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2017 SCHEDULE August 18 ........................ at Bradley Central August 25 ....................... at McMinn County August 31 .......................... Morristown West September 8 .................................. Oak Ridge September 15 ............... at Jefferson County

September 22..........................................West September 29..............................Science Hill October 6 ... at Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett October 13 ........................................ Bearden October 26 ........ at Hardin Valley Academy

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2017 SCHEDULE August 19 ............................................ at West August 25 .......................................Cloudland September 1 ......................Jefferson County September 7 ..........................at South Doyle September 15 ......................... at Science Hill

September 22..Christian Academy of Knoxville September 29 Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett October 13 ....................................at Farragut October 20 ............. Hardin Valley Academy October 27 .................... at Morristown West

WARRIORS

CHRISTIAN AC ADEMY OF KNOX VILLE

2017 SCHEDULE August 19 .at Christ School of Asheville (NC) August 25 ......................................Greenback September 1 .......................... at Notre Dame September 8 ............................ at Lenoir City September 15 ......... Chattanooga Christian

September 22...............................at Bearden September 29...............Silverdale Academy October 5 ....... at Grace Christian Academy October 20 .........Webb School of Knoxville October 27 ........................... Boyd Buchanan

LIONS

CONCORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

2017 SCHEDULE August 18.................................... Zion Christian (at CAK) August 25..............................................at Lookout Valley September 1...................... Mt. Juliet Christian (at CAK) September 8.... Middle TN Christian (at CAK or Grace) September 15 Grace Baptist of Chattanooga (at CAK)

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September 22 .........................................................at DCA September 29 ............................at The King’s Academy October 6 ...............................Cosby (at Grace Christian) October 20..............................................at Ezell-Harding October 27...Friendship Christian (at Grace Christian)

HAWKS

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2017 SCHEDULE August 18 ...................................at Oak Ridge August 25 .................................................West September 1 ................................ at Heritage September 8 ........................................Central September 15 ............... at Morristown West

September 29....................Jefferson County October 6 ................................ at Science Hill October 13 ...... Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett October 20 ....................................at Bearden October 26 ........................................ Farragut

FIGHTING IRISH KNOX VILLE C ATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

2017 SCHEDULE August 18 .................................... at Maryville August 25 ..........................................at Baylor September 1 Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (Ga.) September 8 .............................. at Cleveland September 15 ...................... at Soddy-Daisy

September 22............ Brentwood Academy September 28........................... Rhea County October 6 ...................................West Greene October 13 ...........................at Walker Valley October 27 ....................................Lenoir City

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2017 SCHEDULE August 25 .......................Asheville High (NC) September 1 ................................... Ensworth September 8 .................................at McCallie September 15 .....Grace Christian Academy September 29.............................Notre Dame

October 6 .........................at Boyd Buchanan October 13 ..........at Chattanooga Christian October 20 ............................................at CAK October 27 ....................Silverdale Academy

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2017 SCHEDULE

September 4 ..........................Georgia Tech* September 9 .............................Indiana State September 16..................................at Florida September 23........................Massachusetts September 30.................................... Georgia October 14 .............................South Carolina

October 21 ................................... at Alabama October 28 .................................. at Kentucky November 4 ................Southern Mississippi November 11 ................................at Missouri November 18 .............................................LSU November 25................................ Vanderbilt

*Neutral Site Game in Atlanta, Ga.

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FOOTBALL 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43

Andrew Williams Tucker Jones Jon Buell Max Travis Isaiah Gibbs Jaden Gibbs Robert Brewster Nathan Morgan Griffen Swicegood Gavin Wilkinson Jackson Fontenot Joseph Maw Nathan Chandler Kyle Carter Tanner Corum Shaquille Howell Jake Evans Bryce Burkey Alex Williams Grayson Utterback Neyland Harmon Braden Collins Wyatt Lucas Dean Longmire Jacob Morgan Matthew Shved Michael Mubarak Benji Cheatham Cade Burkey Daniel Bethel Josh Moses Joey Poeltl Gray Parker Gabe Hensley Scott Grunau Chris Rasor Connor Scarbrough Alex Farkas Drew Butler Danny Moore

12 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 9 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 12 10

6’2 5’9 5’9 6’2 5’9 6’3 6’1 5’10 6’1 6’3 5’11 6’1 180 5’10 6’0 6’1 5’11 5’11 5’11 5’10 6’1 6’1 5’9 5’8 5’9 6’1 5’10 5’11 5’11 5’10 5’10 5’9 6’1 5’10 5’8 5’11 6’0 5’6 6’1 5’10

172 154 150 198 160 185 185 162 172 160 165 220 170 190 180 180 165 160 182 177 205 195 157 135 145 160 150 165 183 160 170 145 172 160 140 180 165 115 210 166

WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB QB/DB RB/DB WR/DB WR/OLB WR/DB WR/DB QB/DB WR/OLB TE/DE WR/DB RB/OLB WR/DB WR/DB QB/DB WR/H RB/OLB WR/DB RB/OLB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB RB/LB P/PK RB/LB RB/DB RB/OLB RB/OLB WR/DB WR/OLB TE/OLB WR/DB RB/LB RB/OLB

ROSTER 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 64 65 66 67 68 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

Clark Schechter 10 Jackson Zahn 10 Riley Overall 10 Devin Yarborough 12 Dalton Halliburton 11 Santiago Matsumura 12 Billy Seal 11 Braden Long 11 Carson Murphy 11 Cooper Mashburn 11 Parker Byrd 10 Jacob Ingram 12 Joey Dietz 11 Jonathan Buchanan 12 Colin Ross 10 A’koiyea Johnson 10 David Acton 12 Jackson Powers 12 Anthony Lawson 12 Jake Rima 11 Connor Montgomery 10 Keenan TerHark 11 Ethan Gossage 11 Nolan Davis 12 Adan Cabrera 10 Andrew Maxey 12 Montgomery Crabtree12 Dylan Edrada 10 Preston Webb 11 Tim Zinzi 11 Nnamdi McSwine 12 Eric Hash 11 Caleb Kuhn 11 Alec Keathley 10 Luke Rainey 11 Hunter Shopovick 10 Alex Au 11 Jacob Warren 12 Vincent Broda 10 Shaun Lum 10

