Knoxville Webb begins with the trenches for George Quarles

<p>George Quarles is a high school football legend around the Knoxville area specifically and he has returned in an attempt to rebuild the Knoxville Webb football program.</p>   <p>The Spartans were looking to make a splash hire to compete in the new modern times of high school football and they found just the man in the Austin Peay tight ends coach.</p>   <p>Before his recent years as a collegiate coach, he was the head of the Maryville football dynasty, going 250-16 and winning 11 state championships.</p>   <p>Now his return to the Knoxville area high school football scene is as the leader of a Knoxville Webb roster that is led by a high-potential offensive line of young budding standouts.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/shaynep_media/status/1998442352734617673?s=46 </div></figure>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <p>The leader of the offensive line is usually the center and that comes with a lot of responsibility but it is one that [player_tooltip player_id='1537346' first='Brayden' last='Gonzalez'] handled as a freshman.</p>   <p>He has solid size and a strong frame that allows for him to generate initial pushback after snapping the football and could help anchor an budding offensive line unit for the next three seasons.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/brayden_gonz58/status/1992753420084683209?s=46 </div></figure>   <p>Next to him is his brother, [player_tooltip player_id='1236042' first='Gabriel' last='Gonzalez'], who will have a strong case as the best 2029 offensive lineman in the state of Tennessee.</p>   <p>He has a strong frame with good size and impressive grip strength that makes it hard for opposing defensive lineman to disengage from his blocks. </p>   <p>He has played all over the front five and will be another essential anchor for Quarles.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/gabriel_gonz97/status/1982442808595095974?s=46 </div></figure>   <p>Another interior offensive lineman that can snap the football is 2028 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='835332' first='Jake' last='Rogers'].</p>   <p>The “veteran” of the group has a big, strong frame that allows for him to be physical at the point of attack and that shows up along the defensive line as well.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jakerogers3x/status/1991305891409170811?s=46 </div></figure>   <p>With three intriguing prospects on the interior, the focus on the exterior turns to toolsy 2029 tackle [player_tooltip player_id='1355869' first='Jamil' last='Thompson'].</p>   <p>Already boasting a 6-foot-6 and 330 pound frame, he has the size, strength and athleticism to develop into an exciting tackle prospect under Quarles.</p>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <p>Only a couple of seasons removed from claiming region championships at the Division II-AA level, the Spartans of Knoxville Webb plummeted to a 1-9 record this season.</p>   <p>The program made an excellent hire in an attempt to regroup and begin working toward a championship-caliber standard yet again.</p>   <p>For new head coach George Quarles to accomplish that task, it will begin up front with an exciting array of young offensive line talent that can give the legendary coach an immediate identity to build upon.</p>

George Quarles is a high school football legend around the Knoxville area specifically and he has returned in an attempt to rebuild the Knoxville Webb football program.