How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It has been going good, got stronger and faster and we started off 1-0.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I was only able to play a half because of a high ankle sprain but I still had 9 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss and offensively I had 4 receptions for 44.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played well, we’re going to have an awesome season and ring chase if everyone stays healthy.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“N/A.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key points for my team are to go into every week 0-0 and end the week 1-0.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college and I have been under recruited.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now I have two offers, one from Kentucky Wesleyan and Hendrix.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have taken multiple junior days but no official visit yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have a game day visit on October 7th at Kentucky.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was the Florida Gators.”

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Q&A with Stone Memorial tight end Brady Lane​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college and I have been under recruited.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now I have two offers, one from Kentucky Wesleyan and Hendrix.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have taken multiple junior days but no official visit yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have a game day visit on October 7th at Kentucky.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was the Florida Gators.”


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Q&A with Pearl-Cohn defensive end Emanuel Russell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I indeed want to play on the next level but I don’t have a set idea yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have 2 offers, one from TSU and another from University of the Cumberlands.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say TSU and Lindsey Wilson are neck and neck.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been around to a few yes but not saying any names yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I’ll be at some TSU games and I’m going to that Lindsey Wilson vs the Cumberlands game.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was between Ohio state and Alabama.”


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Q&A with Hickman County inside linebacker Drew Lindsey​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Since I was a kid I've dreamed of playing sports in college and as my first love I would have to choose football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I don't know all of them, but some schools have come and visited me at school. Bethel and Austin Peay came and I got to meet and talk a little bit to the recruiters for my area. Also, my coach has received calls from Memphis, but I haven't gotten to meet any of the coaching staff.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“To be completely honest I really don't know. My coach handles most of my recruiting for me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Last year I went down to Mercer in Georgia for an unofficial game day visit and that's the only one I have been on.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on going up to Austin Peay this year for a visit, but for right now that's the only one.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my dad always loved Notre Dame, so naturally that became my favorite team and I've loved supporting the Irish since.”


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Q&A with Red Bank defensive end Kobe Smith​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I had several from Duke, Vandy, App State, Cincy and many others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m committed to Duke.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Took my OV to Duke this summer.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I was at the Duke Clemson game.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No, I never really had a favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Pearl-Cohn linebacker Grace'son Beach​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play in college, I actually just committed to UNCC.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are EKU, New Mexico State, UT Martin, Richmond, UNCC, Austin Peay, and TSU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely UNCC.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I have set an official visit for October 13, 2023.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up definitely had to be Alabama.”


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Q&A with Stone Memorial tight end Brady Lane
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It has been going good, got stronger and faster and we started off 1-0.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I was only able to play a half because of a high ankle sprain but I still had 9 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss and offensively I had 4 receptions for 44.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played well, we’re going to have an awesome season and ring chase if everyone stays healthy.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“N/A.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key points for my team are to go into every week 0-0 and end the week 1-0.”

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Q&A with Pearl-Cohn defensive end Emanuel Russell
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going great with football. We are 3-0 coming into this season and I think we can go all the way.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I feel like I am playing up to the level I should be currently, but I can always do better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I love my team and I feel like we are the best in the state, they are playing like we should.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I just feel like our team can improve on the small stuff. Playing your zones and making tackles you know the things we can improve on.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think if our offense starts off a little faster and really all round if we win all 3 sides of the game we will dominate everything.”

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Q&A with Hickman County inside linebacker Drew Lindsey
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“So far everything has been going great! I believe this team will shock a lot of people.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“For the most part, yes. Are there a few plays that I wish I could redo, absolutely. But I'm leading my team in tackles and forced fumbles with a receiving touchdown, so I can't complain too much.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“After 2 games we're 2-0 so I'd say that we're playing pretty good. After being down 2 touchdowns at halftime we came back and won our first game. This says a lot about how special the team we have is this year because it's the first time in my 4 years that we have come back from being down and won the game.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“There are always things we can improve on, but if I had to choose it would be just getting the basics right. We have a very good team, but they're young and are still learning. Also, special teams is an area that we can improve in.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to us being successful going forward is to just keep fighting and believing in what we're doing. That's been a problem on some of our past teams, but not this one. That's a big thanks to our Head Coach Rodger McDonald for making us work harder than ever this off season.”

