#PRZTN Prime Time Players - 1st Round (Playoff Edition)

<h2>Who were the top individual performers from Round One of the TN HS Football Playoffs? We got ya covered right here! </h2>   East Tennessee    ‘24 (DE) [player_tooltip player_id='149385' first='Mason' last='Ball'] - Elizabethton   * 14 tcks, 6 TFL, 3 sacks & 1 Int *   - Ball was a one man wrecking crew in the Cyclones 1st round 54-7 win over Carter. The junior edge defender had been missing in action for a bit due to injury but he returned in dramatic fashion, dominating the opposition and consistently putting pressure on the Hornets quarterback. Ball is a fast rising 2024 recruit that will need another big performance this week in the Cyclones 2nd round game against Anderson Co.     Middle Tennessee    ‘24 (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='150281' first='Ty' last='Clark III'] - FRA     * 15 carr. for 202 yds & 5 TD's *   - All year long, Clark has been a consistent performer week in and week out and in Round One, it was no different as this junior running back exploded for 200 plus yards and five scores. The Panthers are a sneaky title team that will need more games like this from Clark going forward if they want to find themselves playing for the title.      West Tennessee    ‘24 (DE/LB) [player_tooltip player_id='258668' first='D.J.' last='Allen'] - Germantown    * 6 tcks, 1 PD, 2 sacks & 1 pick six *   - The Red Devils put on a stellar defensive performance last Friday in their 30-20 win over Ravenwood and Allen was a major part of that. The 6'3 edge rusher was a problem for the Raptors O-line as they could not block this West Tennessee product nor slow him down. Allen is a budding star and if he keeps playing like this, Germantown will make a deep playoff run.   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/11/djallen2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-508109" width="287" height="287" /></figure>     Game Balls by Classification   Class 1A - (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='150311' first='Landon' last='Ramsey'] - Unaka: 9-13 passing for 133 yds & 2 TD's (22 carr. for 170 yds & 3 TD's)   Class 2A - (WR) [player_tooltip player_id='250847' first='Dyer' last='Barnes'] - Lewis Co.:  10 rec. for 109 yds & 2 TD's   Class 3A - ‘24 (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='207312' first='Brady' last='Hammonds'] - Gatlinburg-Pittman: 17-25 passing for 444 yds & 6 TD's   Class 4A - (RB) Nate Stephens - Elizabethton:  22 carr. for 200 yds & 5 TD's   Class 5A - (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='102219' first='Malaki' last='Dowell'] - White Co.:  24 carr. for 284 yds & 3 TD's   Class 6A - ‘24 (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='277794' first='Damon' last='Sisa'] - Houston:  25 carr. for 194 yds & 2 TD's   D2-Class A - (QB/Ath) D.J. Merriweather - Clarksville Acad.:  11-18 passing for 171 yds & 3 TD's (1 Int); 20 carr. for 173 yds & 3 TD's   D2-Class AA - ‘24 (DE/LB) [player_tooltip player_id='240022' first='Jayden' last='Bachelor'] - Lausanne:  5 tcks, 2 TFL & 1 sack    D2-Class AAA - (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='287027' first='Jeremy' last='St-Hilaire'] - McCallie: 16-18 passing for 273 yds & 4 TD's   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/11/natestephens-crop-1257x825-1668009655.