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I heard a lady talking about Wayne County yesterday and she said that they have an eighth grader who is almost 16. Is this true? I'm sure somebody knows. I know that kids being held back is normal these days, but when they get to this age, there is a big difference in strength and athletic ability than a "true" eighth grader, IMO. I was just wondering what we are up against next week when we play Wayne in our FIRST game, lol. Nothing like hitting the ground running...........:banana:

Lincoln has had no changes in their starting line up, but have added a nice shooting guard in Jacob Sheets. We still are starting the same 5 as last year, as far as I know (but what do I know?), and they are Carl Lewis Cummins, Shade Jacobs, Dustin Burchfield, Chris Luster, and Luke Hill. We have an excellent bench also, several of whom could be starting anywhere else in our conference. I agree that Scott County would have to be the pre-season #1, but after that, like Rainman said, it's a toss-up between 6 or 7 others who could fall in right behind Scott Co. Is it November 10th yet????????????

LOL - Is there something wrong with that??? She sounds like my kind of girl!! :thumb:

As far as matchups, it may be pretty even at the 8th grade level. Lincoln has two big men - Luster at about 6'1 1/2 and Hill at about 6'2 1/2. We also have an EXCELLENT guard in Cummins, along with a Burchfield and Sheets. Burchfield and Hill were all tournament team at the state tourney last year and I know some boys played AAU ball this summer to improve their skill level. Meece and Lincoln played three times last year, and Meece won two of those, but Lincoln was missing one of their starters in one of those games. We are looking forward to hopefully another great season and I can't think of a better way to start it than playing Wayne in game 1. Go Eagles!

Really!? You must be VERY confident....lol! Well, I am definitely looking forward to watching all three, and no matter who wins, these will be GREAT games. Our 6th grade is untested, so I can't say how they will play. But the 7th and especially the 8th will be ready to play and win!:thumb:

Just heard that Lincoln County Middle has added Wayne County to the schedule as the first game of the season on November 10th. Should be a good 8th grade game - don't know much about the 6th and 7th of Wayne though.

Very UNFORTUNATE for the 8th grade team! But fortunate for Lincoln! Very FORTUNATE for Fr/JV! Good Luck to Taylor and I look forward to watching him play Freshman/JV and in the coming years vs Lincoln!

I agree! I think the class of 2013 will help the 12th region rank at the top of the state! I think there should be a state tournament where the best players from each region play the other regions for champion - now wouldn't that be a tourney to watch!:banana::banana:

I can't wait!! I was really "pushing" for this, so I am glad it worked out! I would rather play a competitive team any day and to be honest, Lincoln just doesn't face much competition in the Salt River Conference. If I remember correctly, I don't think our 8th graders have lost a conference game the past two years (their 6th and 7th grade years). I don't think this year will be any different and that is why I welcome competitive games with teams outside our conference. I was really hoping we were going to play in the LexCath tourney and possibly get a matchup with Scott County, but for some reason it didn't work out. Again, I look forward to playing Meece, and I REALLY hope Taylor Gover will be playing in those games, as he is friends with several guys on Lincoln's team and I know they would love to see him! (and play against him again!):thumb:

:laugh: LOL - WOW is right!

Tyson is a HUGE 8th grader. What I meant to ask was will he get any Freshmen or JV time this year?

I think Lincoln will be better than you think this year, especially after Christmas. They have a couple of very promising sophomores, and if they step up and get playing time, Lincoln will be very very good! Also, for you McCreary fans, will Tyson Williams get any playing time this year?

I would put Lincoln in with those also, and Scott County. Wish we could all play each other ..... (in a perfect world)!

It's my understanding that the 8th grade coach does all the scheduling, but I could be wrong. How do other schools do the scheduling?

What does that mean? We have always been "in a conference" and have played Meece before! I was looking forward to doing so again this year, because we usually have no competition within our conference (Salt River). How do you get better when you don't play good teams?????:irked:

I'm disappointed! I had heard Lincoln County was playing in this tournament, and was hoping we would get to play Scott County. Wonder what happened???:confused:

Lincoln County Middle School had tryouts the last two days, and begin practice on Monday, but they will be very short on players actually practicing because of football and soccer. I believe about 8 or 9 of the eighth graders play football, and same with the 7th graders. But I am soooooooo looking forward to getting the season started! GO Eagles!!

My prayers have been sent up for the Salmons family. May God give them strength and comfort during this difficult time.

LOL, yeah, just a little bit! :lol: That's the understatement of the year!

Would that be Quin Richardson? I bet it is - if he is still playing football. He is awesome at basketball too - just a great all around athlete, IMO.:thumb:

Well, maybe a few, but they were really beginning to play WELL at the end of the season last year and I am hoping they will start well this year. Plus, many of them have grown. The biggest weakness will be at quarterback, but the running game looks good, so we shall see.......

Lincoln County plays Northern MS on Thursday, but heard that their biggest kid (TE/DE) sprained his ankle playing volleyball during his lunch break today, so he probably won't be playing in that game. Lincoln looks to be really good this year, their line is HUGE, they have a really good RB in the Jackson kid. They have games this week vs Northern, Mercer on Saturday, and Rockcastle next Tuesday. So we shall see.......

That's too bad for Meece - they won't be nearly as competitive without Taylor. Our boys were really looking forward to playing them again this season. It's great for Taylor that he is movin' on up to play with the high school - they just don't do that in Lincoln County for some reason (or at least they haven't since about 5 years ago) - even when your 8th graders are soooo much better than your freshman and some of your JV!:confused: Anyway, I heard that Lincoln and Scott County may be playing each other in some pre-season or holiday tournament at LexCath. If it happens - I can't wait for that!! This thread couldn't have come soon enough - yeah, my kid is playing football right now, but I say "Hurry up November!" Go Lincoln!:banana:

My unbiased prediction is Lincoln 28, Anderson 7. Go Patriots!:ylsuper:

I think they might want to get Brad Woods from Garrard County - he is a Lincoln grad and his dad is the new super!:banana: