Eagles Look to Rebound from 28-0 Loss at Lakeway Acacademy
Ooltewah, Tn -- Rhea County High School football will look to rebound from their 28-0 road loss at Lakeway Christian Acamdey last friday with a Region game vs East Hamilton, who is also coming off a loss. East Hamilton lost 28-21 to Lenoir City for a 5A Region 3 loss. The Hurricanes led in the game 21-14, but gave up 14 unanswered points including a touchdwon with just over one minute remaining to take the loss. The good news for the Eagles is the loss was not a region loss, so they are still 2-0 in region play with wins over Soddy and Ooltewah. Game time is 7 pm at East Hamilton High School. Eagles lost 56-33 last year in Evensville in the game, giving up 42 second half points. Senior running back Jaden Haywood had 252 yards on 15 carries and 4 touchdowns in that game. Despite that loss the Eagles still finished first in Region play last year. Haywood is playing at East Tennessee University this year. Mason Ford countered with 221 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Eagles in that game.
Tonight Jaxton Schmitt will be at quarterback with Tony Brown and Jacob Kerley in backfield with wide receivers Austun Fugate, Collyn Brokc and Quinton Davis.
| Offense | Defense | Administration/Coaching |
| QB 1 Jaxton Schmitt SR | DL 9 Sam Rasnake JR | Ansley Massengill - Principal |
| RB 2 Troy Brown SO | DL 76 Tyre Brown SR | LS 5 Sam Walton SO |
| YB 4 Jacob Kerley SR | DL 23 Christian Yearwood SR | Micah Ruehling - Athletic Director |
| WR 11 Austun Fugate SR | LB 13 Wyatt Mangefrida JR | HC / OC Taylor Harvey |
| WR 20 Collyn Brock FR | LB 13 Wyatt Mangefrida JR | OL Zack Davis |
| WR 14 Quinton Davis JR | LB 0 Teagan Everett JR | DC Brandon Ashby |
| TE 19 Rett Robertson JR | LB 22 Zeke Romero | HC / OC Taylor Harvey |
| LT 74 Lucas Harrison JR | OLB 3 Tristyan Odum SR | DC Brandon Ashby |
| LG 58 DJ Donegan SO | CB 15 Carson McVay SO | DL Tony Brown |
| C 52 Trenton Ellis JR | CB 6 Quinten Massengill SR | RB / OLB Roy Guthrie |
| RG 62 Caiden Bridwell SR | SAF 11 Austun Fugate SR | S&C / QB David Shonts |
| WR 11 Austun Fugate SR | SAF 2 Troy Brown SO | OL Zack Davis |
| RT 59 Tyler Garrison SR | WR / DB Eli Evans | |
| Punter 11 Austun Fugate SR | Holder 1 Jaxton Schmitt SR | Manager Matt Graham |
| Kicker 9 Sam Rasnake JR | FR ASST Daniel Burton | |
East Hamilton Roster - via Max Preps
| 5 | Jesiah Heathington | Sr. | MLB, RB |
| 5 | Brighton Kai Staples | So. | WR, CB |
| 7 | Caden Davis | Sr. | FS, WR |
| 8 | Kobe Rivers | - | |
| 8 | Quan High | So. | SS, WR |
| 8 | Kaden Crochet | So. | QB, FS |
| 15 | Nehemiah Diggs | Sr. | MLB, RB |
| 16 | Jamal Blackmon | Jr. | CB, WR |
| 21 | Anthony Broome Iii | Jr. | CB, WR |
| 23 | Brody Lock | Sr. | WR, FS |
| 24 | Mark Hayes | Jr. | OLB, RB |
| 29 | Josh Hays | Jr. | WR, CB |
| 30 | Jayden Canion | Jr. | MLB, RB |
| 32 | Cooper Pickett | Jr. | WR, CB |
| 34 | Dominique Delaney | So. | G |
| 40 | Eli Edgar | Jr. | RB, FS |
| 41 | Tyler Taft | So. | TE, DE |
| 48 | Lennox Patrick | So. | RB, MLB |
| 52 | Kenyon Printup | Jr. | DE, C |
| 52 | Aiden Massengill | Sr. | DE |
| 55 | Aayden Addison | Jr. | T, DE |
| 59 | Doug Roberts | So. | DT |
| 62 | Tony Anglea | Sr. | T |
| 65 | William Thomason | So. | DE |
| 68 | Pryor Bowen | So. | T, DE |
| 71 | Jamel Jones | Sr. | C, NG |
| 72 | Nolan Finley | Jr. | C, NG |
| 73 | Drew Evans | Sr. | T, DE |
| 84 | Konnor Haviland | Jr. | WR, CB |
Head Coach: Patrick Liner
Assistant Coaches: Christopher Demetrius Jones, Gerald Jones, Mark Matlock, Adron Rebstock
East Hamilton Key contributors:
Quarterback: Kaden Crochet (So., #8)
Running Back / Linebacker: Nehemiah Diggs (Sr., #15), Jesiah Heathington (Sr., #5), Mark Hayes (Jr., #24)
Wide Receiver / Defensive Back: Caden Davis (Sr., #7), Brody Lock (Sr., #23), Jamal Blackmon (Jr., #16)
Linemen: Aayden Addison (Jr., #55, T/DE), Pryor Bowen (So., #68, T/DE), Drew Evans (Sr., #73, T/DE), Jamel Jones (Sr., #71, C/NG) per Max Preps