Whitehaven-Maryville, Covington-Fulton news

Here are a couple of stories dealing with the games:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/nov/30/whos-the-underdog-maryville-brings-history-to-6a/?partner=RSS

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/nov/30/fulton-covington-tuned-in-to-opposing-tailbacks/?partner=RSS

Whitehaven-Maryville news

Here are a couple of articles on Whitehaven from the Daily Times. It's always good to see what people in different parts of the state think about the teams from our area.

http://www.thedailytimes.com/Sports_News/story/Tigers-roster-fully-loaded-with-D1-talent-id-030255


http://www.thedailytimes.com/Sports_News/story/Its-not-revenge-Whitehaven-happy-to-have-Rebel-rematch-id-030256

State championship previews

Blue Cross Bowl 
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville
All games can be seen locally on WKNO Channel 10

D2-A
Thursday, November 29
3 PM
ECS (6-6) vs Knoxville Webb (11-1)

The all-time series between the two schools is in favor of Webb 4-3. ECS won the first 3 meetings, including a double-double in 2005, beating the Spartans in the regular season and again in the state title game. Webb pulled off the double-double of their own in 2006, winning the state championship on a 44 yd FG with 4 seconds left. ECS has seen their season end at the hands of the Spartans 2 of the last 3 years back in 2009 & 10. Webb went on to win state titles in each of those years.

Webb is going to be hard to stop. They run the wing-T attack to perfection and come into the game averaging almost 39 pts/gm. (1 game was a forfeit). They have been held to under 35 points just twice in 11 games. They beat Knoxville Catholic 13-0 and lost to perennial power Alcoa 14-7 in the season opener. The Spartans are led by Mr. Football winner Todd Kelly, Jr. He has 1,003 yds rushing on the year on just 86 carries (11.7/carry). Kelly has 29 TD's on the year (21-rushing, 5-receiving, 2-punt return, 1-interception return). If you key on Kelly then Aaron Blance will beat you. Blance is averaging 10 yds/carry with 784 yds on the year on 78 carries. The Spartans get it done on defense as well as they have held 8 of their 11 opponents to 7 points or less.

Don't let the 6-6 record deceive you: This ECS team is pretty good. They had to forfeit a win due to using an ineligible player. 4 of the losses came by a total of 13 points combined. In this year of redemption via the rematch, they have done pretty well. The Eagles have avenged losses to both Fayette Academy and St. George's in the regular season by defeating them in the playoffs. ECS is led by Mr. Football finalists QB Brent Rooker and FB/LB Walker Jones. They are averaging almost 27 pts/gm and only allowing just under 13 pts/gm. ECS runs the spread and runs it very well behind Rooker. The senior is completing 66% of his passes for over 2300 yds with 20 TD's and only 5 INT. He has also rushed for 11 TD's as well.

Shelby Metro Bias...

To further prove that there is a bias towards players from the Shelby Metro area, check this out. I am just going to post numbers to compare without telling you the names. I am not telling you what team they play for although if you follow HS football you should be able to figure it out. I am not telling you what college they are going to or which colleges are interested in them because that should not be a determining factor in this award. You decide who the winner of the award should be by leaving your choice in the comment selection below. Please leave your name. I will tell you who the players are later on.

Choose one:

Player A
107 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 9 sacks

Player B
48 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7 sacks

Choose one:

Player C
2,378 yds rushing (9.6/carry) 38 total TD

Player D
205-317 (65% ) for 2699 yds passing 34 TD 4 INT, 38 TD's total

Choose one:

Player E
76 carries-997 yds (13.1/carry) 20 TD 25 TD's total

Player F
129 carries-702 yds (5.4/carry) 11 TD
162-246 (66%) 2319 yds 20 TD 5 INT 31 TD's total

Shelby Metro area shut out at Mr. Football awards

The Shelby Metro area was well represented with 9 out of 33 finalists in the various classifications yet failed to bring home a single award. It is hard for me to comprehend how this could be. You have a player on the verge on breaking the all time single season rushing record in state history in Mark Dodson yet he doesn't win. You have a QB that has simply had an amazing year in Jordan Rodgers (3,000 yds, 34 TD 4 INT) yet he doesn't win. As I watched the awards online and heard the bio's of the players, one thing struck me. There were numerous mentions of what a player had done in past years. I thought that this award was for what happened during this year. It's not supposed to be a career award but there are media across the state that don't realize this.