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Q&A with Red Bank defensive end Kobe Smith
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“So far the season has been going great, we're currently 2-1 so that’s not too bad.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I felt like I started off pretty slow but now I’m feeling pretty good about how it’s going.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve played pretty good, we just need to improve on some things.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We have a depth problem almost everywhere so if we can help some of the younger guys step up it would help a lot.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Playing our game and staying disciplined.”

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Q&A with Pearl-Cohn linebacker Grace'son Beach
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I think things have been going well. I believe as a team we are clicking more together.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I feel like I am playing well this season and still have a whole lot of room for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I felt like my team played great. I feel like the rate we are at we can win the state.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we can improve on the small details and the little things when we get that together the sky's the limit.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key things are Focus, intensity, and just dominating every opponent we face.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We didn’t start this year off like we wanted it to be, we started it off with a loss in our first game, but we’re going to come back stronger.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No I haven’t been pleased with how I’ve started off but it’s all going to come together, I just have to keep working.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we didn’t start off playing well, some of my teammates started off playing well but it’s a team game. Everybody has to be on the same page.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We need to improve on everything: offense, defense, special teams, nothing is perfect.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to us being successful really is just being on the page.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college and football for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mississippi Valley, UAPB, Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Ut- Martin, SEMO, Western Kentucky, Alabama A&M.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Right now it’s definitely Tennessee State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes sir I have.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No sir, I haven't made any game day trips yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes sir my favorite college growing up was definitely the University of Alabama.”

What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Been doing all the basic stuff with practice and lifting, install, conditioning and a bunch of other football stuff. But we’ve really focusing on team bonding and hanging out to build chemistry.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Definitely speed, I feel like I’m just moving faster and more fluidly than I have in the past.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I’m really high on us this year, I think 15-0 and a lot of broken records.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Between Bearden and Greeneville, both are going to be super tough games and games everybody should be at.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jaheim Merriweather or CJ Smith.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati amongst others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Can’t say, all pretty equal.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“A couple, been to Alabama a couple times, Michigan a couple times, Ohio State a couple times, etc.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Felt good, felt like I was able to show off my skill set.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Tennessee for sure.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Great, my team put in a lot of work, we’re all balling out.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No, because I could’ve done way more.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“They played alright, but very bad defensively.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Defensively because we allowed too many points and I know we are better.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Everybody keeping the same consistency and commitment, it will show on the field.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“ASU, Austin Peay, Bethel, Ole Miss, Memphis, North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
"N/A."

Have you made any college trips yet?
"N/A."

Do you have plans for game day trips?
"N/A."

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"N/A."

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has started off extremely well.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I was pleased with my performance in the first game, really looking forward to the next game though.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Offense came out the gates connecting on all cylinders, defense took a minute to adjust, but once they did, it was a done deal.

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Defensively we can limit some of the miscommunications, and as far as the receiving core, we just need to get to our spots, our quarterback is going to put it there.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just need to stay hungry, and not get satisfied with one win. We need to continue to improve as the season progresses.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“[Yes].”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far Austin Peay is the biggest school recruiting me. I have talked to a handful of other schools, but Austin Peay offered me around June.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have unofficially visited Memphis and Austin Peay, along with a camp I attended at Arkansas State University, I got to see a little bit of their facility.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I’m looking forward to them.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t really have a favorite college team growing up, but I did watch a lot of Tavon Austin.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going great, we have a great competitive team and a great coaching staff who’re ready to do whatever it takes to get us to the next level.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No not really, I’m never satisfied, I feel like I can do more.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have been doing good but it’s always room for more work to get better.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I would [say] be better teammates. We could get a little mad at each other sometimes.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Really just being better teammates, the only thing stopping us is us.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’m going to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Arkansas State, Temple….Alabama A&M….UT Martin [have offered].”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Arkansas State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, it's a matter of fact.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I will be at an Arkansas State game day on October 21, 2023.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I would say Tennessee or Michigan, those are my top two.”

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Q&A with Whitehaven cornerback Jakobe Freeman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’m going to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Arkansas State, Temple….Alabama A&M….UT Martin [have offered].”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Arkansas State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, it's a matter of fact.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I will be at an Arkansas State game day on October 21, 2023.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I would say Tennessee or Michigan, those are my top two.”


