Hunter Caldwell
Predicted order of finish
1. Fairview
2. Camden
3. Sycamore
4. Harpeth
5. Cheatham County
6. East Hickman
7. Stewart County
Fairview senior running back Jake Beathard was the Region 6-4A Most Valuable Running Back last season.
Top returnees
Jake Beathard, Sr., RB-DB, Fairview; Hunter Caldwell, Sr., RB-LB, Fairview; Daniel Viau, Sr., OL, Fairview; Darius James, Jr., QB, Sycamore; Ashton Krantz, Sr., OL, Sycamore; Zach Diviney, Sr., OL-DL, Sycamore; Connor Barber, Sr., RB-LB, Harpeth; Drake Fullum, Sr., RB/KR, Harpeth; Walker Weatherly, Sr., QB, Harpeth; Landon Barnes, Jr., QB, Cheatham County; Tyler Mobley, Jr., RB, East Hickman; Taeton Wienk, Sr., QB-DB, Stewart County
Top games to watch
Fairview at Camden (Oct. 21); Sycamore at Camden (Oct. 14); Fairview at Sycamore (Oct. 7); Sycamore at Harpeth (Sept. 30)
Harpeth quarterback Walker Weatherly passed for 963 yards and 10 touchdowns last season.
Region tidbits
Camden has won back-to-back region/district titles and will be led by senior quarterback Hayden Abernathy, one of seven returning starters on each side of the ball. He passed for 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. … Fairview, which has made 10 consecutive playoff appearances, returns nine starters on both offense and defense. … James moves from running back to quarterback after leading the War Eagles in rushing each of the last two seasons. … Krantz had 53 pancake blocks last season. … Diviney made 91 tackles, recovered four fumbles and forced two fumbles as a junior. … Fullum gained 996 all-purpose yards as a junior and scored seven touchdowns. … Weatherly threw for 963 yards and combined for 14 total touchdowns, and Barber made 86 tackles last season. … East Hickman first-year coach Brian Pence served as an assistant coach at Independence last season, helping the program to the Class 5A state title.
Darius James
Schedules
(2015 record in parenthesis, * denotes region contest)
Camden (7-5, 6-0, reached Class 3A second round): Aug. 19 at Waverly; Aug. 26 at Huntingdon; *Sept. 2 at East Hickman; Sept. 9 vs. McKenzie; *Sept. 16 at Harpeth; Sept. 23 vs. Westview; *Oct. 7 at Cheatham County; *Oct. 14 vs. Sycamore; *Oct. 21 vs. Fairview; *Oct. 28 vs. Stewart County
Cheatham County (3-8, 2-4, reached Class 3A first round): Aug. 19 vs. Jo Byrns; Aug. 26 vs. Hickman County; *Sept. 2 at Sycamore; Sept. 9 at Creek Wood; *Sept. 16 at Stewart County; Sept. 23 at Waverly; *Sept. 30 at Fairview; *Oct. 7 vs. Camden; *Oct. 21 vs. Harpeth; *Oct. 28 vs. East Hickman
East Hickman (1-9, 1-5): Aug. 19 at Hickman County; Aug. 26 vs. Waverly; *Sept. 2 vs. Camden; Sept. 9 at Lewis County; *Sept. 16 vs. Sycamore; Sept. 23 at Creek Wood; *Sept. 30 at Stewart County; *Oct. 7 vs. Harpeth; *Oct. 14 at Fairview; *Oct. 28 at Cheatham County
Fairview (7-4, 5-1, reached Class 3A first round): Aug. 19 vs. Page; Aug. 26 at Creek Wood; *Sept. 2 at Stewart County; Sept. 9 vs. Waverly; Sept. 23 at Hickman County; *Sept. 30 vs. Cheatham County; *Oct. 6 at Sycamore; *Oct. 14 vs. East Hickman; *Oct. 21 at Camden; *Oct. 28 vs. Harpeth
Harpeth (4-6, 2-4): Aug. 19 at Clarksville Academy; Aug. 26 vs. Montgomery Central; Sept. 9 vs. Hickman County; *Sept. 16 vs. Camden; Sept. 23 at Clarksville Northwest; *Sept. 30 vs. Sycamore; *Oct. 7 at East Hickman; *Oct. 14 vs. Stewart County; *Oct. 21 at Cheatham County; *Oct. 28 at Fairview
Stewart County (3-7, 1-5): Aug. 19 at Montgomery Central; Aug. 26 at Houston County; *Sept. 2 vs. Fairview; Sept. 9 vs. McEwen; *Sept. 16 vs. Cheatham County; Sept. 23 vs. Fulton City (Ky.); *Sept. 30 vs. East Hickman; *Oct. 14 at Harpeth; *Oct. 21 at Sycamore; *Oct. 28 at Camden
Sycamore (6-5, 4-2, reached Class 3A first round): Aug. 19 at Clarksville Northeast; Aug. 26 vs. Whites Creek; *Sept. 2 vs. Cheatham County; Sept. 9 vs. Hunters Lane; *Sept. 16 at East Hickman; Sept. 23 at White House; *Sept. 30 at Harpeth; *Oct. 7 vs. Fairview; *Oct. 14 at Camden; *Oct. 21 vs. Stewart County
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