Why is is this happening? Has the Shelby Metro area been slighted once again? It is very obvious that overall the most of the schools here don't take football as seriously as they do in the middle and eastern parts of the state. I think this equation sums it up best:  FB in middle and east TN = Basketball in Shelby Metro. The majority of people in the rest of the state think that since we don't win very many state titles in football, we must not be any good. That's wrong.  

Every coach and media member across the state gets a say so in nominating players for this award. Some do a very good job and some don't give it the time of day. I think that we need to do a better job of promoting our players for these type awards by communicating with each other (media and schools) and making sure they get the recognition that they deserve.  Until we do this, we can't complain when we get shut out of major awards such as Mr. Football.

There are 8 championship games being played in Cookeville starting this Thursday and we have a chance to bring home 4 state titles. Win those and they will know we can play a little football down here and aren't just waiting until the start of basketball season.

2012 Blue Cross Bowl schedule

All games are at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville and can be viewed in the Memphis area on WKNO Channel 10.

Thursday, November 29

3:00 PM
D2-A
ECS vs Knoxville Webb

7:00 PM
D2-AA
MUS vs Ensworth

Friday, November 30

11:00 AM
1A
Gordonsville vs Huntingdon

3:00 PM
3A
CAK vs Milan

7:00 PM
5A
Columbia vs Beech

Saturday, December 1

11:00 AM
2A
Friendship Christian vs Adamsville

3:00 PM
4A
Covington vs Fulton

7:00 PM
6A
Whitehaven vs Maryville

Here is the official press release from the TSSAA:

Cookeville, Tennessee (November 28, 2012) – Sixteen of the best high school football teams in Tennessee will take the field Thursday, November 29 – Saturday, December 1 in the 2012 BlueCross Bowl℠, the TSSAA’s Football state championships in Cookeville, Tennessee.  The TSSAA Network has partnered with the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations to broadcast all the championship action LIVE throughout the state.  The games will also be streamed LIVE on ESPN3 and archived for on demand viewing at www.TSSAANetwork.com.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to broadcast all eight of our football championships to every home in Tennessee through the Tennessee Public Television stations, and to make the games available to fans worldwide through ESPN3 and TSSAAnetwork.com,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director for TSSAA.  “This is an amazing opportunity for the participating high schools, athletes, and the TSSAA.”

The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet.  The TSSAAnetwork.com video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access, at no charge, to a wide variety of events including the recent TSSAA Girls’ Volleyball and Soccer Championships, the Cheer & Dance Championships, and the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards. 

All football state championship games will broadcast LIVE from Tennessee Tech University on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations, including Chattanooga, Cookeville, Martin/Jackson, Tri-Cities, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville.  The stations and over-the-air broadcast channel numbers are provided below, but check local listings for the channel number on your cable or satellite provider.

WTCI–TV Chattanooga  |  Channel 45

WCTE–TV Cookeville  |  Channel 22

WLJT–TV Martin/Jackson  | Channel 11

WETP–TV Tri-Cities  |  Channel 2

WKOP–TV Knoxville  |  Channel 15

WKNO–TV Memphis  |  Channel 10

WNPT–TV Nashville  |  Channel 8

Watch the Mr. Football Awards ceremony

Remember to go to www.playonsports.com to watch the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards ceremony from Murfressboro at 11 AM today. We will post the results as soon as they are announced.

Playoff Recaps for November 23

4A Semifinals

Covington 34 Liberty 14

The Chargers tend to be thought of as a one dimensional team as they run the Wing-T offense. But they showed the Crusaders and the rest of the state that if you concentrate too much on stopping the run, you will get burned with the pass. JR QB T.A. Watson was 4-7 passing for 183 yds and TD's of 85 and 73 as the Chargers stayed unbeaten and advanced to next week's 4A state title game in Cookeville. Covington rolled up 466 yds of total offense on the night as Mr. Football finalist Johnston White totaled 184 yds rushing of his own including an 83 yd TD run on the first offensive play of the game. Carlos Williams had a 43 yd TD run to go with his 2 receptions for 89 yds and a score while Tyrone Tipton caught 2 passes for 94 yds and a TD as well. Covington will take on Knoxville Fulton at 3 pm on Saturday, December 1 at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville for the 4A state championship.

