 seed out of Region 1. 47 teams with losing records made the playoff including an 0-9 team (St. Benedict in the 3A Division 2). 
I will just list the region 1 games.
In class A: Cloudland (9-1) hosts Greenback (6-3), Jellico (4-5) visits Oakdale (7-3), Midway (6-3) travels up Stoney Creek to play Unaka (7-3) and North Greene (3-7) travels Coalfield (8-2)
2A : South Greene (8-2) hosts York Institute (3-7), Cumberland Gap (4-6) travels to Oneida (7-3), Monterey (6-4) comes to Hampton (7-2) and Happy Valley (2-8) makes the long trip to Rockwood (7-3)
3A: Austin East (2-7) travels to beautiful Unicoi County (9-1), West Greene (4-6) goes to Pigeon Forge (7-2) and Chuckey Doak (6-4) travels to Gatlinburg-Pittman (6-4). Johnson County forfeited to Alcoa. 
4A: This bracket may the best in the state, it is loaded with good teams. South Doyle (6-4) travels to number 1 ranked Greeneville (10-0), Volunteer gets a tough matchup with the Fulton Falcons (7-3), Knox Carter (6-4)  goes to number 2 ranked Elizabethton (8-1) 
       And rounding out Region 1 4A Seymour (6-4) visits Anderson County (5-5)
5A: Daniel Boone (4-5) visits Knox Halls (5-5), Tennessee High (3-6) goes to Knox Central (6-3), Sevier County (7-3) hosts David Crockett (6-4) and Knox West (8-2) hosts Morristown West (5-5)  Region 2 should dominate this first round.
6A: Science Hill (7-3) host the Admirals of Farragut (4-6), Jefferson County (6-4) goes to Bradley Central (8-2), Cleveland (6-4) travels to Blountville to play Westridge (8-2), and Dobyns Bennett (7-3) is the sacrificial lamb for Maryville (10-0) .Mark on your calendar Friday 
      November 26 in Maryville for Maryville vs. Oakland.
I will keep the updates coming. Good luck to all the teams involved. I can't believe how fast the season has been.    

It has went by fast, but it always does. 
I watched Oakland last season in the title game, very impressive team. 

The TSSAA Playoffs start Friday across all 9 Divisions. There were a few surprises but none bigger than 6A Westridge being the number 2 seed out of Region 1. 47 teams with losing records made the playoff including an 0-9 team (St. Benedict in the 3A Division 2). 
I will just list the region 1 games.
In class A: Cloudland (9-1) hosts Greenback (6-3), Jellico (4-5) visits Oakdale (7-3), Midway (6-3) travels up Stoney Creek to play Unaka (7-3) and North Greene (3-7) travels Coalfield (8-2)
2A : South Greene (8-2) hosts York Institute (3-7), Cumberland Gap (4-6) travels to Oneida (7-3), Monterey (6-4) comes to Hampton (7-2) and Happy Valley (2-8) makes the long trip to Rockwood (7-3)
3A: Austin East (2-7) travels to beautiful Unicoi County (9-1), West Greene (4-6) goes to Pigeon Forge (7-2) and Chuckey Doak (6-4) travels to Gatlinburg-Pittman (6-4). Johnson County forfeited to Alcoa. 
4A: This bracket may the best in the state, it is loaded with good teams. South Doyle (6-4) travels to number 1 ranked Greeneville (10-0), Volunteer gets a tough matchup with the Fulton Falcons (7-3), Knox Carter (6-4)  goes to number 2 ranked Elizabethton (8-1) 
       And rounding out Region 1 4A Seymour (6-4) visits Anderson County (5-5)
5A: Daniel Boone (4-5) visits Knox Halls (5-5), Tennessee High (3-6) goes to Knox Central (6-3), Sevier County (7-3) hosts David Crockett (6-4) and Knox West (8-2) hosts Morristown West (5-5)  Region 2 should dominate this first round.
6A: Science Hill (7-3) host the Admirals of Farragut (4-6), Jefferson County (6-4) goes to Bradley Central (8-2), Cleveland (6-4) travels to Blountville to play Westridge (8-2), and Dobyns Bennett (7-3) is the sacrificial lamb for Maryville (10-0) .Mark on your calendar Friday 
      November 26 in Maryville for Maryville vs. Oakland.
I will keep the updates coming. Good luck to all the teams involved. I can't believe how fast the season has been.    

Absolutely the best visiting team hospitality in the area. My son played 4 games there (2 Varsity, 1 JV and 1 Freshman) they fed the players ever time and gave them gifts one time. Crockett lost D1 and FCS talent (Prince Collie is at Notre Dame) they are decent but not great but really well coached. The weather will play a factor but Crockett should win by a 7-10 point margin.  

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Scott County is huge! 539sq. miles. It has a population of just over 23,000 and most live within ten miles of Gate City. Weber City and Gate City are bedroom communities for Kingsport. 90% percent of these people in those two cities work and spend their money in Kingsport. Kingsport has became a truly metropolitan location with people from all 50 States and several foreign countries moving here, there are two new huge subdivision projects in the works that will attract even more people from other places, with all that being said, Scott County consolidation of all three schools is nearly impossible. GC& RC could work, or GC & TS could work or RC & TS could work but not all three. Tough decisions are ahead for Scott County in the near future as they face the fleeing of people, but it want be nearly as bad for Scott County as it is for the rest of Southwest Virginia because of Kingsport. Tennessee is the "it" state right now in the past 60 days it has lured Ford to West Tennessee and 11,000 jobs, Oracle to Nashville with 8,500 jobs and Smith and Wesson to Maryville with 750 jobs! There are rumored other huge deals being worked on!  

Before any talk of consolidation, the Scott Co School Board has to consider the significant investment they've made at Titan Stadium.
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Scott County is huge! 539sq. miles. It has a population of just over 23,000 and most live within ten miles of Gate City. Weber City and Gate City are bedroom communities for Kingsport. 90% percent of these people in those two cities work and spend their money in Kingsport. Kingsport has became a truly metropolitan location with people from all 50 States and several foreign countries moving here, there are two new huge subdivision projects in the works that will attract even more people from other places, with all that being said, Scott County consolidation of all three schools is nearly impossible. GC& RC could work, or GC & TS could work or RC & TS could work but not all three. Tough decisions are ahead for Scott County in the near future as they face the fleeing of people, but it want be nearly as bad for Scott County as it is for the rest of Southwest Virginia because of Kingsport. Tennessee is the "it" state right now in the past 60 days it has lured Ford to West Tennessee and 11,000 jobs, Oracle to Nashville with 8,500 jobs and Smith and Wesson to Maryville with 750 jobs! There are rumored other huge deals being worked on!  

This has all the making of an old time SW Va. football game! Both teams can run the ball, both teams can stop the run. It will be about execution of the game plan and the forgotten part of football, the kicking game. I think Abingdon is slightly better that's why I picked them in my picks, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Richlands won. 

A case of John Battle just being John Battle.

A botched hire in sports is a gift that keeps on giving for everyone else!