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 Farragut wide receiver Landon Collins
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school football season went well overall. I got to make the most of my opportunities in each play that I touched the ball.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to workout hard, gain weight, get faster, play 7on7 to sharpen up my skills, and work position specific drills.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team next season will do well. I think our team will come together to win some ball games.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team I feel will be the toughest competition is Bearden.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will face is Jayzon Thompson.”

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Q&A with Anderson County running back Waylon LaRue
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Went well, went 8-5. We made the quarterfinals, not what we wanted the outcome to be.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently focusing on working out twice a day and running for the upcoming track season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel pretty confident that we can make another run to a state title, we get a lot of experience back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Bearden High school, they beat us last season and made a strong playoff run.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jayzon Thompson (Bearden High). He was an all-state running back as a sophomore.”

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Q&A with Houston defensive end Trayshon Shaw
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well and I wish we could do it over again. State was the best.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m getting ready for rugby season and also getting ready for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I see us back in the Blue Cross Bowl actually.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As we have a lot of talent in 6A, our biggest rivals Germantown always surprises.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I could say Joakim Dodson or Geron Johnson.”

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Q&A with Houston middle linebacker Owen Waggener
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season was one to remember. 6A State Champs. Best is yet to come.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on continuing to work out and lift weights but I also have to prepare for the upcoming baseball season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I am extremely excited and confident about next year’s team. Good amount of state champ returnees and the experience and chemistry we have is like no other.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Region 8 games are always tough but I believe playing at Tupelo this year will be our toughest game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Got to give props to Jamarion Morrow from Germantown.”

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Q&A with Ravenwood cornerback Donovan Starr
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went very well.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to keep lifting and training for football as well as run track.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel good about our team next season because we got a lot if not most of the players coming back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Oakland will be a tough game next season because it always is a challenge.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure who the toughest player we will face off would be but there are a lot of good players and teams we compete against.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Season started off great going 3-0, but for sure didn’t finish off how we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on working out, adding as much speed and muscle as I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my class is one of the best to come through HVA, so even though we will have a new coach I think we will do pretty good next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think we play in the hardest region in Tennessee. 6a region 2 has some of the best competition out there so every game for us is going to be a battle.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Every player in 6a region 2 is also great, lots of p5 guys we will play, so hard to single out one.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d like to play football in college, hopefully God has that in the cards for me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mercer has been talking to me some, going to try and get down for a game this year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I guess I could say Mercer recruited me the hardest.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Nothing yet, but I would love to hopefully get down to Mercer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Auburn in everything.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season as a team went good but could’ve gone better but a great season overall, individually I did what I had to do.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Out work everyone has a big season ahead of me for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do pretty great looking forward to it.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team if our team comes together and plays how we practice.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one in my opinion.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I don’t have any offers working on it but I may have some interest, I have been to TN, VANDY, MTSU, EKU and a couple more so I think I’m in the system.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“TN, VANDY, MTSU, EKU and a couple more.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not as of right now.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was good overall, I got injured at the end of the first-round game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m going to continue to stay in the gym this offseason and continue to work.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we are going to be better than this year, we all love to work in the offseason and we are losing only two seniors but we have their spots filled already.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Sam Pickett.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am a freshman at the moment but going to continue to work to get looked at.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went and played in an All-Star game at Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Still haven’t been in touch with anyone yet but I'm going to work for that.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was okay, I feel like we battled a lot of adversity with our Quarterback getting injured so we didn't get to show our full potential but the season was pretty okay.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports are to get to the next level to play college ball so this offseason I plan on working on my craft and just getting better as an overall player.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my team will be better prepared this year. We are going into our second year with a new head coach and I feel good about how he is running our football organization. I think it'll be a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team on our schedule is definitely Shelbyville, they have a great team over there, great offense and great defense so this year we have to be prepared for that team for sure. All the Wilson County games are full of great talent so I'm excited for next season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm not sure.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to continue playing football In college, my plan is to be in the NFL one day.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None so far (still have my senior season left).”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“None.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“None.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Favorite college is Oklahoma; I love their sports teams and it's a great environment.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It didn't start off how we wanted to as we started the season off 1-2, but we stayed together as a team to push [towards] our goal.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“[For] sports I will be playing 7on7 with PPA and I lift in the morning, and [in the] afternoon I lift or I go do field work.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we can go back-to-back, we just have to push ourselves against the team every team wants to beat.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don't think just one player will give us a problem.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Temple and North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“North Alabama.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet but I'm going on a college tour this season.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not yet but I'm making some real soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes Ole Miss.”

