Marshall Count wide receiver Jay Howard tallied 1,347 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns a season ago.

O’Connor

Dahl

Cimaglia

Thomas Osteen has compiled a 20-5 record in two seasons at Marshall County.

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

1. Marshall County

2. Giles County

3. Page

4. Spring Hill

5. Tullahoma

6. Lawrence County

Page lineman Chris Dahl (64) and kick Brent Cimaglia (30).

TOP RETURNEES

Brent Cimaglia, Sr., K/P, Page; Cain McWilliams, Sr., RB/LB, Marshall County; Chris Dahl, Sr., OL/DL, Page; Dontae Smith, Jr., RB/DB, Spring Hill; Jay Howard, Sr., WR/DB, Marshall County; Justin Oden, Jr., WR/DB, Spring Hill; Preston Lynn, Sr., WR/KR, Lawrence County; R’kell Reed, Sr., RB/LB, Giles County; Tanner Holley, Sr., WR/DB, Giles County; Terrell Nunn, Sr., OL/DE, Spring Hill; Tre Crutcher, Sr., WR/DB, Marshall County.

TOP GAMES

Spring Hill at Page (Sept. 2); Giles County at Marshall County (Sept. 16); Giles County at Spring Hill (Sept. 30); Marshall County at Spring Hill (Oct. 14); Marshall County at Page (Oct. 28).

Region football preview recap

Giles County is looking for its first winning season since reached the Class 4A state championship in 2013.

REGION TIDBITS

Last season, Howard and Crutcher combined to haul in 148 receptions for 2,151 yards and 20 touchdowns for the Class 4A semifinalist Tigers, who averaged nearly 40 points. … Sophomore Bryce Wallace, the younger brother of former Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace — now an assistant at Marshall County — will serve as the Tigers’ starting quarterback. … Cimaglia, a three-star kicker according to 247Sports, has committed to Tennessee. … Lynn, the 2015 Region 4-4A Special Teams MVP, averaged over 30 yards per kick return, while bringing back two kickoffs and one punt for scores. … Coach David O’Connor, who led Giles County to a 75-17 record with three state semifinal appearances in his first stint at the school (2006-12), has returned to coach the Bobcats after spending the last three seasons at Buckhorn, Ala. … McWilliams, a transfer from Fayetteville, is a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.

Coach Charles Rathbone has compiled a 25-20 record in four seasons at Page.

SCHEDULES

2015 record in parentheses, * denotes region contest

Giles County (3-8, 2-3, reached Class 4A first round): Aug, 19 vs. Columbia; Aug. 26 vs. Shelbyville; *Sept. 2 at Lawrence County; Sept. 9 at Lincoln County; *Sept. 16 at Marshall County; Sept. 23 vs. Kenwood; *Sept. 30 at Spring Hill; *Oct. 14 vs. Page; Oct. 21 at Signal Mountain; *Oct. 28 vs. Tullahoma.

Lawrence County (3-8, 2-3, reached Class 4A first round): Aug. 19 at Shelbyville; Aug. 26 vs. Lincoln County; *Sept. 2 vs. Giles County; Sept. 9 at Columbia; *Sept. 16 vs. Page; Sept. 23 at Loretto; *Sept. 30 at Marshall County; *Oct. 7 vs. Tullahoma; Oct. 21 vs. Lewis County; *Oct. 28 at Spring Hill.

Marshall County (12-2, 5-0, reached Class 4A semifinals): Aug. 19 at Franklin County; Aug. 28 vs. Overton; *Sept. 2 vs. Tullahoma; Sept. 9 at East Nashville; *Sept. 16 vs. Giles County; Sept. 23 at Stratford; *Sept. 30 vs. Lawrence County; *Oct. 14 at Spring Hill; Oct. 21 vs. Maplewood; *Oct. 28 at Page.

Page (7-4, 4-1, reached Class 4A first round): Aug. 19 at Fairview; Aug. 26 vs. Lipscomb; *Sept. 2 vs. Spring Hill; Sept. 9 vs. Forrest; *Sept. 16 at Lawrence County; Sept. 23 at BGA; *Sept. 30 at Tullahoma; *Oct. 14 at Giles County; Oct. 21 vs. White House; *Oct. 28 vs. Marshall County.

Spring Hill (3-7, 2-3): Aug. 19 at Summit; Aug. 26 vs. McGavock; *Sept. 2 at Page; Sept. 9 at Dickson County; *Sept. 16 at Tullahoma; *Sept. 30 vs. Giles County; Oct. 7 vs. Father Ryan; *Oct. 14 vs. Marshall County; Oct. 21 at Lipscomb Academy; *Oct. 28 vs. Lawrence County.

Tullahoma (0-10 0-5): Aug. 19 vs. Coffee County; Aug. 26 vs. Franklin County; *Sept. 2 at Marshall County; Sept. 9 vs. Shelbyville; *Sept. 16 vs. Spring Hill; Sept. 23 at Lincoln County; *Sept. 30 vs. Page; *Oct. 7 at Lawrence County; Oct. 21 at Pearl-Cohn; *Oct. 28 at Giles County.

Reach Michael Murphy at 615-269-8262 and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports . 

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