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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011

2011 Fall sports season kicks off

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

As the hot summer creeps toward its end and cool autumn evenings approach, McNairy County is blessed to have a multitude of high school, junior high, and middle school athletics to participate in and cheer for in 2011.

High school and junior high football bring hopes of promising seasons and dreams of gridiron glory to football fans across the county along with the young men who pour out their blood, sweat and tears each week to improve and honor the name of the school on their jerseys.

Marching bands tune up while cheerleaders practice chants, routines, and dances in preparation to rev up crowds and provide an inspiration to their peers and fans.

Golf teams sweat out the late summer heat competing against schools from all over west Tennessee to prove McNairy

County’s mettle on the links.

Lady Bobcats work to dig, set, and spike their way to victory on the volleyball court.

Strong lady soccer squads for McNairy Central and Adamsville will test their endurance, skill, and intellect in the “beautiful game” while the days grow shorter and leaves change from green to bright orange, yellow, and brown.

As always, when the seasons cool down, rivalries begin to heat back up. Each sport, be it golf, soccer, or football will showcase match-ups between cross county rivals.

As heated as the rivalries in the county can be, players on each side respect each other and their sports enough to exemplify the finer points of sportsmanship, enabling fans and players alike to enjoy and embrace the unique and passionate competitive nature of the Bobcats and Cardinals, Rebels, Eagles, Lions, and Blue Devils in the upcoming fall sports season.

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McNairy County Fall Sports Schedules (See page 31 for the MCHS Volleyball Schedule)

2011 Adamsville High School Football Schedule August 12 @Jackson Christian School (Jamboree) 19 @Chester County High School 26 Bolivar Central High School Septemper 2 @Riverside High School

9 McNairy Central High School 16 Scotts Hill High School

23 @Collinwood High School

30 Trinity Christian Academy October 7 @Hardin County High School 14 @Middleton High School

21 McKenzie High School

28

BYE

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2011 Bethel Springs Jr. High School Football Schedule August

22 25

September 1

8

15

20 22

26

Jamboree @ MCHS @ Pickwick Southside St. Mary’s @ Bethel Michie @ Bethel @ Ramer Reagan @ Bethel Adamsville @ Bethel @ Selmer Middle

2011 Selmer Middle School Football Schedule August 29

September 1

8

15

22

26

29

October 4

@Henderson Adamsville Hardin County @Jackson Christian Ramer Bethel Springs @Michie Chester County

2011 AHS Golf Schedule August 8 Madison/JCM

11 @Riverside

15 Hardin County 16 Bolivar Central

18 @Scotts Hill

22 @South Side/Lexington 23 McNairy Central/TCA 29 @Pickwick Tournament 30 @Scotts Hill/TCA/McNairy September 6 Riverside/Scotts Hill 12 District Tournament 19 Regional Tournament

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3:30 p.m.

TBA TBA

2011 McNairy Central High School Football Schedule August 19 St. Benedict at Auburndale 26 BYE September 2 @Liberty Technology Magnet 9 @Adamsville

16 Jackson Southside

23 Hardin County

30 @Chester County

October 7 JCM (Homecoming)

14 Bolivar Central (Senior Night) 21 @Fayette-Ware

28 @Lexington

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2011 Michie Junior High School Football Schedule August 18

Jackson St. Mary’s (Preseason) 22

Jamboree @MCHS (Preseason) 25

@Adamsville September 1

Ramer 8

@Bethel 12

@Scotts Hill 15

@Middleton 20

@Pickwick Southside 27

Marietta 29

Selmer *JV games begin at 5:30 p.m. **Varsity games begin at 6 p.m.