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Q&A with Houston athlete Andre Allen​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Temple and North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“North Alabama.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet but I'm going on a college tour this season.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not yet but I'm making some real soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes Ole Miss.”


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Q&A with Wilson Central running back Antuan Mckethan​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to continue playing football In college, my plan is to be in the NFL one day.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None so far (still have my senior season left).”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“None.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“None.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Favorite college is Oklahoma; I love their sports teams and it's a great environment.”


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Q&A with Sequatchie County linebacker Kason Hicks​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am a freshman at the moment but going to continue to work to get looked at.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went and played in an All-Star game at Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Still haven’t been in touch with anyone yet but I'm going to work for that.”

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


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Q&A with Cleveland athlete Isaiah Davis​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I don’t have any offers working on it but I may have some interest, I have been to TN, VANDY, MTSU, EKU and a couple more so I think I’m in the system.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“TN, VANDY, MTSU, EKU and a couple more.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not as of right now.”

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


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Q&A with Hardin Valley Academy wide receiver Isaac Shelby​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d like to play football in college, hopefully God has that in the cards for me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mercer has been talking to me some, going to try and get down for a game this year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I guess I could say Mercer recruited me the hardest.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Nothing yet, but I would love to hopefully get down to Mercer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Auburn in everything.”


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Q&A with Houston athlete Andre Allen
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It didn't start off how we wanted to as we started the season off 1-2, but we stayed together as a team to push [towards] our goal.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“[For] sports I will be playing 7on7 with PPA and I lift in the morning, and [in the] afternoon I lift or I go do field work.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we can go back-to-back, we just have to push ourselves against the team every team wants to beat.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don't think just one player will give us a problem.”

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Q&A with Wilson Central running back Antuan Mckethan
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was okay, I feel like we battled a lot of adversity with our Quarterback getting injured so we didn't get to show our full potential but the season was pretty okay.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports are to get to the next level to play college ball so this offseason I plan on working on my craft and just getting better as an overall player.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my team will be better prepared this year. We are going into our second year with a new head coach and I feel good about how he is running our football organization. I think it'll be a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team on our schedule is definitely Shelbyville, they have a great team over there, great offense and great defense so this year we have to be prepared for that team for sure. All the Wilson County games are full of great talent so I'm excited for next season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I'm not sure.”

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Q&A with Sequatchie County linebacker Kason Hicks
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was good overall, I got injured at the end of the first-round game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m going to continue to stay in the gym this offseason and continue to work.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we are going to be better than this year, we all love to work in the offseason and we are losing only two seniors but we have their spots filled already.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Sam Pickett.”

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Q&A with Cleveland athlete Isaiah Davis
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season as a team went good but could’ve gone better but a great season overall, individually I did what I had to do.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Out work everyone has a big season ahead of me for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do pretty great looking forward to it.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team if our team comes together and plays how we practice.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one in my opinion.”

