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2021 Schedule Aug. 19. vs. Tullahoma Shelbyville Central High School Aug. 27 at Marshall Co. Sept. 3 vs. Coffee Co.* Sept. 10 at Riverdale Sept. 17 BYE Sept. 24 vs. Kenwood Eagles primed for 2021 after full preseason Oct. 1 at Lebanon* Oct. 8 vs. Hendersonville By GARY JOHNSON end of the season.” ly hard over the offseason and and a guy that has played a lot Oct. 15 at Warren Co.* [email protected] With being banned from the have gotten stronger and faster. of football. I trust him and I Oct. 22 vs. Summit As the high school football playoffs last season after an “We put a lot of emphasis trust him a lot.” Oct. 28 vs. Cookeville* season is set to begin, things unfortunate incident in the last in our workouts throughout the Senior Laquan Young is set are different compared to this game of the regular season with offseason and we want to work to handle most of the carries *Denotes Region 3-AAAAAA game time a year ago for Shelbyville Franklin County, the Eagles are harder than any team,” Puckett in the backfield while seniors Central’s Golden Eagles. more than ready for the start said. “I know I can see a differ- Gavin Donegan and Kendall With the hiring of head coach of this year and are extremely ence already and we will con- Trice look to be Cunningham’s Josh Puckett in late spring to motivated. tinue to work to get bigger and top targets in the passing game. 2020 Rewind all the COVID-19 restrictions “It’s been a long offseason stronger.” “We most definitely want to in the preseason last year, the and I think it’s fair to say we Shelbyville Central’s control the line of scrimmage Eagles seem to be leaps and didn’t like the way our season looks to continue the success it and run the football, but we Aug. 20 at Tullahoma (38-13) L bounds ahead this time around. ended for sure. There is nothing had last year, while the also have the ability to throw Aug. 28 at Columbia Acad. (29-7) W “I really didn’t get to meet we can do about that but use looks to be improved if pre- the football downfield. That’s Sept. 4 vs. Page* (29-13) W with the players last year for it as motivation going into the season scrimmages are any the offense we want to be—an Sept. 11 vs. Marshall Co. (50-35) L a while after I was hired and season,” Puckett said. indication. offense that will keep oppo- Sept. 25 vs. Centennial (44-28) W we really didn’t have regular “It’s still frustrating but we The offense is led by long- nents guessing,” Puckett said. Oct. 2 at Lincoln Co.* (66-44) W off season with all the COVID were fortunate to win the appeal time starting Kade The Eagles will be replacing Oct. 9 at Cleveland (50-14) W stuff,” Shelbyville Central coach on the ban for the playoffs this Cunningham, the region co- four of the five offensive line- Oct. 16 at Summit** (1-0) L Josh Puckett said. year and that’s a positive. We player of the year last season. men from last year’s team. Oct. 23 vs. Franklin Co.* (43-10) W “We struggled a bit at the have learned from it and now “I wouldn’t trade Kade The lone returning starter on Oct. 30 vs. Columbia* (30-14) W start of the season then things we are excited for this season for any other quarterback out the offensive line is junior left *Denotes Region 5-AAAAA game began to click and we were a and a playoff run.” there,” Puckett said. guard Jasper House. ** Denotes COVID-19 impacted game really good football team at the The players worked extreme- “He’s a great leader for us See SCHS, Page 4

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defensive line for Shelbyville Central. SCHS Senior Jaden Harper has been very impressive in preseason scrimmages 2021 Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles Roster and looks to anchor the Eagle defense. (Continued from Page 3) Senior safety Cayden Puckett has recov- No. 1 Jaden Harper TE/LB Senior No. 36 Kenny Gregory RB/CB Fresh ered from his illness and is extremely No. 2 Cam Grogen WR/S/CB Senior No. 38 Caleb Fortel WR/LB/K Fresh Senior Mason Smith has bulked up, got- No. 3 Theo Washington RB/S Soph No. 39 Eli White WR/CB Soph ten stronger and will start at center. excited about getting back on the field and No. 4 Laquan Young RB/LB Senior No. 40 Tyson Dunn WR/LB Fresh he along with Cunningham provide a huge No. 5 Katayn Marble WR/CB Junior No. 43 Dashawn Emmons TE/DL Junior Senior Lukas White will be at right No. 6 Kendall Trice WR/CB Senior No. 44 Travon Wyatt WR/CB Fresh boost in the secondary. No. 7 Jake Preston