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This year's version of the Silver Foxes will be the best we have potentially ever seen, everyone else is truly just playing for 2nd place.
Right now with everything we know, i'd say Dutch Fork would be a 28-35 point favorite over anyone in 5A Division 1
So why don't we just give them the trophy now and save all the trouble and time?
I'm kidding! This is a fair assessment based on all the information we have, but the potential for injuries, off nights, and just plain bad luck are about the best hope for the teams on the schedule and for 5A in general when it comes playoff time. TK has built a solid program and folks can cry recruiting all they want; but it was like this when Bentley was going strong in the early 2000's. Folks are willing to move their kids to where they think they get the best opportunities and not just for athletics. I've known folks to move to get their kids on the bands that did all the trips and parades. I don't know if TK recruits but I doubt that he does... he doesn't have to take that chance with all the kids coming to him on their own.
Based on the ten games from last year, I don't see a team that I would bet against DF even with 20+ points. Oldman, are they looking for a Prime Time Game?
Don't know about any "Prime-Time" games, Rebel. I know they have a scrimmage at a Jamboree against that store-bought team from Gaffney. Probably lose that one early on with half the team probably still playing baseball or just finishing up the season and rusty (try DF again in November). With TKs history in NC, they seem to schedule a good NC team regularly- have played Independence, Mallard Creek, Hough, Weddington, other Charlotte area teams- think they might try to get a team like Myers Park or Cardinal Gibbons but just not sure (will check the NC message board and see if I see of anything about DF there- they still keep up with TK). Also has played some teams from Georgia too in the past- just not certain. Probably be the same schedule this season as last season-which was tough enough, just swapping fields. Scrimmaged Byrnes last season and may do that again- a regular season game with Byrnes would be good too.
Fear The Fox...
Man I would love to see this year's version of Dutch Fork vs a top Georgia or Florida school, that would be a lot of fun to watch!