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Q&A with Hardin Valley Academy wide receiver Isaac Shelby
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Season started off great going 3-0, but for sure didn’t finish off how we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on working out, adding as much speed and muscle as I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my class is one of the best to come through HVA, so even though we will have a new coach I think we will do pretty good next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think we play in the hardest region in Tennessee. 6a region 2 has some of the best competition out there so every game for us is going to be a battle.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Every player in 6a region 2 is also great, lots of p5 guys we will play, so hard to single out one.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team we lost a few games at the beginning of the season that we should have won. We bounced back towards the end of the season to earn a playoff berth. Personally, I had a pretty good season breaking the school single game rushing record twice, and breaking the school record for rushing yards in a season. Won the Region 6 3A Offensive POY.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am in the middle of basketball season now. Just doing maintenance lifts at this time, but will be hitting the weights hard again mid-March.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a lot of good players returning. We should be set up for a good season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“East Robertson or Fairview.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Isaiah Groves.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play basketball in college but I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet, I’m only half way through my sophomore year.”

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

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

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

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school (Houston High School) had an awesome season, winning the State Championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently working out daily and getting ready to kick off 7 on 7 with my team PPA.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be back-to-back state champs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Well just like this season I feel South Panola and Tupelo got us ready for state this year so I would have to go with these two teams.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t have a toughest player in mind that we will have to go against because I feel the Mustangs have a lot of dawgs and we are the best team right now.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I am working hard to play on the next level of football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with several coaches. I received my first offer from University North Alabama and now I am patiently waiting on more schools to reach out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I just received my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have made visits to Ohio state, Georgia Tech, University of Memphis, Tennessee, UNLV, Arkansas State, Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I planned to visit some more schools during the spring.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season I thought went well for us, we had a young team and we went through some adversity throughout the season, but I think we did better than others thought.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for the offseason are to keep lifting and making sure I’m staying in shape throughout the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will do extremely well, with how many young guys we had to the team this year, I think next year the confidence we will have is through the roof.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team we will face is Oakland, they are always a good team and fun to play against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face is Duane Morris, he is quick, fast and is able to read blocks well, and he’s hard to bring down.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me recently are Wisconsin, Dartmouth, Ole Miss.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that has recruited me the hardest is Wisconsin.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made some game day visits to Ole Miss, Wisconsin, MTSU, and Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not have any trips planned yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Michigan.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“For our team, the season did not go the way we wanted but I felt that individually we had some guys really make plays.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I plan to keep growing in the weight room and playing basketball right now to keep in shape and grow athletically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that we can match up against anyone in our region as long as we keep working this offseason.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Webb and Boyd will be our toughest games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Boyd has some good young talent that will be a test for us.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had many colleges reach out, I have talked a little with the Clemson coach about snapping but nothing in depth.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school at the moment is recruiting me very hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I did go up to Clemson for a game day visit and had a great time.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at the moment but I would love to go out to any school interested.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson was always my dream school because my family went there but UTC has always been close to me because my grandfather was a long snapper there.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Awesome! We made school history, and made it to the State Championship game. We ended up as runners-up, but it was a great experience. We are not satisfied with second place and will be working to make it back to State next year. We had a solid, motivated, talented team. Proud of my brothers.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Train, train, train! Strength and agility. I have a couple of trainers that I'll be working with.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“The goal is to win and make it to state, always. We are losing some key athletes, but we still have plenty of talent and depth. It's going to be fun.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Macon County is always tough. They also have a very talented and motivated team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tripp Pinion.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It would be a huge accomplishment and honor to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently don't have any offers. A few coaches follow me on social media and have had some invites to camps. No offers.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, not officially. Only a few college camps.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UT Vols of course.”

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Q&A with Upperman running back Ethan Palk​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It would be a huge accomplishment and honor to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently don't have any offers. A few coaches follow me on social media and have had some invites to camps. No offers.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, not officially. Only a few college camps.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UT Vols of course.”


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Q&A with Notre Dame long snapper Landon Goeller​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had many colleges reach out, I have talked a little with the Clemson coach about snapping but nothing in depth.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school at the moment is recruiting me very hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I did go up to Clemson for a game day visit and had a great time.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at the moment but I would love to go out to any school interested.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson was always my dream school because my family went there but UTC has always been close to me because my grandfather was a long snapper there.”