QB/TE/LB Junior No. 50 Iran Zuasnava OL/DL Junior , junior Jamison Norton will handle No. 8 Kade Cunningham QB/S/P Senior No. 51 Caleb Crowe OL/DL Junior the right guard spot with sophomore Logan “We are fortunate to have those two No. 9 Ben Betzelberger QB/S/K Fresh No. 52 Amir Ross OL/DL Junior guys back there. They are very smart foot- No. 10 Gharri Brown OL/DL Senior No. 53 Logan McBee OL/DL Soph McBee at left tackle. Junior Jake Preston No. 11 Gavin Donegan WR/CB Senior No. 54 Jamison Norton OL/DL Junior ball players and like coaches on the field,” No. 12 Cayden Puckett WR/S Senior No. 55 Terrance Thompson OL/DL Soph will spend time at tight end. No. 13 Caden Arnold WR/CB Junior No. 56 Mason Smith OL/DL Senior In the preseason, the Eagle defense has Puckett said. No. 14 Micah Threatt WR/CB Soph No. 58 Tarvis McClain OL/DL Soph Freshman Caleb Fortel has a chance to No. 15 Robert Ross-Mallory TE/LB Senior No. 59 Caleb Campbell OL/DL Fresh been impressive, especially stopping the No. 16 Mason Shavers QB/S Fresh No. 60 Jacob Hiles OL/DL Fresh be a really good kicker for this football No. 17 Zion Bonner WR/S Fresh No. 61 Miquel Garcia OL/DL Fresh run. No. 18 Ethan Jones WR/S Senior No. 62 Nathaniel Hobbs OL/LB Soph “That is kind of where we want to hang program for years to come and will handle No. 20 Will Gallimore WR/LB Junior No. 63 Jonathan Contreras OL/DL Fresh the kicking duties. No. 21 Raydon Crenshaw RB/LB Soph No. 64 Lukas White OL/LB Senior our hat. We want to run the football, then No. 22 Zeke Lopez WR/DL Senior No. 66 Ramsey Moore OL/DL Senior be able to stop the run on defense. We Look for Cam Grogen, Will Gallimore, No. 23 Maddox Wright WR/S Fresh No. 68 Jayden Taylor OL/DL Fresh Raydon ddnshaw and Theo Washington to No. 24 Cohen Abernathy WR/CB Fresh No. 69 Cutler Hastings OL/DL Fresh do put a lot of pressure on our defensive No. 25 Devonta Edson WR/CB Senior No. 70 Clayton Smelcer OL/DL Fresh play key roles in the team’s success. No. 26 Bron Ransom WR/CB Fresh No. 71 Chris Alamillo OL/DL Fresh backs because we do load the box quite a No. 27 Nate Doak RB/LB Senior No. 73 Caleb Smith OL/DL Fresh bit,” Puckett said. “The seven up front on “With the realignment we have a chal- No. 28 William Bobo WR/LB Fresh No. 74 Christopher Wiser OL/DL Soph lenge now being in Class 6A, but I think No. 30 Quincy Henderson WR/CB Junior No. 75 Micah Spence OL/DL Soph defense has held up pretty good and we are No. 31 Garrett Doak WR/CB Soph No. 76 Evan Conditt OL/DL Junior we are up to the challenge,” Puckett said. No. 32 Rocky Chandler RB/LB Fresh No. 77 Ean Matusek OL/DL Fresh happy about that.” No. 33 Brody Lovvorn TE/LB Fresh No. 78 Jasper House OL/DL Junior Senior Gharri Brown is the staple of the “I look for Lebanon and Cookeville to be in No. 34 Noah Presley WR/S Soph No. 79 Brandon Woodring OL/DL Soph the race for the region title as well.” No. 35 Palmer Edwards TE/LB Fresh Thursday, August 19, 2021 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE 5 Marshall County Tigers Veteran talent has Tigers poised for big season By CHRIS SIERS of where most of the puzzle pieces fit,” [email protected] he said. Loaded with returning talent for 2021, Last season, of Marshall County’s the Marshall County Tigers are hoping three losses, two came at the hands of the a summer chalked full of improvements Tullahoma Wildcats, who played for the can springboard the team into a deep, Class AAAA state title a season ago. nine-team region schedule. With two losses a year ago at the After essentially not having a 2020 hands of the Wildcats, Osteen says while preseason that left the Tigers with just the September 10th meeting against three losses on the schedule, head coach Tullahoma has aspects of a revenge game Thomas Osteen hopes the improvements to it, playing in a tough, nine-team region made over the summer months can help means every week is important for post- power the Tigers to a longer postseason season implications. run. “It will definitely be a a big game for “I think we have improved throughout us, but our region is so big and tough, if the summer. We have had a lot of moving we take one game for granted we will be parts this summer trying to get people sorry that we did,” he said. working in the right spots. I think we “We are in a nine-team region. Only Photo courtesy of Mac Brown Photography, Lawrenceburg, TN have a much better understanding now See Tigers, Page 6 The Marshall County Tigers will travel to Columbia for their 2021 season opener.

