How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt we had a pretty good season though we fell short of our goal of winning state, it was still a great bounce back year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Although the seasons are over, me and some of the guys have continued to work out in the weight room. I’ve also done some speed and agility training with Elite 3, and I’m currently looking forward to offseason baseball workouts as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we’ll do great next year. Now that we’ve got a true look at what we’re capable of, the sky's the limit.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I try not to overlook anyone because those are the games that creep up on you. That being said, I think we’ve established a bit of a rivalry with CPA now, and going up against our coach’s old team at Pope John Paul will certainly be a fun game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Crews Law at linebacker was definitely a dog when we played them this past year, and that’s certainly easy for me to notice at running back so I’d have to give it to him.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college and compete. I love both football and baseball, whichever allows me to play at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have offers from Austin Peay and EKU. I’m also receiving interest and I’ve talked to some other schools as well.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“At this time I would say Austin Peay and EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve taken some unofficial visits to Austin Peay, EKU, Ole Miss, UK, and WKU to name a few.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’ll be doing some camps this summer and touring some Ivy League schools as well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was always a LSU fan growing up and my favorite player was Leonard Fournette.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I felt like our season ended up going very good after the rough patch of injuries.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Planning on grinding all summer, having practice and training every day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Most people will be counting us out but I believe we’ll do great things.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“West should be the toughest team we play next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably Branden Hayward from Oak Ridge.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes and I’d love to play for Oregon.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in touch with EKU and Tennessee Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Kentucky, EKU, Tennessee Tech, and Clemson.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m going to many different schools this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has always been Oregon.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school season went amazingly well. My team was 15-0 and we won the 4A State championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m starting up workouts again and gearing up for Code Blue 7X7.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are graduating around 17 talented seniors so we will not be on the same team. However, we also have a lot of talent returning along with some key upcoming Juniors and Sophomores.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We should see several tough teams next season such as Powell, Bearden, Greenville and Elizabethton. I haven’t seen the schedule yet so there may be some additions I don’t know about.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Steven Soles is a tough player. He’s fast and needs to be contained because he’s a major threat to a QB.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had correspondence with several D1 and D2 colleges I’m interested in.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve had the most correspondence with Mercer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to game day invites at ETSU & Mercer and have a real interest in those schools. I haven’t set my sights on any particular colleges just yet. I’m waiting for my senior season to hopefully see more opportunities.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up of course is The University of Tennessee.”

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Q&A with Anderson County defensive end Matt Clayton
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school season went amazingly well. My team was 15-0 and we won the 4A State championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m starting up workouts again and gearing up for Code Blue 7X7.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are graduating around 17 talented seniors so we will not be on the same team. However, we also have a lot of talent returning along with some key upcoming Juniors and Sophomores.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We should see several tough teams next season such as Powell, Bearden, Greenville and Elizabethton. I haven’t seen the schedule yet so there may be some additions I don’t know about.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Steven Soles is a tough player. He’s fast and needs to be contained because he’s a major threat to a QB.”

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Q&A with Powell running back Connor Wheeler
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I felt like our season ended up going very good after the rough patch of injuries.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Planning on grinding all summer, having practice and training every day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Most people will be counting us out but I believe we’ll do great things.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“West should be the toughest team we play next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably Branden Hayward from Oak Ridge.”

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Q&A with Franklin Road Academy running back Ty Clark III
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt we had a pretty good season though we fell short of our goal of winning state, it was still a great bounce back year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Although the seasons are over, me and some of the guys have continued to work out in the weight room. I’ve also done some speed and agility training with Elite 3, and I’m currently looking forward to offseason baseball workouts as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we’ll do great next year. Now that we’ve got a true look at what we’re capable of, the sky's the limit.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I try not to overlook anyone because those are the games that creep up on you. That being said, I think we’ve established a bit of a rivalry with CPA now, and going up against our coach’s old team at Pope John Paul will certainly be a fun game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Crews Law at linebacker was definitely a dog when we played them this past year, and that’s certainly easy for me to notice at running back so I’d have to give it to him.”

