Crossville's Stone Memorial has been picked to win the Region 3-4A high school football championship in Murphy Fair's Tennesee High School Football magazine.
Stone Memorial won the league last year with a 6-0 record and an 11-1 overall record.
Coach Ted Gatewood's East Hamilton Hurricanes are picked to finish second.
Nic Woods returns at quarterback for the Hurricanes. A Tennessee baseball commitment, will be starting for the third straight season.
Key players on the defensive side will be seniors Kevin Siniard and Kirby Sailors.
2016 Coaches' Predictions
1. Stone Memorial
2. East Hamilton
3. Livingston Academy
4. Hixson
5. Cumberland County
6. Chattanooga Central
7. Sequoyah
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
Raceway Convenience Store -- 3459 Amnicola Highway
Raceway Convenience Store -- 2528 Broad Street