Class 3A Preseason All-State/Power Poll

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Who are the top teams, top players from the Class 3A ranks? We tell you inside w/ our preseason preview! </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jumping back into our preseason previews, here we go over the Class 3A ranks with our Power Poll, All-State teams and prime contenders for Mr. Football.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tornadoes of Alcoa lead the way as not only the team to beat but also place the most the prospects within our All-State teams. The defending state champs have the pieces to return to Chattanooga this year and defend their title but several others will do their best to knock the champ out and chase after a championship.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Top 20 Power Poll&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Alcoa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Covington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Gatlinburg-Pittman&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. East Nashville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Giles Co.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Fairview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Sheffield&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Smith Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Brainerd</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Signal Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Dyersburg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. Northview Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. Millington Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. Unicoi Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Waverly Central&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16. Ripley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17. Sequatchie Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>18. Raleigh-Egypt&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>19. Cannon Co.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>20. White House&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":387385,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/bhammonds.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-387385"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Mr. Football Candidates (Preseason Predictions)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (RB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="153469" first="Layden" last="Grant"] </strong>- Fairview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (RB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102218" first="Jamarion" last="Dowell"]</strong> - Covington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DB/Ath) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="150379" first="A.C." last="Mason-Young"]</strong> - Covington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (QB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102276" first="Zach" last="Lunsford"]</strong> - Alcoa&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (Ath) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="302319" first="Jordan" last="Harris"]</strong> - Alcoa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (S) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="200381" first="Mark" last="Joseph"]</strong> - Sheffield&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (QB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="194470" first="Dallas" last="Grooms"]</strong> - Community</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (QB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="148903" first="McCoy" last="Pugh"] </strong>- Millington Central&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (RB) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102272" first="Aidan" last="Littles"] </strong>- Pigeon Forge&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DE) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102270" first="Jalian" last="Lee"] </strong>- Sheffield&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Lineman of the Year Candidates (Preseason Predictions)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (OG) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102358" first="Lance" last="Williams"] </strong>- Alcoa&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (OT/G) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102257" first="Tyler" last="Jeffries"]</strong> - Alcoa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DE) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102270" first="Jalian" last="Lee"] </strong>- Sheffield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DE) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="302363" first="Riley" last="Long"] </strong>- Alcoa&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DL) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="257169" first="Malik" last="Aljack"]</strong> - Signal Mountain&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (OT/G) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="234956" first="Dane" last="Woodard"]</strong> - Smith Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DL) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="317199" first="Jamison" last="Keeley"] </strong>- Smith Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (OG/C) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="102225" first="Connor" last="Farris"] </strong>- Fairview&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (OL) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="201090" first="DeMarco" last="Ellis, Jr"] </strong>- East Nashville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- (DL) <strong>Caleb Wolfe</strong> - Pigeon Forge&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":383823,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/dwoodard2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-383823"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Preseason All-State&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offense&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id="102276" first="Zach" last="Lunsford"] - Alcoa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id="153469" first="Layden" last="Grant"] - Fairview&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id="102218" first="Jamarion" last="Dowell"] - Covington&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ath: [player_tooltip player_id="302319" first="Jordan" last="Harris"] - Alcoa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id="201088" first="Trey" last="Joyner"] - East Nashville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id="149163" first="Carlos" last="Orr"] - Gatlinburg-Pittman (‘24)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="102257" first="Tyler" last="Jeffries"] - Alcoa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="102358" first="Lance" last="Williams"] - Alcoa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="102225" first="Connor" last="Farris"] - Fairview&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="201090" first="DeMarco" last="Ellis, Jr"] - East