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Q&A with Knoxville Catholic quarterback Jayden Neal
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our high school record does not look how my team would like it to look. However we were in a lot of the games we lost. A lot of the games we lost were one score games and some that we were in for a majority of the game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Since we are now in the off season, I am working out 3 times a week in the morning with Lee Smith at Triple F and throwing on weekends. I also will get some occasional throwing in before school. Soon I will be starting 7 on 7 for a new team I recently joined called NPA Pack. That will be a lot of work I will get during the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe our team will do extremely well next year. I think a lot of guys that were juniors last year will thrive and I think we will all have such a good connection through us having played together for two years now.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We play in the hardest league in Tennessee so there is an argument for any team we play to be the toughest team we have to go against. Every team has many athletes and ball players being able to go on to the next level and compete. So it’s hard to single out a team but I believe next year you can put us up in that conversation for toughest teams someone else will have to play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Like I said before every team we play has ball players so it is hard to single any person out with how many there are.”

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Q&A with Memphis Middle College wide receiver Brandon Mitchell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the season went not as I planned but we fought well throughout the season…can’t complain much.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are just building muscle in the weight room along with a healthy diet. On the field, bettering myself both offensively and defensively and also attending a lot of camps as far as exposure.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“My team will do great next football season, coming back with a harder work ethic, bolder mentality and physically stronger. More games will be won next season for sure.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our stronger competitors as far as I know will probably be Mase, but this time things will end differently.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t feel as if there is any individual that’s tough enough to compete with my team.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season was a historic one for our school and we could’ve had a couple more things go our way but I couldn’t be any more proud of our team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I just started basketball season, however I’m still working out hard every day and don’t plan on slowing down. I’m definitely trying to put on a couple more pounds and get better for football next season!”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are dropping to 4a next year which is a big step for our program as the teams are still good but with easier travel and another year of work I feel our team could be really good if not better than this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Upperman will be a tough regional game for us next year as they’re always good and a playoff team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We will play Gabe Borders who is a Mr. Football this year at Macon County. He’s very athletic and good with his legs.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“That’s my goal to play at the collegiate level and I would love to play football or basketball. I’m just going to keep grinding and see what school provides the best future for me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have a couple schools who have talked to me just briefly. Carson Newman has come to our workouts for football and Cumberland for basketball and there are a couple others but I just haven’t been contacted as much as I’d hoped.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school has recruited me too hard but if I had to say one Barton College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not visited anyway yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not but would love to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan has always been a dream school for me as a little kid and now. Lipscomb is another college I would love to go to for basketball.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Definitely not as well as we had hoped for.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am going to continue to work and get bigger, faster, and stronger. I will also be putting in extra work for the upcoming baseball season so we can defend our state title.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be a lot better and more prepared. We will have a lot of talent on the field that likes to compete at any level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lebanon, because I grew up playing with a lot of those guys and played my freshman season with them. I know how talented they are and how much depth they have. I love those guys and know they are working hard as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This season we have moved up to 3A so I really don’t know a lot about the competition we are up against yet, but I know the Lebanon guys. They have several that come to mind: Key Crowell, Sean Heath, Brice Njezic, and Jack Clinard. They are all very talented and work extremely hard.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, absolutely. I have dreamed about playing college football since I started playing peewee back at 4 years old.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None at this time.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Emory and Henry and The University of North Alabama.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at this time.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a great learning experience, our team and I individually experienced some ups and downs this season. But we got it rolling around week four, and the game started really slowing down for me. And we were playing our best when we needed to. It just sucks to lose the way we did. But I am unbelievably proud of the way we fought, no one even expected it to be a close game. So all in all it was pretty good.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for the off-season are pretty simple. Continue working with QB Vision, work out with the team, and play baseball.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe that we will be right back in the position that we were in this year. We returned every scale player so we have to feel a little bit confident about that. But with such great coaches, we always expect to be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like it will definitely be Friendship and Nashville Christian. We lost both. But we were leading at points in both games. I’m just ready to get back on the field and play again.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Definitely Jared Curtis. He’s a stud and capitalized, the sky's the limit for him since he’s only a freshman. But for me as a quarterback, it would definitely have to be Brock Montgomery.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to have the chance to go play football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Haven’t really been recruited heavily, but the occasional emails from small schools and went on a game day visit to Tennessee Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m only a sophomore, so I haven’t been recruited hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Air Force and Tennessee Tech.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t really have any plans.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite colleges were definitely Vandy and Air Force. I’ve always watched them and always enjoyed it.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went good, we went 8-2.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m playing basketball and working out.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will do good since we are moving down to 5a.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably Page.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The lineman playing for Page, I don’t know their names.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play basketball or football, whichever one I have a chance to play at.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Nobody.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I have no plans.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Tennessee and other colleges like that.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We would have liked to play longer than we ended up playing, but we definitely had a good season overall. We knew going into the season that everyone was going to overlook us and that was true. Many people had us going 1-9 and 2-8 which honestly made all the players and coaches laugh.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on hitting the weight room hard this offseason as well as try to focus on getting my speed and agility higher.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have very high expectations next season and look to grow on our record from this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Maryville and Farragut are always some games we highlight at the beginning of the year and during my time in high school I have not beat them once. They are some of the better teams we play and we look to win both next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No specific player comes to mind, but we will play many good teams next year with many good players.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Playing sports at the collegiate level has always been a goal and I would love to go play football somewhere.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNC Charlotte, Memphis, EKU, MTSU, Austin Peay, and Miami Ohio are some schools I have talked to.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNC Charlotte has offered me and shown great interest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made visits to UNC Charlotte and EKU.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not have any plans on visiting anywhere as of now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a very big fan of Tennessee.”