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Q&A with Ravenwood offensive tackle Kyle Larkin​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me recently are Wisconsin, Dartmouth, Ole Miss.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that has recruited me the hardest is Wisconsin.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made some game day visits to Ole Miss, Wisconsin, MTSU, and Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not have any trips planned yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Michigan.”


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Q&A with Houston wide receiver Derrick Miller Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I am working hard to play on the next level of football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with several coaches. I received my first offer from University North Alabama and now I am patiently waiting on more schools to reach out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I just received my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have made visits to Ohio state, Georgia Tech, University of Memphis, Tennessee, UNLV, Arkansas State, Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I planned to visit some more schools during the spring.”

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


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Q&A with Sycamore running back Hicks Hunter​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play basketball in college but I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet, I’m only half way through my sophomore year.”

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

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

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

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


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Q&A with Upperman running back Ethan Palk
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Awesome! We made school history, and made it to the State Championship game. We ended up as runners-up, but it was a great experience. We are not satisfied with second place and will be working to make it back to State next year. We had a solid, motivated, talented team. Proud of my brothers.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Train, train, train! Strength and agility. I have a couple of trainers that I'll be working with.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“The goal is to win and make it to state, always. We are losing some key athletes, but we still have plenty of talent and depth. It's going to be fun.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Macon County is always tough. They also have a very talented and motivated team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tripp Pinion.”

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Q&A with Notre Dame long snapper Landon Goeller
How did the high school football season go overall?
“For our team, the season did not go the way we wanted but I felt that individually we had some guys really make plays.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I plan to keep growing in the weight room and playing basketball right now to keep in shape and grow athletically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that we can match up against anyone in our region as long as we keep working this offseason.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Webb and Boyd will be our toughest games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Boyd has some good young talent that will be a test for us.”

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Q&A with Ravenwood offensive tackle Kyle Larkin
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season I thought went well for us, we had a young team and we went through some adversity throughout the season, but I think we did better than others thought.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for the offseason are to keep lifting and making sure I’m staying in shape throughout the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will do extremely well, with how many young guys we had to the team this year, I think next year the confidence we will have is through the roof.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team we will face is Oakland, they are always a good team and fun to play against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face is Duane Morris, he is quick, fast and is able to read blocks well, and he’s hard to bring down.”

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Q&A with Houston wide receiver Derrick Miller Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school (Houston High School) had an awesome season, winning the State Championship.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently working out daily and getting ready to kick off 7 on 7 with my team PPA.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be back-to-back state champs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Well just like this season I feel South Panola and Tupelo got us ready for state this year so I would have to go with these two teams.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t have a toughest player in mind that we will have to go against because I feel the Mustangs have a lot of dawgs and we are the best team right now.”

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Q&A with Sycamore running back Hicks Hunter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team we lost a few games at the beginning of the season that we should have won. We bounced back towards the end of the season to earn a playoff berth. Personally, I had a pretty good season breaking the school single game rushing record twice, and breaking the school record for rushing yards in a season. Won the Region 6 3A Offensive POY.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am in the middle of basketball season now. Just doing maintenance lifts at this time, but will be hitting the weights hard again mid-March.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a lot of good players returning. We should be set up for a good season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“East Robertson or Fairview.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Isaiah Groves.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“This football season was the best so far in my career. I really feel like we played well together as a team and I grew a lot as a player.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I work out 5 days a week in the off season with weights and run as much as I can. I don’t want to lose what I spent all season building.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team has grown together and I just feel like the best is yet to come. Coach Hughes has faith in us and I’m hoping we take it to the next level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Powell for sure. They have really great talent across the board.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Derrick Smith from Fulton. He is a very good defensive player.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Absolutely. The goal has always been to play at the next level. I haven’t narrowed down where yet but I am open to all possibilities.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked with Kentucky Wesleyan and hope to have my first official visit with them in January.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. Clemson, EKU, Austin Peay, UTC, Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes and official visit with Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was UT Knoxville, where my mom went.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season for my team wasn’t the result we were looking for as we lost 3 games within a score, one of them in double overtime. I made second team all-state and first team all-region.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Workout with my team 4 times a week and by myself another day on the weekend. I don’t play any other sports so bettering myself and the team at football is my only goal.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have almost our whole team coming back including everyone on the defense and 3/5 offensive linemen returning. We will be an experienced team and we will be ready for everyone.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably East Robertson in week 4.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Linemen work as units and I think that is always a unit that is physical and works well together.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I haven’t decided yet, but if I do it will be football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by anyone yet.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not currently.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always liked watching LSU and the production they put in the NFL.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My [team] had a very good year going 14-1, losing in the state championship game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have a basketball season coming up but I hope to get a QB coach to help me get ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we will be contenders again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Macon County and Sparta will be the toughest.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tripp Pinion.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