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Q&A with Collierville wide receiver Martez Carter​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“[Yes].”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far Austin Peay is the biggest school recruiting me. I have talked to a handful of other schools, but Austin Peay offered me around June.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have unofficially visited Memphis and Austin Peay, along with a camp I attended at Arkansas State University, I got to see a little bit of their facility.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I’m looking forward to them.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t really have a favorite college team growing up, but I did watch a lot of Tavon Austin.”


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Q&A with Bolton wide receiver Damein Jones​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“ASU, Austin Peay, Bethel, Ole Miss, Memphis, North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
"N/A."

Have you made any college trips yet?
"N/A."

Do you have plans for game day trips?
"N/A."

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"N/A."


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Q&A with Alcoa tight end Eli Owens​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati amongst others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Can’t say, all pretty equal.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“A couple, been to Alabama a couple times, Michigan a couple times, Ohio State a couple times, etc.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Felt good, felt like I was able to show off my skill set.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Tennessee for sure.”


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Q&A with Bartlett defensive tackle Cortez Chambers Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college and football for sure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mississippi Valley, UAPB, Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Ut- Martin, SEMO, Western Kentucky, Alabama A&M.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Right now it’s definitely Tennessee State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes sir I have.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No sir, I haven't made any game day trips yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes sir my favorite college growing up was definitely the University of Alabama.”


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Q&A with Whitehaven cornerback Jakobe Freeman
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going great, we have a great competitive team and a great coaching staff who’re ready to do whatever it takes to get us to the next level.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No not really, I’m never satisfied, I feel like I can do more.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have been doing good but it’s always room for more work to get better.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I would [say] be better teammates. We could get a little mad at each other sometimes.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Really just being better teammates, the only thing stopping us is us.”

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Q&A with Collierville wide receiver Martez Carter
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has started off extremely well.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I was pleased with my performance in the first game, really looking forward to the next game though.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Offense came out the gates connecting on all cylinders, defense took a minute to adjust, but once they did, it was a done deal.

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Defensively we can limit some of the miscommunications, and as far as the receiving core, we just need to get to our spots, our quarterback is going to put it there.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just need to stay hungry, and not get satisfied with one win. We need to continue to improve as the season progresses.”

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Q&A with Bolton wide receiver Damein Jones
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Great, my team put in a lot of work, we’re all balling out.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No, because I could’ve done way more.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“They played alright, but very bad defensively.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Defensively because we allowed too many points and I know we are better.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Everybody keeping the same consistency and commitment, it will show on the field.”

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Q&A with Alcoa tight end Eli Owens
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Been doing all the basic stuff with practice and lifting, install, conditioning and a bunch of other football stuff. But we’ve really focusing on team bonding and hanging out to build chemistry.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Definitely speed, I feel like I’m just moving faster and more fluidly than I have in the past.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I’m really high on us this year, I think 15-0 and a lot of broken records.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Between Bearden and Greeneville, both are going to be super tough games and games everybody should be at.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jaheim Merriweather or CJ Smith.”