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Q&A with Bearden wide receiver Sam Tummins​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Playing sports at the collegiate level has always been a goal and I would love to go play football somewhere.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNC Charlotte, Memphis, EKU, MTSU, Austin Peay, and Miami Ohio are some schools I have talked to.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNC Charlotte has offered me and shown great interest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made visits to UNC Charlotte and EKU.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not have any plans on visiting anywhere as of now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a very big fan of Tennessee.”


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Q&A with Centennial running back Taner Lee​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play basketball or football, whichever one I have a chance to play at.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Nobody.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I have no plans.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Tennessee and other colleges like that.”


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Q&A with Donelson Christian Academy running back Mitchell Carey​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to have the chance to go play football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Haven’t really been recruited heavily, but the occasional emails from small schools and went on a game day visit to Tennessee Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m only a sophomore, so I haven’t been recruited hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Air Force and Tennessee Tech.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t really have any plans.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite colleges were definitely Vandy and Air Force. I’ve always watched them and always enjoyed it.”


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Q&A with Watertown quarterback KK West​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, absolutely. I have dreamed about playing college football since I started playing peewee back at 4 years old.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None at this time.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Emory and Henry and The University of North Alabama.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at this time.”

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


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Q&A with White County quarterback Tripp Pinion​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“That’s my goal to play at the collegiate level and I would love to play football or basketball. I’m just going to keep grinding and see what school provides the best future for me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have a couple schools who have talked to me just briefly. Carson Newman has come to our workouts for football and Cumberland for basketball and there are a couple others but I just haven’t been contacted as much as I’d hoped.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school has recruited me too hard but if I had to say one Barton College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not visited anyway yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not but would love to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan has always been a dream school for me as a little kid and now. Lipscomb is another college I would love to go to for basketball.”