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2021 Marshall County Last season, Creek Wood posted a 10-win playoffs. Obviously it will be very disap- Tigers Roster Tigers season, with Tullahoma’s 12-1 record being pointing if we don’t find a way to get in the No. 1 Trice Gordon WR/RB Senior the top mark from a season ago. playoffs. If we can stay healthy, especially No. 2 Lamarion Pierce WR/DB Senior (Continued from Page 5) Facing such a long region slate, Osteen along the lines of scrimmage, and get bet- No. 3 Devante’ Davis WR/DB Senior and the Tigers aim to take the season one ter each week. We will be a tough team to No. 4 Aja Jones WR Fresh four will make the playoffs. There will be game at a time in order to make a run at the beat by the end of the year I think,” Osteen No. 5 Kamarian Ingram WR Soph two or three playoff caliber teams that don’t No. 6 Jakavan Curry DB Soph region title later this fall. said. even make this playoffs out of this region No. 7 Khamani Ewing DB Soph Success is giving ourselves a chance to The Tigers open the 2021 campaign on because its so tough. The champion will be No. 8 Jayden Randolph WR/DB Soph win each game that we are in. We have had August 20 at Columbia. No. 9 Kortez Ingram DB Senior extremely deserving.” No. 10 Cahlin Henry QB Fresh a very high standard here of being in the No. 11 Malachi Ervin DB Junior As far as the returning talent goes, the No. 12 Trey Warner QB/LB Junior Tigers’ offense will go as far as their return- No. 13 Jamal Gentry RB/DB Fresh ing senior quarterback goes. No. 14 Bryson Hammons QB Senior Bryson Hammons enters the season as a 2020 Rewind No. 15 Antomme Cowthorne WR/DB Soph 2021 Schedule No. 16 Marquay Allen DB Fresh three-year starting quarterback and with all No. 17 Markese Davis TE Soph those starts comes a boat-load of experience Aug. 27 at Lincoln Co. (24-6) W No. 18 Nathan Pinedo DB Senior for the Tigers’ signal caller. Aug. 20 at Columbia Sept. 4 vs. Tullahoma (42-7) L* No. 20 Ronnie Lyttle WR Fresh “Bryson has had a great summer. The Aug. 27 vs. Shelbyville Sept. 11 at Shelbyville (50-35) W No. 21 Malachi Trapp WR/DB Soph Sept. 18 vs. Giles Co. (38-14) W** No. 22 Thomas Beech TE/LB Junior game is moving so much slower for him. Sept. 3 vs. Creek Wood* No. 23 Decambion Harris DB Junior Sept. 10 at Tullahoma* Sept. 18 Maplewood (1-0) W*** You can tell he has a great comfortability Sept. 25 vs. Springfield (28-2) W No. 24 Kamron Dunavant LB Senior Sept. 17 at Hillwood* No. 25 Jaden Keys RB Fresh with all that we are doing. He is a team Oct. 2 Lawrence Co. (48-0) W* No. 26 Grayson Miller DB Junior leader and will have a big say on our suc- Sept. 24 BYE Oct. 9 at Giles Co. (25-15)W No. 27 Iyasen Biggers RB Senior cess this fall,” Osteen said. Oct. 1 Lawrence Co.* Oct. 16 Spring Hill (21-14) W* No. 28 Kamariq Perryman RB/LB Fresh Oct. 8 Pearl Cohn* Oct. 30 Nolensville (35-28) L* No. 29 Demari Braden RB/LB Junior Hammons threw for over 1,300 yards last season and had 16 passes Oct. 15 Glencliff* Nov. 6 Macon Co. (24-12) W**** No. 30 Jeffrey Terell LB Fresh Nov. 13 at Tullahoma (35-7) L**** No. 31 Darian Crenshaw DE Junior against just six . Oct. 22 Montgomery Central* No. 32 Christian Smith DB Soph Hammons has plenty of talent surround- Oct. 29 at Greenbrier* *Denotes Region 4-AAAA game No. 33 Jayden Hart WR/DE Junior ** Denotes COVID rescheduled game No. 34 Wyatt Joyce K Soph ing him at the Tigers’ skill positions as *** Denotes COVID win *Denotes Region 5-AAAA game **** Denotes Class AAAA state playoff victory No. 35 Makiy Tapp RB/DE Fresh well—and that depth will play a major role No. 36 Imar Pineda DB Fresh in the Tigers’ 2021 final outcome. No. 37 Frankel Jones RB Junior No. 38 Griffin Kaipio DE Junior “I think we have as much depth at the No. 40 Hendrix Kaipio WR Fresh skill positions on both sides of the ball as No. 41 Brock Anderson TE/DE Junior we have had in a while. Lamarion Pierce, No. 42 John Morgan Thomas TE/LB Junior No. 43 Brandon Tucker LB/DE Soph Devonte Davis, Demari Braden, Antomme No. 45 Magnum Cannon LB Soph Cowthorne, Jayden Hart, Trice Gordon, No. 46 Austin Wells TE/DE Fresh Have fun this season! Jayden Randolph, Kortez Ingram, Jakavan No. 47 Eric Aviles DB Fresh No. 49 Richard Leal LB Fresh Curry will all factor big roles on the perim- No. 51 Bradley Wright OL Senior eter this fall,” Osteen said. No. 52 Gorge Vilchiz OL/DL Junior Braden looks to be the top returning Tim Cook No. 53 Hunter Lashley DL Soph back for the Tigers, rushing for over 500 2018 INFINITI QX60 Base No. 54 Quenten Pool OL Junior No. 55 Jonathan Bair DL Junior yards last year. (931) 607-1112 No. 56 Christian Wilson OL Soph There’s plenty of depth out of the back- No. 57 Tristen Crabtree OL Junior field as Pierce showcased versatility, - No. 59 Seth Vines OL Soph 809 North Main St. No. 60 Deshawn Crenshaw OL Soph ing for 300 yards and posting 105 receiving No. 61 Caleb Christmas OL Fresh yards as well. Shelbyville, TN 37160 No. 62 Dalton Haislip DL Soph Devonte Davis is the top returning No. 63 Wesley Holder OL Soph No. 64 Reid Mitchell DL Fresh defender after recording 82 tackles last No. 65 Austin Dyer DL Junior season. No. 66 Anthony Smith DE Fresh Playing in one of the biggest regions No. 67 Elijah Wentzl OL/DL Soph Fax (931) 684-7177 No. 68 Josh Campbell OL Fresh of any classifications in the state means No. 70 Braxton Roberts OL/DL Soph Marshall County only gets two non-region Office (931) 684-4808 No. 71 Adam Blackwell OL Fresh opponents this season, which includes the No. 72 Anthony Diaz DL Junior season opener at Columbia and a Week 2 No. 73 Kacy Pannel DL Soph $36,500 No. 74 Zach Moore OL Senior meeting against a Shelbyville Central team No. 75 Peyton Garcia DL Soph that looks to be highly competitive at the No. 77 Gabe Church OL Soph 6-A level. No. 78 Eli Alexander OL Soph ERNIE COOK & No. 79 Charmello James OL Senior Of the nine teams in the region, four No. 80 Landon Brewer WR Fresh enter the 2021 season after winning at least 2020 No. 81 Xavier Brown WR Senior nine games a season ago, which includes No. 82 Jorge Campuzano K Senior SON MOTORS No. 83 Teagan Stinnett WR Fresh the nine-win Marshall County team. TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE Thursday, August 19, 2021 7 Cascade High School Champs ready for new region slate By CHRIS SIERS [email protected] For several years, Cascade has been play- ing non-traditional region football teams and some of the local rivalries just haven’t meant as much. In 2021, the regions have realigned and Cascade aims to piggyback off a 2020 playoff appearance for a strong showing this season. “Playing local teams in the region again brings all those close rivalries back. The region is kind of wide open and kind of unknown. I think any of the six of us can win the region,” Champion coach Jake Tyre said. One game in particular reignites a heated rivalry against the Forrest Rockets. While Cascade has faced the Rockets Photo by Chris Siers The Cascade Champions open the 2021 season at the Stable against Moore County. See Champions, Page 8 8 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE Thursday, August 19, 2021

