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 Independence offensive center Caden Liebler
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been really focusing on getting stronger this offseason and staying in the weight room.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have most improved with my strength and also my footwork.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like everybody is counting us out but we are a tough, physical team that won’t give up. We have a chance to go 10 next season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition this upcoming season is Oakland, we probably have the toughest schedule in all of middle Tennessee.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face this season is USC commit Duane Morris from Oakland.”
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Q&A with Ravenwood safety Jayden Smitherman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I have been in the lab trying to perfect my game for the college coaches coming out to our spring practices and for this upcoming season.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have definitely improved by trusting myself, I needed to trust myself in making plays because I’m a real playmaker.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking really good this spring, looking like a REAL DEAL team. I don’t see anyone on our schedule stopping us.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Oakland is the only competition next season because they are just a generational team. But it will be a good game. By the way we are looking raps on top.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daune Morris will be the only player I see that would make us work but we have a really good defensive front to stop all of the run game.”
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Q&A with Obion County Central running back Tucker Moore
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and working on my footwork.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will do good and shock a lot of people.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Westview and Haywood.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Donteze Joy from Westview.”
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Q&A with Mount Pleasant defensive back Avery Johnson
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to the field getting my foot work better and working with my quarterback to help me with my vision of seeing the whole field.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have gotten better in pass coverage.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will succeed and make each other better day by day.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the most competitive team this year we will face will be Loretto High School.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel the toughest person we will face is Carson Sneed.”
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Q&A with Wayne County wide receiver Sayler Skelton
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since the off season, I have been hitting the weight room pretty hard and working on speed and agility training as well.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my footwork and route running has improved since last season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season we have a tough schedule, but I think that we can win a lot of games this year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moore County will probably be our toughest competition. They always have a lot of good athletes on their team.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will see this season will probably be Jayden McClure from Mt. Pleasant. He is a big, fast, and tough running back.”
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Q&A with Independence offensive center Caden Liebler
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been really focusing on getting stronger this offseason and staying in the weight room.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have most improved with my strength and also my footwork.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like everybody is counting us out but we are a tough, physical team that won’t give up. We have a chance to go 10 next season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition this upcoming season is Oakland, we probably have the toughest schedule in all of middle Tennessee.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face this season is USC commit Duane Morris from Oakland.”
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Q&A with Ravenwood safety Jayden Smitherman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I have been in the lab trying to perfect my game for the college coaches coming out to our spring practices and for this upcoming season.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have definitely improved by trusting myself, I needed to trust myself in making plays because I’m a real playmaker.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking really good this spring, looking like a REAL DEAL team. I don’t see anyone on our schedule stopping us.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Oakland is the only competition next season because they are just a generational team. But it will be a good game. By the way we are looking raps on top.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daune Morris will be the only player I see that would make us work but we have a really good defensive front to stop all of the run game.”
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Q&A with Obion County Central running back Tucker Moore
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and working on my footwork.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will do good and shock a lot of people.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Westview and Haywood.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Donteze Joy from Westview.”
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Q&A with Mount Pleasant defensive back Avery Johnson
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to the field getting my foot work better and working with my quarterback to help me with my vision of seeing the whole field.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have gotten better in pass coverage.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will succeed and make each other better day by day.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the most competitive team this year we will face will be Loretto High School.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel the toughest person we will face is Carson Sneed.”
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Q&A with Wayne County wide receiver Sayler Skelton
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since the off season, I have been hitting the weight room pretty hard and working on speed and agility training as well.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my footwork and route running has improved since last season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season we have a tough schedule, but I think that we can win a lot of games this year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moore County will probably be our toughest competition. They always have a lot of good athletes on their team.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will see this season will probably be Jayden McClure from Mt. Pleasant. He is a big, fast, and tough running back.”
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