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Q&A with Bearden wide receiver Sam Tummins
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We would have liked to play longer than we ended up playing, but we definitely had a good season overall. We knew going into the season that everyone was going to overlook us and that was true. Many people had us going 1-9 and 2-8 which honestly made all the players and coaches laugh.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on hitting the weight room hard this offseason as well as try to focus on getting my speed and agility higher.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have very high expectations next season and look to grow on our record from this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Maryville and Farragut are always some games we highlight at the beginning of the year and during my time in high school I have not beat them once. They are some of the better teams we play and we look to win both next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No specific player comes to mind, but we will play many good teams next year with many good players.”

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Q&A with Centennial running back Taner Lee
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went good, we went 8-2.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m playing basketball and working out.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will do good since we are moving down to 5a.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably Page.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The lineman playing for Page, I don’t know their names.”

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Q&A with Donelson Christian Academy running back Mitchell Carey
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a great learning experience, our team and I individually experienced some ups and downs this season. But we got it rolling around week four, and the game started really slowing down for me. And we were playing our best when we needed to. It just sucks to lose the way we did. But I am unbelievably proud of the way we fought, no one even expected it to be a close game. So all in all it was pretty good.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for the off-season are pretty simple. Continue working with QB Vision, work out with the team, and play baseball.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe that we will be right back in the position that we were in this year. We returned every scale player so we have to feel a little bit confident about that. But with such great coaches, we always expect to be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like it will definitely be Friendship and Nashville Christian. We lost both. But we were leading at points in both games. I’m just ready to get back on the field and play again.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Definitely Jared Curtis. He’s a stud and capitalized, the sky's the limit for him since he’s only a freshman. But for me as a quarterback, it would definitely have to be Brock Montgomery.”

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Q&A with Watertown quarterback KK West
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Definitely not as well as we had hoped for.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am going to continue to work and get bigger, faster, and stronger. I will also be putting in extra work for the upcoming baseball season so we can defend our state title.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be a lot better and more prepared. We will have a lot of talent on the field that likes to compete at any level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lebanon, because I grew up playing with a lot of those guys and played my freshman season with them. I know how talented they are and how much depth they have. I love those guys and know they are working hard as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“This season we have moved up to 3A so I really don’t know a lot about the competition we are up against yet, but I know the Lebanon guys. They have several that come to mind: Key Crowell, Sean Heath, Brice Njezic, and Jack Clinard. They are all very talented and work extremely hard.”

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Q&A with White County quarterback Tripp Pinion
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season was a historic one for our school and we could’ve had a couple more things go our way but I couldn’t be any more proud of our team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I just started basketball season, however I’m still working out hard every day and don’t plan on slowing down. I’m definitely trying to put on a couple more pounds and get better for football next season!”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are dropping to 4a next year which is a big step for our program as the teams are still good but with easier travel and another year of work I feel our team could be really good if not better than this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Upperman will be a tough regional game for us next year as they’re always good and a playoff team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We will play Gabe Borders who is a Mr. Football this year at Macon County. He’s very athletic and good with his legs.”

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Q&A with Daniel Boone athlete Rylan Trout​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“VMI, Maryville, Carson Newman, Emory and Henry.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to VMI, Carson Newman, and Maryville.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve already gone on all the game day trips I had planned this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes my favorite college has always been Kentucky because that’s where my father grew up and I have lots of family up there.”


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Q&A with Friendship Christian offensive lineman Devin Lively​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes sir it’s always been my goal to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had a lot of interest as of late from colleges of all levels and I’m super thankful for that.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would have to say that Cornell has put in the most time recruiting me up too this point.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to WKU, Austin Peay, Vanderbilt, Memphis, and Colorado School of the Mines.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Right now I don’t have any more plans but that can change.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was little I would have to say I was a Vols fan but now I’m just looking for a home.”


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Q&A with Middle College running back Taysean Fondren​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to continue to play football in college. Any scholarship or offer is a blessing and I would be grateful to keep playing the game I love for more years to come.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges for right now, waiting on my first.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No college is recruiting me hard, once again waiting on my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have, I’ve visited UT Knox, Memphis, Christian Brothers and more.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I plan to take multiple visits this upcoming year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was THE Louisiana State University! LSU [has] been them dogs.”