eral seasons—a focus on defense with clock Eagleville, Cascade fielded two quarter- 2021 Champion Roster Champions control by running the ball. backs, Arnold and Inmon, both of whom “The defense has been playing pretty bring their own elements to the position— No. 2 Damian Byford WR/LB Soph lights out in the preseason. We’re going which gives the Cascade offense another (Continued from Page 7) No. 4 Kobe Inmon TE/DE Senior to run the football and we’re going to play wrinkle in the scheme. No. 5 Xamarion Dixon RB/CB Junior over the past several seasons, Forrest hasn’t good defense. That’s the recipe we’ve had “I feel comfortable with either one of No. 6 Chris Sullivan RB/CB Senior been a league opponent since 2012. success with over the last couple of years them. We’ll play it by ear and it will prob- No. 7 Taylor Dowell WR/S Junior Now the Rockets are back on the region and we hope to continue that,” Tyre said. ably be a platoon system. We’re going to try No. 8 Max Darefsky FB/DE Soph slate, Tyre says that game carries a little Running a Wing-T offense, Cascade has to keep up with that this year, especially No. 9 Blake Olive WB/LB Junior more meaning than in past seasons. always relied on plentiful depth in the back- with both of those guys being leaders on No. 10 Shade Williams WR/CB Junior “I enjoy playing against them. It’s more field, but in 2021, Tyre says the true depth at defense and getting them some rest on No. 11 Christian Casey RB/S Fresh than playing a regular game,” he said. the start of the season is in the trenches with offense,” Tyre said. No. 12 Joel Anthony QB/CB Soph Cascade will open the 2021 season the offensive and defensive lines. Last season, Cascade ended a five-year No. 13 Elijah Arnold QB/LB Senior against another traditional rival, Class A “We’re pretty healthy right now. Our big playoff drought and advanced to the first No. 14 Drake Hodge K/P Senior opponent Moore County, at the Stable on depth is the offensive and defensive lines. round of the Class AA playoffs against a No. 15 Conner Huie RB/LB Junior August 20 and unlike last season, the We’re two-deep across the board there. talented Bledsoe County team. No. 16 Vaden Moore RB/CB Fresh Champions have loaded a full preseason We have more depth on the offensive and While the playoff victory eluded of scrimmages and seven-on-sevens under defensive line than we have in years past,” Cascade, Tyre says the playoff berth helped No. 17 Jacob Cagle RB/LB Soph their belts. Tyre said. springboard the Champ’s into what’s been a No. 19 Sawyer Lovvorn TE/DE Soph Leading up to the opener, Tyre says the So far in the preseason, Ryan Inmon and very productive offseason. No. 21 Hayden Dowell RB/CB Soph Cascade coaching staff has been pushing Elijah Arnold have emerged as not only “It made the offseason—the workouts No. 22 Preston Gentry WR/LB Fresh the team hard in practice. leaders on both sides of the ball, but from a meant a little more. The guys had a little No. 24 Aden Rawls WR/CB Soph “We’re getting after it and getting ready locker room perspective as well. taste of it (the playoffs) and they want more No. 34 Noah Hawkins TE/DE Fresh for Friday night. We’re pushing them hard “Ryan Inmon has done a good job. He’s a this year. They’ve been focused and hungry. No. 36 Dylan Crouch FB/LB Soph in practice. We’re pushing contact and three-year starter there. Another one of our It really set the offseason off to a good tone. No. 45 Eli Elliot TE/DE Junior tempo to get as much out of them as we seniors—Elijah Arnold is our quarterback They’re not just satisfied with only making No. 50 Jake Bates OL/DL Junior can,” Tyre said. of the defense and our quarterback of the the playoffs this year. They want to go a No. 51 Colton Spivey OL/DL Junior So far this preseason, Cascade looks offense. Taylor Dowell stepped in for Seth little deeper,” he said. No. 52 Issac Chapa OL/LB Soph to showcase what the Champion football Countess playing free safety,” Tyre said. While last season’s Champion team No. 53 Cody Mason OL/DL Soph team has branded itself as over the past sev- Offensively, in the last scrimmage at was loaded with veteran talent, the 2021 No. 54 Logan Morton OL/DL Soph Cascade team only has a handful of seniors No. 56 Elijah Bobo OL/LB Soph on the team, putting all the more impor- No. 57 Dakota Gabbert OL/DL Fresh tance on being able to participate in a full No. 58 Shamari McChristian OL/DL Soph preseason. No. 59 Houston Kologinczak OL/DL Soph “Last year, we had a lot of older guys. No. 62 Richie Nicolson OL/LB Soph We’ve got some younger guys that needed No. 63 Gavin Kale OL/DE Fresh this preseason and needed the reps. I think No. 70 Ethan Meli OL/DL Fresh we’re more prepared than we were last No. 71 Mason Crowder OL/DL Fresh year, just like anybody in the state. We’ve No. 72 Daniel Craig OL/DL Junior had time to fine tune some things and see No. 73 William Kramer OL/DL Soph some kids that might do better here and No. 74 Chris Murphy OL/DL Soph there whereas last year we had to use the No. 75 Austin Powell OL/DL Junior first couple of games as scrimmages,” Tyre said. No. 76 Cole West OL/DL Junior Cascade opens the 2021 season on August No. 77 Lantz Peoples OL/DL Soph 20 at the Stable against Moore County. No. 78 Kaleb Locke OL/DE Soph