5’11 6’0 5’10 5’10 5’9 5’11 6’1 5’9 5’10 5’11 6’0 5’11 5’11 6’0 5’10 5’10 5’10 6’2 6’1 6’4 6’1 5’10 6’4 6’3 5’10 6’1 5’10 5’10 6’1 5’11 6’3 5’8 6’2 6’3 6’0 6’0 5’10 6’6 6’1 5’8

167 200 180 175 165 155 210 175 185 245 190 225 190 225 185 275 230 215 315 300 210 255 290 265 285 245 255 185 205 195 230 145 205 208 175 180 170 220 165 125

TE/OLB TE/LB RB/LB RB/LB P/PK WR/DB OL/DL OL/LB OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/DL WR/DB TE/OLB TE/LB RB/DB WR/DB WR/DB TE/DL WR/DB WR/DB

Admirals Coaches: Eddie Courtney, Head Coach; Chris McNeer, Offensive Line/Associate HC; Hal Brooker, Linebackers; Gerald Robinson, Kickers/Specialists; Reese Browning, Quarterbacks; Chase Scott, Director of Football Operations; Mike Childress, Defensive Backs; Steve Scott, Gameday Operations; Geoff Courtney, Offensive Coordinator; Alex Cain, Defensive Quality Control; Tom Doucette, Defensive Line; Kenny Mubarak, Offensive Quality Control; Al Fontenot, Running Backs; Daniel Amman, Student Equipment Manager; David Hawkins, Defensive Coordinator; R.J. Wade, Student Video Manager; Marcus Huie, Wide Receivers

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2016: Farragut High School’s 2016 season was purely magical.

Twice rallying from 28 points down to win during the playoffs, including the Class 5A championship game against Independence, the Admirals ended the season by hoisting the Class 5A state championship trophy on a December Friday night in Murfreesboro.

Farragut went 14-1 in 2016 and won its last 12 games en route to capturing the gold ball.

But there wasn’t much time to celebrate.

2017: “We enjoyed last year. We enjoyed December but we got Courtney back to work in February,” said longtime FHS varsity football head coach Eddie Courtney, who will begin his 22nd season as the Admirals skipper.

“We got back into the weight room and we went back to work.”

Moving up to Class 6A this beginning this season, Farragut opens the 2017 campaign Friday, Aug. 18, at Bradley Central.

Strengths: With Courtney saying he’s happy with the Admirals’ overall skill position depth, key among that is a wide receiver corp being courted by Division I schools, including the Tennessee Volun-

teers. Three starting offensive lineman return. Inside linebackers Drew Butler and Cade Burkey, both seniors, were among the team’s leading tacklers last season.

Concerns: The defensive front must develop, and depth on the offensive line needs to be established according to Courtney. Senior quarterback Max Travis, last season’s back-up who is especially strong as a runner, takes over for recordbreaking QB Adam Fulton. Accurately delivering the ball to those talented receivers is critical.

Other Top Offensive Names: Braden Collins [senior, wide receiver being courted by a handful of Division I schools]; Jacob Warren [senior, tight end who has committed to Tennessee]; Andrew Maxey [senior, offensive tackle]; Keehan Terhark [junior, offensive guard]; Jonathan Buchanan [senior, center]; Cooper Mashburn [junior, offensive guard]; Jackson Powers [offensive tackle]; Kyle Carter [junior, running back]; Isaiah Gibbs (junior, running back); Jaden Gibbs [junior, wide

receiver] and Wyatt Lucas [junior, wide receiver].

Other Top Defensive Names: Farragut will have competition at several spots. Junior Ethan Gossage and senior Anthony Lawson will vie for the starting noseguard position. At defensive end, Nnambi McSwine (senior), Nolan Davis (senior) and Jake Rima (junior) all look to see playing time. At outside linebacker, potential starters include Alex Williams (senior); Caleb Kuhn and Neyland Harmon (junior).

Devin Yarborough (senior) provides inside linebacker depth.

Griffin Swicegood and Hunter Shopovich will compete for time at the free safety spots. Other safeties include Tanner Corum, Nathan Morgan and Collins.

Isaiah Gibbs, Jon Buell, Tucker Jones.

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Warren’s View: Warren said the Ads are looking to duplicate last season’s success.

“We were glad to be the class that finally got Coach Courtney his state championship,” said Warren said. “It was all for him.

“And this year, we want the same results and I think we have a lot of success left in us,” he added. “We’ll have a target on our backs and things might be a little bit tougher in [Class] 6A, but we’re just going to come in and continue to work hard. This will drive us to be better.”

Schedule: The shift in classification means the Admirals’ most celebrated traditional rivalry game, against Kingston Pike rival Bearden, will take on added significance as both teams compete in Region 1-6A this season. Hardin Valley Academy returns to the FHS schedule, at HVA to close the season, and also is a league foe.

“It will be great playing Hardin Valley again and it’s great that the Bearden game means a little bit more this year,” Warren said. “We grew up with those guys. We See ADMIRALS PREVIEW on Page 8

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played with those guys and we’ve played against those guys.”

The competition in Class 6A is perceived to be tough. But Farragut played a tough schedule last season, which is by design.

“We played a tough schedule in 5A and we always play a tough schedule,” Courtney said. “We’ve played Bradley Central. We’ve

played Bearden and we’ve played Hardin Valley and we’ve played all of those teams.”

