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Soddy-Daisy's Haney Signs Football Grant With Carson-Newman

Becomes 32nd Player From State To Sign With Eagles

Saturday, February 21, 2009 - by special report to The Chattanoogan

Soddy-Daisy's Bubba Haney has become the 32nd player from Tennessee to sign a college football scholarship with the Carson-Newman Eagles.

C-N coach Ken Sparks has signed 42 players, including nine from the Chattanooga area.

Haney joins Qua Jackson, Johnny Myricks and Matthew Kranz from Ooltewah, Ty Robinson, Montrell Mitchell and Kartrez Bibbs from South Pittsburg, Patrick Moore from Central and Miguel Sanchez from Red Bank.

Haney had 858 yards receiving last year and 1,500 all-pourpose yards. He scored 15 touchdowns and was chosen to the All Regoin 2-5A team.

Carson-Newman's Other Football Signees

Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Last School

AJ Bazzle QB 5'11 185 Hickory, N.C./Newton Conover

Jamie Bennett RB 5'11 195 Marven, N.C./Anson Co.

Kartrez Bibbs DB 5'9 170 South Pittsburg, Tenn./South Pittsburg

Seth Billings WR 6'0 175 Lakeland, Tenn./First Assembly Christian

Blaine Boone OL 6'4 330 Hendersonville, Tenn./White House

Chris Campbell OL 6'1 270 Rockmart, Ga./Rockmart

Cody Carson OL 6'3 300 Twin City, Ga./Emanuel County Institute

Cody Clawson WR 5'10 175 Nashville, Tenn./Wilson Central

Jaycob Coleman RB 6'1 205 Norton, Va./John I. Burton

Collin Earnhardt DB 5'10 172 Mount Juliet,Tenn./Mount Juliet

Zack Fleming LS/LB 6'1 225 Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett

Antwuan Gordon LB 6'1 200 Fayettville, Tenn./Lincoln County

Brandon Haywood QB 5'11 185 Rockmart, Ga./Rockmart

Corey Headley WR 6'1 160 Erwin, Tenn./Unicoi

Colin Henson WR 6'2 170 Chapel Hill, Tenn./Forrest

Qua Jackson DL 6'0 305 Chattanooga, Tenn./Ooltewah

Issac Kinley DB 5'10 190 Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill

Matthew Kranz OL 6'2 260 Chattanooga, Tenn./Ooltewah

Kyle Long OL 6'0 270 Englewood, Tenn./McMinn Central

Lorian Mallory DB 5'11 175 Miami, Fla./College of the Desert C.C.

Christian McFall WR 5'9 180 Jefferson City, Tenn. /Jefferson Co.

Thomas McNutt OL 6'3 260 Dallas,Tex./Parish Episcopal

Montrell Mitchell RB/DB 5'8 175 South Pittsburg, Tenn./South Pittsburg

Patrick Moore QB 6'1 180 Hixon, Tenn./Chatt. Central

Kyle Motts OL 6'1 268 Ardmorre, Tenn./Giles Co.

Johnny Myricks WR/DB 6'0 165 Chattanooga, Tenn./Ooltewah

Jamar Neal DE 6'2 245 Columbia, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy

Jamie Plont OL 6'3 285 Dandridge, Tenn./Jefferson Co.

Ty Robinson LB 6'2 190 South Pittsburg, Tenn./South Pittsburg

Miguel Sanchez OL/DL 6'0 250 Chattanooga, Tenn./Red Bank

Josh Shults OL 6'2 335 Newport, Tenn./Cocke Co.

Larry Smith WR 6'5 190 Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill

Zach Smith OL 6'1 250 Knoxville, Tenn./Carter

Kyle Tobler QB/K/P 6'1 200 Winters, Calif./Winters

Britton Twyman RB 5'11 170 Fayettville, Tenn./Lincoln County

Keith Winston DB 5'9 175 Columbia, S.C./Keenan

Kemontinez Whitefield DE 6'3 230 Nashville, Tenn./Hunters Lane

Hakeem Worthen DL 6'5 300 Knoxville, Tenn./South Doyle

Caleb Yokley WR 6'2 190 Dandridge, Tenn./Carter

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)


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