
Jordan Mason

Anthony Hughes

Coach Bruce Hatfield has led Hendersonville to three straight 10-win seasons.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. Hendersonville
2. Hillsboro
3. Cane Ridge
4. Gallatin
5. Beech
6. Station Camp
7. Hunters Lane
8. Glencliff

Hendersonville’s Anthony Hughes (left), Gallatin’s Jordan Mason (middle) and Cane Ridge’s D.J. Thorpe (right).
TOP RETURNEES
Anthony Hughes, Sr., RB/LB, Hendersonville; Ben Hutch, Sr., OL/DL, Hillsboro; Brad Montgomery, Sr., DL, Beech; D.J. Thorpe, Sr., QB, Cane Ridge; Emari Barton, Sr., RB/DB, Cane Ridge; Emmitt Richardson, Sr., DL, Hendersonville; JaVonta Payton, Sr., WR, Hillsboro; JaVonta Wiggins, Jr., LB, Hillsboro; Jordan Mason, Sr., RB/DB, Gallatin; Matthew Jackson, Sr., DB, Hillsboro; Alex Vanzant, Sr., RB/DB, Beech; Noah Bayless, RB/LB, Cane Ridge.
TOP GAMES
Hendersonville at Cane Ridge (Sept. 2); Hendersonville at Beech (Sept. 9); Hillsboro at Hendersonville (Sept. 16); Cane Ridge at Hillsboro (Sept. 23).

Hillsboro defensive lineman Ben Hutch
REGION TIDBITS
Hillsboro coach Craig Clayton, who has also made head coaching stops at Franklin and Hopkinsville (Ky.), has 277 career wins — the second-most among active coaches in Middle Tennessee. … Hendersonville has reached the 10-win mark in each of the previous three seasons. … Mason, the 2015 6-5A Offensive MVP, racked up 1,606 yards and 19 TDs on 211 carries a season ago. … Cane Ridge, led by second-year coach Eddie Woods, is coming off just its second eight-win season. Hutch, who posted 40 tackles and three sacks a season ago, is a three-star prospect with offers from Louisville, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, among others. … Three of Station Camp’s six losses last season were suffered by four points or less.

Cane Ridge running back and defensive back Emari Barton
SCHEDULES
(2015 record in parentheses, * denotes region contest)
Beech (8-4, 5-2, reached Class 5A second round): Aug. 19 vs. Wilson Central; Aug. 26 at Rossview; *Sept. 2 at Glencliff; *Sept. 9 vs. Hendersonville; *Sept. 16 vs. Cane Ridge; Sept. 23 vs. Springfield; *Sept. 20 at Gallatin; *Oct. 7 at Station Camp; *Oct. 21 vs. Hunters Lane; *Oct. 28 at HIllsboro.
Cane Ridge (8-3, 5-2, reached Class 5A first round): Aug. 19 vs. Antioch; Aug. 25 at Mt. Juliet; *Sept. 2 vs. Hendersonville; Sept. 9 vs. McGavock; *Sept. 16 at Beech; *Sept. 23 at Hillsboro; *Sept. 30 vs. Hunters Lane; *Oct. 14 at Glencliff; *Oct. 21 vs. Station Camp; *Oct. 28 at Gallatin.
Gallatin (4-6, 2-5): Aug. 19 at Mt. Juliet; Aug. 26 at Springfield; *Sept. 2 vs. Hunters Lane; Sept. 9 vs. Henry County; *Sept. 16 at Glencliff; *Sept. 23 at Station Camp; *Sept. 30 vs. Beech; *Oct. 7 vs. Hendersonville; *Oct. 21 at Hillsboro; *Oct. 28 vs. Cane Ridge.
Glencliff (0-10, 0-7): Aug. 19 vs. Whites Creek; Aug. 26 vs. Stratford; *Sept. 2 vs. Beech; Sept. 9 at Hillwood; *Sept. 16 vs. Gallatin; *Sept. 23 at Hunters Lane; *Sept. 30 at Hillsboro; *Oct. 14 vs. Cane Ridge; *Oct. 21 at Hendersonville; *Oct. 28 at Station Camp.
Hendersonville (10-2, 6-1, reached Class 5A second round): Aug. 19 at McGavock; Aug. 26 vs. Siegel; *Sept. 2 at Cane Ridge; *Sept. 9 at Beech; *Sept. 16 vs. Hillsboro; Sept. 23 vs. East Nashville; *Sept. 30 vs. Station Camp; *Oct. 7 at Gallatin; *Oct. 21 vs. Glencliff; *Oct. 28 at Hunters Lane.
Hillsboro (9-4, 6-1, reached Class 5A quarterfinals): Aug. 20 vs. Pearl-Cohn (at Vanderbilt); Aug. 26 at Oakland; *Sept. 2 at Station Camp; Sept. 9 vs. Riverdale; *Sept. 16 at Hendersonville; *Sept. 23 vs. Cane Ridge; *Sept. 30 vs. Glencliff; *Oct. 14 at Hunters Lane; *Oct. 21 vs. Gallatin; *Oct. 28 vs. Beech.
Hunters Lane (1-9, 1-6): Aug. 19 at Northwest; Aug. 26 vs. Hillwood; *Sept. 2 at Gallatin; Sept. 9 at Sycamore; *Sept. 16 vs. Station Camp; *Sept. 23 vs. Glencliff; *Sept. 30 at Cane Ridge; *Oct. 14 vs. Hillsboro; *Oct. 21 at Beech; *Oct. 28 vs. Hendersonville.
Station Camp (4-6, 3-4): Aug. 19 vs. Clarksville; Aug. 26 at Wilson Central; *Sept. 2 vs. Hillsboro; Sept. 9 at Rossview; *Sept. 16 at Hunters Lane; *Sept. 23 vs. Gallatin; *Sept. 30 at Hendersonville; *Oct. 7 vs. Beech; *Oct. 21 at Cane Ridge; *Oct. 28 vs. Glencliff.

Hillsboro coach Craig Clayton
Reach Michael Murphy at 615-269-8262 and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports .
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