Other Region 1-6A opponents will be Science Hill, Morristown West, Jefferson County and Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett.

Farragut also has a road non-region tilt at McMinn County.

The Admirals host longtime rival Oak Ridge Sept. 8 and West High Sept. 22 in non-league games. ~ Ken Lay

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farragutpress How the West Was Won presented by PureMagic Carwash high school football contest includes more teams this year There’s new skin in the game, plus a new format, for annual farragutpress How the West Was Won presented by PureMagic Carwash high school football contest — which this year involves seven Farragut area teams.

Actually, a past HWWW PureMagic champ returns to the contest for best regular season record: Webb School of Knoxville, perennial Division II state power, which is led by East Tennessee coaching legend Dave Meske.

Brand new to the contest is the Concord Christian School Lions coached by Troy Fleming, a former UT Volunteers skill position standout.

The Spartans and CCS will join Farragut, Hardin Valley Academy, Bearden,

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Knoxville Catholic and Christian Academy of Knoxville for this year’s contest.

The KCHS Fighting Irish, lead by head coach Steve Matthews, is defending HWWW PureMagic champion.

The FHS Admirals were Class 5A champs last season without winning the 2016 regular season award [Lost pointsscored tiebreaker versus Catholic].

Ironically, Eddie Courtney’s Admirals were 2015 HWWW PureMagic champs while the Irish ended up winning the Class 4A state title that season.

PureMagic Carwash, owned by avid high school football fan Jim Rooney, has been our HWWW sponsor for several years.

“Jim Rooney’s enthusiasm for high

school football overall, and especially in the Farragut area, is quite evident,” Alan Sloan, farragutpress editor, said.

“PureMagic’s sponsorship of this contest, thanks to Jim, is certainly appreciated by this newspaper. And coaches of the schools involved often express their appreciation.”

In case two or more teams tie for best regular season record, our HWWW PureMagic champion will be determined with a different tiebreaker format.

That champ would have earned the most net points after regular season play, determined by subtracting points it allowed from the points that team scored.

Past seasons’ tiebreakers were determined by the team that simply scored

the most regular season points — points allowed was not a factor.

In each week’s farragutpress involving coverage of the high school football regular season, our HWWW PureMagic scoreboard will be updated.

The winner will be announced in our Thursday, Nov. 2, issue.

That winner will receive the HWWW PureMagic trophy, a bronze-colored cowboy hat set on a wooden base, plus $500 checks from PureMagic and farragutpress.

Trophy and checks would be presented at a school function of the winning school’s choosing — often that team’s annual banquet. ~Alan Sloan

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FOOTBALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43

Coffin, Sam 12 Ironside, Collin 10 Holloway, Condredge 11 Stephney, London 10 Russell, JaQuavis 12 Ironside, Addison 11 Bivins, Tyson 12 Tyler, Colten 12 Kah, Kordell 11 Candela, Hayden 10 McCool, Henry 9 Flanary, Cameron 12 Ingrando, Nick 12 Parker, Ethan 11 Poling, Zane 11 Snyder, Eli 11 Clark, Eric 12 Klenck, Jacob 12 Houser, Dawson 12 Biggs, Jackson 10 Abdullah, Kahlil 11 Stichler, Justin 11 Barnette, Britten 10 Cox, DJ 11 Adkins, James 10 Albaba, Adam 11 Kendrick, Julian 10 Carr, Matt 11 Owens, Jackson 10 Grove, Trevor 12 Nix, Chandler 11 Cunningham, Brandon 10 Hageman, Brock 12 Seck, Omar 11 Fisher, Jackson 10 Campbell, Matt 10 Campbell, Gavin 10 Chandler, Mac 11 Cunningham, Will 12 Wilkins, Caleb 11 Davis, Styles 10

5’8” 167 6’1” 167 5’10” 202 5’9” 168 5’9” 159 6’3” 192 6’1” 177 6’” 220 6’5 210 5’10” 180 6’1” 170 6’ 163 5’11” 157 6’2” 183 6’ 175 6’ 155 5’8” 144 6’1” 177 6’ 170 5’10” 169 6’ 156 5’9” 133 5’8” 120 5’11” 165 5’9” 137 5’9” 153 5’10” 140 6’ 155 5’8” 140 5’10” 182 5’8 131 5’7” 152 6’2” 170 6’ 168 5’9” 136 5‘10” 170 6’2” 246 6’ 193 6’ 160 5’9” 192 5’9” 165

S QB RB WR CB TE CB TE/DE WR/TE WR/S QB WR S WR WR QB CB WR WR/QB LB S CB CB RB CB CB RB CB S LB WS RB LB WR CB RB DL LB S LB/K/P LB

ROSTER 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 59 60 62 63 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 93 98

Pena, Thomas 10 Harris, Jacob 10 Williams, JaQuan 10 Lipina, DJ 10 Ragsdale, Elijah 10 Gilstrap, Parker 11 Adkins, Nate 12 Harrell, Parker 10 Riggins, Mason 10 Stivers, Mason 12 Booher, Bradley 12 Kregel, Andrew 10 Moss, Sampson 11 Clubb, Michael 12 Cooper, Fred 11 Gatton-Bumpus, Jordan 12 Melton, Thomas 10 Higgs, Fareed 12 Lehn, John 10 Hixon, Micah 10 Yanez, Brandon 11 Claiborne, Graison 10 Wieboldt, Christopher 10 Jordan, Hunter 11 Butcher, Chase 10 Wooten, Paul 12 Nester, Sam 11 Johnson, Bradley 11 Parker-Smith, Kenneth 10 McDowell, Matthew 10 Wright, Devin 11 Elkins, CJ 11 Pfeifer, Davis 10 Brownlee, Kane 10 Bower, Patrick 10 Hamilton, Armani 10 Heins, Harrison 12 Toney, Alex 10 Simon, AJ 11 Cross, Connor 10