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

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went well. We worked and fought through adversity all year and ended up as state champions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are just to keep working out and elevating my game for next year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we have the potential to take it back-to-back. We can’t take anyone for granted this season but if we handle business then we will come out on top again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are many great opponents we play against in 6A but we have one of the best defenses in that state and offenses.”

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 would like to play Football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have 4 offers now; TCU, Temple, Austin Peay and Mississippi Valley.”

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

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

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was USC.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season didn’t go how we wanted it to go as a whole, but personally, I made major improvements from last season as I achieved some of the goals I made, which was to get 1200 + rushing yards (1603) and 10+ TDs (16). Last year I only had 250 rushing yards and 1 Td.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to maybe run track this year (maybe because it is difficult to get to track practice as we practice all the way in Red Bank) and stay in the weight room as usual and get stronger for my senior season. I am also playing 7on7 football and staying in shape and doing speed training.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I don’t know how my team will do next season and only time will tell. All I can do is motivate my teammates to put in work just as much as me or more and get stronger so we can have a successful season and hopefully make the playoffs for my last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I am not really sure who will be our toughest opponent next season but it really doesn’t matter to me because I just want to play football and compete and prove to people how good I, and my teammates are.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t really pay mind to names or who people are because I plan on doing my part no matter who we are playing against and no matter how good they are.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college at whatever college gives me the best opportunity for me to succeed and play and not only that, but a place that treats me well and has good academics. I would really prefer attending a division 1 school though.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am not really sure what colleges are recruiting me, but I have recently been in contact with Navy, and had game day visits at Murray State and Shorter University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really have an answer to that.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made game day visits to Shorter Univ and Murray St.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t currently have any visit or trip plans lined up but they will come.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was and still is the Ohio State Buckeyes.”

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 Notre Dame running back EJ Carter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season didn’t go how we wanted it to go as a whole, but personally, I made major improvements from last season as I achieved some of the goals I made, which was to get 1200 + rushing yards (1603) and 10+ TDs (16). Last year I only had 250 rushing yards and 1 Td.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to maybe run track this year (maybe because it is difficult to get to track practice as we practice all the way in Red Bank) and stay in the weight room as usual and get stronger for my senior season. I am also playing 7on7 football and staying in shape and doing speed training.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I don’t know how my team will do next season and only time will tell. All I can do is motivate my teammates to put in work just as much as me or more and get stronger so we can have a successful season and hopefully make the playoffs for my last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I am not really sure who will be our toughest opponent next season but it really doesn’t matter to me because I just want to play football and compete and prove to people how good I, and my teammates are.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t really pay mind to names or who people are because I plan on doing my part no matter who we are playing against and no matter how good they are.”

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Q&A with Houston running back Celley Davis
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went well. We worked and fought through adversity all year and ended up as state champions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are just to keep working out and elevating my game for next year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we have the potential to take it back-to-back. We can’t take anyone for granted this season but if we handle business then we will come out on top again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are many great opponents we play against in 6A but we have one of the best defenses in that state and offenses.”

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

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Q&A with Upperman quarterback Bronzden Chaffin
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My [team] had a very good year going 14-1, losing in the state championship game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have a basketball season coming up but I hope to get a QB coach to help me get ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we will be contenders again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Macon County and Sparta will be the toughest.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tripp Pinion.”

