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2020 Sequoyah High School Seniors

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2020 SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHIEFS

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CHIEFS HOPE TO START FAST AND ERASE 2019 WOES The 2019 football season for the Sequoyah Chiefs was not one Chiefs fans hope to repeat. The county’s largest high school lost to both county rivals, Tellico Plains and Sweetwater, during a season where wins were hard to get. However, you can’t help but feel a new spirit RYAN of optimism BOLINGER radiating from the Sequoyah Chiefs Sequoyah team. Head Coach It all starts with second-year head coach Ryan Bolinger. His Chiefs players and assistant coaches have a better

understanding of the culture he wants to bring to the program. “Changing a culture can be hard,” he said. “It’s gotten a bit easier. They know what to expect now.” And while the Coronavirus pandemic has cast a cloud of uncertainty over fall sports, Bolinger has a simple message to his young Chiefs. “Focus on our goals, not the distractions,” he said. Bolinger said so far, the virus has not cost him any Chiefs from coming out to play this season. He expects about 60 players or so will be clad in red for the 2020 season. When it comes to offense, the Chiefs will display a multiple look. The offensive design is crafted to give the opposing defense different looks to worry about when often the plays Sequoyah will run will be the exact same, but just out of

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different formations. As preseason heads toward the regular season if the Coronavirus allows, there are three quarterbacks fighting for the starting job for the 2020 season. The head coach does not see that as a problem. “We have three guys we feel good about,” he said. “They all do different things well.” If anyone has an edge toward leading the Chiefs offense, Bolinger said it could be Cooper Self, a sophomore. “He has a good head on his shoulders,” Bolinger said. Remmington Millsaps will be a key receive for Sequoyah no matter who spins the ball from the quarterback slot, however, the Chiefs are not married to any one style of play on offense. “We definitely take what the defense gives us,” Bolinger said. “But if it plays to our strength to do the opposite, we will do that.” The coach points to a playoff game against Anderson County last November when the Chiefs racked up 260 yards on the ground even in a losing effort against one of the top teams in the state. The running lanes where there and Sequoyah took them.

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A top runner for Sequoyah again this fall will likely be Luke Lay, who will run behind lineman like Gage Carmley. On defense, the Chiefs will be led by the aforementioned Lay and Millsaps along with Justice Benson and Brody Gilreath as in all seven starters will return on defense. When it comes to the kicking game, Sequoyah had yet to name a starting kicker or punter as publication time for this preview. Bolinger believes confidence will be a key for the Chiefs this season and nothing will do more for that than getting off to a good start in 2020. He said when things did not start off well for Sequoyah in games last year, things could snowball on his young team. “That’s a hard thing to break,” the head coach said of losing your cool when things start off badly. But Bolinger feels like if the Chiefs can jump out of the gate fast, 2020 could look a lot better than last year. “That would be huge,” he said of a fast start. Listen to Sequoyah Chiefs Football each game on:

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2020 SEQUOYAH CHIEFS FOOTBALL ROSTER Number Grade 1

Hayden Jenkins

Number Grade 24 Joey Boothroyd, Captain

Number Grade 56 Peyton Taylor

Remmy Millsaps

25 Jesse Manley

57 Cody Wilson

Cooper Self

26 Manuel Lazardi

58 Zach Spencer

Jax Miller

27 Ethan Robbins

59 Juan Rodriguez

Emilio Sanchez

28 Brody Gilreath, Captain

60 AJ McCosh

Ben Murphy

29 Liam Blair

61 Bradi Smith

Emmitt Duff

30 Colton Manley

62 Tristan Dupes

Elias Heath

31 Malachi Howard

63 Gage Crabtree

Camryn Stevens

32 Jacob Martin

64 Hunter Taylor

10 Ethan Blair

33 Collan Gentry

65 Kevin Rinehart

11 Justice Benson, Captain

34 Cannon Amos

68 Asa Allison

12 Braxton Bright

35 Micah Shedd

70 Wil Treadway, Captain

13 Martin Howard

36 Ethan Hunt

71 Nathan Chapman

14 Devyn Tallent

37 Jonathan Jones

72 Brayden West

15 Ethan Fischer

40 Kaden Self

75 Bo Dean

16 Nathan Adcock

41 Ruben Ramirez

76 Cooper Lovingood

18 Xander James

42 Dallas Coker

78 Patrick Mitchell

19 Jeremy Dills

44 Luke Lay

79 Jason Love

20 Eddie Duncan

50 Caleb Smith

85 Caleb Walton

21 Kylan Carson,Captain

51 Alex Bible

88 Cyrom Manley

22 Levi Lanter

54 Tyler Thomas

23 David Stakely

55 Gage Carmley

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2020 SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL BAND The Sequoyah High School Marching Band is the largest scholastic performing arts program in Monroe County. Band Directors Keith and Linda Trout lead the band to compete and perform in many various venues throughout the year. Competing on a national level, the Sequoyah Band spends much time in practice and preparation. All of this is in addition to inspiring our Chief Spirit at Friday night football games.