5’10 150 5’8” 152 5’7” 140 5’10 145 6’ 151 6’2” 197 6’3” 225 6’ 203 6’ 185 5’9” 189 5’11” 173 5’9” 218 6’ 199 6’ 250 6’ 270 5’11” 185 5’7” 173 5’10” 259 5’8” 173 5’9” 227 5’6” 222 5’11” 233 5’10” 200 6’3” 262 5’8” 210 5’7” 200 6’2” 221 6’ 238 5’9” 136 5’11” 138 6’1” 165 5’8” 145 5’5” 100 5’11” 190 6’4” 178 5’11” 125 6’1” 178 6’ 144 5’10” 228 5’10” 148

DE TE RB CB CB OL OL/DL OL OL OL LB DE DE OL OL OL OL DL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL WR WR WR TE WR TE WR WR WR WR DL K/P

Bulldogs Coaches: Head coach and offensive line coach is Morgan Shinlever. Assistant coaches are Paul Shelton, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks; Zach Scott, wide receivers; Dan Phillips, tight ends; Marcus Hamilton, running backs; Ron Rupard, freshman; Brian Milan, defensive ccordinator and safeties; Mickey Chait, cornerbacks; Craig Ryan, linebackers and special teams; Jason West, defensive line, and Kevin Matherly, kickers and punters.

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2016 Record: 4-7 (lost in first round of Class 6A Playoffs to Riverdale) Returning Starters: 14 Team Strengths: Experience on the perimeter and at the skill positions.

Team Concerns: Lack of depth on both the offensive and defensive lines.

Top Returners: Sam Coffin (senior, safety); Collin Ironside (sophomore, quarterback); JaQuavis Russell (senior, cornerback); Shinlever Addison Ironside (junior, tight end); Tyson Bivins (senior, cornerback); Colten Tyler (senior, tight end/defensive end); Dawson Houser (senior, wide receiver/

quarterback); Caleb Wilkins (junior, linebacker/kicker/punter); Mason Stivers (senior, offensive lineman); Michael Clubb (senior, offensive lineman); Fred Cooper (junior, offensive lineman); Nate Adkins (senior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman) and A.J. Simon (junior, defensive lineman).

Expectations and Keys to Success: Morgan Shinlever begins his fourth season as the Bulldogs head coach and his tenure has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. In 2016, Bearden went 4-7.

The Bulldogs were 6-5 in 2015 after going 1-9 during his first season when the ‘Dawgs won their season finale against William Blount.

But the coach is eager to begin again in 2017.

“When you play [Class] 6A football, you have to be ready to play every game,”

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he said. “You always have to have you’re a-game because there are just no weeks off.

“But this group has been a fun group to coach and my staff likes teaching these guys. The biggest thing for us is that we have to stay healthy. We have to be wary of our players’ health.”

Shinlever did his part to ease the wear and tear on his squad during his second season as BHS coach. It was then that he was able to build a little quality depth as numbers and interest in the program in-

creased. Now, the Bulldogs have very few players playing both ways.

“We’re pretty much two-platoon. We’re a big enough school so we’re able to do that,” Shinlever said. “We do have three or four guys this year who are going to go both ways [offense and defense].”

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chemistry in several seasons.

“I think this is possibly the most unified team that we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Shinlever said. “We have solid senior leadership and those seniors have done a good job teaching our younger kids what this is all about.

“They do a good job teaching these younger kids what it means to play Bearden football. They teach them why we do the things that we do here.”

A key to success for any football team is preseason preparation, and that all begins in the weight room where only coaches and teammates are watching.

“Our expectation is to make a run and go deep into the playoffs,” Adkins said.

“We want to do our best in every single game that we play.

“We came in during the offseason and we worked hard in the weight room. It’s been a long winter, a long spring and a long summer. Now, it’s just going to be fun to start the season.”

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Bivins agreed. “During the offseason, we concentrated on getting our players stronger,” he said. “We did that to make sure that we would be able to play against the [Class] 6A teams and all of the teams on our schedule.

“This is going to be tough, but you just have to keep pushing yourself.”

The Bulldogs will open their 2017 campaign on Saturday, Aug. 19 as they rekindle a one-time intense rivalry against West High along Sutherland Avenue.

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That will be one of three geographic rivalry games on Bearden’s schedule. They also have Region 1-6A contests at Farragut Oct. 13 before hosting Hardin Valley Academy Oct. 20.

“We always look forward to playing against Hardin Valley and Farragut,” Bivins said. “We want to beat them because they are our rivals. The Farragut game obviously means more now since

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Bearden’s regional foes include the Admirals, the Hawks, Jefferson County, Science Hill, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett and Morristown West.

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2016 Record: 9-3 [lost to Elizabethton in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs] Returning Starters: 12 [5 on offense, 7 on defense] Team Strengths: Work ethic and team chemistry.

The Warriors are a hard-working closeknit group according to second-year head coach Travis Mozingo. CAK also has leadership at Mozingo the skill positions.

Team Concerns: Lack of depth at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball Key Players: Alex Dalton [senior, running back/outside linebacker]; Grant

Richardson [senior, running back/inside linebacker]; Drew Claborn [junior, quarterback/wide receiver/defensive back]; Baker Benfield [a senior defensive back, who is an All-Region soccer standout for the Warriors]; Eli Chinique [senior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman]; Stewart Howell [junior, quarterback/ wide receiver/outside linebacker]; Luke Simpson [quarterback/wide receiver/defensive back] and Daniel Plese [senior, running back/defensive lineman].