Here is a link to the game story from the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/23/covington-tops-liberty-tech-for-berth-in-4a-game/


6A
Semifinals

Whitehaven 41 Mt. Juliet 35

The Tigers are returning to the 6A state title game for the second year in a row but it definitely wasn't as easy as last year. The game started off like it was going to be smooth sailing for the Tigers as they went 80 yds in 4 plays on the opening possession of the game. Mr. Football finalist Mark Dodson had all 4 carries on the drive including a 55 yarder that gave him the all time Shelby Metro single season rushing record. Dodson was again spectacular as he finished with 304 yds rushing on the night on just 22 carries and TD's of 5,6,56 and 88 yds with SR FB Brandon Phillips leading the way with some bone crushing blocks. But the Tigers didn't have to solely rely on Dodson to provide the offensive spark. SR QB Patrick Smith is going to make some college coach look very smart on the next level. Smith had 96 yds rushing on 11 carries and a TD and was 7-10 passing for 104 yds and a TD. Smith showed great arm strength and touch and whether it was a designed run or scrambling out of the pocket, he made multiple Mt. Juliet defenders miss. His 50 yd TD pass to SR WR Gerald Perry was a thing of beauty as he put it right where it was supposed to be and Perry made a highlight reel catch. Whitehaven will play Maryville in the 6A state title game for the second consecutive year. The game will be at 7 pm on Saturday, December 1 at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville.

Here is a link to the game story by the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/23/dodson-leads-whitehaven-into-6a-championship/

November 23 Scores

4A Simifinals	Final		6A Simifinals	Final
Liberty	14		Mt. Juliet	35
Covington	34		Whitehaven	41

Playoff preview capsules for all of the semifinal games 1A-6A

Here is a link to preview capsules for all of the playoff games being played in the state from our friend Donovan Stewart. Follow him on Twitter @dstew4vu.

http://www.examiner.com/article/examiner-com-s-semifinal-capsules?cid=db_articles

Playoff previews for November 23

6A
Mt. Juliet (12-1) at Whitehaven (13-0)

These two teams met in the semifinals last year but it was the Tigers doing the traveling up I-40. The trip back home was a happy one as Whitehaven throughly manhandled the Golden Bears 44-10. Both teams are on a roll with Mt. Juliet winning 24 of their last 26 and Whitehaven winning 27 of their last 28.

The Golden Bears defeated Brentwood last week 31-20 in a game that really wasn't close at all. They led 31-7 with 3:50 left in the game. Senior Contrez McCathern led the way with 239 yds rushing on 35 carries, part of a ground game that amassed almost 400 yds total in the game. Mt. Juliet runs the wing-T so depending on the night, any one of the backs could have huge games and that is what has happened in the playoffs so far.

In their opening round win vs Independence (52-22), RB Caleb Hopkins had only 13 carries but totaled 188 yds and 5 TD's as the Golden Bears had almost 500 yds of total offense. In their second round win over Dickson Co (39-10), they rushed for 415 yds at almost 9 yds/carry with 3 backs going over the 100 yd mark-Austin Chaplin (9-133), McCathern (13-125) and Hopkins (9-100).

Whitehaven has had their eyes focused solely on the prize as they try to return to the state title game for a second consecutive year. Their defense has been outstanding all year long as they have held opponents to 7 points or less in 11 of the 13 games. Their offense is led by Mr. Football finalist, RB Mark Dodson who has taken his game up to another level. Dodson has rushed for 2,673 yds this season and has scored 29 total TD's. He is only 21 yds away from tying the all time single season rushing record for the Shelby Metro area that was set by Gabriel Hunter of Kingsbury back in 2007. Dodson is also within reach of setting the state single season rushing record. He is 395 yds behind the record set by Powell RB Dyshawn Mobley last year.

Whitehaven dominated Germantown last week in the quarterfinals 52-7 as they scored 3 TD's within their first 10 plays from scrimmage. Dodson had 165 yds rushing on the night on only 14 carries while scoring 4 TD's (3 rushing, 1 receiving). QB Patrick Smith had 2 rushing TD's and was 7-12 passing for 113 yds and 2 TD's as well.

In their second round shutout of Southwind (54-0), the defense took front and center stage, holding the Jaguars to 56 yds of total offense for the game. Dodson had 250 yds on just 18 carries and TD's of 85,14 and 38 with another 80 yd TD run called back due to penalty. The Tigers beat Collierville (42-7) in the opening round of the playoffs behind Dodson and the Tiger D. Darius Sims and David Rivers each returned interceptions for TD's and Dodson finished with 245 yds on 21 carries and 3 TD's.