Nashville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="234956" first="Dane" last="Woodard"] - Smith Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defense&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="102270" first="Jalian" last="Lee"] - Sheffield&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="257169" first="Malik" last="Aljack"] - Signal Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="287426" first="Malik" last="Bolling"] - East Nashville (‘24)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="302363" first="Riley" last="Long"] - Alcoa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="265401" first="Taylor" last="Carney"] - Ripley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="150371" first="Aaron" last="Davis"] - Alcoa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="150379" first="A.C." last="Mason-Young"] - Covington&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Trevon Dangerfield - Giles Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="273492" first="Kenyon" last="Spearman"] - Sheffield&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="200381" first="Mark" last="Joseph"] - Sheffield&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Rolando Braxton, Jr - East Nashville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":387389,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/rdangerfield-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-387389"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd Team All-State&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offense&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id="148903" first="McCoy" last="Pugh"] - Millington Central&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: [player_tooltip player_id="102272" first="Aidan" last="Littles"] - Pigeon Forge&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: Landon Dooley - Waverly Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR: [player_tooltip player_id="317213" first="Daniel" last="Hunter"] - Bolton&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE: [player_tooltip player_id="102346" first="Donivon" last="Thomas"] - Brainerd&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE: [player_tooltip player_id="219408" first="Eli" last="Owens"] - Alcoa (‘25)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="193755" first="Eli" last="Burchfield"] - Alcoa (‘24)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Brandon Presto - Sequatchie Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="232826" first="Caleb" last="Browder"] - Northview Academy&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="301373" first="Joseph" last="Ryznic"] - Gatlinburg-Pittman&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: [player_tooltip player_id="336293" first="Jimmy" last="Enoch"] - Smith Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defense&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="317199" first="Jamison" last="Keeley"] - Smith Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="123170" first="Josh" last="Mingle"] - Cannon Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: Caleb Wolfe - Pigeon Forge&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Kendrick Curtis - Fairview&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="149381" first="Elijah" last="Cannon"] - Alcoa (‘24)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="149400" first="Whittman" last="Whaley"] - Gatlinburg-Pittman (‘24)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: [player_tooltip player_id="362046" first="Ripley" last="Hutcherson"] - Signal Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Trey Ballentine - Giles Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: [player_tooltip player_id="334645" first="Martels" last="Carter, Jr"] - Brainerd (‘25)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Novice Cox - McMinn Central&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Forrest Payne - Signal Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":387404,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/rhutcherson-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-387404"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB: [player_tooltip player_id="194470" first="Dallas" last="Grooms"]</strong> - Community</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB: Nehemiah Edwards</strong> - Unicoi Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="352667" first="Markeyis" last="Billingsley"]</strong> - Austin-East, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="277778" first="Ryan" last="Perkins"]</strong> - Cannon Co., <strong>Michael Fitts</strong> - Cheatham Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TE: [player_tooltip player_id="345976" first="Evan" last="Poticher"] </strong>- Northview, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="268145" first="Demone" last="Nelson"]</strong> - White House</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL: Amare Smith</strong> - Giles Co., <strong>Jacob Unger</strong> - Waverly, <strong>Parker Hollinsworth</strong> - White House&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL: [player_tooltip player_id="258669" first="Joe" last="McCord"]</strong> - Alcoa, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="239441" first="Daniel" last="Muncy"]</strong> - Union Co., <strong>Daniel Odom</strong> - Signal Mnt., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="386869" first="Cade" last="Johns"]</strong> - Fairview, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="301329" first="Atyrun" last="Smith"]</strong> - Covington, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="364444" first="Nathan" last="Paschall"]</strong> - Dyersburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB: Dillon Shelton</strong> - Chuckey Doak,<strong> Landen Poore</strong> - Claiborne, <strong>Logan Groom</strong> - Unicoi Co, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="185568" first="Jackson" last="Ghent"]</strong> - Northview, <strong>Bryce Currie</strong> - Smith Co., <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="386871" first="Rhys" last="Blackburn"]</strong> - White House, <strong>Kejuan Watkins</strong> - Dyersburg&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB: Tyric Jones</strong> - Austin-East, <strong>Terrance Lee</strong> - Brainerd, <strong>Mekhii Harris</strong> - Maplewood, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="203914" first="Gabe" last="Natero"]</strong> - Stewart Co., <strong>Johnathan Temple-Dowdy</strong> - Millington, <strong>Cobe Maners</strong> - Ripley, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="372997" first="Travion" last="Baker"]</strong> - Raleigh-Egypt<br><strong>Ath: Anthony Byrd</strong> - Brainerd, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="239447" first="Kamauri" last="Turner"]</strong> - Giles Co., <strong>Frank Gordon</strong> - East Nash</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:gallery {"linkTo":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"></figure> <!-- /wp:gallery --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image --> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->