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Q&A with Bartlett defensive tackle Cortez Chambers Jr.
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We didn’t start this year off like we wanted it to be, we started it off with a loss in our first game, but we’re going to come back stronger.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No I haven’t been pleased with how I’ve started off but it’s all going to come together, I just have to keep working.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we didn’t start off playing well, some of my teammates started off playing well but it’s a team game. Everybody has to be on the same page.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We need to improve on everything: offense, defense, special teams, nothing is perfect.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to us being successful really is just being on the page.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going great so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I believe this season will be my best yet. I’ve made a lot of big plays for my team and there’s plenty more to come.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I’ve been more than pleased with my team this year. We’ve been moving the ball better than ever. Confidence has definitely been a big factor this season.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our defense gets after the ball very well but we need to step up and make open space tackles.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Confidence, a tough mindset, hard work and belief in each other will get us a long way this season.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream since I was a kid to play college football. I’ve played ball my whole life and it’s too late to stop now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any schools reach out so far other than UTC Mocs. I’ve been in touch with coaches since junior year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve had multiple trips to UTC, a trip to Vandy, and a junior day at MTSU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of right now I have no game day trips planned but I’m sure some are to come.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always loved the competition in the SEC and ACC. I never had a favorite team but if I had to pick it would be the LSU Tigers.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the football team is going good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like my team has played well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think my team can improve on working together more.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Hustle, communication, effort, teamwork.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do plan on playing sports in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Navy football, EKU, Penn football.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I have not.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No I don’t.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes I did, LSU.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going good, our team has been practicing hard.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“This summer I’ve been working hard and playing hard, trying to make the best efforts for the team. Overall I have been playing well.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we struggle with numbers, so we don’t have much depth. As the scrimmages have gone on, we’ve gotten more conditioned and are playing better and starting to look good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our teams need to improve on knowing their assignments every play, and work on being in better shape.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to block hard and be more physical than the other teams, and wrap up when we make tackles.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far Vanderbilt and Memphis.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Vandy.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, Memphis has invited me to a game and I just haven’t chosen which one I want to go to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Vanderbilt because that’s who my parents watched as I was growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going good, I feel like this is going to be the best year Lawrence County has had in a long time.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have, I have gained interest from a lot of schools this season. And as a team, this is going to be our breakout year.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have played well. We are cleaning up in a few areas right now but other than that we look good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Special teams.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We all are on the same page this season, we show up to practice every day and get after it. The energy we bring as a team is going to help us a lot.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNA, MTSU, Tennessee Tech, Cumberland, UAB, EKU, EIU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee tech, UNA, MTSU, EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“UNA, Tennessee Tech.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan to attend Tennessee Tech on September 23rd to watch them play KENNESAW state.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Auburn has always been my dream school.”

What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“I attended 14 college football summer camps in the month of June; getting coached by some of the nation’s best coaches. I’ve gained 15 lbs working out with my teammates, we’ve worked on getting faster and stronger, getting a percent better each and every day. It’s paid off this first week of pads. We’re pushing each other to be the best this year.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“As I said I’ve gained 15lbs of muscle since the end of the season, I’ve been working on my speed, and agility. I have really focused on stretching so I may be more flexible in my position. I have pushed myself to be better than the last two seasons.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel we will be contenders for the 5A State Title again this year. We just need to focus on one game at a time, play as one, and just be the team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moving Regions this year I believe our toughest competition is only 8 miles away in a young, athletic Centennial Cougar Team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our season will start in Giles County this year and they have two very fast and stilled running backs that we’ll have to stop; they are #1 X Zorian Randolph and #18 Ka’mauri Turner, if we don’t control them at the line of scrimmage this could be a long opening game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently hold offers from Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, Austin Peay University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Miami (Ohio). Numerous schools and coaches have been in and out of school over the past two years; I’d hope they’re all recruiting me. I was able to have several conversations with different universities while attending the summer camp series. I guess we’ll see how many contact me on Sept 1st.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“This is all new to me and them being unable to talk to me it’s hard to get a feel on who’s recruiting me at this time.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Unofficially I have visited: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Kentucky.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida, Mississippi State, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Miami Ohio, Vanderbilt, Tenn. Tech. I felt really good about my performance at all the camps I attended and have some really good tape from the one on ones I competed in. I was able to take bits and pieces from all the coaches to better myself for the upcoming season.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Dad is a former Mississippi State Bulldog, mom’s from Alabama so I had to ring bells and say Roll Tide Roll, but I always enjoyed running around doing the Gator Chomp. Saturdays have always just been about football, from the [time] college game day starts until I fall asleep.”

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Q&A with Page defensive end Eric Hazzard​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently hold offers from Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, Austin Peay University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Miami (Ohio). Numerous schools and coaches have been in and out of school over the past two years; I’d hope they’re all recruiting me. I was able to have several conversations with different universities while attending the summer camp series. I guess we’ll see how many contact me on Sept 1st.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“This is all new to me and them being unable to talk to me it’s hard to get a feel on who’s recruiting me at this time.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Unofficially I have visited: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Kentucky.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida, Mississippi State, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Miami Ohio, Vanderbilt, Tenn. Tech. I felt really good about my performance at all the camps I attended and have some really good tape from the one on ones I competed in. I was able to take bits and pieces from all the coaches to better myself for the upcoming season.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Dad is a former Mississippi State Bulldog, mom’s from Alabama so I had to ring bells and say Roll Tide Roll, but I always enjoyed running around doing the Gator Chomp. Saturdays have always just been about football, from the [time] college game day starts until I fall asleep.”