The following is from our friend Donovan Stewart who covers preps across the state. Follow him on Twitter @dstew4vu

Offense-Mt. Juliet- Hybrid Wing T, Whitehaven-Multiple
Defense- Mt. Juliet- 3-4 Whitehaven- 50
Winning Streaks-Mt. Juliet- 8, Whitehaven- 13
Last Semifinal Appearance- Mt. Juliet- 2011, Whitehaven- 2011
Semifinal Records- Mt. Juliet- 0-2, Whitehaven- 1-1
Players To Watch- Mt. Juliet- Contrez McCathern (RB/LB, Sr., 1,586 rushing yards, 20 TDs), Caleb Hopkins (RB, Sr., 1,142 rushing yards, 16 TDs), Cody Carr (SS, Sr., 129 tackles), Jalen Graham (RB, Sr.), Josh Belhu (LB, Sr., 91 tackles), Tre Nealous (DB, Sr.), Ryan Jenkins (K, Sr., 13 of 14 FGs), Nolan Chowbay (QB, Soph.)
Whitehaven- Mark Dodson (RB, Sr., 2,673 rushing yards, 28 TDs), Gerald Perry (WR/DB, Sr.), Adam Collins (LB, Sr.),Vincent Hunter (OL, Sr.), Darrius Sims (DB/ATH, Sr., 4 INTs, 2 for TD), Justin Hunt (WR/DB, Sr., 3 INTs), Patrick Smith (QB, Sr.), Andra Smith (DE, Sr.), Racquan Robinson (LB, Sr.), David Rivers (DB, Sr.), Gerald Bates (DL, Sr.), Roderick Owens (RB/DB, Sr., 5 INTs, one for TD ), Cordarro Chatman (OL/DL, Sr.)

D2A-West 2 All District Team

Co-Players of the Year-Powers Spencer, USJ & Marcus Miller, Fayette Academy
Co-Offensive Players of the Year-Ryan Garner, USJ & Chandler Loy, St. George's
Co-Defensive Players of the Year-Chase Hensley, USJ & Dylan Young, St. George's
Offensive Lineman of the Year-Dylan Young, St. George's
Defensive Lineman of the Year-Davis Lenoir, St. George's
Co-Kickers of the Year-Troy Smigielski, USJ & Henry Cowan, St. George's
Coach of the Year-Vic Shivers, Fayette Academy

D2-A West 1 All District Team

Player of the Year - Chad Parker, Harding
Offensive MVP - Brent Rooker, ECS
Defensive MVP - Grant Kimberlin, SBEC
Lineman of the Year - Zach Collins, Harding
Kicker of the Year - Chandler Williams, ECS
Coach of the Year - Geoff Walters, ECS

Recaps from November 16

Whitehaven 52 Germantown 7

The Tigers rolled and rolled early as they scored 3 touchdowns on their first 10 plays from scrimmage and never looked back. Mr. Football finalist Mark Dodson had 165 yds rushing on just 14 carries and scored 4 TD's on the night (3 rushing & 1 receiving). Patrick Smith had 2 TD's rushing and was 7-12 passing for 113 yds and 2 TD's while Darius Sims returned a punt 63 yds for a score as well. The Tigers advance to their third straight semifinal where they will take on Mt. Juliet for the second straight year. The Tigers went on the road last year and demolished the Golden Bears last year 44-10 and this year it will be Thanksgiving at Da' Haven in the rematch.

Here is a link to the game story from the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/16/whitehaven-overpowers-germantown-52-7-to-reach/

Nov 16 Playoff Scores

D2-AA Semi	Final		AR 7A 2nd Round	Final
Brentwood	45		West Memphis	0
MUS	46		Bentonville	42
D2-A Semi	F - 2OT		TN 6A Quarter	Final
St. George	20		Germantown	7
ECS	27		Whitehaven	52
MS 6A Quarter	Final		TN 5A Quarter	Final
Olive Branch	6		Ridgeway	42
Madison Central	27		Jackson North Side	45
TN 4A Quarter	Final
Trezevant	18
Covington	23

Classifications and new districts for 2013-2017 from TSSAA

The classification listed beside each name is for football purposes. If there is no listing, that school doesn't play football. These will be the districts for all other sports as well.