Expectations and Keys to Success: For years, the Warriors have been one of the top teams in Division I high school football. Deep playoff runs are the norm for CAK, which won back-to-back Class 3A state championships in 2011 and 2012.

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to win.”

The Warriors will travel to face the Rams Friday, Oct. 6.

CAK’s other traditional rival is Webb School of Knoxville. The two Cedar Bluff area private schools are almost neighbors — and now they are Division II-A foes. The Spartans represent one of the Volunteer State’s powerhouse programs.

Webb will invade CAK Oct. 20.

While the Warriors know the Rams and Spartans well, the same can’t be said about the other opponents on CAK’s schedule.

“We’re playing a lot of new opponents,”

Mozingo said. “We’re playing a lot of other people except for Grace and Webb.”

Division II-AA is comprised of the Warriors, the Spartans, the Rams, Notre Dame, Chattanooga Christian, Silverdale Baptist Academy and Boyd Buchanan.

CAK has a tough non-region slate of games including the season opener against Christ School of Asheville [N.C.] Saturday, Aug. 19. The Warriors also have non-league games against Greenback, Lenoir City and Bearden.

“We have a bunch of new opponents and we’re looking forward to playing them,” Dalton said. “We don’t know a lot about most of them but we’re excited and we’re ready to get the season started and we’re ready to get after it.”

The Warriors will log some heavy travel miles this year, but Richardson said that’s not new for CAK. “We’ve always traveled a long way,” he said. “We’re looking forward to making those trips. We have good leadership as we head into Asheville and I expect that we will do well.

“Of course, we always look forward to Grace and to the Webb game.”

CAK has plenty of depth at the skill positions. But one skill position remains a question as the 2017 season looms.

The Warriors lost quarterback Cole Smith to graduation last spring. He was a four-year starter and was the latest in a long line of star quarterbacks [including Charlie High, Richard Harb and

Quinn Epperly]. Mozingo said that he still hasn’t settled on Smith’s full-time replacement.

“I’m not sure I could name a starting quarterback for Week 1,” Mozingo said during the preseason. “We may go into the season with at least two quarterbacks.

“We have three guys and they all bring good things to the table. They’ve all been receivers and they all know our offense.”

Three juniors — Stewart Howell, Drew Claborn and Luke Simpson — were competing for the starting spot during summer workouts. Mozingo said the competition began during spring practice. ~ Ken Lay

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• (Program history): entering its third season as a TSSAA varsity football program, Concord Christian School is still looking for its first varsity win.

• (Strengths): despite a roster of just 22, CCS returns almost all of its talent from last season — in addition to adding a few key freshman who will start.

“They’re immensely better. They understand what the expectations are, how to win a game, Fleming how to prepare for a game,” said Lions head coach Troy Fleming, in his fourth season at CCS. Fleming has guided the program from its infancy in 2014 when the young Lions played a junior

varsity schedule. “… This is their third year of varsity, so they know what to expect from an opponent each and every week,” he added. “…

The motto for our team this year is ‘Don’t Stop.’”

(Concerns): “We need to stay healthy.

We really need to increase our numbers.

I could use five more kids to level out the depth,” Fleming said.

(Schedule): Having moved up to Division II-A to play the likes of Middle Tennessee private schools such as EzellHarding and Donelson Christian Academy, “This schedule is tough. From top to bottom there’s more quality teams” versus the previous two varsity seasons, Fleming said.

“But I think we have a realistic opportunity of getting our first on-field win as a school,” the former Tennessee Volunteers

running back added.

(Offense): About the team’s spread offense, Fleming said, “Although I did play fullback and running back, I love to throw the ball, to spread it out.

“We are light years ahead” of last season, the coach added.

Though he did not play for the CCS high school team as an eighth-grader last season, freshman Gage Maynard has earned the starting quarterback job.

“He is football savvy, loves the game and prepares extremely well,” Fleming said.

“He does it in a professional manner. He takes it seriously, and therefore the team takes it seriously when he’s in the huddle managing the team.

“And so, for us offensively as coaches, it gives us confidence to know that we’re able to put more on him, though he’s a freshman, because he executes very well,” Fleming added. “… He also has a photographic memory.”

Sophomore Grant Sillyman and junior Rafe Keyes “will be the two main receivers we go to,” Fleming said. “Grant has really stepped it up over the summer.”

Freshmen running backs Lee Dover and Sam Kniss plus junior Todd Henningsen “and possibly Rafe” will lead the Lions ground game. “Right now Sam is our starter.”

Fleming said senior Jon Roberts, an offensive right guard and outside linebacker, “is our best overall player. Jon is one of the guys who have been in our program from day one; never missed a workout.”

Roberts joins senior right tackle Hunter Templin and senior center Bryson Butsko “as four-year starters,” Fleming said. Other OL starters are left guard Elijah Kniss, a junior who was named the team’s most valuable player last season, and left guard Elijiah Kirkpatrick.

Kniss “is probably our most consistent player up front fundamentals-wise,” Fleming said.

Excluding Templin, “who’s about 165 pounds,” Fleming said his other four offensive linemen “average about 205” pounds.

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top three defensive players are Jon Roberts [who also plays some defensive end], Elijah Kniss [defensive end] and freshman Lee Dover [outside linebacker],” Fleming said. “Lee is full of energy, charismatic.”

The coach said Henningsen, an inside

linebacker, “has looked phenomenal.”

Sam Kniss is the other inside linebacker.

Butsko is the other defensive end, while Templin is nose guard.

Cornerbacks are Keys and Josiah Pifer, a sophomore. Safeties are Will Maynard, a junior, and Sillyman.

Sillyman also is the team’s kicker. ~Alan Sloan

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2016 Record: 9-4 (lost in Class 6A state quarterfinals to Oakland) Team Strengths: Team speed and depth at the skill positions. The Hawks also return starters on both the offensive and defensive lines.

