Didn't realize the game was at Mitchell, that's even more impressive. I knew Hendo speed would be too much for them.
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I wouldn't necessarily say speed is what beat us. Hendo capitalized when it mattered most. Not taking anything at all from them but we had more offensive yards by a little over 100 yards. Hendo made big stops when it they needed it 4 drives inside the 15 and no points for Mitchell we definitely need to clean that up. Had Mitchell had their QB the game may have been different but who knows. I was impressed at how we looked without him especially against a very good and well coached Hendo team.
Is it true their starting RB did not play? Seems like tou were there and I saw on this thread or another that he didn't. Just wondering.
Wasn’t 2013 when they closed down that reform school. Ford saw the writing on the wall and pulled a Nick Sabin and got out of town. Easy to win when they had 2 schools to pick from.
Not even worth a response. Whatever helps you sleep at night. Old barbershop tails of the new land to explain away the beatdowns
No tales. I heard it from the horses mouth. One that was at that reform school in the late 90s and played football for Kenny Ford at Charles D Owen. It is well known. Just like Alabama paying players years before NIL and Sabin getting out when the playing field was leveled. Ford also hung it up when his advantage disappeared.
To be perfectly honest Im not sure if they had their starting RB or not. The kid they had running the ball was quick and made some good moves but we contained him pretty well. Don't quote me on this but seems like I heard on the radio we held Hendo to 60 something rushing yards. How ever I believe they had somewhere around 200 through the air
That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I went to school in the late 90’s and I can pull you out my yearbook and show you all twenty some players we had in it. I walked the halls and had classes with everyone of our players. You start that crap every few years and it’s just simply not true. It is moronic however. And that “school” you refer every time(the juvenile evaluation center) was turned to a ladies prison decades ago. Not 2013. I hate to call someone stupid but the writing has been on the wall for a long time for you
I graduated in 1998. Went to Owen district my whole life. Was in the high school from 1995-1998. Senior year was the 1997 football season. So the 1994-1997 football seasons. You can blow smoke if you want to but I know that’s all it is. Owen lost its industry in the late 1990’s which is what happened to Owen. Not a reform school. You lose Beacon, Charles D. Owen mfg, Anvil, Drexel and more then you lose working class families and athletes. What is the excuse in Newland?
Our beast of a running back in the late 90’s was James “The Tank” Lewis. He went on to Harvard. He went to wrestle there. They didn’t give athletic scholarships but he received an academic scholarship. He won the state championship in wrestling 3 out of 4 years in high school I believe. We also had several other studs that wore out Avery and everyone else on that team that went on to get scholarships to college. In fact we received more scholarships in 1998 than any school in buncombe county and were the smallest school in the county. Doesn’t sound like a reform school student body and athletic institution. We had great athletes and smart brains at Owen and we just wore people out in that time. Just how it is. Didn’t have any reform school helping with that. We were 12-1 that season losing to Shelby in the 3rd round. Lost to Bandys the year before in the 3rd round finishing 11-2
Per Maxpreps stats-Hendersonville-Mitchell
Hendersonville had 122 yds rushing 212 passing. 334 total
Mitchell had 305 yds rushing 56 passing
361 total
Hendersonville's running back/linebacker Jordan Buford did not play due to an injury
Hendersonville had 122 yds rushing 212 passing. 334 total
Mitchell had 305 yds rushing 56 passing
361 total
Hendersonville's running back/linebacker Jordan Buford did not play due to an injury
I use believe that , its not true . Owen has never got players from reform school, that's old excuse western highlands coaches use after owen gave then beatdowm.
Some people need new material. He comes with that every couple years. Get passed it already. Some peoples children lol
Someone told me they used to have to replace James Lewis jersey regularly because it would get destroyed as he was dragging people down the field lol. Seems like Avery used to have a a pretty good team about once a decade but even those days are long gone now. Crazy that all the teams directly beside Avery are all good but somehow Avery is awful. Watauga, Mitchell, Heritage. Hell even Cloudland has been really good recently.