District 16-A
B.T. Washington	2A
City Univ. School Liberal Arts
George Wash. Carver	2A
Hillcrest	2A
KIPP Memphis Collegiate	2A
Memphis Acad. Science/Engineering
Memphis Business Acad.
Memphis Northside	1A
Memphis School of Excellence
Middle College
Mitchell	2A
Oakhaven	2A
Power Center Acad.
Soulsville

Playoff previews for November 16

D2-AA Semifinal

Brentwood Academy (9-2) at MUS (9-2)

MUS is 8-18 all time vs Brentwood Academy. Last time the two teams met was 2010 in the quarterfinal round. BA won 42-24. Last time MUS won was 2008 38-18 in the state championship.  MUS has won 4 of the last 6 times they two have played since 2004 including victories in 2 state title games. The teams have met in the semifinals 3 times with BA winning 2 of 3. They have met in the playoffs a total of 12 times with BA winning 8 of the 12. BA has played in 9 state title games since 1998 but they are 1-8 in those games. MUS is 4-0 in state title games.

Both teams are very similar. They both average 38 pts/gm on offense. BA is giving up 16/gm on defense while MUS is allowing 18/gm. BA has 2 Mr. Football finalists in SR WR Jalen Ramsey & JR DE Derek Barnett. MUS has 2 Mr. Football finalists in SR QB Jordan Rodgers & SR LB Peyton Klawinski.

The Eagles beat Briarcrest last week 44-17 and had almost 400 yds of total offense in the win. QB Max Staver was 8-12 for 163 yds and a TD. He has thrown for almost 1700 yds this season and 17 TD with only 6 INT. His go to receiver is Ramsey. Ramsey has 29 catches for 670 yds (23/catch) and 9 TD's.

Here is what MUS thinks about BA:

http://mussports.typepad.com/football/

The Owls beat Baylor last week 20-14 and had almost 400 yds of total offense as well. SR Shane Tucker had 176 yds rushing on only 23 carries and now has over 750 yds on the season (6.8/carry). Rodgers had another stellar night going 20-28 for 210 yds and 2 TD's. He has almost 2300 yds passing on the year and 31 TD's with only 4 INT. Whit Hawkins leads the team in receptions with 44 but Devin Perry & Will Whitley both have 9 TD's each. Klawinski had 12 tackles and a sack in the game and now has 100 tackles on the year ( including 26 for loss) to go with 9 sacks, 1 INT and 3 FF.

Shelby Metro Players in Toyota East-West Game

There are two all star games on December 8. One is right here in Memphis with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game at MUS at 2:30 pm. The other is the Toyota East vs West Tennessee All Star Classic that will be played at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville at 1 pm. Here are the Shelby Metro players that will be playing in Cookeville for the West team:

Bobby	Billingsley		East	C	6'2	255
Jeremiah	Blanchard		Mitchell	DE	6'2	240
Dedrick	Guy		Fairley	LB	6'3	225
Dan	Hrvoich		Germantown	T	6'4	290
Justin	Hunt		Whitehaven	WR	6'2	180
Vincent	Hunter		Whitehaven	G	6'5	330
Arbre	Jones		MUS	T	6'6	310
Demaris	Peppers		Fairley	DT	6'4	255
Andra	Smith		Whitehaven	DT	6'4	265
Dominique	Smith		Fairley	RB	5'9	190
Caylon	Weathers		Germantown	WR	6'4	189
Anthony	Williams		Mitchell	CB	5'11	190

15-AA All District Team

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB-Martavious Hayslett, Raleigh Egypt
QB-Jordan Pegues, Manassas
QB-Jordan Spencer, Trezevant;
QB-Jalon Whitmore, Douglass
RB-Melvin Bond, Manassas
RB-Jordan Brown, Kingsbury
RB-Raphael Ellis, Trezevant
RB-Jamal Jones, Trezevant
RB-Montavious McNary, Frayser
RB-George Monson, Trezevant
RB-Narcquese White, Raleigh Egypt
FB-Frankie Allen, Manassas
FB-Michael Harris, Douglass
FB-Tyheim Wright, Trezevant
WR-Rayford Albright, Manassas
WR-Derrick Hankins, Kingsbury
WR-Cinque Reynolds, Douglass
WR-Isaiah Scott, Trezevant
WR-LeMarcus Stewart, Trezevant
WR-Antonio Turner, Frayser
TE-Alton Pickett, Manassas
OL-Teriko Booker, Manassas
OL-Darius Davis, Raleigh Egypt
OL-Tony Grandberry, Trezevant 
OL-DeAndre Jones, Douglass 
OL-Joshua Jones, Trezevant
OL-Kevin Jones, Trezevant
OL-Quzarrius Lacey, Trezevant
OL-Stephon Stuckey, Kingsbury