Enduring blazing hot practices throughout the summer, the Sequoyah Band puts in a lot of hard work that is often unknown and overlooked. In recent years, the Sequoyah Band has competed in globally recognized competitions, such as Bands of America and Winter Guard International. But for the Sequoyah Band, the highlight of every week is cheering on the Chiefs!!

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Manuel Luzardi #26 and Cyron Manley #88 compete during the 2020 Red & Alyssa Massingale is all smiles cheering on the White Game. — Photo by Kristina Murphy Chiefs. — Photo by Merriam Fields

Granny Terry Sparks is enjoying her time in the Sequoyah student section, Go Chiefs! — Photo by Merriam Fields LEFT: Majorette senior co-captain Caroline Finch.

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2020 Sweetwater High School Seniors

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2020 SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WILDCATS

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MARTIN: “BE PREPARED” 2020 LOOKS TO BE WILD ONE Due to the uncertainty surrounding sports during the Coronavirus pandemic, Sweetwater High Wildcats head football coach Mike Martin has stressed a couple of messages to his team and coaching staff for the 2020 season. First: Be flexible. Backup players need to be ready to step up in case others get sick. Teams might play in front of 50 fans or maybe a full stadium. Teams might load on the bus ready to go only to find out that can’t play MIKE that night due to sickness. And last but not least: MARTIN Whether on the practice Sweetwater Wildcats field or under the Friday Head Coach night lights, Martin wants his players to play hard and smart but also he wants them to enjoy every moment. Who knows what the season holds during these trying times? “You better cherish every moment you are out there,” he said.

Like all three county high school coaches, Martin is starting his second year at the helm of the Wildcats for whom he excelled on Carter Field himself in the 1980s. Martin went on to have had a successful coaching career at other East Tennessee high schools and the Wildcats faithful had longed for the day he would return to SHS to coach. They got that wish last year as he took over the head coaching duties after previously serving as an assistant coach at Sweetwater. Martin led the Wildcats to a 7-3 regular season before the Wildcats fell on the road in the first round of the playoffs to Smith County, 28-27, after suffering two blocked PATs. Martin learned a lot about his players as they went through the season and particularly that heartbreaking playoff loss. “Our kids will fight,” he said. “I was super proud of these kids.” But the 2019 season is over. Three of the teams on Sweetwater’s schedule are preseason Top 10 teams: Meigs County, Loudon High and Red Bank. Martin said many believe the Rockwood Tigers could have their best team in several years as well. Also, the pandemic has already had an effect

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on the 2020 Wildcats’ roster. He had expected 55, maybe even up to 60 players this fall. However, Martin said the Wildcats’ numbers will be below that but not abnormally low for a school Sweetwater’s enrollment size. “I normally pick up four or five freshman the first week off school but that has not happened this year and I think it is definitely due to Covid,” he said. The pandemic appears to have also cost Sweetwater some veteran players. Martin said several players who would have been key depth or perhaps even starters have opted not to come out this season. Some other players got jobs during the long layoff from school and are focusing on their work instead of football. Martin said he respects their decision and the Wildcats will take the field with the players they have all the while harboring high expectations. The coach said the offense in particular is ahead of where it was in the preseason last year. And speaking of offense, this year’s Wildcats offense will be led by strong-armed senior Austin Long. Even with Sweetwater pounding the ball on the ground last year, Long still managed to throw for more than 1,000 yards often looking to connect on a deep ball. “He has a cannon,” Martin said of Long’s arm. Martin is Sweetwater’s offensive coordinator and the coach said Long is more comfortable with his style of coaching now. The head coach said he is teaching Long that he does not always have to chuck the ball 50 yards down the field. Sometimes it is best just to take what the defense gives you. “He has learned when to listen to me and when to tune me out and go be an athlete,” the Wildcats head coach said. “I think he has matured and his body has matured in the weight room. He is a talented kid and he’s been very coachable.” Coach Ethan Edmiston led a solid offseason weight-lifting program for the team while staying safe with social distancing. Kaleb Johnkins, who has good size, and Ty Ezell are just two of the veteran receivers the Wildcats will rely on. Sophomore Dallas Presley leads a group of talented young receivers along with Ryan Littleton, a growing sophomore. Senior Bryce Johnson brings experience and leadership to the backfield. When it comes to defense, the Wildcats lost five starters from 2019, including experience at linebacker. However, the Wildcats return sophomore defensive lineman Jovan Johnkins, who had an impressive freshman season, as well senior defensive lineman Simon Blomstrom. Anchoring the Wildcat defense will be senior linebacker Bryce Johnson. Senior Carter Holmes brings length to both the offensive and defensive lines, but the Wildcats lost much of their other size due to graduation. “We don’t have the big hogs in their anymore,” Martin admits. He said defensive coordinator David Staff does a great job teaching the fundamentals, which will be key without size up front. The Wildcats will play a bit differently on defense this year to take advantage of the strengths they have while coping with the loss in some weight along the line. Martin has an experienced coaching staff that remains the same in 2020 except for the loss of offensive line coach Adam Dowell, who has been deployed with the military. Gabe Sneed has replaced him. Listen to Sweetwater Wildcats Football each game on:

