Rhea County is No. 3 in the Coaches' Division 5A Picks in Murphy Fair's Tennessee High School Football magazine.
When coaches were completing their survey for Fair's annual preseason high school football magazine, they were asked to rank schools from their own classification in a statewide poll. Here are the results of their voting.
Independence was ranked No. 1 in 5A, followed by Oak Ridge.
5A
1. Independence
2. Oak Ridge
3. Rhea County
4. Hillsboro
5. Knoxville West
6. Morristown West
7. Henry County
8. Hendersonville (tie)
8. Sevier County (tie)
10. Brentwood
To order a copy of Tennessee High School Football direct, send $16.00 (covers shipping and handling) to the following address: Murphy Fair Publications, 121 April Lane, Readyville, TN 37149. The order will be mailed the next day.
Fair's magazine can also be purchased later this month in Chattanooga at the following locations:
Big Ridge Cleaners - 5936 Hixson Pike
Mountain City Cleaners - 3554 Broad St.
Carriage Cleaners - 715 Signal Mountain Road
Carriage Cleaners -- 3835 Dayton Blvd
Coming Monday, July 18 -- 2016 Coaches' 6A Picks