Nashville Christian duo among 12 Nashville area Mr. Football finalists

Twelve Nashville-area high school football players were named finalists for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards on Monday.

Two come from the same school.

Nashville Christian's Brant Lawless and Xavier Myers were named finalists for the Division II-A award.

Lawless is a dominant defensive tackle and a Tennessee commitment. He had 31.5 tackles in the regular season and 9.5 sacks.

Xavier rushed for 2,174 yards in the regular season with 30 touchdowns on 185 carries.

A committee of statewide sports writers selected the winners for the Mr. Football and Kicker of the Year Award based on performance during the regular season.

The TSSAA whittled down the five semifinalists to three finalists. The winners will be announced during a luncheon at Nissan Stadium on Nov. 27.

Davidson Academy's Da'Joun Hewitt, who had 1,905 rushing yards and a Nashville-area best 30 touchdowns, was the third finalist for the DII-A award. It marks the only category that included three area players.

In Class 3A, Fairview running back Darius James and Pearl-Cohn athlete Jimmyrious Parker were named finalists. James has 1,643 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns this season. Parker has 1,948 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns.

Fairview plays at Pearl-Cohn on Friday in a state quarterfinal.

Other Nashville-area finalists included Fayetteville's Brandon Moore in Class 1A, Waverly's Gavin Stanfield in Class 2A, Spring Hill's Dontae Smith in Class 4A, Summit's Tai Carter in Class 5A, Riverdale's Savion Davis in Class 6A, and Brentwood Academy's Camron Johnson in DII-AAA. Oakland's Aaron Sears is a finalist for the Kicker of the Year Award.

DIVISION I, CLASS 1A
Parker McKinney, Coalfield
Brandon Moore, Fayetteville
Kade Pearson, Huntingdon

DIVISION I, CLASS 2A
Jacob Saylors, Marion County
Gavin Stanfield, Waverly Central
Aaron Swafford, Meigs County

DIVISION I, CLASS 3A
Kalyn Grandberry, Raleigh Egypt
Darius James, Fairview
Jimmyrious Parker, Pearl-Cohn

DIVISION I, CLASS 4A
Cade Ballard, Greeneville
Stanton Martin, Anderson County
Dontae Smith, Spring Hill

DIVISION I, CLASS 5A
Tai Carter, Summit
Jordan Davis, Southwind
Cade Mays, Knoxville Catholic

DIVISION I, CLASS 6A
Savion Davis, Riverdale
Dylan Hopkins, Maryville
Jaylin Williams, Germantown

DIVISION II, CLASS A
Brant Lawless, Nashville Christian
Da’Joun Hewitt, Davidson Academy
Xavier Myers, Nashville Christian

DIVISION II, CLASS AA
Morgan Ernst, Webb School of Knoxville
Eric Gray, Lausanne
Cam Wynn, Notre Dame

DIVISION II, CLASS AAA
Tyler Badie, Briarcrest
Camron Johnson, Brentwood Academy
Bill Norton, Christian Brothers

KICKER OF THE YEAR
Gabe Boring, Bledsoe County
Charles Campbell, USJ
Aaron Sears, Oakland