2021 Schedule 2020 Rewind Aug. 21 at Moore Co. (15-0) L Aug. 20 vs. Moore Co. Sept. 4 vs. E. Robertson* (28-10) L Aug. 27 at Cannon Co. Sept. 11 at Huntland (44-0) W Sept. 3 at Mt. Pleasant* Sept. 18 at Watertown* (35-0) L Sept. 10 vs. Huntland Sept. 25 vs. Community (42-6) W Sept. 17 at Richland* Oct. 2 vs. Jackson Co. * (13-0) W Sept. 24 at Community Oct. 9 vs. Cannon Co. (28-0) W Oct. 1 vs. Forrest* Oct. 16 vs. Trousdale Co.* (35-3) L Oct. 8 vs. Jo Byrns Oct. 23 at Forrest (17-14)* W Oct. 15 at Loretto* Oct. 22 BYE Oct. 30 at Westmoreland* (14-0) L Oct. 29 vs. Summertown* Nov. 6 at Bledsoe Co.** (48-21) L

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2021 Schedule Depth, experience to lead Rockets in ‘21 Aug. 20 at Eagleville Aug. 27 vs. Cornersville By ANTHONY S. PUCA “Hammond has done a great in the “You can’t hide here in playing iron man Sept. 3 vs. Loretto* Sports Writer Sept. 10 at Moore Co. passing league at catching the ball for us football, the kids gotta play,” Stephenson Sept. 17 vs. Summertown* The Forrest Rockets lost some great and Blaine Meeks and our transfer from said. Sept. 24 at Marion Co. players from last season but bring back Cookeville, Tyler Ayers, will be our other Burchell and Davis will return punts Oct. 1 at Cascade* plenty of experience for the 2021 campaign receivers this year,” Stephenson said. while Swift, Davis, and Burchell will return Oct. 8 BYE that includes 10 seniors, 12 juniors, 13 Wilson, Swift, and Burchell are all good kickoffs. Oct. 15 at Richland* sophomores, and 11 freshmen. receivers out the backfield and Bennett Hammond was an all-region last Oct. 22 vs. E. Robertson The Forrest philosophy on offense has will have two new weapons at tight end year and has an outstanding camp. Oct. 29 vs. Mt. Pleasant* always been pretty simple, play a hard- as seniors Braden Bowyer and Dominic Gavin Grissom is in a camp battle with nosed physical style of football that features Smithson have moved off the interior line. Matthew Krug for the kicking duties. *Denotes Region 5-AA game a solid offensive line, anchoring a lethal “Smithson has done excellent in the The Rockets have a new defensive coor- running game. weight room and we are looking forward dinator this season as Ryan Bridges comes The Rockets have a deep backfield with to seeing what he can do,” Stephenson said. from Stewarts Creek. 2020 Rewind some very talented running backs led by “We moved Braden to tight end to close “He wanted to call the defense and we Aug. 21 vs. E. Robertson (10-0) W juniors Brenton Burchell, Tayton Swift, and up that hole and he can get downfield and had the job opening,” Stephenson said. “He Aug. 27 at Portland (20-14) L Sept. 4 vs. Eagleville (19-7) W* Chris Davis, sophomore Liam Bell, while make some plays and they are both physical has been a great benefit to us, the kids have Sept. 11 Moore Co. (35-14) L Sept. 18 Loretto (18-7)W* senior McCalister Wilson will give the in the running game.” responded to him well, he is full of energy, Sept. 25 Lawrence Co. (21-20)W Oct. 2 Summertown (1-0)W** Rockets some extra punch as he moves from Meeks can play multiple positions as and we have been getting at it real good.” Oct. 16 at Community (33-0)W* tight end to wingback. a and a receiver for the On the defensive line is Smithson, Oct. 23 vs. Cascade (17-14) L Oct. 30 at Lewis Co. (7-0) L* “Burchell is very athletic and moves Rockets. Bowyer, Durbin, and Spence Tankersley Nov. 6 E. Hickman (28-7)*** great from side to side,” Stephenson said. Forrest has the horses up front, anchored while Jones and Pearson will be at the nose Nov. 13 at Waverly (37-14)*** * Denotes Region 5-AA game “He is a hardnosed player and runs down- by senior guards Braden Jones and Layne guard spot. **Denotes COVID-19 game hill and he will try to run somebody over.” Strasser, junior Mikey Stoddard at center, “We are working hard every day,” Jones *** Denotes State AA playoff game “Swift will be our rotating guy, he has and sophomore tackles Spence Tankersley said. “Forrest football is all about hard work the athletic ability to play any position in and Cameron Orr. and just doing what you have to do every the backfield, Wilson is hardnosed, a great “Jones is our strongest person on the day to become the best person and football blocker, and sneaky fast and Davis and team pound for pound and Strasser has player you can be mentally and physically Bell are a couple of guys that have really been a two-year starter and we are looking and I think we have proved that, so we are stepped up.” for big things from him,” Stephenson said. ready to play.” Other running backs in the mix are “Spence is a big guy, 6’5 275-pounds and he Outside are Strasser and Noah Helmick, Aiden Cantrell, and Levi is getting after it and Orr loves the weight Wilson and in the middle are Bell and Van Patten. room just like Tankersley and he has a great Davis. At the quarterback position, senior work ethic.” Strasser is excited to change from defen- Hunter Bennett returns to the gridiron after One of the key backups on the offensive sive end last year to the outside linebacker a two-year absence and he has looked sharp line is junior Riley Durbin, who Stephenson spot, saying, “It’s awesome, I’ve been ask- in camp while also adding more senior calls his Swiss Army Knife. leadership to the Forrest squad. “Riley has done a great job, he has a See Rockets, Page 10 “I missed the atmosphere and the guys,” great motor and he really gets after it,” Bennett said. “It felt good coming back, I Stephenson said. 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No. 1 Chris Davis RB/LB Junior No. 2 Tayton Swift RB/LB Junior No. 3 Brianna Bishop RB/DB Junior No. 4 Gavin Grissom K Soph No. 6 Liam Bell RB/LB Soph No. 8 Smeet Patel WR/DB Junior No. 9 Brenton Burchell RB/DB Junior No. 10 Noah Helmick RB/DB Fresh No. 11 Micah McClendon RB/DB Junior No. 12 Aiden Cantrell QB/DB Fresh No. 14 Hunter Bennett QB/DB Senior No. 15 Christian Hammond WR/DB Senior No. 16 Bryce Tankersley WR/DB Soph No. 17 Landon Groenveld RB/LB Soph No. 17 Tyler Ayers WR/DB Junior No. 20 Ava Brown WR/DB Fresh No. 21 Levi Van Patten RB/DB Soph No. 22 Braden Bowyer TE/DE Senior No. 23 Nyles Taylor WR/DB Soph No. 24 Carson Yates TE/LB Soph No. 27 Kasey Jones RB/LB Junior No. 34 Hommie Torres OG/DE Senior No. 38 Blaine Meeks RB/LB Soph No. 40 Dominic Smithson TE/DE Senior No. 42 Matthew Krug WR/DB Soph No. 51 Connor Crawford OT/DE Fresh No. 55 Brayden Jones OG/NG Senior No. 56 Cameron Orr OT/DE Soph No. 57 Jackson Blakemore OT/DE Fresh No. 59 Jesse Lindeman C/DE Soph No. 60 Layne Strasser OG/DE Senior No. 61 Riley Durbin OG/DE Junior No. 65 Kameron Street C/NG Fresh No. 66 Jalen McAdams OG/LB Fresh No. 68 Reggie Pearson OG/DE Soph No. 70 Isaac Burlingame OG/DE Senior No. 71 Luke Allen OT/DE Fresh No. 72 Colton Cashion OT/DE Senior No. 73 Jovoni Monreal OT/DE Fresh No. 74 Damien Street OT/DE Fresh No. 75 Colton Blue OT/DE Junior No. 76 Jordan Bishop OT/DE Junior No. 77 Spence Tankersley OT/DE Soph No. 78 Jackson Wayne OT/DE Fresh No. 79 Mikey Stoddard OT/DE Junior No. 80 McCalister Wilson RB/LB Senior Photo by Anthony S. Puca The 2021 Forrest Rockets open the season Friday night at Eagleville.

Rockets Micah McClendon get seriously injured versus Moore County, but the kid is tough and an inspiration to all of us and his team- WishingYou the Best (Continued from Page 9) mates. ing to go there since I was a freshman and McClendon has returned to school, is a they finally put me there, so I’m just excited fixture at practice, and will always be an to be out there flying around.” integral part of the Forrest football pro- Backups are Levi Van Patton and Meeks gram. outside with Grissom and Carson Yates One of his best friends on the team and backing up the middle linebackers. the player who wore Micah’s No. 11 jersey Swift will be the strong safety and Bell last season is Burchell, who said, “It’s hard is at the free safety position while Burchell to talk about it, I knew he was always going and Hammond will man the cornerback to be a great football player and go a long position along with Helmick, Ayers, and way and be something big someday.” Smeet Patel. “It’s sad to not have him on the field with Backup safeties are Bryce Tankersley me because I miss his presence a lot, but it’s and Ayers. always great to see him on the sidelines and It was a tough deal last year watching see that strong face.” Thursday, August 19, 2021 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE 11 Vikings hoping to build on momentum in ‘21