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-508123" width="463" height="304" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: JohnsonCityPress.com</figcaption></figure>     Other Top Performers    - (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='102302' first='Jordyn' last='Potts'] - Powell:  17-24 passing for 310 yds & 4 TD's    - (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='305696' first='Colin' last='Hurd'] - Page:  10-12 passing for 227 yds & 2 TD's     - ‘25 (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='362006' first='Brycen' last='McDonald'] - Lewis Co.:  16-25 passing for 288 yds & 4 TD's    - ‘25 (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='1102967' first='Tripp' last='Pinion'] - White Co.: 13 carr. for 291 yds & 4 TD's   ------------------   - (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='102272' first='Aidan' last='Littles'] - Pigeon Forge:  14 carr. for 225 yds & 3 TD's    - (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='234964' first='Konor' last='Heaton'] - Coffee Co.:  40 carr. for 176 yds & 4 TD's    - (RB/S) [player_tooltip player_id='150477' first='Tison' last='Johnson'] - Morristown-West:  27 carr. for 165 yds & 4 TD's    - (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='102256' first='Jai' last='Hundley'] - Oak Ridge:  9 carr. for 149 yds & 3 TD's    - (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='153469' first='Layden' last='Grant'] - Fairview:  12 carr. for 139 yds & 2 TD's    - (RB) Emmanuel Scott - Franklin Co.:  24 carr. for 138 yds & 1 TD    - (RB/LB) [player_tooltip player_id='102193' first='Arion' last='Carter'] - Smyrna:  14 carr. for 113 yds & 3 TD's (11 tcks, 1 TFL on Def.)    - ‘24 (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='277797' first='Dawson' last='White'] - Moore Co.:  12-20 passing for 187 yds & 2 TD's (1 Int); 15 carr. for 70 yds & 1 TD   - ‘24 (RB) [player_tooltip player_id='219342' first='Tegan' last='Avera'] - Gatlinburg-Pittman:  23 carr. for 170 yds & 2 TD's    - ‘25 (RB) Rhyan Brown - Melrose:  13 carr. for 237 yds & 2 TD's    - ‘25 (RB) Conner Wheeler - Powell: 11 carr. for 112 yds & 2 TD's; 3 rec. for 18 yds (4 tcks, 1 PD on Def.)   ------------------   - (WR) [player_tooltip player_id='102186' first='Pierce' last='Browning'] - GCA:  13 rec. for 134 yds & 2 TD's    - (WR) Hayden Green - Cosby:  5 rec. for 118 yds & 1 TD    - (WR) [player_tooltip player_id='323151' first='Jacques' last='Wyatt III'] - Clarksville Acad.:  4 rec. for 108 yds & 1 TD    - ‘24 (WR) [player_tooltip player_id='149163' first='Carlos' last='Orr'] - Gatlinburg-Pittman: 8 rec. for 197 yds & 1 TD   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/corr.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-390016" width="302" height="302" /></figure>   ------------------   - (Ath) [player_tooltip player_id='102192' first='Max' last='Carroll'] - Briarcrest Chrst.:  7 rec. for 78 yds & 1 TD (1 pick six on Def.)   - (Ath) [player_tooltip player_id='102289' first='Jayden' last='Miller'] - McMinn Co.:  19 carr. for 166 yds & 1 TD    - (Ath) Kaleb Flowers - Stone Memorial:  2 rec. for 123 yds & 1 TD (7 tcks & 1 INT on Def.)   - (Ath) Zechariah Prince - East Robertson:  11 carr. for 111 yds & 4 TD's (5 tcks, 1 PD, 1 FR & 2 FF's on Def.)   - ‘24 (Ath) Whitman Whaley - Gatlinburg-Pittman:  6 rec. for 178 yds & 3 TD's (9 tcks, 5 TFL, 1 FF on Def.)   - ‘24 (Ath) [player_tooltip player_id='150282' first='Braylon' last='Harmon'] - Knox. Catholic: 9 rec. for 194 yds & 1 TD (3 k.o. rets. For 68 yds)   ------------------   - (DE) Aiden Wilson - McMinn Co.:  9 tcks, 2 TFL, 5 QBH & 1 sack    - (DE/LB) Darian Crenshaw - Marshall Co.:  9 tcks, 2 TFL, 1 PD, 1 QBH & 1 sack    - ‘24 (DE/LB) Landon Howard - Morristown-West:  7 tcks, 3 TFL, 1 PD & 1 sack    - ‘24 (DE/LB) Jonathan Davis - Collierville:  5 tcks, 1 TFL & 1 sack    - ‘25 (DE/LB) Peyton Martin - Moore Co.:  10 tcks, 2 TFL & 1 sack    - (LB) [player_tooltip player_id='316011' first='Will' last='Keltner'] - TCA:  16 tcks, 11 solo, 1 TFL & 1 pick six    - (LB) Garrett Johnson - White Co.:  19 tcks, 10 solo & 1 TFL    - ‘24 (LB) Josh Rouse - McMinn Co.:  6 tcks, 1.5 TFL, 5 QBH & 1.5 sacks    - ‘24 (DB) [player_tooltip player_id='372994' first='Jay' last='Dancey'] - Munford:  2 tcks, 3 PD & 1 Int   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/11/wkeltner.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-508136" width="320" height="320" /></figure>