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Q&A with Lawrence County wide receiver Jakabri Stevenson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNA, MTSU, Tennessee Tech, Cumberland, UAB, EKU, EIU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee tech, UNA, MTSU, EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“UNA, Tennessee Tech.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan to attend Tennessee Tech on September 23rd to watch them play KENNESAW state.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Auburn has always been my dream school.”


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Q&A with Davidson Academy tight end Wes Harper​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far Vanderbilt and Memphis.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Vandy.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, Memphis has invited me to a game and I just haven’t chosen which one I want to go to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Vanderbilt because that’s who my parents watched as I was growing up.”


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Q&A with Mount Pleasant running back Jakyri McClure​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do plan on playing sports in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Navy football, EKU, Penn football.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I have not.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No I don’t.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes I did, LSU.”


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Q&A with Polk County wide receiver Damian McWilliams​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream since I was a kid to play college football. I’ve played ball my whole life and it’s too late to stop now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any schools reach out so far other than UTC Mocs. I’ve been in touch with coaches since junior year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve had multiple trips to UTC, a trip to Vandy, and a junior day at MTSU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of right now I have no game day trips planned but I’m sure some are to come.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always loved the competition in the SEC and ACC. I never had a favorite team but if I had to pick it would be the LSU Tigers.”


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Q&A with Page defensive end Eric Hazzard
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“I attended 14 college football summer camps in the month of June; getting coached by some of the nation’s best coaches. I’ve gained 15 lbs working out with my teammates, we’ve worked on getting faster and stronger, getting a percent better each and every day. It’s paid off this first week of pads. We’re pushing each other to be the best this year.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“As I said I’ve gained 15lbs of muscle since the end of the season, I’ve been working on my speed, and agility. I have really focused on stretching so I may be more flexible in my position. I have pushed myself to be better than the last two seasons.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel we will be contenders for the 5A State Title again this year. We just need to focus on one game at a time, play as one, and just be the team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moving Regions this year I believe our toughest competition is only 8 miles away in a young, athletic Centennial Cougar Team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our season will start in Giles County this year and they have two very fast and stilled running backs that we’ll have to stop; they are #1 X Zorian Randolph and #18 Ka’mauri Turner, if we don’t control them at the line of scrimmage this could be a long opening game.”

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Q&A with Lawrence County wide receiver Jakabri Stevenson
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going good, I feel like this is going to be the best year Lawrence County has had in a long time.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have, I have gained interest from a lot of schools this season. And as a team, this is going to be our breakout year.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have played well. We are cleaning up in a few areas right now but other than that we look good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Special teams.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We all are on the same page this season, we show up to practice every day and get after it. The energy we bring as a team is going to help us a lot.”

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Q&A with Davidson Academy tight end Wes Harper
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going good, our team has been practicing hard.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“This summer I’ve been working hard and playing hard, trying to make the best efforts for the team. Overall I have been playing well.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we struggle with numbers, so we don’t have much depth. As the scrimmages have gone on, we’ve gotten more conditioned and are playing better and starting to look good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our teams need to improve on knowing their assignments every play, and work on being in better shape.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to block hard and be more physical than the other teams, and wrap up when we make tackles.”

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Q&A with Mount Pleasant running back Jakyri McClure
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the football team is going good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like my team has played well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think my team can improve on working together more.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Hustle, communication, effort, teamwork.”

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Q&A with Polk County wide receiver Damian McWilliams
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going great so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I believe this season will be my best yet. I’ve made a lot of big plays for my team and there’s plenty more to come.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I’ve been more than pleased with my team this year. We’ve been moving the ball better than ever. Confidence has definitely been a big factor this season.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our defense gets after the ball very well but we need to step up and make open space tackles.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Confidence, a tough mindset, hard work and belief in each other will get us a long way this season.”

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What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We’ve been absolutely grinding since the start of January to get ourselves ready to play in December.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I’ve improved my footwork the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we have the opportunity to take the season as far as we want to.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Middle Tennessee Christian will be the toughest team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure who the best player we’ll play is.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wash U, Carleton, Dartmouth are the major ones.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Carleton is recruiting me the hardest right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Morehead KY, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, and Smyrna.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Texas Tech.”