By RICKEY CLARDY different looks we can jump in and out of.” For the T-G Several of the Vikings will be playing 2021 Schedule At the end of the 2020 football season, both offense and defense, but Grooms is the Community Vikings started to click able to get his players some breaks when Aug. 20 at Lewis Co. Oct. 1 at Sequatchie Co.* after some struggles during the season. needed. Aug. 27 at Lookout Valley Oct. 8 at Huntland The Vikings showed promise against “We’ve got some that go both ways, but Sept. 3 BYE Oct. 15 vs. Cannon Co.* McEwen, but penalties and mistakes were we’ve got it where I can get them off the Sept. 10 vs. Perry Co. Oct. 22 at Hart Co. (Ky.) costly in a loss. field,” Grooms said. Sept. 17 at Giles Co.* Oct. 29 vs. Grundy Co.* Community closed the season by playing “We did a good real job as far as person- Sept. 24 vs. Cascade * Denotes Region 4-AAA game its best football in a 28-20 region win over nel planning and moving them around.” Summertown. “A lot of that came when we were in the Coach Chris Grooms hopes the momen- building and knew what we had coming tum and late season play carry over to the back,” Grooms added. 2021 season. “There were some pieces where we “We finished the season strong,” Grooms were light. We were able to get some of our Good Luck Teams! said. seniors to do the job.” BROWN’S “We made some adjustments and moved As with any team, a big part of the suc- a lot of people personnel-wise on the cess of the Vikings will come by avoiding BODY SHOP defense and even on offense the last couple injuries. of games.” “That’s key. We’ll make sure they know 300 Stanley Blvd. “We were getting prepped for this year,” how to tackle, but we keep the contact down Grooms added. as much as possible,” Grooms said. 931-684-3170 “The defense stepped up and knew what One big change in 2021 will be the ALL INSURANCE WORK APPRECIATED the job was. As long as you simplify the schedule. With an increased enrollment, the defense, they’re able to play fast.” Vikings will jump up to Class 3A and will FREE ESTIMATES The Vikings kept a regular routine dur- have seven new teams on the schedule. DAVID BROWN, OWNER ing June in preparation for official prac- “We did a pretty good job scheduling,” tices. Grooms said. “We kept Lewis County and “We did some lifting in the morning and Cascade, both hard teams to play against.” Good Luck Teams! did some 7-on-7s in the afternoon,” Grooms “I wanted the kids to have fresh looks said. seeing somebody,” Grooms added. “My “We had them set up to do a couple of kids seem to play better when they don’t tournaments so that’s all we really did in know their opponent. When they tend to June.” know them, they might have a bad taste in Community has been busy by participat- their mouth from a year prior.” ing in four scrimmages as the 2021 season “It also keeps them under control as draws closer. far as personality and ego,” Grooms said. “The scrimmages have been going “When you don’t know the guy, you’re less great,” Grooms said. “We cleaned up some likely to be chirping with them and you’re GIFT SHOP of the mistakes we had.” just out there playing.” Team Apparel, Flags, Party Supplies and Much More. “Against Nashville Christian we only The Vikings will be a part of the five- gave up two big plays, and it was misalign- team Region 4 in Class 3A. Community’s 521 W. Commerce St, Lewisburg, TN | 931-359-2534 ment,” Grooms added. region opponents at home will be Grundy “They knew where they were supposed County and Cannon County, a team the to be and they just made a mistake.” Vikings beat in a non-region contest last The Vikings will have 23 sophomores, season. juniors, and seniors making up the varsity Sequatchie County and Giles County KINCAID SERVICE CO. roster. will be the Viking region opponents on the Furniture • Bedding • Appliances • Electronics • Service Community will enjoy the luxury of road. “Thank you Bedford County for allowing us to serve you for over 80 years!” some experience with 10 of the players Community will spend a lot of time on coming from the senior class. the road with six games away from home 400 Madison St. • Shelbyville, TN 37160 • (931) 684-5662 As in seasons past, the Viking offense this season. will possess the capability of scoring on The Vikings open their season on August STORE HOURS: MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. big plays. 20 at Lewis County. “That’s just how our offense is set up,” After a second road game and a bye dur- LG • BeautyRest • Whirlpool • Ashely • Maytag Grooms said. “Our game plan is pretty ing the horse show, the Vikings will play Catnapper • Sony • Serta • KitchenAid decent week in and week out. We try not to their first home game on September 10 TM show the defense the same look. We’ve got against Perry County. Visit Our Website: www.kincaidservice.com 12 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE Thursday, August 19, 2021

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By CHRIS SIERS run. The last two years we have let a region We play in what I think is the toughest [email protected] title slip out of our hands by giving games region in 1A football, and it’s no secret that 2021 Cornersville It’s no secret the Cornersville Bulldogs away. You give yourself a better chance for we have to play really good football each Football Roster have to face one of the most difficult Class a deep playoff run by finishing at the top of and every time that we get that opportu- A regions in the state, including defending your region,” Randolph said. nity,” he said. No. 2 Riley Qualls RB/LB Soph state champion Fayetteville. “Therefore, you don’t have to travel as With last season’s preseason scrimmages No. 4 Cason Warner FB/DL Senior Posting a 2-3 region record a season ago early, and you can get that higher seed. and seven-on-sevens nixed due to COVID No. 5 Rhett Woodard RB/LB Senior put Cornersville on a collision course with Cornersville will take it one game at a time, protocols, 2021 has given the Bulldogs No. 6 Hunter Fitzgerald WR/DB Senior a talented Huntingdon team that ended the and try to position ourselves to be in the every opportunity to put the needed work No. 7 Lilly Long K Senior Bulldogs’ hopes of a deep postseason run. thick of things when it comes to that time.” in to find success this season. No. 8 Mason Calahan RB/DB Junior For Cornersville to avoid an early play- The expectations are nothing less than to “The uncertainty was very frustrating No. 9 Blaine Woodard QB/DB Soph off exit in 2021, coach Gerard Randolph compete for championships at the highest for football programs last year. This pre- No. 10 Caden White QB/DB Junior has high hopes that his team can compete level Division I Class A can provide. season has gone somewhat smoother as far No. 11 Logan Springer K/P Fresh in difficult Region 5-A schedule for better “Our expectations are always the same as being able to put a full calendar together, No. 12 J.P. Bennett WR/DB Fresh playoff positioning. each and every year for Bulldog football. and having some organization in place,” No. 15 Wesley Pigg FB/LB Soph “We have to do a better job of competing We expect our guys to go out and play at a Randolph said. No. 19 Blake Estes WR/DB Junior in our region if we want to make a deeper high level and compete for championships. Cornersville aims to lean on a physical No. 20 Kale Adcox WR/DB Soph approach with a power-run priority, along No. 21 Riley Gillit QB/SS Soph with a stingy defense that gave up 30 points No. 22 Khi Canty WR/DB Junior in just two games a season ago. No. 24 Kaleb Courtemanche WR/LB Soph “We are more of a power running team this year, that will feature a few backs that No. 27 Austin Cooper RB/LB Fresh GOGO BULLDOGS! BULLDOGS! can run downhill effectively. We will incor- No. 33 Ben Franklin RB/DE Soph porate some zone concepts along with some No. 34 Austin King RB/LB Soph power run formations,” Randolph said. No. 38 Jonathan Zuniga RB/LB Soph HAVE A GREAT SEASON Leading the way out of the backfield for No. 40 Eli Welch WR/DL Senior the Bulldogs is senior running back Cason No. 42 Houston Pugh RB/LB Fresh Warner. No. 48 Tyler Brockman WR/DB Junior “Cason will start at the running back No. 50 John M. Jeter OL/LB Junior FROMFROM THE THE position for the third-straight year. Cason No. 51 Sam Mitchell OL/DL Senior is a hard-nose back that continues to get No. 53 Xavier Viazcan OL/DL Fresh TOWNTOWN OF OF stronger as the game goes on. Ben Franklin No. 54 Barrett Powers OL/DL Senior will share duties at the running back posi- No. 55 Zac McCombs OL/DL Fresh CORNERSVILLE tion this year,” Randolph said. No. 56 Bradden Hickman OL/DL Junior CORNERSVILLE For the starting Bulldog signal caller, No. 58 Xander Campbell OL/DL Junior Randolph will turn to Caden White to lead No. 63 Trenten Walker OL/DL Soph the offense in 2021. No. 65 Peyton Cherry OL/DL Soph “This offseason Caden has done a good job on learning the offense and managing No. 66 Parker Sandlin OL/DL Fresh the offense this spring. Hopefully, with a No. 70 Blake Jones OL/DL Senior strong running attack this will help Caden No. 72 Sam Wray OL/DL Fresh be able to keep defenses off balance with No. 75 Jake Welch OL/DL Soph his ability to find the open receivers,” No. 76 Caden Dunn OL/DL Senior Randolph added. No. 77 David Metcalf OL/DL Junior Randolph also has high expectations for No. 79 Jacob Ghee OL/DL Fresh his defense to be able to get off the field No. 80 Logan Peete WR/DB Junior See Bulldogs, Page 15 No. 81 Beau Schillig WR/DB Soph Thursday, August 19, 2021 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE 15