2011 AHS Soccer Schedule August 23 Madison Academic Magnet 25 @McNairy Central High School 30 @Scotts Hill High School

September 1 South Side High School

8 Lexington High School

15 @Chester County High School 20 Jackson Central Merry

22 Trinity Christian Academy 27 @McNairy Central High School 29 @Wayne County High School 6 @South Gibson High School 13 @Liberty Technology Magnet

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2011 MCHS Golf Schedule July 25 @Lawrence County Tournament August 4 @Lexington & TCA

8 Hardin & Chester County

9 @Chester County & Bolivar

15 South Side 16 Lexington & Madison

22 Bolivar & Riverside

23 @TCA & Adamsville

25 @Hardin County

29 @Hardin County Tournament 30 AHS, TCA, & Scotts Hill

September 6 South Side

8 @Riverside & Scotts Hill

12 @District Tournament 10 @Region Tournament

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3:30 4:00 TBA TBA

2011 Adamsville Jr. High School Football Schedule August 11

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22

25

September 1

8

12

15

22

29

October 6

Chester County (Scrimmage) Wayne County (Scrimmage) @Jr. High Jamboree Michie

@Selmer

@Ramer

Hardin County

Beaver

@Bethel

@Southside Reagan Riverside

2011 Ramer Junior High School Football Schedule August 22

25

September 1

8

12

15

22

26

29

Jamboree Middleton @Michie

Adamsville @Tishomingo

Bethel @Selmer Reagan @Pickwick Southside

2011 MCHS Soccer Schedule August 23

25

30

September 1

8

13

15

19

22 27

29

October 4

@Sacred Heart @Adamsville Chester Co

5 p.m.

5 p.m.

5 p.m.

Lexington Southside @Trinity @Northside JCM

@South Gibson Adamsville @Chester Co

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

5 p.m.

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5 p.m.

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@Liberty

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2011 Jr. High Softball Schedule August Michie @ Bethel 16

Selmer @ Ramer 23

Ramer @ Michie

Bethel @ Selmer Michie @ Selmer 30

Bethel @ Ramer September 6

Bethel @ Michie

Ramer @ Selmer Michie @ Ramer 13

Selmer @ Bethel 20

Selmer @ Michie

Ramer @ Bethel *All games begin at 5:30

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2011 Adamsville Cardinals High School Football

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

The Adamsville Cardinal football team is coming into the 2011 season after a 6-6 campaign in 2010, in which the Cards made it to the second round of the state playoffs.

The 2011 Cardinal’s return eight starters on offense and nine on defense. According to Cardinal Head Coach Brandon Gray, AHS’s strength does not rest solely on the run game or the pass rush, the team’s strength is its experience and its numbers.

“This year we have 19 seniors and 19 juniors,” said Gray. “The future looks good.

Anytime you have numbers like that, you should be successful.”

Key returning seniors include Kasey Hurley and Taylor Alexander at safety, Blake Edwards and Drake Fox on the offensive and defensive lines, Jalen Kendall and Josh Shoate at the cornerback and wide receiver positions, and linebackers Josh Burks, Chase Gunn and John Blakely.

Junior contributors to watch for in 2011 will be Josh Chappell and Daniel Milford on the defensive line, Seth Killingworth at linebacker, and several others on offense.

To fill the shoes of Jamel Sanders, who started at running back for the Cardinals in 2010, Adamsville will platoon junior Hayden Reece and sophomore Zak Neary at running back.

To replace 2010 starting

quarterback Bradley Melton, AHS will rotate junior quarterbacks Dalton Plunk and John Reed Odom, but not because Gray is uncertain about who he wants taking the snaps.

“I think these guys have seen enough playing time, and I feel like they know what winning is all about,” said Gray.

When we started this job I don’t think anyone here knew how to win.

“The biggest thing to me for anybody in any sport... you better believe. If you don’t, you’re done.”

The Cardinals play, from top to bottom, a very tough schedule, according to Gray, and it will aid in preparing AHS for the playoffs.

“This year we’ll have to play really well each game...

If we can get to the playoffs,” said Gray, “we’ll be ready for whatever we face.”