What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We've been trying to stay mentally focused for the fall.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I feel like I improved my route running and IQ.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we will do better than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest team to play is Gatlinburg-Pittman.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Carlos Orr from Gatlinburg-Pittman.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Haven’t [had] any recruit[ment] yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to Michigan, Michigan St, Louisville, Kentucky, and Toledo.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“TSU, Wayne St, Austin Peay, UVA Wise.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Tennessee.”

What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We’ve been preparing for the season with a different mentality this year especially since we were knocked out in the first-round last year, so we all have that in the back of our minds every day in practice. We’ve been working to become the most physically and mentally sound team in the state.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I feel like I have improved my speed, catching, and route running. My confidence is also another thing that has grown since last year due to all the work I have put in this offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The main goal for us is to be holding up that gold ball at the end of the season, and everyone says that but I’m confident we have the team to do it this year. We’ve put in a lot of work this offseason to make some noise this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our schedule is tough this year. We play some really good teams, but I would have to say Beech since they’re coming off a state championship appearance last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’re going to play a lot of good players this year so I don’t really know.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Tennessee, Purdue, Mississippi State, Missouri, Vanderbilt just to name a few.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It’s early in my recruiting process so I haven’t been able to communicate a lot with everyone but I’ll have to say Tennessee since I’ve visited there 4 times and really enjoyed my time there every time.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve went to Tennessee four times, Ole Miss once and LSU once.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Tennessee’s Night at Neyland camp, and I felt like the camp went pretty good.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, it was the University of Florida because I got my name from Joakim Noah, who played basketball there.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Outside of building chemistry with my teammates I’ve been training to improve my speed, lateral quickness and mobility.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Flexibility and versatility on the football field.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The goal is to win a state title so we are planning to go in day by day and win.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team because we can’t take any team for granted and are looking to go 1-0 every single week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of good players in the conference that I played against last year and I can’t really name one. It’s a team sport so I’m just looking to play everyone this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play in college. I haven’t decided yet. I'm just enjoying high school and will choose my options my senior year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Virginia Tech, UT Martin, University of Maryland, Austin Peay, Marshall University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All about the same. It’s been of equal interest with everyone at the moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a few camps and competed at the University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech and University of Maryland.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m not thinking about that at the moment, I’m just preparing for the season.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, I’ve been to a few camps and I feel really good about my performance and learned a lot from the coaches and can bring back going into the season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Not at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m from Tennessee so I’ve always been a Vols fan growing up.”

What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Me and the team have been focusing on our endurance and also all the little things like the break out of routes, because we have a lot of new faces and we are trying to get everything back to how it was.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I’ve improved most in my mental health and my focus this off-season. I’ve gotten closer with God and I couldn’t be more thankful.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“This team has had success all 3 years leading up to this year so I believe we can keep that ball rolling.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mt. Juliet stands out to me. Their program is great and they are always tough so I believe they’ll be our hardest matchup.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know any individuals from the teams we will face. This is a new division for us, but I know we will go against some great competition.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football. I know it’s a rough path but I’m willing to work.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to multiple teams including Austin Peay and Rhodes, however I have no offers. Just trying to look past that, keep working and show them what I can do this season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve had the most conversations with Bethel’s coaches. They’ve shown me love and I really appreciate it.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any visits, but I have been to some camps and talked to coaches.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to a Vandy camp that went really well, yet didn’t get anyone to reach out to me which was upsetting, but I also went to a camp (I forgot the name) that had a lot of schools [there].”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Florida’s University. I think it was because I love the beach so much.”

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Q&A with Waverly Central athlete Bryce Stanfield​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football. I know it’s a rough path but I’m willing to work.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to multiple teams including Austin Peay and Rhodes, however I have no offers. Just trying to look past that, keep working and show them what I can do this season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve had the most conversations with Bethel’s coaches. They’ve shown me love and I really appreciate it.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any visits, but I have been to some camps and talked to coaches.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to a Vandy camp that went really well, yet didn’t get anyone to reach out to me which was upsetting, but I also went to a camp (I forgot the name) that had a lot of schools [there].”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Florida’s University. I think it was because I love the beach so much.”