2021 Cornersville Schedule

Aug. 19 vs. Richland Aug. 27 at Forrest Sept. 3 at Huntland* Sept. 10 vs. Clay Co. Sept. 17 vs. Collinwood* Sept. 24 at Eagleville* Oct. 1 vs. Fayetteville* Oct. 8 BYE Oct. 15 at Wayne Co.* Oct. 22 vs. Moore Co.*

*Denotes Region 5-A game

2020 Rewind

Aug. 21 at Community (36-6) W Photo by Chris Siers The Cornersville Bulldogs will begin the 2021 season at home against Richland on Thursday, August 19. Aug. 29 vs. Eagleville (35-13) W Sept. 4 vs. Moore Co. (33-23) L* Sept. 11 at Grace Christian (32-22) W Powers is a senior offensive guard and gives him on offense I think we can Sept. 18 at Mt. Pleasant (1-0) W** Bulldogs . We look for Barrett to be a definitely keep defenses off balance. Sept. 25 at MTCS (13-7) W dominating force on both sides of the ball. Defensively, we have to be stingy. Defense Oct. 2 vs. Fayetteville (14-7) L* Oct. 16 at Richland (30-13) W* (Continued from Page 14) Barrett will anchor an offensive line with is all about “want to!” We need everybody Oct. 23 vs. Huntland (24-14) L* three other seniors on it. Sam Mitchell will to play at a high level on defense, and I Oct. 30 vs. Zion Christian (32-27) W third down—which will be imperative start at center for us,” Randolph said. think good things will happen for us,” Nov. 6 at Huntingdon (48-8)L*** against a talented region schedule. In the era of COVID, keeping a team Randolph said. * Denotes Region 5-A game “We have always taken pride in playing healthy from an athletic perspective, as Cornersville opens the 2021 season on ** Denotes COVID-19 game *** Denotes Class A state playoff game fast, physical, and aggressive defense. We well as a health perspective, will play a August 19 at home against Richland. feel like we have a good effective scheme pivotal role in how far the Bulldogs can on defense, and we spend a lot of time on press through the season. trying to make sure that we do a good job “We feel like the strength of this team of playing sound technique and funda- is up front. We have some powerful backs mental defense. The defense has played that can carry the football behind them. well this preseason, and we want them to If those guys will dominate up front and continue making strides,” he said. open holes, then I think we have very With playmakers on both sides of the capable backs on offense to carry the ball, a veteran senior class will be the glue load,” Randolph said. that holds the team together and help posi- The recipe for success is fairly simple— • Tires • Brakes • Alignments tion Cornersville to compete for a region Cornersville will rely on White to keep the • A/C Repair • Tune-Ups title this season. chains moving and a hard-nosed defense to “We feel really good about this senior generate key stops along the way. Mon-Fri • 7-5 • Sat • 8-12 class that will be leading this team. Barrett “If Caden can take what the defense 923 Colloredo Blvd. Shelbyville, TN • 931-684-9000

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2021 Webb School Feet Turnbow ready for Year 2 with Webb No. 1 Weston Coop Senior By WILL CARTER progress. The intensity is there.” back on defense, and he’s responsible for the No. 2 Justus Haggard 8th For the T-G Making the jump from eight-man to exchange on offense.” No. 3 Mack Hopper Fresh With a little over a month left of summer, 11-man football is a high task in itself. “He’s a vocal leader, and he’s done a No. 4 Taveon Commage Soph there is another season approaching. Add playing in Division II football in good job so far.” As the late, great John Ward would say, that mix and the mountain to climb is even Similarly, every team needs playmak- No. 5 Woogs Bryan Fresh “It’s football time in Tennessee.” higher. ers and athletes that can contribute to the No. 6 Tyese Stovall Fresh More importantly, it’s football time in The Webb Feet have done just that. team’s success. No. 7 Danny Bratta Fresh Bell Buckle for Coach Kyle Turnbow and Even with that mountain, Turnbow looks For the Feet, the majority of their play- the Webb Feet. to improve moving forward. makers are young which is promising for No. 8 Eddie Cumberbatch Senior Turnbow is on the cusp of his second “There are teams in our division that the future. No. 9 Joey Lamm Junior season of leading the Feet football pro- can compete and beat AAAA and AAAAA Additionally, there are some upperclass- No. 10 Khi Harris Senior gram. schools. It’s the type of league that has SEC men that Turnbow is excited to watch hit Given that last season was plagued by and players in it. the field. No. 11 Ramon Arrellano Soph Covid-19 and constant “what if” moments, “We might have 1A by our league, but “Weston Coop can throw it 60 yards No. 12 Caleb Hagan Fresh the Feet are ready to get back on the field it’s very talented. We’re talented too, but without hesitation, and he makes great No. 13 Gunnar Thayer Soph and compete. we’re young. I think we’ll be most improved reads when we run the option.” Turnbow’s first season at the helm wasn’t in the division” Khi Harris is another senior that makes No. 14 Joel Wyatt 8th the most successful looking at the box The backbone of any team are the lead- his presence known on the gridiron. No. 15 Sage Kellog Fresh scores, having turned in a 3-6 overall record ers who set the tone. Harris plays all over the field, but he No. 16 Wyatt Petroka 8th and 2-5 in Division AA East, but the past While the Feet are young throughout has fought through injuries the last couple year has been difficult for most schools. the roster, there are many that possess the seasons. No. 20 Gage Lemaster Soph With 2020 in the rearview, Turnbow is qualities needed to lead. “If he’s injury free, he’s a very dynamic No. 21 Alex Smith Fresh focused on taking the needed steps to com- Among those are senior quarterback player,” Turnbow said. No. 22 Luke Luchtefeld Fresh pete at a high level in 2021. Weston Coop and junior center Rett Davis. Of the youth on the team, many are “A big part of it is our numbers. We’re “He’s (Coop) the type of kid that can do eighth-graders. No. 23 Ethan Crunk Soph finally able to practice 11-on-11 which helps just about anything. Off the field and on the One that is highly regarded among the No. 24 Noah Brown Junior with the competition and educational sides. field he’s in leadership positions.,” Turnbow Feet roster is Justus Haggard who plays No. 25 Justin Burrows Junior The second part of it is physicality. It’s one said. wide receiver and carries the ball on occa- thing to tackle somebody, and another to “The center touches the ball every play. sion. No. 26 Nate Blackman Junior want to tackle.” No other position on the field does that. “Justus Haggard is an eighth grader, but No. 27 Connor Kilgore 8th “We’ve gotten better at it, but it’s defi- Rett plays center on offense, and middle he has no fear. He’s very talented,” Turnbow No. 28 Gunnar Boles 8th nitely something we want to continue to linebacker on defense. So he’s the quarter- said. The “bruiser” for the Feet is junior No. 32 Zethan Atwood Junior Zethan Atwood. No. 50 Jackson Simpkins Fresh 2021 Schedule 2020 Rewind Atwood plays tight end, but will also see No. 52 Knox Wimberley Junior some time in the backfield as fullback. Aug. 20 vs. Red Boiling Springs Aug. 27 vs. DCA (50-6) L* “He’s always looking to run someone No. 54 Austin Smith Soph Aug. 27 vs. Clarksville Acad. Sept. 4 Grace Baptist (39-26) W* over. We should have plenty to go around No. 57 Cyrion Grace Fresh with those guys on the field,” Turnbow Sept. 3 at Mt. Juliet Christian Sept. 11 Tennessee Heat (41-8) W No. 58 Jack Butts Fresh said. Sept. 10 vs. Cannon Co. Sept. 18 Kings Academy (56-6) L* The goal every season is to win games No. 70 Benson Harris Junior Sept. 24 vs. Grace Christian Sept. 25 Grace Christian (45-12) L* and compete in the playoffs. No. 71 Andrew Lawson Senior Oct. 1 at Friendship Christian* Oct. 9 Mt. Juliet Christian (21-20) W* While Turnbow recognizes they want to No. 72 Rett Davis Junior Oct. 8 BYE win, his main focus is to help his players Oct. 23 at Friendship Christian (34-0) L* grow as men. No. 73 Hughes Bradley Fresh Oct. 15 at MTCS* Oct. 30 vs. MTCS (38-14) L* “Obviously I want to win, but it means No. 74 Roman Tavares Senior Oct. 22 Kings Academy* Nov. 6 at Nashville Christian (54-26) L** more to me to see guys years down the road No. 76 Thomas Whitaker Fresh Oct. 29 Lakeway Christian* doing what they’re supposed to and acting like they’re supposed to. We want to make No. 77 Ryan Lawson Fresh *Denotes Div. II Class A East Region game *Denotes Div. II Class A East Region game ** Denotes Div. II Class A state playoff game See Webb, Page 17 Thursday, August 19, 2021 TIMES -GAZETTE //MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE 17