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Q&A with Huntingdon third baseman Gray Eubanks​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play baseball in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Memphis has been very interested in me for baseball.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Memphis University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Memphis University, Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to go to Memphis baseball camp soon.”

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


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Q&A with Gatlinburg-Pittman running back Tegan Avera​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I absolutely want to play college sports. I’ve dreamed of playing in college since I’ve started. I’ve always wanted to play at FSU or TN but really anywhere I can get my shot.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Nobody has recruited me, I am a sophomore.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I definitely have plans for colleges, my coach is taking me and our QB on visits and camps during this offseason.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m from FL so I’ve always been a FSU fan and I’ve been there more times than I can count.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Daniel Boone athlete Rylan Trout
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going great. I think this has been the best season of my four years so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how I’ve been playing. I’ve had the best season I’ve ever had. I’ve done a lot on defense, offense, and special teams so it feels nice to make an impact on all sides of the ball.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has played outstanding this year. We went 10-0 in the regular season for the first time in school history. We have a lot of depth and a lot of guys who can play different positions.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“As far as the physical football side of things, there’s not much more I could ask of our team, however, the mental part is different. When someone messes up, I feel as if the guy who messed up looks for someone else to blame. If we could all work on coming together, forgetting about our mistakes, and moving on to the next play, we could be so much better.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys to our team being successful moving forward are definitely staying healthy, knowing what you’re doing on the field, and continuing to improve at practice and in the weight room.”

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Q&A with Friendship Christian offensive lineman Devin Lively
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going great, we’re 10-0 getting ready to try and make a run at the gold ball.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“There’s always room for improvement in my game but overall, I feel I’ve played pretty solid with the help of some great coaching and as a team we gel together well and trust each other but like I said there’s always room for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played well, we haven’t turned the ball over much and everyone is focused on doing their job on defense and special teams have been immaculate which has resulted in a lot of great wins.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel we can cut some penalties out, we’ve had more penalties than we should have and we’ve got to cut that out.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just have to focus on one game at a time and not get ahead of ourselves because everyone in the playoffs is there for a reason.”

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Q&A with Middle College running back Taysean Fondren
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season didn’t go as planned for my junior year but that’s cool because we were kind of in a rebuilding year, coming off an undefeated season and trying to replicate it is tough and we were young, next year, look out.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“The plan is to hit the weight room for 7 months and get back next season. I also run track so I will be getting bigger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Just know, [we’re going to] remind the city who we are one game at a time.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team will be tough, in my opinion, as long as we don’t beat ourselves, we match up well with anyone in our league.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“MASE running back, he’s a great player, repping class of ‘24 just like me, he’s tough.”

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Q&A with Huntingdon third baseman Gray Eubanks
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Went great, loved playing with guys.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Trying to get faster and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Only losing 4 starters we have a good young team that should go far next year.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