Adamsville opened the season with a tough loss to 4A Chester County 12-6. As the season progresses the Cardinals will face 4A Bolivar Central and McNairy Central, 5A Hardin County, and 1A Collinwood, who hosted and beat the Cardinals in 2010.

The Cardinals also play stiff competition on the 2A level with games against Riverside High School, who finished last season 10-2, McKenzie High School who made it to the 2A State Semifinals a year ago, and 2010 2A State Runner-Up Trinity Christian Academy.

AHS Football Roster 2011

Number NAME POSITION 2 Jalen Kendall WR/DB 3 Cameron Gladish RB/LB 4 Chase Gunn RB/LB 5 Kasey Hurley WR/DB Canon Smith QB/DB 6 7 Zak Neary RB/WR/DB 8 Dustin Plunk K 9 Dalton Plunk QB 10 Seth Paul QB 11 Jacob Terry WR/DB 12 Jake Miller QB/DB 13 John Reed Odom QB/DB 14 Tanner Liddy QB/DB 15 Bradley Parmely WR/DB 16 Taylor Alexander WR/DB 17 Ross Burcham WR/DB 18 Josh Shoate WR/DB 19 Drew Griswell WR/DB 20 Brady Herrin WR/DB 21 Josh Burks RB/LB 22 Seth Killingworth RB/LB 23 Onri Damron RB/DB 24 Montell Johnson WR/DB 25 Hayden Reece RB/LB 26 Jake Watkins RB/LB 27 Chris Irons RB/DB 28 Clay Maxwell WR/DB Tyler English WR/DB 29 30 Christopher Bernier RB/LB 31 Jacob Salazar K 32 Jacob Dengler RB/LB 34 Sidney Goldfinger RB/LB 36 Steven Searcy K 37 Ty Sweeney RB/LB 38 Cameron Cline RB/DL 41 Josh Chappell TE/DL 42 David Grisham WR/DB 43 Dustin Parish WR/DB 44 Logan Barber RB/LB

CLASS SR SO SR SR FR SO JR JR FR JR FR JR FR FR SR FR SR SR SO SR JR SO JR JR SO FR FR FR FR SR FR FR JR FR FR JR SR FR FR

Number NAME POSITION 45 Mitch Ricketts TE/LB 47 John Blakley RB/LB 48 Thad Irons RB/LB 50 Baily Sweat OL/DL Zach Martin OL/DL 51 52 Josh Lunsford OL/DL 53 Nick Taylor OL/DL 54 Spencer FergusonOL/DL 55 Daniel Milford OL/DL 56 Cody Lard OL/DL 58 J.D. Martin OL/DL 59 Mitchell Copeland OL/DL 60 Kyle Smith OL/DL 61 Eric Stanford OL/DL 62 Bradley Elam OL/DL 64 Blake Edwards OL/DL 65 Zach Whitney OL/DL 66 Corey Finley OL/DL 68 Jamie Gieger OL/DL 69 Nathan Skinner OL/DL 70 Colton Williams OL/DL 71 River Moore OL/DL 72 Alex Fink OL/DL 73 David Humphries OL/DL 74 Trae Smalley OL/DL 76 Blake Elrod OL/DL 77 Bradley Hornbuckle OL/DL Michael Watkins OL/DL 78 79 Drake Fox OL/DL 80 Gage Ward TE/DL 81 Logan Saunders WR/DB 84 Dustin Wilson TE/DL 85 Cameron Gramse TE/DL 86 Dallas Nelms WR/DB 88 Jonah Lusk WR/DL 89 Chase Terry WR/DB

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2011 Adamsville Football Cardinal Seniors

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(Front Row, Left to Right) Kyle Smith, Josh Burks, Mitchell Copeland, John Blakley. (Middle Row, Left to Right) Justin Salazar, Bradley Elam, Logan Saunders, Victoria Johnson, Thad Irons, David Grisham, Gage Ward. (Back Row, Left to Right) Chase Gunn, Kasey Hurley, Blake Edwards, Trae Smalley, Jalen Kendall, Josh Shoate, Drake Fox, Taylor Alexander, Drew Griswell.

