That’s exactly who they’re talking about. I have nothing but good things to say about Toineeta. One of the hardest working athletes you will ever find. ANYWHERE!! Hence his starting position on the rugby team at Queens as a Freshman, then straight in to wrestling. He had personal foul penalties this is true but one thing that can’t be disputed is he gave 110% every time he was on the field. So for a Braves fan to call any of our kids “bad eggs” really burns me up...especially our 2 time state champ!
Murphy @ Cherokee-- The most important game in 1A NC, November 3
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If I’m not mistake lad there was 5 not 1 . I did not single anyone out nor did I name names. But it is widely known who the kids that all left were the same time. Like I said I’m not sure exactly why each player left just happened to be at the same time and the same time the football team turned the season around. That you can’t argue. Team dynamics are fragile just asked Swain they let some kids go and boom turn around and beat Murphy
Anyway let’s talk football Murphy fans y’all could give us some insight ..
Cherokee breakdown
Keys factors will be if Cherokee can keep up wth Murphy. I feel like we need to throw just a little more and get young Mintz and Straughn in the game early and often. And get Mintz to the outside where he can make things happen.
Evans being full speed will be huge. I might not let him play this week. Getting 22 back will also give us depth.
Line play most games are won up front and Cherokee line has been solid as anyone’s. Perez and locust can be dominate
Defense is a huge key for the braves. The pass defense has become very good. If line backers come to play I think we might could atleast slow Murphy and curry down. Straughn is becoming a force on defense I think he had double digit tackles last few Games
Cherokee breakdown
Keys factors will be if Cherokee can keep up wth Murphy. I feel like we need to throw just a little more and get young Mintz and Straughn in the game early and often. And get Mintz to the outside where he can make things happen.
Evans being full speed will be huge. I might not let him play this week. Getting 22 back will also give us depth.
Line play most games are won up front and Cherokee line has been solid as anyone’s. Perez and locust can be dominate
Defense is a huge key for the braves. The pass defense has become very good. If line backers come to play I think we might could atleast slow Murphy and curry down. Straughn is becoming a force on defense I think he had double digit tackles last few Games
You didn’t have to name names because like you said it’s widely known who they were. And for the record, the player I mentioned wasn’t asked to leave he chose to leave. But he’s doing awesome things now. Not sure why last year’s season was even brought up when we should be praising this season. But anyway Go Braves!
When did Murphy last play Asheville? As for Reynolds they would beat any team in the SMC by 35+ this season. Who cares about a scrimmage. Teams get better as the year goes on. Murphy has not got better though. They lost to average Swain team. Why would Murphy not play a team like Shelby? Both are state champs and only one classification difference. How about Reidsville? Why not see were you stack up against the state's best since you claim to be on par with the rest of the great programs in NC. Drop all the trash teams from GA and Tenn as well as the home school teams and see where you stand.
So you played Asheville 15 years ago and you are somehow their superior now..OK. Why can Murphy not at least try to play other state powerhouse teams. They all do it, why not you? Shelby played nationally ranked South Pointe of SC and ACR this season. They stepped up. The GA teams you play are usually trash. Everyone knows the good teams are further south. I just want to see a SMC team step and play some other state powers. You brag about how great your conference is but you never play anyone else great. Man up and see where you stand statewide.
Come on Piles still looking for a few answers:
1- Who do you pull for or are you just here to talk trash about everyone?
2- What would a good 1a schedule look like?
3- Name another conference across the state that has as many state titles and state title game appearances as the horrible scheduling, poor little ol SMC has?
Still cant figure how anyone can talk serious trash about the SMC.
1- Who do you pull for or are you just here to talk trash about everyone?
2- What would a good 1a schedule look like?
3- Name another conference across the state that has as many state titles and state title game appearances as the horrible scheduling, poor little ol SMC has?
Still cant figure how anyone can talk serious trash about the SMC.
My Murphy faithful, did you just brag about GA schools. As if your playing there elite competition. Gilmer stinks you beat them 48-0 they've only scored 14pts all season. There 0-8 all losts are blowouts. North Georgia stinks too any team Robbinsville beat 61-0 isn't that good. Y'all beat em 48-0 , so don't say Georgia cause these are the worst teams from there. If powerhouse GA teams bordered Murphy would never play them. Your excuse would be there 4-a. If you want respect outside of the mountains. Come to the city get out of the sticks. You play the same teams from youth league all the way up. That's the only people who will respect you. The guys you know your better than. You won't schedule a regular city team outside of WNC. For 1 reason only y'all hate to lose. Put Mics on your regular season schedule. We have openings that goes for all you mountain ballers. Whoever wants some we're waiting. Franklin & mountain heritage included we'll make a believer out of them.