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Q&A with Gatlinburg-Pittman running back Tegan Avera
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school season went amazing! I broke the school rushing record and touchdown record, while having over 100 in every game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been in the weight room since our last game ended, trying to build weight and muscle. But I’ve really been watching my own film and seeing stuff I’ve done wrong and I’ve been trying to work on my craft and get faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will do extremely well, we just moved divisions and our confidence is through the roof from our last season. But we have been bonding and building together on and off the field so I feel like we will excel next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Through our season I feel like Alcoa is our toughest comp, but overall, I just know we are going to catch them one year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t look at who will be the toughest player, we are all the same, just some will be bigger or faster but we put on everything the same and we can work the same. But I promise they aren’t going to out work me so I don’t really look at a name, I look at a game.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school season went amazing! I broke the school rushing record and touchdown record, while having over 100 in every game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been in the weight room since our last game ended, trying to build weight and muscle. But I’ve really been watching my own film and seeing stuff I’ve done wrong and I’ve been trying to work on my craft and get faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will do extremely well, we just moved divisions and our confidence is through the roof from our last season. But we have been bonding and building together on and off the field so I feel like we will excel next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Through our season I feel like Alcoa is our toughest comp, but overall, I just know we are going to catch them one year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t look at who will be the toughest player, we are all the same, just some will be bigger or faster but we put on everything the same and we can work the same. But I promise they aren’t going to out work me so I don’t really look at a name, I look at a game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I absolutely want to play college sports. I’ve dreamed of playing in college since I’ve started. I’ve always wanted to play at FSU or TN but really anywhere I can get my shot.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Nobody has recruited me, I am a sophomore.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I definitely have plans for colleges, my coach is taking me and our QB on visits and camps during this offseason.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m from FL so I’ve always been a FSU fan and I’ve been there more times than I can count.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Went great, loved playing with guys.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Trying to get faster and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Only losing 4 starters we have a good young team that should go far next year.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play baseball in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Memphis has been very interested in me for baseball.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Memphis University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Memphis University, Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to go to Memphis baseball camp soon.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season didn’t go as planned for my junior year but that’s cool because we were kind of in a rebuilding year, coming off an undefeated season and trying to replicate it is tough and we were young, next year, look out.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“The plan is to hit the weight room for 7 months and get back next season. I also run track so I will be getting bigger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Just know, [we’re going to] remind the city who we are one game at a time.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team will be tough, in my opinion, as long as we don’t beat ourselves, we match up well with anyone in our league.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“MASE running back, he’s a great player, repping class of ‘24 just like me, he’s tough.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to continue to play football in college. Any scholarship or offer is a blessing and I would be grateful to keep playing the game I love for more years to come.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges for right now, waiting on my first.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No college is recruiting me hard, once again waiting on my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have, I’ve visited UT Knox, Memphis, Christian Brothers and more.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I plan to take multiple visits this upcoming year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was THE Louisiana State University! LSU [has] been them dogs.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going great, we’re 10-0 getting ready to try and make a run at the gold ball.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“There’s always room for improvement in my game but overall, I feel I’ve played pretty solid with the help of some great coaching and as a team we gel together well and trust each other but like I said there’s always room for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played well, we haven’t turned the ball over much and everyone is focused on doing their job on defense and special teams have been immaculate which has resulted in a lot of great wins.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel we can cut some penalties out, we’ve had more penalties than we should have and we’ve got to cut that out.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just have to focus on one game at a time and not get ahead of ourselves because everyone in the playoffs is there for a reason.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes sir it’s always been my goal to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had a lot of interest as of late from colleges of all levels and I’m super thankful for that.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would have to say that Cornell has put in the most time recruiting me up too this point.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to WKU, Austin Peay, Vanderbilt, Memphis, and Colorado School of the Mines.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Right now I don’t have any more plans but that can change.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was little I would have to say I was a Vols fan but now I’m just looking for a home.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going great. I think this has been the best season of my four years so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how I’ve been playing. I’ve had the best season I’ve ever had. I’ve done a lot on defense, offense, and special teams so it feels nice to make an impact on all sides of the ball.