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2020 SWEETWATER WILDCATS FOOTBALL ROSTER No Name 1 Ty Ezell 2 Kaleb Johnkins 3 Dominique Cannady 4 Kaden Duprey 5 Hayden Dotson 6 Austin Long 7 Braylon Ferguson 8 Dallas Presley 9 Wesley Bean 10 Malik Arnett 12 Ryan Littleton 13 Gavin Macon 14 Nick Brown 15 Braden Webb 16 Bryce Johnson 17 Isaac Price 20 Chance Campbell 21 Amarion Palmer 22 Landon Boyd 23 Briar Gray 24 Parker Holt 30 Jayven Melton

Class Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Positon WR/DB WR/DB TE/LB WR/DB WR/DB QB/DB WR/DB WR/DB QB/DB RB/DB WR/DB RB/DB RB/LB TE/LB RB/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB QB/LB RB/DB TE/DB FB/LB

No Name 31 Simon Blomstrom 32 Mason Rayder 33 Ashton Gruenwald 43 Jonah Kile 50 Jesus Guzman 51 Ty Webster 52 Kai Correll 53 Clinton Arwood 54 Carter Holmes 55 Isaac Croft 56 Tres Stone 57 Jovan Johnkins 59 Eli Brown 60 Wes Holley 62 Dre McGowan 64 Ben Coleman 65 Keyshawn Buchanan 66 Maddox Johnson 68 Cristian Contreras 75 Brycen Keyt 77 Mason Boyd 87 Christgin Bischoff

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2020 SWEETWATER WILDCATS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

All games played at 7:30 P.M. Schedule subject to change. Stadium Address: SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL 414 High Street Sweetwater, TN 37874

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Winning at the line of srimmage will be key for the Wildcats this season.

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There is a lot of passion and excitement in Sweetwater when the Wildcats take the field.

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TOP LEFT: Sweetwater senior Simon Blomstrom is a key defender along the defensive line. TOP RIGHT: Senior Bryce Johnsonâ€™s hard-nosed running style will be key for the Wildcats this season. LEFT: Strong-armed QB Austin Long will lead the Wildcat offense. RIGHT:Head Coach Mike Martin enters his 2nd season at the helm of the Sweetwater program. Photos by Doodle Bivens

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2020 Tellico Plains High School Seniors

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2020 TELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BEARS

TELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL

BEARS’ BUY-IN, WORK ETHIC BUILDS OPTIMISM FOR 2020 The Tellico Plains Bears are looking to improve on last year’s 2019 3-8 football campaign that had its own share of highlights. The Bears earned a rare win over cross-county rival Sequoyah last year, making the Bears’ game against Sweetwater a battle for the bragging rights for the best team in the county. The Bears fell to Sweetwater but appeared to have learned a lot from last season. JON Like the RECHTOROVIC county’s other two Tellico Plains Bears head coaches, Head Coach the Bears’ Jon Rechtorovic is in his second year. And like those coaches, he continues to establish his way of playing football. “These kids have done a great job buying in,” Rechtorovic said.

Tellico Plains is a close-knit, hardworking community and the Maroon Bears exhibited those characteristics, their head coach proudly points out. “The Tellico community has a great work ethic,” Rechtorovic said. While the Bears are looking to build on last year, like teams all across the state they face a silent and unseen opponent, the Coronavirus. It would be easy to let the fears and uncertainty created by the pandemic to unsettle his team but the Bears head coach has a philosophy to nip that in the bud. “We just show up and go to work every day,” Rechtorovic said. “We can only control what we can control.” If the Bears are to improve upon their 2019 campaign, they will have to do it without one of Monroe County’s best football players, Dale Rinehart, the doit-all quarterback who graduated this spring. At the time of the printing of this publication, if the Bears head coach knows who will replace Rinehart, he his keeping it to himself. Landon Hollinghead, a sophomore who got a