@ NC Nole fan... you seem so uptight sweet heart. Just know the rest of NC looks at Murphy. As a team that dodges real competition. If you want elite respect start scheduling the best. Mics is on there way to doing that. They'll be adding a bigger proven team every year. WRH had everyone in the states respect. Cause they played the best outside of conference. Win or lost they earned state wide respect. If Gentry is as great of a coach y'all swear he is. Then stop hiding, if his system is so great stop ducking. Get a backbone and man up, nobody cares about SMC bragging rights. "Except the puppies"... I challenge Murphy to become a Real Dog
Drink you another Pabst Blue Ribbon and stay in the city. Do you think your trash talking is getting in the heads of anybody. That talk don’t work on Mountain teams, it might work on them City boys. That smack talk is out of style don’t you know. Murphy, Cherokee, Robbinsville, Swain, Franklin and Mtn Heritage would love to host you in the mountains on a Friday night
Uhhh just to interject....but umm he is as great of coach as we say he is because ummm North Carolina Athletic Association also says so (Shrine Bowl head coach, most wins by a WNC coach, WNC hall of fame) and umm the National Coaches Association says so too. National coach of the year. So we like have substantial evidence that makes us "swear he is".
square up...real talk
Aw Rich, that wing t had you lookin like a cat watchin a tennis ball last year. Word on the street is you went and called every personal injury lawyer in town, going, "Ma neck, ma neck! Ma neck and my back!"
Cherokee kids have the choice of where to play. They just have to make the choice earlier these days, unless they want to sit out a year. For that matter, they could go to Smoky Mountain too.
Here's a question: do enrolled members only get to go to the public school that's in their county, or can they go to either Swain or SM regardless of where they live?
Here's a question: do enrolled members only get to go to the public school that's in their county, or can they go to either Swain or SM regardless of where they live?
Cherokee's longest run in the playoffs albeit the state runner-up, would be in 01 or 02 and 05. Both were regional finals. Woods era had a lot of promise but did not quite make it to the promise land. I thought the biggest issue was their offense. No passing game. I cannot say that for this years team. I agree that Mintz makes most of his plays off of draws and busted coverage. But a guy who is such a threat at QB can do that. I believe Cherokee switched Woods to QB halfway into his senior season to create more offense. (It was hit and miss) All can say is Cherokee has proven me wrong all season so I am not going to bet against them. Just reiterating that their entire team needs to be clicking.
I guess they can go where ever they want to swain!! And let me tell you before you get to "better education"!! I guess your an adult and should realize by now that, not everybody in this world is designed to be a genius!! And not everybody can sit behind a desk, some people gonna have to get out and dig tha ditches! And your plumb outta your mind if you think drugs is only goin on in Cherokee!!! And maybe it was you and may it wasn't that said, they were gettin bullied in Cherokee and that's why transferred down there!! Bullies are all over tha place to in all schools!! My question for you is, if we "enrolled members" mean that much to you then why ain't there 1 on your football coachin staff and when was tha last time there was 1?? And for any of unz to get on here and say it doesn't make a difference if you got 1 or 20 enrolled members on tha team is the craziest thing I've ever heard! Cause im from Cherokee and i know, other posters from away from here dont know!! That's all unz are bankin on with that jv group, got 10 enrolled members goin both ways!! There's more on tha team but that's tha line up!! I've asked this before to and nobody has answered, minus tha native kids from your jv, varsity football and basketball program and what do you have!?? A good baseball team and thats it!! And tha very funny thing about all this is them kids that do go to swain think they'll live down there and make a livin, not realizin that soon as sports is over with then unz are to!! Then it's on back to tha rez for work, livin, drug rehab and everything else!! Cause like it or not there's kids that grafuate from swain that chooses to do drugs for a livin, sad but tru!! There's kids that graduate from Cherokee that wanna do tha same thing!! Kids from all over wanna go on to college and get an education!! O I guess since you all won't be askin tha tribe for help with state rings this year then it's time to take shots!! They done donated for new uniforms and brought tha whole team somethin to eat tha other night after practice!! If Andrews was takin there football team out to eat at brothers in Murphy every year and my kid wanted that to then I would "choose" to send my kid to that school!! I wouldn't say, well dang I gotta kid that's from Andrews and I think we need to be took out to and ask Andrews to take our kids out!! You know tha truth, wish you would get out there and tell it like I will!! I don't care if it's Smokey mountain or swain, right after school it's back to tha rez for us!!!
And besides that unz need to thank us givin tha wake up call, so that tha giant could wake up and kill!! I got a few friends from down there and they know it to!!
Hey, don’t drag Andrews into this inner county fight. A little respect. We’re not on here giving our opinions about other schools !! Throw Hayesville in instead Lol. Just kidding Hayesville fans
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It’s cool. This was for Swain97 anyway. Lol. Just got to support my team from disrespect. Lol
This may have already been answered but what happens to the playoff seeding process if Murphy beats Cherokee and this creates a 3 way tie for the SMC title? Does the conference draw for position (1st seed, 2nd seed and 3rd seed) or is there some sort of tiebreaker?
Just asking a question. Where a kid and his family chooses to go to school doesn't really make a difference to me. I went to school with people from the Rez. Not as many in those days used the public-school system, and it seems like it's going back that way now--Swain's ADMs are way below 600 again. Don't know how much of that is Eastern Band kids going back to Cherokee, but I'm sure that might be contributing.
But if somebody besides RichBlackman would answer I'd appreciate it.
(whoops, missed BravesGWY's answer above the first time around... thanks!)
But if somebody besides RichBlackman would answer I'd appreciate it.
(whoops, missed BravesGWY's answer above the first time around... thanks!)
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I was asking seriously. Woods and those teams were the last time I remember Cherokee being in the playoffs in the 3rd week. I couldn't remember before that if they had a team where they had a shot to go further. That's truth with the Woods team being too lopsided on offense.
And apologies Wildcatfan. We will now use Hayesville for future examples!