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has played outstanding this year. We went 10-0 in the regular season for the first time in school history. We have a lot of depth and a lot of guys who can play different positions.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“As far as the physical football side of things, there’s not much more I could ask of our team, however, the mental part is different. When someone messes up, I feel as if the guy who messed up looks for someone else to blame. If we could all work on coming together, forgetting about our mistakes, and moving on to the next play, we could be so much better.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys to our team being successful moving forward are definitely staying healthy, knowing what you’re doing on the field, and continuing to improve at practice and in the weight room.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“VMI, Maryville, Carson Newman, Emory and Henry.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to VMI, Carson Newman, and Maryville.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve already gone on all the game day trips I had planned this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes my favorite college has always been Kentucky because that’s where my father grew up and I have lots of family up there.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going well, we won the regional championship a couple of weeks ago and we are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have been very pleased with how I have played this season. I ended up switching positions due to our QB getting hurt and led the team to 8-2.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like our team has played very well. We have had players step into roles that they aren’t used to playing and freshmen have had to step up and carry the load as well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we have been executing things very well this season but if I had to say one thing, as a team we need to improve on the energy we bring every day and the attitude in practice. It’s not like we are dead every day, it just takes us a little bit to get going then we start clicking.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Mcminn County lives and dies by being the most physical team on the field each week. Not everything is always going to go for us but the key to our success is no matter what, we are going to play harder and be more physical than the other team for four quarters.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do in fact want to play sports in college and I also play basketball but I would really like to go for football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I do not have any offers yet but a couple schools have reached out to me and shown a little bit of interest such as Berry College and Sewannee.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“As of right now both colleges have been in touch so I would have to say both of those colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone on a visit to Berry in the past and they showed a lot of love there.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of now no. I have been invited to go to some game day visits but with my schedule and events coming up I wasn’t able to go.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a die-hard University of Tennessee fan. So I’m loving this season for them.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going a little slow, as a team and it took a little while for us to jell together but I feel like we finally came together and found ourselves.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how I am handling myself this season with making better decisions on the field and I have been making a big progression with my mechanics.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like we have played well as a team but we have started to gain confidence within ourselves and started playing hard.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on finishing out games, as a team we have to play all four quarters of football.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being disciplined, holding each other accountable, and being more efficient at practice and during games.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football or basketball at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I’m not positive of the schools that are recruiting me at the moment.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It reverts back to the last question.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not gone on any official college visits yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I haven't had an opportunity to go on a game day trip at this time.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was The University of Alabama.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been going great, [we’re] undefeated for the first time in Daniel Boone history. So that’s great heading into the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am happy with the way I have played this season, most lines have been gapping to me. And even with that I feel like I’ve had a pretty solid season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been amazing, couldn’t ask for a better team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think our team as a whole could work on being consistent from down to down.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Our keys for being successful going forward would be to not play scared when it gets to playoffs, to stay focused and play like we have been.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from VMI and Marshall.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“VMI, I committed there in July on a full scholarship.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to VMI earlier in the year.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No more visits, just taking it easy and focusing on my season.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college when I was little was Tennessee because they are just an hour away from me.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It didn’t end how we wanted it to but this junior class has a lot of talent and is only going to get better.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“We start off slow, if we play hard the whole game the season would’ve been a lot different.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We didn’t play to our full potential and when we did, we were really good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Just working harder, you got to be in the weight room and have a really good work ethic.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Play with a passion, don’t be selfish and do your job, you’re out there for a reason, and most importantly have fun.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on doing track and field if everything goes well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None currently, but hopefully that will change.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I had a visit to Cumberland University.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/a.”

