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Who were the top individual performers from Round One of the TN HS Football Playoffs? We got ya covered right here! East Tennessee ‘24 (DE) Mason Ball Mason Ball 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Elizabethton | 2024 State TN…
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East Tennessee
‘24 (DE) Mason Ball Mason Ball 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Elizabethton | 2024 State TN – 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) Ty Clark III Ty Clark III 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB FRA | 2024 State TN – 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) D.J. Allen D.J. Allen 6'4" | 225 lbs | DL Germantown | 2024 State TN – 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.
Game Balls by Classification
Class 1A – (QB) Landon Ramsey Landon Ramsey 6'2" | 225 lbs | QB Unaka | 2023 TN – Unaka: 9-13 passing for 133 yds & 2 TD’s (22 carr. for 170 yds & 3 TD’s)
Class 2A – (WR) Dyer Barnes Dyer Barnes 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Lewis County | 2023 State TN – Lewis Co.: 10 rec. for 109 yds & 2 TD’s
Class 3A – ‘24 (QB) Brady Hammonds Brady Hammonds 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2024 State TN – 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) Malaki Dowell Malaki Dowell 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB White Co. | 2023 State TN – White Co.: 24 carr. for 284 yds & 3 TD’s
Class 6A – ‘24 (RB) Damon Sisa Damon Sisa 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Houston | 2024 State TN – 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) Jayden Bachelor Jayden Bachelor 6'4" | 200 lbs | DL Lausanne | 2024 State TN – Lausanne: 5 tcks, 2 TFL & 1 sack
D2-Class AAA – (QB) Jeremy St-Hilaire Jeremy St-Hilaire 6'4" | 220 lbs | QB McCallie | 2024 State TN – McCallie: 16-18 passing for 273 yds & 4 TD’s
Other Top Performers
– (QB) Jordyn Potts Jordyn Potts 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Powell | 2023 State TN – Powell: 17-24 passing for 310 yds & 4 TD’s
– (QB) Colin Hurd Colin Hurd 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Page | 2023 State TN – Page: 10-12 passing for 227 yds & 2 TD’s
– ‘25 (QB) Brycen McDonald Brycen McDonald 6'4" | 190 lbs | QB Lewis Co. | 2025 State TN – Lewis Co.: 16-25 passing for 288 yds & 4 TD’s
– ‘25 (QB) Tripp Pinion Tripp Pinion 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH White Co. | 2025 TN – White Co.: 13 carr. for 291 yds & 4 TD’s
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– (RB) Aidan Littles Aidan Littles 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Pigeon Forge | 2023 State TN – Pigeon Forge: 14 carr. for 225 yds & 3 TD’s
– (RB) Konor Heaton Konor Heaton 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB Coffee Co. | 2023 TN – Coffee Co.: 40 carr. for 176 yds & 4 TD’s
– (RB/S) Tison Johnson Tison Johnson 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Morristown-West | 2023 State TN – Morristown-West: 27 carr. for 165 yds & 4 TD’s
– (RB) Jai Hundley Jai Hundley 5'9" | 195 lbs | RB Oak Ridge | 2023 State TN – Oak Ridge: 9 carr. for 149 yds & 3 TD’s
– (RB) Layden Grant Layden Grant 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Fairview | 2023 TN – Fairview: 12 carr. for 139 yds & 2 TD’s
– (RB) Emmanuel Scott – Franklin Co.: 24 carr. for 138 yds & 1 TD
– (RB/LB) Arion Carter Arion Carter 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Smyrna | 2023 State TN – Smyrna: 14 carr. for 113 yds & 3 TD’s (11 tcks, 1 TFL on Def.)
– ‘24 (RB) Dawson White Dawson White 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Moore Co. | 2024 TN – Moore Co.: 12-20 passing for 187 yds & 2 TD’s (1 Int); 15 carr. for 70 yds & 1 TD
– ‘24 (RB) Tegan Avera Tegan Avera 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Sevier Co. | 2025 State TN – 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.)
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– (WR) Pierce Browning Pierce Browning 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR GCA | 2023 TN – GCA: 13 rec. for 134 yds & 2 TD’s
– (WR) Hayden Green – Cosby: 5 rec. for 118 yds & 1 TD
– (WR) Jacques Wyatt III Jacques Wyatt III 6'5" | 190 lbs | WR Clarksville Acad. | 2023 State TN – Clarksville Acad.: 4 rec. for 108 yds & 1 TD
– ‘24 (WR) Carlos Orr Carlos Orr 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2024 State TN – Gatlinburg-Pittman: 8 rec. for 197 yds & 1 TD
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– (Ath) Max Carroll Max Carroll 6'3" | 210 lbs | ATH Briarcrest Christian | 2023 State TN – Briarcrest Chrst.: 7 rec. for 78 yds & 1 TD (1 pick six on Def.)
– (Ath) Jayden Miller Jayden Miller 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH McMinn Co. | 2023 State TN – 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) Braylon Harmon Braylon Harmon 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Knox. Catholic | 2024 State TN – Knox. Catholic: 9 rec. for 194 yds & 1 TD (3 k.o. rets. For 68 yds)
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– (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) Will Keltner Will Keltner 6'0" | 225 lbs | LB Trinity Christian Academy | 2023 TN – 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) Jay Dancey Jay Dancey 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Munford | 2024 State TN – Munford: 2 tcks, 3 PD & 1 Int