Submitted photo The Webb School will begin the 2021 season with its home opener against Red Boiling Springs.

before they take the field on August 20th. Webb “We have the check, we just have to cash it. We’re just looking in that area (Continued from Page 16) between our first and second scrimmage for to make this Webb community proud, and things we can polish. We just want to keep we also want to make Bedford County improving on making things faster and bet- proud.” ter as we get closer to game one.” Kickoff against Red Boiling Springs is Due to their new turf field on track to right around the corner for the Webb Feet. be finished after the season opener, Webb’s With that in mind, Turnbow and staff game against Red Boiling Springs will be are looking to buff out any glaring mistakes away.

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Friday, Sept. 24 836-A N. Jefferson St. 931-684-9688 Friendship Christian vs. Maplewood 684-8278 Keith & Suzy Johnson, owners Webb vs. Grace Christian Thursday, August 19, 2021 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE 21 Sports must endure and we’ll be there for it all ast season was an would be allowed to con- One of the biggest posi- will be there on the side- unprecedented time tinue due to health concerns tives we can take away lines to capture it all. Lfor sports. In March related to the COVID-19 from playing sports through A lot can be captured 2020, nobody on the planet pandemic. a pandemic is we’ve been through the lens of a cam- knew when or even if It felt like each week here before and we’ve navi- era. sports would resume. could possibly be our last gated it together. A lot can be captured For those of us in the seeing football, volleyball, The great thing about through a simple game story sports industry, questions soccer or golf. sports like football is it from a typical Friday night. about our livelihoods and But we endured. gives everybody a chance But those games, those professions swirled—what If anything can be taken to unite in an era where memories, must endure for did the future look like? away from the last year it’s division is commonplace in society. Nobody knew. how important sports, like every other aspect of soci- Friday nights in the fall But we endured. football, mean to society. ety. carry a special place among While summer 2020 ush- Fans, players and coaches Sure, we’re going to tow all sports fans. ered in one of the strangest alike get a chance to step the line against our most With numerous books, times for athletes at every away from the turmoil of heated rivals and we’re television shows and mov- level of competition, one the world, if even for just a going to be passionate when ies carrying the very name, thing endured—the will to few hours, and embrace the we win. Fridays in the fall carry persevere. victories and defeats of our But it gives people a such a special place and it’s That’s something soci- respective teams. chance of all backgrounds, with great privilege we get ety needs to embrace as Memories that will last beliefs and perspectives to to deliver the news from we continue to navigate an a lifetime—things like come together for a single every single game. ever-changing sports land- scoring a game-winning cause. As long as games are scape. touchdown, winning a state That’s something that allowed to continue, we’ll Everything we love about championship, winning an must continue. be out there. our beloved sports can be upset victory, carrying on As stated, it can all We’ll endure. We must. taken from us in an instant. a family legacy—all things be taken from us in an See you on Friday. When the fall season of that could be gone forever instant, but one thing is for -Chris Siers, Times- 2020 rolled around, nobody if sports aren’t allowed to certain—the staff of the Gazette & Marshall County knew how long sports continue. Times-Gazette and Tribune Tribune Sports Editor 22 TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE Thursday, August 19, 2021 TSSAA updates fall sports guidelines and protocols Recommendations provided with health and safety as a priority

TSSAA Media season was sent to administrators confirmed COVID-19 should fol- pected positive for COVID-19 should While the upcoming school year of member schools recently. The low recommendations for quarantine follow recommendations for release certainly looks much different than information provided to schools is as from the Centers for Disease Control from isolation from the CDC when last year, COVID-19 is still an issue follows: (CDC). considering a return to practice or that member schools across the state In the absence of policy at the All students who have tested pos- will continue to deal with. Providing school or school district level, TSSAA itive for COVID-19 must receive activities. a safe environment for student-ath- encourages member schools to fol- clearance from a medical provider These new guidelines will hope- letes to practice and participate in low recommendations for face cover- prior to resuming activities with his/ fully provide the administration of high school sports is something that ings and social distancing from the her team. If a student tests positive for every member school the knowledge administrators across the state will Centers for Disease Control (CDC). COVID-19 and subsequently receives needed to make informed decisions be striving to do amidst the ongoing In the absence of policy at the his/her pre-participation physical and pandemic. school or school district level, stu- is cleared to play, no additional clear- concerning their athletic programs A memo outlining updated guide- dents who have been in close contact ance is required. All coaches and as we continue to battle this corona- lines and protocols for the fall sports with a person with suspected or students who are confirmed or sus- virus. TIMES -GAZETTE /MARSHALL COUNTY TRIBUNE Thursday, August 19, 2021 23 Good Luck To Our Boys of Fall

As we kick off another exciting football season, we’d like to wish our high school football teams good luck and much success. You’re the best on the field, and we’ll be cheering for you!

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