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

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything’s going great, we start the playoffs tomorrow, the team is locked in [and] I feel like we can go all the way.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, I feel like I’ve had a great season but there’s always room to improve.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been locked in, nobody can beat us but ourselves.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Focusing on the small details, when we fix the small details, no one can beat us.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to my team being successful starts with our head coach. He instills a lot of knowledge on and off the field into us.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, no matter what division of college it is I’ll love to play and further my skills on a collegiate level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UT Martin and Mercer University have invited me to multiple games but Lindenwood University has been constant the most.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Lindenwood University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, last year I visited JSU, this year I’ve visited Mercer, Lindenwood, and UT Martin.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not any more at this moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was Purdue.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Ernest Gilliam, Noah Clemmons, Luke Scott, Ronye Watson, Caden Hester now!


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Q&A with Freedom Preparatory Academy quarterback Ernest Gilliam​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, no matter what division of college it is I’ll love to play and further my skills on a collegiate level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UT Martin and Mercer University have invited me to multiple games but Lindenwood University has been constant the most.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Lindenwood University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, last year I visited JSU, this year I’ve visited Mercer, Lindenwood, and UT Martin.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not any more at this moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was Purdue.”


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Q&A with Watertown fullback Noah Clemmons​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on doing track and field if everything goes well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None currently, but hopefully that will change.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I had a visit to Cumberland University.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/a.”

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


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Q&A with Boone defensive end Luke Scott​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from VMI and Marshall.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“VMI, I committed there in July on a full scholarship.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to VMI earlier in the year.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No more visits, just taking it easy and focusing on my season.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college when I was little was Tennessee because they are just an hour away from me.”


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Q&A with Chattanooga Central quarterback Ronye Watson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football or basketball at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I’m not positive of the schools that are recruiting me at the moment.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It reverts back to the last question.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not gone on any official college visits yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I haven't had an opportunity to go on a game day trip at this time.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was The University of Alabama.”


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Q&A with McMinn County wide receiver Caden Hester​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do in fact want to play sports in college and I also play basketball but I would really like to go for football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I do not have any offers yet but a couple schools have reached out to me and shown a little bit of interest such as Berry College and Sewannee.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“As of right now both colleges have been in touch so I would have to say both of those colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone on a visit to Berry in the past and they showed a lot of love there.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of now no. I have been invited to go to some game day visits but with my schedule and events coming up I wasn’t able to go.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a die-hard University of Tennessee fan. So I’m loving this season for them.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Freedom Preparatory Academy quarterback Ernest Gilliam
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything’s going great, we start the playoffs tomorrow, the team is locked in [and] I feel like we can go all the way.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, I feel like I’ve had a great season but there’s always room to improve.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been locked in, nobody can beat us but ourselves.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Focusing on the small details, when we fix the small details, no one can beat us.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to my team being successful starts with our head coach. He instills a lot of knowledge on and off the field into us.”

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Q&A with Watertown fullback Noah Clemmons
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It didn’t end how we wanted it to but this junior class has a lot of talent and is only going to get better.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“We start off slow, if we play hard the whole game the season would’ve been a lot different.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We didn’t play to our full potential and when we did, we were really good.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Just working harder, you got to be in the weight room and have a really good work ethic.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Play with a passion, don’t be selfish and do your job, you’re out there for a reason, and most importantly have fun.”

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Q&A with Boone defensive end Luke Scott
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been going great, [we’re] undefeated for the first time in Daniel Boone history. So that’s great heading into the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am happy with the way I have played this season, most lines have been gapping to me. And even with that I feel like I’ve had a pretty solid season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been amazing, couldn’t ask for a better team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think our team as a whole could work on being consistent from down to down.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Our keys for being successful going forward would be to not play scared when it gets to playoffs, to stay focused and play like we have been.”

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Q&A with Chattanooga Central quarterback Ronye Watson
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going a little slow, as a team and it took a little while for us to jell together but I feel like we finally came together and found ourselves.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how I am handling myself this season with making better decisions on the field and I have been making a big progression with my mechanics.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like we have played well as a team but we have started to gain confidence within ourselves and started playing hard.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on finishing out games, as a team we have to play all four quarters of football.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being disciplined, holding each other accountable, and being more efficient at practice and during games.”

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Q&A with McMinn County wide receiver Caden Hester
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going well, we won the regional championship a couple of weeks ago and we are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have been very pleased with how I have played this season. I ended up switching positions due to our QB getting hurt and led the team to 8-2.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like our team has played very well. We have had players step into roles that they aren’t used to playing and freshmen have had to step up and carry the load as well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we have been executing things very well this season but if I had to say one thing, as a team we need to improve on the energy we bring every day and the attitude in practice. It’s not like we are dead every day, it just takes us a little bit to get going then we start clicking.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Mcminn County lives and dies by being the most physical team on the field each week. Not everything is always going to go for us but the key to our success is no matter what, we are going to play harder and be more physical than the other team for four quarters.”

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