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(Front Row, Left to Right) Jack Smith, Tyler Shumate, Issac Cagle, Tanner Tranum. (Middle Row, Left to Right) Kennon Strickland,Grant Saum, D.J. Lynum, Kerby Gray. (Back Row, Left to Right) Casey Akin, Hayden Kiestler, Avery Skinner, Austin Gafford, Justin Sutton, Ron Dempewolf.

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2011 McNairy Central Bobcat High School Football

By Amanda Lowrance Sports Writer

Going into his 26th season as coach, Jim Glover returns as head coach of the McNairy Central Bobcats along with Michael Stroup, Brandon Alldredge, and Jake Kiser.

A couple of new faces join the team this year from Jackson North Side including Offensive Line Coach Scott Akin and his son, Casey Akin, who has decided to play his senior year at McNairy Central.

“Our senior class as a whole; they are the ones that win ball games. They have goals set in mind that they are looking forward to achieve,” said Glover.

Jack Smith has improved at running back, Aiken has worked on offense and defense, Hayden Kiestler has started as quarterback for the third year in a row, and Justin Sutton has sat out due to an injury, but hopes to get back on the field soon.

“A lot of these kids have been playing since they were freshmen and sophomores,” said Glover.

“They are looking forward to the season and the challenges.”

DJ Lynum has been playing on the defensive line and is another standout to the coaches. They have tried him in a new position and it seems to be working out well.

“He is a big kid with speed at tight end and we are excited about playing him there,” said Glover.

Competition this year will be fierce. The Bobcats plan to take it one game at a time and hopefully push through and surprise some

of the best.

“The county is no doubt the biggest rivalry,” said Glover.

“Brandon has done a good job over there and he has a great group of kids.”

The two top teams in District 14 AA will be Lexington and Liberty according to Glover.

“I liked the way our kids play Liberty last year and how they rose to the challenge. Our goal this year is to beat Liberty. We would love to sneak up on them and beat them,” said Glover.

We are still in the process of learning our system. The main thing I want to do is see improvement each week with our kids.

Week to week dealing with teenagers is unpredictable. The range of emotions from injuries to heartbreak is something the coaches have to face.

“The emotions run the gambit every day,” said Glover. “We try to teach them to control their emotions and have an even kill so that you can go out there and do your job.”

The most memorable game last year was against Hardin County when the team was caught in a bad storm with several delays because of rain and lightning.

McNairy lost the game, but they never gave up according to coach and that’s what he likes to see.

The season record last year was 3 and 7, but the seniors want to set a higher record this year.

“They have set down and made a set of ten goals and ten characteristics to achieve those goals,” said Glover. “We talk about those goals every day and now only they control the outcome of it.”

Number NAME 7 Issac Cagle 8 Casey Akin 9 Jerrett Mood Hayden Kiestler 10 11 Cody Hill 12 Chase Smith 13 Tyler Shumate 14 Austin Gafford 15 Tanner Tranum 17 Peyton McMahan 18 De Prather 19 Jacob Williams 20 Davion Prather 21 Kerby Gray 23 Jack Smith 24 Grant Saum 25 Justin Sutton Ian Jobe 26 27 Revosea Richardson 28 Blake Sweat 29 Sean Johnson 30 Matthew Maness Zach Wilson 31 32 Matthew Glover 33 Dustin Crowe 34 Robert Boyette 36 Daniel Harrell 37 Monty King 38 Juan Macias 39 Garrett Penna 40 Joshua Davis 41 Jose Sosa 42 Tyler Tedford 43 Max Sellers 44 D.J. Butler

MCHS Football Roster 2011 POSITION WR/DB ATH. ATH. QB/DB WR/DB WR/DB WR/LB WR/DB FB/DB QB/DB WR/DB K WR/DB TE/LB RB/LB TE/LB RB/LB WR/DB RB/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR/LB WR/DB WR/DB FB/LB WR/DB FB/LB FB/LB WR/DB K FB/LB TE/LB WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB

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

Number NAME 45 Landon Redmon 46 Lincoln Mitchell 47 Tyler Steen Louie Howerton 49 50 Teeko Davis 51 Tanner McGee 52 Logan Tilly 53 Jacob Jones 54 Dustin Cleveland 56 Ron Dempewolf 57 Bill Purvis 58 Joesph Payne 59 Blake Hamm 60 Louie Garland 61 Marco Vaughn 62 Kyle White 63 Michael Foust Kooper Davis 64 65 J.T. Davis 66 Kennon Strickland 67 Isiah Robinson 70 Avery Skinner Ryan Durbin 35 73 Matt Donahoe 74 Suede Hathcock 76 Tucker Plunk 80 Tyler Henry 81 Dreyfus Sain 82 Paul Ernst 83 Cody Turner 84 D.J. Lynum 85 John Graham 86 Tyler Belk 87 Micha Harris

POSITION TE/LB WR/DB RB/LB TE/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL FB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/DL WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB TE/DL FB/LB TE/DB WR/DB

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

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2011 Adamsville Cardinals Jr. High School Football

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

The three-time defending county football champion, Junior Cards of Adamsville, come into the 2011 season targeting a fourth straight county championship while looking to improve on their 6-2 record from last year but know their recent success has left them with a bull’s-eye on their back.

An experienced roster of 28 eighth graders will lead the charge for the Junior Cardinals, and they know that the expectations this season will be high.

Adamsville Junior High School’s head coach Michael Harvill says the team will rely heavily on their ground game to put points on the board and that assistant coach Steven Lambert will lead an aggressive defense that hopes

to keep the competitor’s side of the scoreboard blank.

A talented stable of running backs that includes Bobby Moore, Noah Martin, Dakota Banks, and Trevor Reese is the Cardinals’ strength, but their success will hinge on the productivity of the offensive line, which Harvill says is the team’s only question mark.

“Our running backs are just about as good as any I’ve had,” said Harvill. “If the line comes together, we’ll be just as strong both ways.”

AJHS will have tough games inside the county against Bethel Springs, Ramer and Selmer to repeat last season’s 4-0 run against McNairy County teams but will also face stiff competition from outside the county playing teams like Riverside, Southside Reagan, Beaver, and Hardin County.

Number 6 7 8 11 13 14 16 20 22 23 24 25 27 28 30 32 41 42 45

AJHS Football Roster

Name Austyn Morris Devin Cooper Dillon Plunk Dakota Banks Zack Howell Trevor Reese Ben Chrestman Hayden Moore Dreyton Barnes Peyton Mast Ethan Ganus Hutch Hefner Bobby Moore Tanner Pyron Tyler Combs James McDonald Jarrod Lobb Gavin Cortez Kyle Moore

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Name Noah Martin Andrew Stanford Matt King Jordan Hylton Dawson Davis Joseph Keeton Alex Seaton Fisher Hancock Logan Bennett Josh Shelby Alex Spencer Benji Smith Olan McCall Mitchell Howie Wesley Rainey Derryck Irwin

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2011 Bethel Springs Rebel Football

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

The Bethel Spring Rebels cannot wait to get on the football field this fall to improve on their 3-4 record, and meet the expectations set for the team

by Head Coach Brian Franks.

Bethel’s roster lists only 27 players. Only four of those players started a year ago, but that does not hamper Franks’ enthusiasm about his Rebels.

“Our goal is winning the county championship,” said Franks, and the Rebels plan to reach that plateau utilizing “a lot of speed and a lot of discipline.”

Franks feels the team has excellent speed, and its ground game, combined with players like 8th graders Hunter Ross, Tata Newsome, and Darwin Kelly, who has the ability to be a factor at multiple positions on offense, will give the Rebels an edge over their competition.