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Q&A with Trinity Christian Academy athlete Lekhy Thompkins​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play in college. I haven’t decided yet. I'm just enjoying high school and will choose my options my senior year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Virginia Tech, UT Martin, University of Maryland, Austin Peay, Marshall University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All about the same. It’s been of equal interest with everyone at the moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a few camps and competed at the University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech and University of Maryland.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m not thinking about that at the moment, I’m just preparing for the season.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, I’ve been to a few camps and I feel really good about my performance and learned a lot from the coaches and can bring back going into the season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Not at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m from Tennessee so I’ve always been a Vols fan growing up.”


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Q&A with Collierville wide receiver Joakim Dodson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Tennessee, Purdue, Mississippi State, Missouri, Vanderbilt just to name a few.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It’s early in my recruiting process so I haven’t been able to communicate a lot with everyone but I’ll have to say Tennessee since I’ve visited there 4 times and really enjoyed my time there every time.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve went to Tennessee four times, Ole Miss once and LSU once.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Tennessee’s Night at Neyland camp, and I felt like the camp went pretty good.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, it was the University of Florida because I got my name from Joakim Noah, who played basketball there.”


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Q&A with Fulton wide receiver Derrick Smith Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Haven’t [had] any recruit[ment] yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to Michigan, Michigan St, Louisville, Kentucky, and Toledo.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“TSU, Wayne St, Austin Peay, UVA Wise.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Tennessee.”


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Q&A with South Pittsburg wide receiver Jacob Bivens​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wash U, Carleton, Dartmouth are the major ones.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Carleton is recruiting me the hardest right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Morehead KY, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, and Smyrna.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Texas Tech.”


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Q&A with Waverly Central athlete Bryce Stanfield
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Me and the team have been focusing on our endurance and also all the little things like the break out of routes, because we have a lot of new faces and we are trying to get everything back to how it was.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I’ve improved most in my mental health and my focus this off-season. I’ve gotten closer with God and I couldn’t be more thankful.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“This team has had success all 3 years leading up to this year so I believe we can keep that ball rolling.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mt. Juliet stands out to me. Their program is great and they are always tough so I believe they’ll be our hardest matchup.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know any individuals from the teams we will face. This is a new division for us, but I know we will go against some great competition.”

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Q&A with Trinity Christian Academy athlete Lekhy Thompkins
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Outside of building chemistry with my teammates I’ve been training to improve my speed, lateral quickness and mobility.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Flexibility and versatility on the football field.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The goal is to win a state title so we are planning to go in day by day and win.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team because we can’t take any team for granted and are looking to go 1-0 every single week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of good players in the conference that I played against last year and I can’t really name one. It’s a team sport so I’m just looking to play everyone this year.”

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Q&A with Collierville wide receiver Joakim Dodson
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We’ve been preparing for the season with a different mentality this year especially since we were knocked out in the first-round last year, so we all have that in the back of our minds every day in practice. We’ve been working to become the most physically and mentally sound team in the state.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I feel like I have improved my speed, catching, and route running. My confidence is also another thing that has grown since last year due to all the work I have put in this offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The main goal for us is to be holding up that gold ball at the end of the season, and everyone says that but I’m confident we have the team to do it this year. We’ve put in a lot of work this offseason to make some noise this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our schedule is tough this year. We play some really good teams, but I would have to say Beech since they’re coming off a state championship appearance last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’re going to play a lot of good players this year so I don’t really know.”

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Q&A with Fulton wide receiver Derrick Smith Jr.
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We've been trying to stay mentally focused for the fall.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I feel like I improved my route running and IQ.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we will do better than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest team to play is Gatlinburg-Pittman.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Carlos Orr from Gatlinburg-Pittman.”

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Q&A with South Pittsburg wide receiver Jacob Bivens
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“We’ve been absolutely grinding since the start of January to get ourselves ready to play in December.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I’ve improved my footwork the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we have the opportunity to take the season as far as we want to.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Middle Tennessee Christian will be the toughest team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure who the best player we’ll play is.”

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What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Me and my team have been putting in plenty, working and pushing each other to do better and pushing each other to work harder so we won’t be sitting on the couch when December comes.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I improved on my work ethic a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We’re going all the way, we will not be sitting on the couch in December.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we have this year probably would be Munford but we’re ready for whatever and whoever.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell, Ishia Cobbs, Rhyan Brown.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, I would love to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bethel, Mississippi Delta, Handover, Coahoma.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bethel.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yessir I made a couple college trips.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended the OTA camp, won defensive player at the camp, I also attended Austin Peay camp, went 5-0.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”