Team Concerns: Coach Wes Jones said that the Hawks must continue to build quality depth on both the offensive and defensive lines. The Hawks lost 14 seniors following last season and are extremely young. HVA must stay healthy if it is Jones to duplicate or exceed the success that it enjoyed in 2016.

The Hawks also must replace quarterback Gavin Greene, who started all 13 games last season. Jones said that junior Grayson Vaughn and sophomore Jacob Smith entered summer workouts as the top candidate to replace Greene. Newcomer and freshman Zak Acuff has also been impressive early.

“We have to replace Gavin Greene and we have three guys in there who are competing to do that,” Jones said. “Grayson and Jacob have competed during the spring and Zak has battled his way in there.”

Key Players: Nolan Brown (senior, wide receiver/defensive back); Aaron

Dykes (a senior running back and defensive back who rushed for 1,483 yards and 15 touchdowns during his junior season); Brandon Fontenot (senior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman); Cody Green (senior, running back/defensive back); Colby Green (senior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman/linebacker); Elijah Richardson (senior, running back/ defensive back); Lock Hardin (junior, running back linebacker); Luke DeFur (junior, wide receiver/quarterback/defensive back); Grayson Vaughn (junior, quarterback); Jacob Smith (sophomore, quarterback); Zak Acuff (freshman, quarterback); Cartez Campbell (a junior wide receiver and defensive back who transferred from Karns. Jones said that Campbell is a stellar athlete who will look to start on both offense and defense for the Hawks in 2017); E.J. Caldwell (senior, wide receiver/defensive back); Keenan Sloan (junior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman); Jacob Neuman (sophomore, offensive lineman/defensive lineman); Dawson Hardesty (junior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman) and Cameron Shofield (senior, offensive lineman).

Expectations and Keys to Success: The Hawks, who began playing varsity football in 2008, had made the playoffs in all but two of their previous eight seasons. But they never hosted or won a

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playoff game until 2016.

Hardin Valley played two home playoff games and won both before falling to Oakland in the Class 6A quarterfinals.

The Patriots knocked off Maryville before losing in the state championship game in December.

“It was a fabulous season for us to get over the hump and win a couple of playoff games,” said Jones, who has been the only head football coach in the school’s brief history.

Last year was undeniably magical for the Hawks, but the players aren’t resting on their laurels. As the 2017 season looms, the Hawks want more.

“We have some really great talent on our team this year,” Dykes said. “We’re a little younger but we want to do even better this year.

“We expect to make the playoffs because this is a competitive sport and you always want to do better than you did last year. Last year, we competed and we competed really well.”

The Hawks, who open their 2017 at Oak Ridge Friday, Aug.18, will play one of the state’s toughest schedules. But that’s nothing new for Hardin Valley.

“When you play [Class] 6A football, it’s always tough and it’s always a grind,” Jones said. “We only have 14 seniors so we’re really young.

“We’re [also] going to play a tough non-region schedule, so we’re going to

have to stay healthy.”

The Wildcats went 8-3 last season and won the Region 3-5A championship.

Hardin Valley then has non-league tilts against West High, Heritage and Central (which played in the Class 4A championship game last year).

The Hawks then close the regular season with six consecutive Region 1-6A games against Morristown West, Jefferson County, Science Hill, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett, Bearden and defending Class 5A champion Farragut.

Dykes said he’s glad the Admirals are back on HVA’s schedule. It will be a locally televised Thursday night game.

It’s the regular-season finale for both schools and Senior Night for the Hawks.

“We played Farragut my freshman year and hopefully, it will be a great game again,” Dykes said. “There will be a lot of talent on the field that night.”

Colby Green agreed. “We have to work hard each week and Bearden is always a tough game for us,” he said. “It’s great to have Farragut back on the schedule. It will be a huge game for both teams at the end of the year.”

Hardin Valley may have one of the area’s younger team. But the Hawks have the one thing that can’t be coached.

That’s speed.

“A strength for us will be team speed,” Jones said. “I think this is the fastest team that we’ve ever had.” ~Ken Lay

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KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL

ROSTER

1

Dashon Bussell

WR/DB 6’3

180

Sr.

40 Christopher Torres RB/LB

2

Taylor Shannon

WR/DB 5’8

165

So.

41 JT Quinones

WR/LB 5’8

150

Fr.

3

Jack Jancek

WR/DB 6’3

185

So.

42 Seth Lawson

WR/LB 6’2

180

So.

4

Jake Mahoney

FB/LB

5’11 215

Sr.

43 Scott Timm

TE/LB

5’11 150

Fr.

5

Tre Brown

WR/LB 6’

205

Sr.

44 Paxton Robertson K/OLB

5’10 200

So.

6

Xavier Story

RB/LB

5’8

215

Jr.

45 Harrison Huntsinger k

5’11 150

So.

6’3

6’

180

Jr.

7

Stiles Moore

TE/DL

220

So.

48 Connor Cress

OL/DL 6’1

195

Fr.

8

Cameron Blakely

WR/DB 6’4” 205

Sr.

51 Jim Branch

OL/DL 6’1

260

Sr.

9

Adam Jones

WR/DB 6’2 175

Jr.

55 Bryn Tucker

OL/DL 6’5

295

So.

10 Jack Sompayrac

QB/DB 6’2

200

Sr.

56 Cameron Dalton

OL/DL 5’11 175

Fr.

11 Nick Renfree

QB/DB 5’11 150

Fr.

57 Max Vanderhoofven OL/DL 5’10 180

Fr.

12 Daniel Hamling

RB/LB

So.

59 Logan Bruce

OL/DL 5’7

180

So.

13 Ray Thompson

WR/DB 6’

190

Jr.

60 Griffin Goodale

OL/DL 5’9

190

Fr.