To achieve their goal

of bringing the county championship back to Bethel the team will have to play through the growing pains of a young offensive line.

“The line is really young,” said Franks. “They’re still going through a learning process.”

The Rebels will have a tough row to hoe in route to having a successful season in Franks’ eyes.

“They say Ramer is good... Selmer’s always good.

They’re big, and they’ll have a big line,” said Franks, “but Adamsville has won the county championship three years in a row. They’re looking to make it four in a row, so they’ll be the tough competition to beat.”

Outside of the county Bethel will play Pickwick Southside, South Side Reagan out of Henderson County, and St Mary’s out of Jackson, Tenn.

“We’re really excited about this year,” said Franks. “We’re looking forward to getting after it.”

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NAME CLASS Darwin Kelley 8th Dylan Crabb 7th Beau Barnes 6th Caleb McClain 7th Austin Pace 8th Tata Newsome 8th Darrius Sanders 8th Anthony Harris 8th Dalton Gates 7th Ty Ross

7th Jacob Cotner 6th Dakota Dixon 8th Dalton Alexander 7th Dakorea Dillworth 8th Kevin Sosa 6th Ty Hurst

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NAME CLASS Garrett King 8th Braxton Turner 6th Cody Mayo 7th Hunter Ross 8th Jacob Hysmith 8th Mykeal Hudson 7th River Howard 7th Dylan Eskew 8th

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2011 Michie Blue Devils Football

By Amanda Lowrance Sports Writer

Michael Cleary has coached for five years at Michie Elementary and this year Randal Shadburn and Kyle McDaniel will assist.

Cleary led last year’s Blue Devils to a 7-1 season with the first game of the season as their only loss, to Adamsville in overtime 40-38.

“We have a young group of players,” said Cleary. “We had 16 that graduated last year and those guys got the bulk of the playing time because they were athletically and physically more mature. These guys will have to step up and take their spot this year.”

Center Trace Goodwin has put his best foot forward and comes off the reserve and onto the field after showing dedication.

“It’s not the most glamorous position, but the most important position is center. I have seen some good things out on the practice field. At this point no one is greater than the other.

We are working on mistakes, leadership, and putting all

the little things together,” said Cleary.

Over the past few years Adamsville had grown to be Michie’s biggest rival.

Adamsville is a team that they measure themselves against.

“I know Bethel will be very athletic and big and historically Adamsville has always had good competition,” said Cleary. “I always have high goals, but if we could go 500 with four and four, I think that will be good. If we go over that great.”

The last game of the season last year was the best memory for the Blue Devils. The team traveled to Mississippi and beat an undefeated team 36-6. But the best memory for the coach was a little different.

“A lot of them started as sixth graders and to see the culmination of their career from beginning to end was the best memory for me and to watch them finish on a high note,” said Cleary.

Managers Luke Bonds and Grayson Chandler will help at practice and on the field by keeping the team organized and hydrated.

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Number NAME CLASS 57

LUCAS GREER 7th 44

DAKOTA PARRISH 7th 10

CLINT COLEMAN 6th 2

TALLEN MCCRARY 6th 83

LANE DIMMICK 6th 72

BRYANT RIKARD 6th 47

THAD GOODWIN 6th 53

LANE CRUM 6th

MANAGERS LUKE BONDS GRAYSON CHANDLER

COACHES MICHAEL CLEARY RANDAL SHADBURN KYLE MCDANIEL

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2011 Ramer Eagles Football

By Amanda Lowrance Sports Writer

Coaching his second year at Ramer Elementary School, Jeremy Blakely hopes to lead the Eagles to a winning season.

“We are going to start with fundamentals in the beginning and work our way up,” said Blakely.

A lot is expected out of Ramer, since last year’s overall season record finished at 6 wins and 2 losses.

“I have no idea how the season will go. We have size, but we have size that has never played before.

If we could get together as a team we should do all right,” said Blakely.

The team has more than doubled in size from last year with about 40 players joining the roster versus last year’s 20.

