[The_Dark_Knight]

Yeah SF has been really good in the past, but this thread is about how they do this year, and unless michael hall or someone of that caliber shows up, i dont see sf winning more than 5-8 games this year. You can say what you want about the whole team lifting since march, but lifting can only do so much. You have to have basketball talent and heart to win, and they had neither last year with the exception of Wes Akers and he is gone. I know this because i played against them. They all wanted to shoot 50 ft out and couldnt make them, and paige just seemed lazy. They need to all learn their capabilities and not try to show off. Howell has no basketball talent, yeah he might hustle but thats it. To say he is tough on "D", haha definitely not. He guarded me and i had no trouble doing anything, i'll show u the tape. South Floyd isn't going to surprise anyone, they need to just focus on rebuilding for the next year. Coach Hall is a good coach, but if they won't listen, he can't do much. I spoke with him a lot last year and he would even tell me that he couldn't do nothing with them, and this years team is the same minus Wes. Tommy joe will help some, but one player can't help much especially after skipping a year of playing. Shannon Turner and Dakota Hall are the only bright spots i see for SF. In 2-3 years i see SF having a shot at districts but not this year. AC and BL and Pburg are head and shoulders talent wise, and experience wise. So SF fans, dont get your hopes up, and dont get on here saying this and that when u know its not true.. Get real.

AC lost Alex Hammonds(great PG, leader,15+ppg, and very underrated), Aaron Crum(region's best shooter, 20+ppg.) and they also lost their first two players off the bench in Robbie Cole and Clinton Turner. They have no point guard returning, especially one with experience. Prater(if he plays) and the Crowder boys will handle the scoring. But the lack of depth and experience after the big "3", will be what hurts the Rebels. They only played 7 players last year and 4 of them are gone. IMO, the Rebels are on the thin line between bad and mediocre.

P-Burg lost 3 Starters. Jordan Hall, Nathaniel Stephens, and Taylor Clark. They do have Burchett and Tackett returning, but where is the so called talent after that. They have no other player with offensive ability. So, where is all the scoring and other parts of the game gonna come from.

BL lost 4 out of 5 starters. They have Josh Head returning. They only won 8 games last year, lost to SF @ BL. Although some others got experience last year, they will have to step up in a hurry, because they are no longer the second or third string. They also have a new coach which means a new attitude and new system. It will be interesting to see how they adjust to all that.

SF: 2-26, lost their leading scorer Wes Akers(20ppg). They return basically everyone besides Akers and add Tommy Joe Hall(which started a game or two as a freshman), who should be a big help. They have just as much talent as anyone now. Since Henry Webb left in the summer of 2004, the Raiders have lost 16 players by graduation or transfer, also they lost most of the players from this year's senior class who dominated the county with ease when they was in 8th grade. You can't be good every year. AC was the same way in 2004-2006. They never beat the Raiders from 2002-2006. It happens, you never can tell what you'll have the next year, lil lone' the future. They do return a host of young talent in Sophomores Dakota Hall and Shannon Turner, and Freshman Brandon Marson. The Raiders will probably go about 9 deep and play alot better team ball. Not saying they will compete in the region right off the bat or just yet, but they will be right there in the District picture.