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After Further Review Let's talk about week 5 and look ahead into week 6. First let's talk a little bit about the undefeated teams: -Independence looks like the Indy of old. Last year's team was different from the aerial teams in the pass. That's because they had a stud RB in Rod Chisholm & they were breaking in a brand new QB in Anthony Carrothers. Speaking of Carrothers, he is the main reason why their offensive style from the past is back. After three games, he has almost passed for 1000 yards. If there was an CHSF.com MVP for the first third of the season, it would go to Anthony. He's playing phenomnal football. -Did people count Butler out early? After losing so many talenetd players to graduation, most people thought this would be a down year for the football program. Not so fast (yes I stole the line from ESPN's Lee Corso). With winning all four games in convincing fashion, they seem to have reloaded instead of rebuilding. They are going to be tested next week against AK, but the real test will be the middle of October when they plat at Myers Park (10/10), home to East Meck (10/17) & then on the road against South Meck (10/24). If they are undefeated after that tough stint, watch out Independence -If you want to talk resilent, talk East Meck football. After losing their best defensive player (Gardner Webb LBLB Devin Johnson), their best offensive player (NC A&T RB Mike Mayhew), and their coach for the first two games, they have found a way to win. They probably have the best secondary in the county with Tim & Tray Sanders along with S Jamario Sinclair. These guys play hard nosed football.... -I think it's awesome that Charlotte Christian is undefeated. I love their football program. But I do think they have a had a very soft schedule. The real test will be next month when they play Latin, Northern Guilford (undefeated), Country Day, Ravenscroft (undefeated) & Providence Day. By the way, RB/LB Ty Linton has been playing like an MVP. Great player... -Mallard Creek is the story of the season. People started off saying that they remind them of last year's Ardrey Kell team. But they have far surpassed that. The turn around is off the charts. Despite losing a very good LB in Cameron Davis (knee injury), they seem to be loaded at every position. Coach Palmeiri may want to kill me for saying this, but looking at their schedule, there is a real chance they may go undefeated before heading into the playoffs. The only game I can possibly see them losing is either North Meck (10/17 road game) or West Charlotte (10/31 home game). Folks, Mallard Creek is for real... Here are my quick thoughts on a few of the great players in the area -Olympic QB Lucas Beatty & WR Blair Boler are a great tandem -South Meck RB Tim Palmer could go down as one of the most successful student-athletes in South Meck history. Think about it...over 1300 rushing yards as a sophomore, over 1300 rushing yards as a junior & over 300 yards rushing in one game (against Waddell). Those numbers are incredible -Want to know who are the best dual threat QB's in the city of Charlotte? Look no further than Country Day QB Hedley Jennings & Harding QB Walt Aikens. Both are worth the price of admission -No one really knows Waddell WR Derryck Turner, but they should. If he played on a team like say, Catholic or Independence, people would be talking about him as being one of the best WR's in the county. I remember Waddell's former coach, Andre Carr, telling me that he thought that Turner was the best WR in the city. He said the kid's talent is unbelievable. Check him out next week when they play Harding Here are my non high-school football thoughts - I hate the Yankees. I'm glad they aren't going to be playing in October -Could the Trojans of USC beat the worse team in the NFL? Judging from their game against Ohio State, that's not a ridiculous question -Looks like ECU is for real. Even though they beat Virgina Tech, I bet they wouldn't beat the Deacs -Dallas looks great offensively, but what's up the D? -I'm sorry but I really thought Reggie Bush would be a much better player than he has shown so far in his three-year NFL career. He was one of the best college players I've ever seen in my life. I just can't figure what the deal is. -To all the college basketball heads, I have a great question for you: If Stephen Curry played for the Tar Heels, do you think he would start over Wayne Ellington? The biased Heels' fans would probably say no, but I think they know the real deal. Wayne is a baller but Steph is on another level -I love to talk about food because like most guys, I like to eat. Surprise! Having said that, if you like hamburgers, which place do you think has the better burgers between Cookout & Five Guys? Ah, that a tough one isn't it? Shoot me an email & tell me what you think. I will say that Five Guys have the better fries no doubt... -CHSF.com MVP watch after five weeks: #5-Charlotte Latin WR/DB Ross Cockrell, #4-Charlotte Christian RB/LB Ty Linton, #3-Independence WR Lawrence Martin, #2-South Meck RB Tim Palmer, #1-Independence QB Anthony Carrothers Until next week... -JT |