Ramer will be without experience, since only about 5 players return.

“We don’t have many returning players and lots of new players are trying new positions,” said Blakely.

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a lot of players returning and Blakely fears the experience will affect his young team’s performance.

“All of the county teams were rivals. We didn’t play our best game against Adamsville or Michie, but we played pretty well against everyone else.”

After a winning season, one lone, particular memory stands out from last year.

“We won our very last game in over time. We stopped a big 250 pound running back at the end zone to win the game.

That was a pretty good memory,” said Blakely.

Bryant James returns this year and will be starting tailback, Tanner Kinkennon is a second year starter on the line, and a lot of great things can be expected out of Kameron Atkins.

Van McMahan will assist Blakely during the Eagle junior high football season and helping out on the sidelines will be managers Alan Burdette, Jimmy Sorrell, and Logan Young.

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NAME Jacob Esan Levi Scott Ryan Nixon Trevor Wilson Bryce Hawkins Deonta Kirk Bryant James Hayden Harris Bradley King Logan Essary Tavion Luster Lane Young Bradley Suggs Grant McMahan Ronnie Kinkenon Chris Waddell Kameron Atkins Jack Petty Garrett Youngblood Jordan Livingston Zach Martin Kody Moore Payton Stanfield Peyton Wolfe Jonathan Cox

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2011 Selmer Lions Football

By Amanda Lowrance Sports Writer

Larry Williams has begun his third year in coaching and his second year as head coach of Selmer Lions Football.

Williams has gotten to know the community over his course of teaching and coaching at Selmer.

“The one thing that I am learning about McNairy County is that everybody is a rival,” said Williams. “All of the county schools will be competition for us.”

The rivalry is unlike any other, because the children have built friendships throughout the county schools.

“It’s almost like playing your brother, but the bragging rights make the game a little more special,” said Williams. “It’s good to see kids playing with passion.”

The Lions have accomplished a lot in past couple of years like gelling together as a team.

“I think that we are going to have some kids that are going to play well. We have some seventh graders that are going to play big roles as well,” said Williams.

Briley Taylor impressed in the spring preseason practices, but he didn’t play at all last year and Lorenzo Clark played wide receiver last year, but will play

running back this year.

Last year’s game of Selmer versus Ramer, Williams experienced something he said he will never forget.

“It was the best coaching experience for me. The fans were right on top of the field, cheering, and going crazy,” said Williams.

“It was a crazy environment but it was nice to see our kids rise to the occasion in a hostile environment and play well. Even though we lost, I saw them unsatisfied. I see that they really wanted this and that was the first time I seen the fire in my team.”

This year the team and the coach are striving for this type of attitude toward football.

“Everybody is going to bring their A game,” said Williams. “I was able to do this year was simplify it for the kids. We want you to do is play hard, execute, and just have fun. If we can get those kids to play within those principles, everything else will fall into place.”

Williams has words of encouragement that he has tried to instill in his players and the Lions are working hard toward having good season.

“I have always told them to do your assignment with everything you got and you will be successful,” said Williams.

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Head Coach Larry Williams Assistant Coaches Lee Overton, Jason Miller, Thomas Reece, and ChadWallace

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McNairy Central High School Bobcat Girls Soccer Team

(Not in order) Aspen Baxter, SO, Elizabeth Beene, SO, Kindra Brown, SR, BreAnna Burge, JR, Porsha Chappell, SO, Allyson Frye, SO, Makayla Holley, JR, Emilee Hunter, FR, Jacie King, SO, Dakota Lail, FR, Sarah Lambert, FR, Rebekah Lowie, FR, Brianna Phelps, JR, Haven Phelps, FR, Frakia Robinson, SO, Shawna Roten, JR, Kadria Scales, SO, Jasmine Sanders, SO, Malorie Sweat, SO, Ana Whitten, SR, Laralee Williams, FR, Averi Yalda, SO.

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