Four From Area Chosen To TSWA Class 3A Preseason All-State Team

Friday, July 27, 2012 - by special report to chattanoogan.com

Sequatchhie County's Jake Pickett and Austin Lamb, Tyner's David Powell and Bledsoe County's Jesse sandell have been chosen to the Star Physical Therapy Class 3A Preseason All-State football team.

However, sources on Friday morning told chattanoogan.com that Sequatchie County's Lamb has quit the team.

The team was recently published in Murphy Fair's Tennessee High School Football.

Fair’s annual high school football yearbook is ready for purchase.

Known as “The Bible” of prep football publications, this year’s 25th silver anniversary edition is 240 pages full of top 10 predictions in the eight classifications, pre-season all-state teams, coaching records and of course, the always valuable and informative team-by-team breakdowns and more.

In the Chattanooga area, the football yearbooks can be purchased for $12 at:

Chattanooga: Big Ridge Cleaners - 5936 Hixson Pike - Publix Shopping Center
Mountain City Cleaners - 3554 Broad Street (foot of Lookout Mountain)
Carriage Cleaners - 715 Signal Mountain Road
Carriage Cleaners - 3835 Dayton Blvd

MurphyFair.com Web Site: other locations across the state are listed at murphyfair.com … click on “2012 yearbook” for the complete listing.

TSWA CLASS 3A ALL-STATE TEAM

OFFENSE

QB     Charlie High                  CAK                      6-0    176   Sr

RB     Ezekial Koko                 Alcoa                             6-1    185   Sr

RB     Julian Franklin              Fairview               6-1    185   Sr

RB     Jalen Manning              Smith Co             5-10  185   Jr

WR    Josh Smith                    CAK                      6-2    185   Sr

OL     Dalton Ownby              Alcoa                             6-4    280   Sr

OL     Jesse Sandell                Bledsoe Co          6-0    270   Sr

OL     Brett Kendrick              CAK                      6-5    289   Sr

OL     Darius Hooten              Pearl Cohn          6-8    325   Sr

OL     Zac Carter                     Smith Co             5-10  300   Sr

OL     David Powell                Tyner                   6-5    350   Sr

K       Caleb Appleton            Milan                   5-8    145   Sr

 

DEFENSE

DB     Michael Potts               Cheatham Co      6-0    187   Sr

DB     Deondre Moore           Fairview               6-3    170   Sr

DB     Eric Reed                       Goodpasture       5-10  185   Sr

DB     Jake Pickett                  Sequatchie Co     6-1    195   Sr

LB      Jerod Crenshaw            Alcoa                             6-0    210   Sr

LB      Sam Landers                 CPA                      5-11  215   Sr

LB      Arkell Coleman             Milan                   6-1    200   Sr

DL     James Elliott                 CPA                      6-3    245   Sr

DL     Jacob Buttrey               Fairview               6-3    235   Sr

DL     Marshay Nunn             Milan                   5-11  240   Sr

DL     Austin Lamb                 Sequatchie Co     5-10  240   Sr

P       Albert Mitchell             CPA                      6-2    185   Sr

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


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