TJA (11-1) @ Elkin (10-2)
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Yes and I will continue to pull against the privileged, entitled and advantaged
TJ's strength this season is their DL/Defense. They held an Albermarle offense that had 400 yards rushing last week to 30 yards rushing and 0 yards passing in the 1st half. I didn't hear the totals for the game but I would guess Albermarle ended with less than 100 yards rushing, and less than 50 yards passing.
If TJ's offense can move the ball and allow the defense to "rest," then the defense can pretty well control a game. TJ's loss to MICS was largely a result of the offense not being able to do anything, and eventually the defense just got worn out.
But I really don't know enough about Elkin this season, and they don't have any stats on MaxPreps for me to look at. But the last two times that TJ and Elkin have played each other in the playoffs, TJ has won both pretty handily, but Elkin has a better team this season than they've had the last couple times TJ has faced them.
If TJ's offense can move the ball and allow the defense to "rest," then the defense can pretty well control a game. TJ's loss to MICS was largely a result of the offense not being able to do anything, and eventually the defense just got worn out.
But I really don't know enough about Elkin this season, and they don't have any stats on MaxPreps for me to look at. But the last two times that TJ and Elkin have played each other in the playoffs, TJ has won both pretty handily, but Elkin has a better team this season than they've had the last couple times TJ has faced them.
TJ is none of those things. You can say it until you are blue in the face, it will not make it true.
There is nothing entitled about these kids. What most of you all do not understand is TJ isn’t a recruiting school. Most of the kids come here because their parents feel it is better for them. Parents who want to see their kids better themselves instead of falling in with the wrong crowd send their kids to TJ. That is because TJ is one of the top academic schools in the state, so parents know their kids are getting a good education. So think again next time before you try to say these kids are entitled. They work hard for everything they get
So a little school like TJ (355 kids)has a separate defense? They dont play both sides of the ball? Interesting.
Of course some of them have to play both sides of the ball...But not all of them
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In what way? Are you suggesting that Elkin is better than TJ academically?
Are you suggesting the 83rd ranked school in NC (by US News) has better academics than the 7th ranked school in NC?
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/rankings
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Oh really? Cuz TJ is currently 7th best school in North Carolina. Where does Elkin sit on that list
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yeah so if your parents are poor or can’t get you there then you go to the poor city school. It’s entitled elitism funded by tax dollars. It’s a freaking disgrace
It doesn’t matter if you are poor or not. You do not pay to attend TJ and there is a bus system that runs to allow kids to get to the school. So tell me again how it is entitled elitism
They had it in the local paper a few weeks ago and I don’t care enough to look it up for you.
It runs to anywhere in the county for any student to attend. Please elaborate on how it is legalized segregation. Every person gets the same opportunity. This doesn’t make sense at all
Well I looked it up. And the only thing I can find from the Elkin tribune is that the Elkin city schools rank 5th. That is the city schools. So is that including elementary and middle schools too or just Elkin High School
That ranking isn’t for individual schools. TJ is in the Rutherford County school district so that isn’t an accurate measurement for TJ academics considering there are 3 more high schools in the district
New QB just happened to hit the lottery. Athletes are lucky with the charter school lottery it seems. Charters should ask to be moved up a class. Have some dignity and admit your advantage. Even if a charter win a state football title they will get very little respect because they play by a different set of rules. Whats these kids learning? Stack the deck in your favor and you can steal a title from a traditional school.
#homegrownnotrecruited
#homegrownnotrecruited
So are you saying that if a school gets a transfer athlete then they are advantaged? Going by that reasoning then Shelby high school is advantaged. Their QB and leading Wide Receiver used to attend Burns high. No disrespect toward Shelby. Just wondering how TJ is considered advantaged when every school does this
All of TJ kids are transfers. TJ has boundaries that overlap other school boundaries.
Yes I did. I vote for school choice. I think its a great ideal. But It creates an advantage that should be dealt with, why can't we have school choice AND a equal playing field. Why do u act like it's has to be one or the other?
That's taking it too far man. It has nothing to with race, and everything to do with culture. Let's face it, Cleveland County has a less than stellar reputation in the state...
Considering that the class of 2018 was the first class that had the opportunity to go k-12 most of the students at TJ are transfers. Before offering education at a younger age TJ was only a high school and middle school. Once people realized that TJ was a good fit for their children they decided to move their kids there. You can’t expect people to not transfer to a relatively new school when it’s a good fit for their children
I don't disagee with a word you said. I have no issue with school choice. However the leaders supporting school choice are also the ones that don't want the playing field level.
I would be a little less upset about it if one of these charter school fans would admit to the obvious advantage this brings charters.
Other states have helped the traditional schools by doing something about this.
If TJ had their own district lines that didn't overlap I wouldn't have a problem with it.
And? Your point? Despite your misguided beliefs, TJ's lottery doesn't cheat to bring in football players. Most of these kids that are on this team, have been at TJ since elementary school...TJ is K-12 if you didn't know...And I'm pretty sure kids aren't deciding at 5 years old they want to go to TJ for football...And I'm pretty sure parents of 5 year old kids aren't sending their kids to TJ for football.
TJ is about academics first. They didn't have a football team at all for many years. And when they first got one...well I'm sure you know how TJ did it's first several seasons...And then they brought in Coach Cash...
TJ isn't good because they cheat or because they draw in players...because they don't...they are good because of their head coach...They are good because the culture that Cash has built. Without him we would likely still be the same team we were back in the early days of the program...
No players from E Rutherford on this team? I could care less but I have a good friend in the area and he knows how things are run at TJ. Like I said I could care less, but there’s some fibbing going on here.
I think Elkin ranked 5th overall but 2nd academically. I may be wrong, I’m not sure.