15 Colton Gaines

QB/DB 5’7

140

Fr.

62 Thomas Velasquez OL/DL 6’2

225

Fr.

16 Drew Gregg

QB/DB 6’

150

Fr.

64 Jonathan Clinton

OL/DL 6’

185

So.

17 Adam Margolis

RB/LB

5’8

185

Jr.

67 Alec Bindner

OL/DL 6’1

250

Jr.

18 Connor Kuerschen RB/DB

5’8

185 Jr.

68 Cade Mays

OL/DL 6’5” 310

Sr.

5’11 150

19 Blaine Dolin

WR/DB 5’10 165

So.

70 Teagan Flomberg

OL/DL 6’2

250

So.

20 Kaden White

WR/DB 5’9” 175

Fr.

74 Jordan Natour

OL/DL 6’2

275

Jr.

21 Cooper Whitt

RB/DB

170

Jr.

75 LB Liverman

OL/DL 6’2

290

Sr.

22 Joe Fluker

WR/DB 5’9” 225

Sr.

76 William McHenry

OL/DL 6’2

235

Fr.

24 DJ Mitchell

WR/DB 5’8” 185

Sr.

77 Chad Kennedy

OL/DL 5’9

220

Fr.

25 Cole Jenkins

WR/DB 5’1

So.

78 Cooper Mays

OL/DL 6’2

250

So.

27 Sam Sompayrac

WR/DB 5’11 145

Fr.

79 Bryce Nicely

OL/DL 6’3

255

So.

28 Vinny Molino

RB/LB

5’6

175

So.

80 Max Suchomski

WR/DB 5’10 155

Jr.

30 Cody Duncan

RB/LB

6’1

200

So.

82 Trey Dougherty

WR/DB 5’8

180

So.

31 Joshua Brown

RB/LB

6’3

220

Sr.

85 Adam Price

WR/DB 5’9

190

Jr.

33 Ben Lovely

RB/DB

5’11 185

So.

88 Noah Olsen

TE/LB

185

Fr.

34 Luke Davenport

TE/LB

6’1

175

Fr.

89 Elijah Dempsey

WR/DB 5’7

140

Fr.

35 Nicklaus Iverson

RB/DB

5’10 140

Fr.

93 Ian Sauter

K

195

Sr.

6’

150

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FIGHTING IRISH 2 0 17 P R E V I E W 2016 Record: 10-2, eliminated in second round of Class 4A Playoffs Returners: 18 (9 on offense, 9 on defense) Team Strengths: Experience on both the offensive and defensive fronts.

Team Concerns: Overall depth and inexperience at the quarterback position.

Top Returners: Cooper Mays Matthews (sophomore, offensive lineman/defensive lineman); Cade Mays (senior, offensive tackle/defensive lineman; a University of Tennessee commitment); Cam Blakely (senior, wide receiver/defensive back); Jake Mahoney (senior, running back/linebacker); D.J. Mitchell (senior, running back/outside linebacker); Jake Sompayrac (senior, quarterback/defensive back); L.B. Liverman (senior, offensive lineman/defensive lineman) and Joe Fluker (senior, running back/linebacker).

Key Newcomers: DaShon Bussell (senior, wide receiver/defensive back); Styles Moore (sophomore, defensive lineman) and Ray Thompson (junior, running back/defensive back).

Expectations and keys to success: Expectations are lofty for the Irish and that’s nothing new. Catholic won the 2015 Class 4A state championship and entered the 2016 campaign as a favorite to repeat.

But the Irish’s quest for a second consecutive state title ended abruptly with a second-round playoff loss to region rival Fulton.

“Hat’s off to [Fulton] coach [Robbie] Black. He and his team did a great job,” KCHS coach Steve Matthews said.

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and I said it last year and I say it now,” said Cade Mays. “At the end of last season, we weren’t playing as a team and that was definitely a disappointment. No one expected us to lose and we didn’t expect to lose. But we weren’t on the same page late last year.

“Everybody was worried about moving on to what was ahead of them. They were worried about moving on and playing college football. Everybody definitely stopped thinking about playing high school football, and in the end, that really cost us.”

Matthews said there was plenty of blame to go around and he was more than willing to pay for the playoff exit.

“That was on me,” Matthews said. “It was on me because I didn’t do a good job keeping the team focused. “We came into the [playoff] game against Fulton having won 20 straight games. And we won 17 of those games by the mercy rule.”

The Irish won 11 outright games last year. But they had to forfeit their season opener against Morristown West after it was discovered that the team used an ineligible player.

That hiccup, however, didn’t change the ease with which Catholic handled its opponents during the regular season.

But an empty feeling prevails on the KCHS campus because the Irish didn’t end their season hoisting a gold ball in Cookeville.

“Every year, we expect to win a state championship and if we don’t win the state, it’s a disappointment,” said Cooper Mays, Cade’s younger brother. “Nothing less than a state championship is acceptable.

“Every day that we didn’t get to play, I sat around and I thought about it and it didn’t sit well with me.”

Catholic has big goals and for the team to reach the state title game, it must stay healthy.

“Depth is always a concern for us because it’s always that way with a school our size,” Matthews said. “The biggest key to our success is that we have to stay

healthy.

Catholic moves up to Class 5A this season and the Irish will compete in Region 4 against the likes of Rhea County (which is coached by former KCHS head man Mark Pemberton); Soddy-Daisy; Walker Valley and Lenoir City.

KCHS opens its 2017 campaign at Maryville Friday, Aug. 18. The Irish then travel to Chattanooga Baylor Aug. 25. They

host Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (Ga.) Sept. 1 before facing Cleveland and Soddy-Daisy on the road.

