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All-Southern Middle Tennessee grid squad led by Central’s Martin, Summit’s ‘triplets’





Q Martin scored touchdowns via rush, reception and return during Columbia Central’s 7-5 season.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Q Martin scored touchdowns via rush, reception and return during Columbia Central’s 7-5 season.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

In the assembling of many postseason all-star football teams – all-county, all-area, all-state – the position of ‘athlete’ has emerged as a catch-all spot to wedge in an extra honoree.

In the case of Main Street Maury’s all-Southern Middle Tennessee squad, though, the ‘athletes’ being recognized are in those positions as a hat-tip to their high-level versatility; limiting them to one spot would minimize their impact for their respective teams.

“Any kind of big role we needed, he filled it,” Summit coach Brian Coleman said regarding senior Brady Pierce, who lined up at receiver, running back, punter, punt returner and safety as the Spartans advanced to their third consecutive state championship game appearance. “He did so many things for us that were needed. He was just somebody we could trust to do it.”

Among other things, Pierce finished the year as the area’s second-leading receiver, catching 36 passes for 815 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Brady Pierce had 12 touchdown receptions and four interceptions for Class 6A state runner-up Summit.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Brady Pierce had 12 touchdown receptions and four interceptions for Class 6A state runner-up Summit.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Columbia Central’s Q Martin, meanwhile, averaged nearly nine yards per rushing attempt in his first year of varsity football — and that was just for starters.

“He was kind of magical, really,” Columbia Central coach John Moore said of the senior running back/receiver/cornerback/returner, who helped the Lions to their first homefield playoff game in nearly 10 years and a 7-5 finish. “He just never came off the field because he was so valuable.

“Every time he touched the ball, I felt like he gave us a chance to score a touchdown. If somebody tried to throw at him, I felt like he was going to pick it off and run it back. Every game, for the most part, he just kept making plays.”

The two ‘athletes’ – both of whom were selected for last month’s Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association’s East/West All-Star Classic – are joined on the all-Southern Middle Tennessee team by Class 6A Mr. Football Destin Wade, twin brother and fellow Kentucky signee Keaten Wade and five performers from the prolific Independence offensive unit.

Class 6A Mr. Football Destin Wade ran and threw for 3,748 yards and 50 touchdowns this fall as Summit advanced to the state finals.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Class 6A Mr. Football Destin Wade ran and threw for 3,748 yards and 50 touchdowns this fall as Summit advanced to the state finals.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

The team, in its entirety, follows:

Offense

QB – Destin Wade, Summit, Sr.

Kentucky signee named Class 6A Mr. Football, finishing with 3,748 offensive yards and 50 TDs

RB – Tre Hartwell, Independence, Jr.

Top rushing threat for Eagles gained 851 yards (5.5 per carry), scored nine TDs in 11 games

RB – Kayden McCoy, Columbia Central, So.

As fullback in Wing-T attack, led 7-5 Lions with 764 rushing yards (5.2 per carry) and 12 TDs

WR – River Katina, Independence, Sr.

Eagles’ No. 2 receiver finished with 754 receiving yards on 46 catches, scored eight touchdowns

WR – Jack Rummell, Independence, Sr.

Caught 68 passes for 1,411 yards – averaging 20.8 yards per receptions – with 15 touchdowns

WR – Ethan Workman, Richland, Jr.

Summit’s Keaten Wade scored three times on defense as a senior, finishing with 119 total tackles and eight sacks.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Summit’s Keaten Wade scored three times on defense as a senior, finishing with 119 total tackles and eight sacks.RIC BEU / MAIN STREET MAURY

Despite playing in run-first attack, finished with 689 receiving yards and five TDs on 39 catches

OL – Jamari Bentley, Lawrence Co., Sr.

An all-Region 5-4A performer, Bentley helped lead an offense that three times topped 45 points

OL – Luke Chapman, Summertown, Sr.

Chapman was a key cog in the trenches for an Eagles attack that averaged 280 yards per game

OL – Cooper Koch, Summit, Sr.

An East/West all-star selection, Koch led the Spartans up front as they scored at a 40-point clip

OL – Connor Pope, Loretto, So.

Pope was the top lineman for a Mustangs team that produced a pair of 600-yard rushers this fall

OL – Austin Watson, Independence, Sr.

Watson headed a talented front that blocked for a 2,600-yard passer and an 800-yard rusher

PK – Sam Henke, Independence, Sr.

Henke hit five of seven field goal attempts for the Eagles and was 38-for-40 on extra-point tries

 

 

Defense

DL – Gavin Alderson, Mt. Pleasant, Jr.

Credited with 77 total tackles (25 for loss), 10 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles for the Tigers

DL – Jase Hoath, Columbia Central, Jr.

On a talented Lions’ front four, Hoath stood out with 39 tackles, 4½ sacks and a forced fumble

DL – Maddox Reed, Summit, Sr.

As the Spartans allowed just 15 points per game, Reed was busy with 47 tackles and five sacks

DL/LB – Keaten Wade, Summit, Sr.

All-American selection, Kentucky signee involved in nine turnovers, scored three defensive TDs

LB – Euriah Archibald, Mt. Pleasant, Jr.

Top Tiger tackler recorded 88 total stops (27 for loss) with seven sacks and a forced fumble

LB – Trower Davis, Spring Hill, Sr.

Racked up team-high 46 total tackles (6.5 for loss) with two fumble recoveries and a pickoff

LB – Watson Harvey, Columbia Central, Sr.

Shared Region 6-5A defensive most valuable player accolades

LB – Collins Malone, Columbia Acad., Sr.

Amassed 143 total tackles (88 solos) with 17 for loss, five sacks and four turnovers created

DB – John Dippold, Summit, Sr.

Performed against both the run (35 total tackles) and pass, with eight breakups and three picks

DB – Adrian Hidalgo, Columbia Central, Jr.

Receiver-turned-cornerback finished with three interceptions

DB – Jakabri Stevenson, Lawrence Co., So.

Finished with 34 total tackles, team’s third-most, with two for loss, a sack and two breakups

P – Max Patton, Columbia Central, Jr.

Earned Region 6-5A specialist of the year honors

ATH – Q Martin, Columbia Central

Finished just short of 1,000 scrimmage yards (712 rushing, 12 TDs; 221 receiving, three TDs) while handling shutdown cornerback duties; returned a punt for a score in playoff win

ATH – Brady Pierce, Summit

Scored 20 offensive TDs (eight rushing, with 329 yards; 12 receiving, with 815 yards); 104 total tackles, 10 pass breakups, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery

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