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Senior defender Chase Hunt will be key to the Bears success this season. — Photo by Della Williams lot of playing time last year at quarterback when Rinehart and Reed Shaw went down with injury, will be in the mix as well as senior Dylan Walker. No matter who plays quarterback, two juniors will be among the important players for the Bears on offense, receiver Major Carter and running back Logan Cox. However, don’t be surprised to see many other Bears step up. This season, the Bears will share the load on offensive and will be willing to run or pass to get the job done. Their coach would prefer not to highlight individual players because he knows his team must function as one. Rechtorovic Sophomore Landon Hollinghead will believes the key for be vying for the starting QB position this season. — Photo by Della Williams the Bears will be keeping what should be a good offensive line healthy. Depth can always be a problem for smaller high schools like Tellico Plains. The Bears will have a roster of just over 40 players. As you would expect with a small high school, many of the players will play both offense and defense. The Bears will face a tough region schedule with Bledsoe County, Marion County, Tyner and more. But Tellico fans can expect a team that will fight on every down and a team that is growing more comfortable taking cues from their head coach.

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Ethank Harris

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Class Sr.

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WR/DB

Marshall Dukes

Sr.

Ethan Fairbanks

Jr.

RB/DB

Jeremiah Bivens

Sr.

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Ethan Teague

Jr.

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Fr.

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Chase Hunt

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Landon Hollinghead

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Brandon French

Fr.

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Mikiah Jenkins

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RB/LB

Sam Chapman

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Haiden Thomas

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Cliff Ellis

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Skyler Pittman

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RB/OLB

Anthony Aguilera

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OL/DE

Damian Webb

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Brody Williams

Fr.

OL/N

Dylan Walker

Sr.

QB/OLB

DJ O’Dell

So.

OL/N

Logan Cox

Jr.

RB/OLB

Caden Bradley

Fr.

OL/N

Kalem Moore

Jr.

RB/OLB

Isaac Dalton

So.

OL/N

Gaige Fairbanks

Sr.

WR/DB

Camron Colman

So.

TE/DE

“The only place success comes

before work is in the dictionary.”

— Vince Lombardi

2020 TELLICO PLAINS BEARS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

All games played at 7:30 P.M. Schedule subject to change. Stadium Address: TELLICO PLAIN HIGH SCHOOL 9180 SR-68 TELLICO PLAINS, TN 37385

DATE OPPONENT 8/21 SEQUOYAH 8/28 MCMINN CENTRAL 9/4 HAYESVILLE 9/11 COPPER BASIN 9/18 POLK COUNTY * 9/25 MIDWAY * 10/2 TYNER 10/16 MARION COUNTY * 10/23 SWEETWATER 10/30 BLEDSOE COUNTY*(8 P.M.) * District Game

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The Bears will be leaning on senior leadership along the offensive line in 2020. — Photo by Della Williams

Junior Mikah Jenkins is another experienced defender returning for Tellico Plains this year. — Photo by Della Williams

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Senior Marshall Dukes will look to force more turnovers again this season in the secondary. — Photo by Della Williams

H&V Motors, Inc. Home of Affordable Cars & Trucks Dan Harvey, Owner

610 Englewood Road Madisonville, TN 37354

Junior Logan Cox will look to be a force in the Bears’ backfield after being out most of the 2019 season with injury. — Photo by Della Williams

(423) 420-1066 e-mail hvmtrsmad@aol.com | Cell: (423) 404-4066

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Are you an Athlete? A Weekend Warrior? Dr. Bowman and our team of Physical Therapists and Radiologists at Sweetwater Hospital Association will help you get back in the game as fast as safely possible! Our innovative sports medicine program includes: · On-site MRI that is the quickest, quietest, and least confining on the market · On-site 160 Slice CT Scanner · On-site X-Rays · Musculoskeletal Ultrasounds· Physical Therapy

Christopher Bowman, MD · Same-Day Appointments · Fellowship-Trained in Orthopedic Sports Medicine · Board Certified in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Call to schedule an appointment:

865-213-8595

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Join us in cheering on the

2020 CHIEFS

Donna’s

Old Town Cafe “A Flavor of the Past”

We Cater for all Occasions. Downtown Madisonville across from courthouse

100 College Street S, Madisonville 37354

(423) 442.3304

REGULAR HOURS Sun-Wed. 7am - 3pm | Thurs.-Sat 7am - 8pm

www.oldtowncafe.com

Joining with our friends and neighbors to CELEBRATE GOOD LUCK to ALL the Fall Sports Athletes!! Tolita Freeman Financial Advisor 119 Pedigo Road, Suite E P O Box 159 Madisonville, TN 37354 423-442-3445 0820 Edward Jones Freeman half FBC.indd 1

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We Sell Pallets of Quality Merchandise Hours: Friday & Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm | Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm

New Hwy 68 in Sweetwater In the Old Hall’s Salvage behind Jacky Jones Ford-Lincoln

(IN THE HALL’S SALVAGE BUILDING)