Offensive Player of the Year-Melvin Bond, Manassas

Coach of the Year-Teli White, Trezevant

16-AA All District Team

1^st Team Offense

QB–Tamadreus Trezevant, Mitchell

RB–Tarrance Dixon, Sheffield

RB–Dominique Smith, Fairley

TE–Patrick Hill, Sheffield

OL–Devin King, Sheffield

OL–Courtney Gaines, Hillcrest

OL–Chris Gladney, Mitchell

OL–Denzel Murphy, Mitchell

WR–Dejuan McQuarters, Mitchell

WR–Horris Carpenter, Fairley

WR–Trence Blevins, Sheffield

ATH–Bryon Logan, Hillcrest

Offensive Player of the Year-Tarrance Dixon, Sheffield 

Possibilities for hosting semifinal games in TN playoffs

4A

(4) Liberty (8-4) at (2) White House (7-5)
(3) Trezevant (10-2) at (1) Covington (12-0)

If Covington wins, they will host.
If White House & Trezevant win, White House will host.
If Liberty wins, they will travel to the winner of Trezevant/Covington.

5A


(2) Northeast (9-3) at (1) Beech (12-0)
(2) Ridgeway (7-3) at (1) J. North Side (12-0)

If J. North Side wins, they will host.
If Northeast wins, they travel to the winner of Ridgeway/J. North Side.
If Beech & Ridgeway win, Beech will host.  

6A


(4) Mt. Juliet (11-1) at (2) Brentwood (11-1)
(3) Germantown (9-3) at (1) Whitehaven (12-0)

If Whitehaven wins, they will host.
If Mt. Juliet wins, they will travel to the winner of Germantown/Whitehaven.
If Brentwood & Germantown win, Brentwood will host.

Recaps for November 9

Whitehaven 54 Southwind 0

The Tigers continue to steamroll everyone in their path as they attempt to return to their second consecutive state championship game. The Whitehaven defense racked up their 5th shutout of the season and held the explosive Southwind offense to just 56 yds of total offense while picking off 4 passes. The Tigers have allowed 7 points or less in 10 of their 12 games and have only allowed 20 points total in their last 7 games. Mr. Football finalist Mark Dodson continues to have an amazing year. Dodson had 18 carries in the game for 250 yds and touchdowns of 85,14 and 38 and had another 80 yd TD run called back due to penalty. Backup SO QB Jordan Williams came into the game and had a solid performance. Williams was 8-12 passing for 122 yds and 3 TD's. Gerald Perry had 4 catches for 78 yds and 2 TD's and Marshawn Jones had 2 TD's rushing as well.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game Rosters

This year's All-Star Game will be played Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at Memphis University School. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ticket office, 795-7700.

Cordova in need of a new head football coach

Johnson Fired at Cordova
William Johnson who was suspended pending a Memphis City schools internal investigation for playing an ineligible player at the jamboree in August has been fired.

"William Johnson has been relieved of his coaching duties at Cordova but is still a teacher there," Memphis City Schools Media Relations Manager Stefani Everson said.

"He played an ineligible student athlete in a football jamboree and the student had not yet enrolled at Cordova,"

Johnson has a 69-62 overall record with head coaching stops at Hillcrest (2008-2010), Marshall County (2005-07) and Stratford (2000-04).

"We are currently in the process of hiring a new head coach," Cordova Athletic Director Brad Barnett said.

The Wolves went 4-6 in 2011 but fell to 1-9 this season under an interim coach

Nov 9 Area Scores

MS - 6A	Final		MS - 6A	Final
Olive Branch	53		Southaven	7
Warren Central	21		Clinton	31
MS - 5A	Final		MS - 4A	Final
Center Hill	6		Lewisburg	3
Ridgeland	13		Itawamba	30
AR - 7A	Final		AR - 6A	Final
Rogers Heritage	36		Marion	0
West Memphis	43		Lake Hamilton	37
TN - 6A	Final		TN - 6A	F-OT
Southwind	0		Millington	23
Whitehaven	54		Germantown	24
TN - 5A	Final		TN - 5A	Final
Hamilton	6		Craigmont	28
Jackson North Side	41		Ridgeway	49
TN - 4A	Final		TN - 4A	Final
Sheffield	6		Trezevant	36
Covington	42		Mitchell	6
TN - 2A	Final		TN - D2A	Final
Peabody	40		Harding Academy	21
Westwood	12		Knoxville Webb	49
TN - D2A	Final		TN - D2A	Final
Fayette Academy	0		St. George's	31
ECS	42		FRA	7
TN - D2AA	Final		TN - D2AA	Final
Briarcrest	17		Chattanooga Baylor	14
Brentwood Academy	44		MUS	20
TN - D2AA	Final
MBA	36
CBHS	21