Catholic then has three consecutive home tilts against Brentwood Academy, Rhea County and West Greene. The Irish then travel to Walker Valley before returning home to close the regular season against Lenoir City’s Panthers. ~Ken Lay

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2016 Record: 11-2 [lost the Division 11-A state championship game versus Lausanne 12-9] Team Strengths: Exceptional team speed, experience at the skill positions, leadership and punting.

Team Concerns: overall depth, especially on the defensive front and at the linebacker posiMeske tions.

Top Players: Trevor Hall [senior punter who will look to move on to play Division I college football, according to head coach Dave Meske]; Morgan Ernst [a senior running back and linebacker, who has committed to Army]; Jake Julian [a senior

offensive lineman and defensive end who was an All-state performer in 2016]; Hunter Green [a senior and three-year starter at quarterback who threw for more than 1,000 yards last season]; Elijah Howard [a freshman running back and defensive back who burst on the scene as an eighth grader last year]; Jah-lil Jefferson [a junior wingback and defensive back who received All-state honors in 2016]; Bryson Glenn [senior, tight end/defensive back]; Davis DeLozier [senior, wide receiver/ defensive back]; Sam Warner [center/ defensive tackle]; Isaac Hubbard [senior, offensive guard/defensive tackle]; Jones Stamper [senior, offensive tackle/ defensive tackle]; Gavin Norwood [senior, offensive tackle]; Alec Boruff [junior, defensive back] and Roderick Lewis [junior, wide receiver/defensive back].

Expectations and Keys to Success:

Meske, beginning his 33rd year as Webb head coach, has high hopes for his team this year.

“I think we’ll be in the mix for a state championship,” he said. “We’ve won eight state championships and we’ll compete for another one this year.

“That’s what we expect and that’s what the players who have played in the program in the past expect.”

Meske has coached some speedsters during his tenure at Webb’s head coach, but he said this is the fastest team since

he arrived at the school.

“We have tremendous team speed,” Meske said. “This is the fastest team that we’ve had.

“We also have experience at the skill positions. We have great leadership and our punter will be an asset.”

On the other hand, “Depth is always an area of concern for us,” Meske said.

The Spartans’ state title game loss last December isn’t sitting well with Julian.

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ROSTER

1

Morgan Ernst

FB/LB

6’0” 195

12

46 Joey Fulcher

TE/DE

5’11” 145

9

3

Hunter Green

QB/DB

6’2” 185

12

50 Luke Julian

OL/DL

5’9” 205

9

4

Trevor Hall

K/P

6’2” 185

12

51 Jake Julian

OG/LB

5’11” 225

12

5

Davis Delozier

RB/DB

5’11” 165

12

53 Turley Wall

OC/OG

5’10” 200

11

7

Kaden Armes

QB/TE/DE 6’2” 185

11

54 Isaac Hubbard

OL/DL

5’10” 220

12

9

Taylor Dunn

WR/DB

6’0” 160

9

55 Gavin Norwood OT/DE

6’7” 220

12

10 Tahj Bazel

WR/DB

6’1” 160

11

61 Will Hamilton

5’8” 165

9

11 Roderick Lewis

WR/DB

5’11” 160

11

62 David Wade

OT/DT

6’2” 305

11

13 Jahlil Jefferson

RB/DB

5’9” 175

11

65 Jones Stamper

OT/DL

6’3” 235

12

14 Joseph Moore

QB/DB

6’2” 170

9

66 Stone Cummins OL/DL

5’11” 185

9

15 Elijah Howard

RB/DB

5’11” 165

9

67 Devlin Jenkins

6’1” 190

10

OG/DE

FB/DL

16 Alec Boruff

QB/DB

6’2” 185

11

70 Brik Boruff

OG/DE

6’1” 210

9

18 Nathan Hall

RB/DB

5’10” 145

10

71 Sam Werner

OC/DL

6’1” 260

12

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WR/DB

6’3” 165

12

73 Jackson Bradley OL/DL

6’1” 245

9

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RB/DB

6’2” 155

10

74 Justin Scarlett

OT/DL

6’0” 250

12

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TE/DB

5’11” 180

12

75 O.V. Manolache TE/DE

5’10” 205

9

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QB/DB

5’7” 125

9

77 Moritz Goerz

OT/DT

5’8” 189

9

24 Elijah Bane

RB/DB

5’5” 145

9

80 Michael McClamroch TE/DL

6’1” 150

10

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WR/LB

5’9” 165

12

81 Jake Gibson

6’0” 180

11

32 Grayson Taylor

RB/DB

6’1” 160

10

TE/DE

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“We want to go back to the state championship game and this time, we plan on winning it,” Julian said. “We’ve waited a long time for this.

“My sophomore year, we went through a rebuild and we went 5-5. That was tough for us. Last year, we won 11 straight games [after a season-opening loss to Class 3A state champion Alcoa] and then, we lost

the state championship game 12-9. Losing that last one left a bad taste in our mouths.”

Prior to the 2015 rebuild, which saw the Spartans make a first-round playoff exit, Webb won three consecutive Division II-A state titles.

The Spartans have 13 seniors back, and many of those players are returning starters. Webb will compete in Division IIAA this season against the likes of Grace Christian Academy, Notre Dame, Boyd

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Webb opens the season Friday, Aug. 25, at home against Asheville High School (N.C.), then will host Division II “big school” powerhouse Ensworth Sept. 1. A trip to Chattanooga against McCallie is Sept. 8.

“We have some tough games early,” Julian said. “We play Asheville, Ensworth and McCallie and those teams are all good.”

Expectations are lofty for the Spartans in 2017, but that’s nothing new. Ernst said that he’s looking to put last year’s championship game loss in the rearview mirror for himself and his teammates.

“I’m looking forward to getting started.

I’m just like everybody else,” Ernst said.

“We will bounce back, [though] I hate coming off a loss like that.” ~ Key Lay

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