Predicted order of finish
1. Watertown
2. Forrest
3. Westmoreland
4. Eagleville
5. East Robertson
6. Jackson County
7. Cascade
8. Community
Seth Price
Top returnees
Seth Price, Sr., QB, Watertown; Rusty Staats, Sr., OL-DL, Watertown; Vonte Bates, Sr., RB-DB, Watertown; Slayton Wild, Sr., RB-OLB, Forrest; Nathan Troutt, Jr., OL-DL, Forrest; Lucas James, Sr., LB, Westmoreland; Ethan Cobb, So., QB, Eagleville; Graham Hatcher, Jr., WR, Eagleville; Johnny Lyons, Jr., FB-LB, East Robertson; Colby Long, Jr., QB/RB/LB, Jackson County
Lucas James
Top games to watch
Watertown at Forrest (Sept. 30); Eagleville at Westmoreland (Sept. 30); Jackson County at East Robertson (Oct. 21)
Region tidbits
Price was named the 4-2A Co-Offensive MVP last season, passing for 2,227 yards and 9 touchdowns while also rushing for nine scores. … Staats is an Air Force commitment. … Wild was the 4-2A Defensive MVP last fall, leading the Rockets in rushing as well. … James made a team-high 107 tackles last season. … Cobb passed for 1,857 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, with Hatcher on the receiving end of 52 of those passes that resulted in 919 yards and 5 touchdowns; East Robertson’s backfield was boosted by White House transfer Ronald Honeycutt, a senior running back who struggled through an injury-plagued junior season after rushing for more than 900 yards and 9 touchdowns as a sophomore.
Forrest senior Slayton Wild was the Region 4-2A Defensive Most Valuable Player last season.
Schedules
(2015 record in parenthesis, * denotes region contest)
Cascade (3-7, 2-5): Aug. 19 at Moore County; Aug 26 vs. Lewis County; *Sept. 2 vs. Watertown; Sept. 9 at Fayetteville; *Sept. 16 at Eagleville; *Sept. 23 at Forrest; *Sept. 30 vs. Jackson County; *Oct. 7 vs. Community; *Oct. 21 vs. Westmoreland; *Oct. 28 at East Robertson
Community (4-6, 2-5): Aug. 19 at Cannon County; *Aug 26 vs. Jackson County; *Sept. 9 vs. Westmoreland; *Sept. 16 vs. Forrest; Sept. 23 at Lewis County; *Sept. 30 at East Robertson; *Oct. 7 at Cascade; Oct. 14 vs. Zion Christian; *Oct. 21 at Watertown; *Oct. 28 vs. Eagleville
Eagleville (5-6, 4-3, reached 1A playoffs): Aug. 19 at Lewis County; Aug. 26 vs. Clarksville Academy; *Sept. 2 at East Robertson; Sept. 9 at Loretto; *Sept. 16 vs. Cascade; *Sept. 23 at Watertown; *Sept. 30 at Westmoreland; *Oct. 14 vs. Jackson County; *Oct. 21 vs. Forrest; *Oct. 28 at Community
East Robertson (2-8, 2-5): Aug. 19 vs. Houston County; Aug 26 at Jo Byrns; *Sept. 2 vs. Eagleville; *Sept. 16 at Westmoreland; Sept. 23 at McEwen; *Sept. 30 vs. Community; *Oct. 7 at Forrest; *Oct. 14 at Watertown; *Oct. 21 vs. Jackson County; *Oct. 28 vs. Cascade
Forrest (10-2, 7-0, reached 2A playoffs second round): Aug. 19 vs. Huntland; Aug 26 vs. Moore County; *Sept. 2 at Westmoreland; Sept. 9 at Page; *Sept. 16 at Community; *Sept. 23 vs. Cascade; *Sept. 30 vs. Watertown; *Oct. 7 vs. East Robertson; *Oct. 21 at Eagleville; *Oct. 28 at Jackson County
Jackson County (2-8, 0-7): Aug. 19 at Clay County; Aug 26 vs. Cannon County; *Sept. 2 at Community; Sept. 9 vs. Macon County; *Sept. 16 vs. Watertown; *Sept. 23 vs. Westmoreland; *Sept. 30 at Cascade; *Oct. 14 at Eagleville; *Oct. 21 at East Robertson; *Oct. 28 vs. Forrest
Watertown (8-3, 6-1, reached 2A playoffs): Aug. 19 at Gordonsville; Aug 26 vs. Davidson Academy; *Sept. 2 at Cascade; Sept. 9 vs. Grundy County; *Sept. 16 at Jackson County; *Sept. 23 vs. Eagleville; *Sept. 30 at Forrest; *Oct. 14 vs. East Robertson; *Oct. 21 vs. Community; *Oct. 28 at Westmoreland
Westmoreland (5-6, 5-2, reached 1A playoffs): Aug. 19 at Trousdale County; Aug. 26 at Macon County; *Sept. 2 vs. Forrest; *Sept. 9 at Community; *Sept. 16 vs. East Robertson; *Sept. 23 at Jackson County; *Sept. 30 vs. Eagleville; Oct. 7 vs. White House Heritage; *Oct. 21 at Cascade; *Oct. 28 vs. Watertown
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