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Q&A with Sycamore left guard Jeff Bell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season for my team wasn’t the result we were looking for as we lost 3 games within a score, one of them in double overtime. I made second team all-state and first team all-region.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Workout with my team 4 times a week and by myself another day on the weekend. I don’t play any other sports so bettering myself and the team at football is my only goal.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have almost our whole team coming back including everyone on the defense and 3/5 offensive linemen returning. We will be an experienced team and we will be ready for everyone.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably East Robertson in week 4.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Linemen work as units and I think that is always a unit that is physical and works well together.”

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Q&A with Halls tight end Drew Ross
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This football season was the best so far in my career. I really feel like we played well together as a team and I grew a lot as a player.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I work out 5 days a week in the off season with weights and run as much as I can. I don’t want to lose what I spent all season building.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team has grown together and I just feel like the best is yet to come. Coach Hughes has faith in us and I’m hoping we take it to the next level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Powell for sure. They have really great talent across the board.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Derrick Smith from Fulton. He is a very good defensive player.”

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Find out what colleges are recruiting EJ Carter, Celley Davis, Bronzden Chaffin, Jeff Bell, and Drew Ross now!


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Q&A with Notre Dame running back EJ Carter​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college at whatever college gives me the best opportunity for me to succeed and play and not only that, but a place that treats me well and has good academics. I would really prefer attending a division 1 school though.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am not really sure what colleges are recruiting me, but I have recently been in contact with Navy, and had game day visits at Murray State and Shorter University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really have an answer to that.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made game day visits to Shorter Univ and Murray St.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I don’t currently have any visit or trip plans lined up but they will come.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was and still is the Ohio State Buckeyes.”


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Q&A with Houston running back Celley Davis​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have 4 offers now; TCU, Temple, Austin Peay and Mississippi Valley.”

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

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

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was USC.”


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Q&A with Upperman quarterback Bronzden Chaffin​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

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

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


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Q&A with Sycamore left guard Jeff Bell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I haven’t decided yet, but if I do it will be football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by anyone yet.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not currently.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always liked watching LSU and the production they put in the NFL.”


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Q&A with Halls tight end Drew Ross​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Absolutely. The goal has always been to play at the next level. I haven’t narrowed down where yet but I am open to all possibilities.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked with Kentucky Wesleyan and hope to have my first official visit with them in January.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. Clemson, EKU, Austin Peay, UTC, Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes and official visit with Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was UT Knoxville, where my mom went.”


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How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a very successful season overall.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I just have been doing a lot of speed training and compound lifts.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel good about our team although we are going to be very young.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say Kingston.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“That's a tough question because I don’t know what everyone is doing with their off-season training, but I would probably say Tariq Reese.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have had 0 colleges return any texts or anything.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have not been recruited at all as of now.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“8/10, there were a lot of big moments but a lot to work on in the upcoming offseason.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to take the weight room to another level, play 7on7, and participate in track and field.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do great next season but we have to put a lot of work in and build chemistry with each other. If we do, we will be playing in the state Championship for my last 2 years of high school.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It will be our toughest competition on our schedule. Only we can beat ourselves with mental errors and mistakes.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Myself. Only I can beat myself, bad plays, lack of energy, not leading right, I have to trust my craft and instincts at all times.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Arkansas State offered interest from Charlotte, Austin Peay, and Georgia.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Charlotte/Arkansas State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Memphis.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, spring tour with Cheetah 7v7, 7 stops around the country will involve college visits early-late spring. Really looking forward to University of North Carolina.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up liking Florida State but times have changed and I favor the North Carolina Tar Heels.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, but was cut a bit shorter than suspected.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Play on a 7on7 team and continue to work out and get stronger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do a lot better than this season as we have a lot of guys returning.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“As far as we are concerned, we are going against ourselves and not a team or a certain individual. Our goal is to play our ball, and do it to the best of our capability.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes sir, any college I would be extremely grateful to go to.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“None set in stone at the moment.”

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