From the TSSAA regarding possible new classifications

http://www.tssaa.org/Classifications/classification2012.cfm

Playoff Previews for November 9

1st round game MS 6A
Warren Central (6-5) at Olive Branch (10-1)

Olive Branch
O-33.5
D-22.1

Warren Central
O-26.0
D-25.0

Olive Branch begins its quest for back to back state championships at home vs the Vikings. The teams last met in the playoffs back in 2009 and the Conquistadors won that easily 38-6. Warren Central is led by their JR QB, Carlisle Koestler. On the year, he is 87-164 (53%) for 1279 yds, 12 TD & 7 INT. JR RB Aaron Stamps has 755 yds rushing & 13 TD's. Koestler's favorite targer is SR 6'4 WR Kourey Davis who has caught 30 balls for 376 yds and 4 TD's. On defense, the Vikings are led by two SO LB, DeArius Christmas with 97 tackles and Derrick Thomas with 96.

Olive Branch is led by SR QB Sam Craft. Craft has rushed for 926 yds (5.8/carry) & 15 TD's while going 95-194 (49%) for 1510 yds with 11 TD's and 9 INT. RB Byrekus Payne has 624 yds rushing (5.8) & 7 TD's and has caught 30 passes out of the backfield for 293 yds and 3 TD's. The leading WR is SR Malik Mayweather who has 27 catches on the year for 547 yds (20/catch) and 3 TD. Jamil Collins has only 12 receptions but they total 403 yds (30/catch) and 4 TD's. On defense, there are a number of playmakers. JR LB Alfred Dickens leads the team with 109 tackles. SR LB & back up QB Josh Cooley has 90, SO LB Fred Walls had 87 tackles & 4 sacks while SR S Dontrell Nelson has 87 tackles as well. JR DB Bradley McCurdy has 6 interceptions.

Update on Dana Payne

The following is a link to the Commercial Appeal article that was just released concerning the autopsy on Millington football Dana Payne who tragically passed away just before the season started on August 21.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/08/bronchial-asthma-ruled-cause-death-millington-foot/?CID=happeningnow

Shelby Metro Area well represented with Mr. Football nominations

There are 33 different players nominated for Mr. Football in the different classifications and the Shelby Metro area has 9 finalists. They are:

CLASS A LINEMAN

Malik Brewer, Boyd Buchanan

Tyler Coen, Gordonsville

Tanner Martin, Friendship Christian

CLASS AA LINEMAN

Brett Kendrick, CAK

Thomas Loy, Alcoa

Brandon Walters, Howard

CLASS AAA LINEMAN

Frank Herron, Memphis Central

Austin Sanders, Bradley Central

Logan Teichmann, Brentwood

DII-A LINEMAN

Chase Hensley, USJ

Walker Jones, ECS

Dylan Young, St. George’s

DII-AA LINEMAN

Derek Barnett, Brentwood Academy

Peyton Klawinski, MUS

Michael Sawyers, Ensworth

CLASS A BACK

Demetric Johnson, South Pittsburg

Will McKamey, Grace Christian

Jacob Warbritton, Huntingdon

CLASS AA BACK

Al Cobb, Giles County

Charlie High, CAK

Johnston White, Covington

CLASS AAA BACK

Mark Dodson, Whitehaven

Jalen Hurd, Beech

Brent Stockstill, Siegel

DII-A BACK

Todd Kelly, Webb School of Knoxville

Brent Rooker, ECS

Powers Spencer, USJ

DII-AA BACK

Cornelius Elder, Ensworth

Jalen Ramsey, Brentwood Academy

Jordan Rodgers, MUS

KICKER OF THE YEAR

Rafael Gaglianone, Baylor

Jonathan King, Farragut

C.J. Stafford, Houston

Here is the official press release from the TSSAA: