{"id":1273,"date":"2025-06-01T08:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/tn-prep-varsity\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2025-11-29T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:12:09","slug":"2024-tennessee-football-preview-6a-region-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/tn-prep-varsity\/2024-tennessee-football-preview-6a-region-8\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Tennessee Football Preview: 6A, Region 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arlington
Bartlett
Collierville
Cordova
Germantown
Houston
White Station
Whitehaven<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sleeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germantown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bartlett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Favorite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Predicted Standings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston
Bartlett
Germantown
Collierville
White Station
Whitehaven
Cordova
Arlington <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quotes From Athletes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germantown athlete Yasir Muhammad
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI think we will make it back to where we were this past season, but we have to break through that 3rd round so we’ll be working towards that.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cI don’t have the schedule, yet but we’ll be prepared for anyone we face.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cI don’t know anyone individually who will be hard for us to stop. I feel me and my guys can compete with anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston athlete Andre Allen
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI believe we can go back-to-back, we just have to push ourselves against the team every team wants to beat.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cGermantown.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cI don’t think just one player will give us a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston defensive end Trayshon Shaw
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI see us back in the Blue Cross Bowl actually.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cAs we have a lot of talent in 6A, our biggest rivals Germantown always surprises.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cI could say Joakim Dodson or Geron Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston defensive lineman Garrett Hagan
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cTo be back-to-back state champions.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cWe don\u2019t have our schedule yet but we have the toughest region in the state so I think Germantown will be our toughest competition.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cThere\u2019s a few people in mind but my 2 are Joakim Dodson and Jamarrion Morrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston middle linebacker Owen Waggener
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI am extremely excited and confident about next year\u2019s team. Good amount of state champ returnees and the experience and chemistry we have is like no other.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cRegion 8 games are always tough but I believe playing at Tupelo this year will be our toughest game.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cGot to give props to Jamarion Morrow from Germantown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston offensive lineman Nick Royston
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI think we are going to be a great team next year.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cI think the toughest team we play will be Germantown.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cI don\u2019t really look at players individually because one player doesn\u2019t make the whole team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston running back Celley Davis
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cI feel like we have the potential to take it back-to-back. We can\u2019t take anyone for granted this season but if we handle business then we will come out on top again.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cThere are many great opponents we play against in 6A but we have one of the best defenses in that state and offenses.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cN\/a.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston wide receiver Derrick Miller Jr.
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
\u201cWe will be back-to-back state champs.\u201d

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
\u201cWell just like this season I feel South Panola and Tupelo got us ready for state this year so I would have to go with these two teams.\u201d

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
\u201cI don\u2019t have a toughest player in mind that we will have to go against because I feel the Mustangs have a lot of dawgs and we are the best team right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Offensive Preseason MVP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaden Jones Germantown\/Chandler Day Houston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Defensive Preseason MVP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andre Allen Houston\/Ladeadrick James Houston\/Brody Woodall Bartlett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Players to Watch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaric Brown Bartlett
AJ Greene Collierville
Alex McAlpin Bartlett
Amziah Fry White Station
Andrew Toy Collierville
Anthony Fields Jr. Bartlett
Antonio Ray Cordova
Antwan Jackson White Station
Ari Bethea Collierville
Austin Howard Bartlett
Bailey Cloud Bartlett
Benjamin Buckhold Collierville
Benjamin Lott Bartlett
Blair Colbert Germantown
Bond Christie Collierville
Brad Fears Bartlett
Bradley Stubbs Collierville
Brandon Harrison Arlington
Brandon Whitehead Bartlett
Brayden Daugherty Houston
Brayden Sanitbanez Collierville
Brayden Washington White Station
Brodie Brannon Arlington
Bryan Morales Arlington
Bryce Garrison Arlington
Bryce Robinson Collierville
Bryson Coffer Cordova
Caleb Newsom Whitehaven
Caleb Williamson Germantown
Cam Nelson Arlington
Camden Cruea Arlington
Cameron Ledlow Germantown
Camren Cox White Station
Carson Kelly Arlington
Carson Pigues White Station
Carter Boothe Germantown
Carter Dugan Bartlett
Cesar Lopez Collierville
Charlie Payne Bartlett
Chase Lowther Bartlett
Chase Manning Houston
Chase Sutton Bartlett
Chris Colwick Collierville
Chris Tate Collierville
Christain Wade White Station
Christopher Cooper Whitehaven
Clark Whitsell Collierville
Clinton Lee III Collierville
Cooper Sherrod Collierville
Cooper Trundle Bartlett
Cory House Whitehaven
Da’ki Matthews Bartlett
Damon Boddie Bartlett
Darnell Henderson Jr. Whitehaven
Darshon Henderson Whitehaven
David Johnson White Station
David Martinez Bartlett
DeMarcus Covington White Station
Derrecas Henson Jr. Bartlett
Derrick Miller Jr. Houston
Derrick Page Houston
Deshaun Williams Bartlett
Deshawn Martin Whitehaven
Desmond Brock White Station
Devaun Brown Cordova
Dirik Catron Bartlett
DJ Visor Bartlett
Djidjou Bah Germantown
Donovan Jenious Bartlett
Dylan Bolden White Station
Ean Jones White Station
Edrick Martin Bartlett
Elijah Maxwell Whitehaven
Elliott Wilson Germantown
Emmitt Luellen Collierville
Ethan Long Collierville
Ethan Reese Bartlett
Evan Lipscomb White Station
Finnegan Coffey Collierville
Foster Pittman Collierville
Frank Purcell Houston
Gabriel Willoughby Arlington
Garrett Hagan Houston
Gaven Crawford Bartlett
Gavin Grant Collierville
Gavin Wilson Houston
Geron Johnson Bartlett
Gill Ziegler White Station
Grant Troutman Collierville
Grayson Lytton Collierville
Harlan Bledsoe Whitehaven
Harrison Woods White Station
Hayden Hilton Collierville
Hayden Hollenbeck Collierville
Hayden Spangenberg Bartlett
Hollywood Johnson White Station
Hudson Bennett Bartlett
Hudson Joyner White Station
Hudson Spangenberg Bartlett
Hunter Cook Collierville
Ian Wiseman Collierville
Isaiah Worles Bartlett
Jack Tidwell Arlington
Jacksen Lyons Arlington
Jackson Crouch Collierville
Jackson Flowers Arlington
Jackson Sisson Collierville
Jackson Spires Collierville
Jackson Williams White Station
Jacob Maxwell Whitehaven
Jacobe Ikner Bartlett
Jaden Thomas Whitehaven
Jake Koenig Collierville
Jake Rainey Collierville
Jalen Jones Germantown
Jamarian Young White Station
Jamarion Morrow Germantown
Jamee Hicks Germantown
Jaquarius Butler Cordova
Jase Ravenell Cordova
Jaxon Hardaway White Station
Jayden Grimsley Arlington
Jayden Majors Collierville
Jayden Miller Whitehaven
Jayden Woods Germantown
Jaydon Dockery Germantown
Jaylen Webster White Station
Jeremiah Robinson Germantown
Jermaine Robinson White Station
Jessiah Boga Whitehaven
JJ Wagner Bartlett
Joakim Dodson Collierville
Joaquin Gogue Cordova
John Simmons Collierville
Johnathan Bethany Whitehaven
Jonah Holcomb Collierville
Jonas Jimerson Houston
Jonathan Hampton Collierville
Joseph Myers Collierville
Josh Jones Bartlett
Joshua Jones Bartlett
Joshua Tumblin Cordova
Justin Jones White Station
Justin Tran Collierville
Kaleb Reed Collierville
Kam Alexander Bartlett
Kameron Johnson Arlington
Kameron Lee Bartlett
Ke\u2019Moni Milligann Cordova
Kedrick Donald Houston
Kelly Johnson Cordova
Kelton Faulkner White Station
Kendrick Thomas Bartlett
Keon Fields White Station
Kolton Wright Cordova
Kylan Grant White Station
Kylan Harvey Collierville
Kylan Holmes Collierville
Lakendrick Gardner Jr. White Station
Landon Hall Arlington
Landon Parrish Collierville
Lane Phillips Collierville
Luke Roeder Collierville
Malachi Butler Bartlett
Malik Tate White Station
Marcanvas Scruggs Whitehaven
Marlon Hammond Cordova
Mason Sanders Germantown
Matthew Addison Bartlett
Matthew Thomas Whitehaven
Matthias Hudson Bartlett
Mekhi Robins-Abram Germantown
Merrick Coster Collierville
Micah Blanchard White Station
Micah Brown White Station
Mikey Arnold White Station
Nasir Lucas Whitehaven
Neydious Jhabari Ellis Arlington
Nicholas Williams Bartlett
Nick Graham Collierville
Nick Royston Houston
Noah Johnson White Station
Owen Waggener Houston
Patrick Belyeu Collierville
Patrick Sadler Arlington
Paxton Cruea Arlington
Peyton Smith Arlington
Pierce Rogers Bartlett
Quarius Gilliam Jr. Whitehaven
Rayce Whitaker Bartlett
Reagan Ulbrich Collierville
Reginald Woods Cordova
Roman Laster White Station
Ronald Robinson Houston
Ryan Foley Collierville
Saige Williams White Station
Samuel Iroh Collierville
Sebastian Buckhold Collierville
Shawn Grandberry Bartlett
Spencer Pettigrew White Station
Stone McKinney Bartlett
Tavarious Elliott Whitehaven
Terrell Vaugn Cordova
Terrence Johnson Bartlett
Terrence Madlock Bartlett
Terry Robinson Whitehaven
Thallas Wooten Bartlett
Tony Anderson White Station
Tony Williams Houston
Trayshon Shaw Houston
Trevion Mos White Station
Trevon Mcgory Germantown
Trevor House-Franklin Bartlett
Trey Griffin Bartlett
Tripp Hendricks Houston
Tristan Colenberg Cordova
Tristan Mcknatt Bartlett
Tristan Plumlee Collierville
Tristian Euell Collierville
Tucker Waltz Bartlett
Ty\u2019trevien Greenwood Cordova
Tylen Jones Germantown
Tyler Shaw Bartlett
Tyler Shelton Cordova
Tyler Stone Collierville
Tyler Vann Collierville
Tyree Sims Cordova
Tyrik Harris Germantown
Tyrin Willams Germantown
Victor Tapia Bartlett
Will Igleharte Bartlett
William Guy Whitehaven<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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