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15 SR, 7 JR, 18 SO, 21 FR,. 22 upperclassmen out of 61. They had 21 JR and 15 SO last year. That's at least 14 upperclassmen that didn't come back. Could be higher because of transfers and kids that came out that didn't play last year could have added to the 22. It's not really laughable because there was a reason a change occurred during the summer.

Yes, one of main reason QB transferred is because a lot quit, especially upper classmen. Let's be honest and real, this should have happened at the end of the 2019 season. I like Brian and him taking the interm position and staying as head coach was the right move at the time. He was able to stabilize the program, keep players at McNairy and got the athletes to come out and play. But, for this to be successful, he has to have top level assistants and he did. But, once they retired after the 2019 season and losing a big senior class that year, he should step down then and brought in a football guy to continue the path forward. That way, a new coach could have build with a young but still some talented players. But, the new assistant hires didn't work out, changed an explosive offense into a bad offense that the kids hated. They started jumping ship after the season and in the spring. One kid told me they had 4 upper classmen at workouts the other day, I dont know if he was stretching it or not, but they had a ton quit. What also is playing into this is, I believe McNairy County is offering Virtual learning as part of their curriculum now. So, a lot of these kids have and are going virtual. So, a lot of them have found they can go get a job and work during the day and do their school work at their pace. Look, it is very hard to be a head coach of Football and Baseball at a school the size of McNairy. Especially when Football is the main pressure sport for a coach and Baseball has been the best sport the last decade. So your the head coach of football and baseball, the main assistant baseball coach is the Head Basketball coach, there can be a lot issues arise during the summer because all 3 of these are going. You better have some top level assistants to run the show if you going to coach both sports because 1 program will have to be run by them. If not, you have to set up everything all throughout summer and be at both sports everyday and work each sport around each other. You are going to burn put real fast.

He's got a tall task in front of him. Over half the team has quit or transferred. A lot of freshmen and sophomores will be playing this year. Hopefully, he can get the other kids to come back but it's probably going to take him a few years.

Tuesday Results Riverside over Lexington 5-3 Aville splits with Northside 12-3, 6-8 Southside takes down McNairy 6-5 District Standings 1. Riverside 2-0 2-7 The rest of the District 1-1 8. Lexington 0-2

Monday's Results Chester split with Scotts Hill 16-0, 11-16 Riverside over Lexington 4-2 McNairy over Southside 12-11 (8) Adamsville vs Northside cancelled

Week 1 District Schedule Series of the Week Chester Co vs Scotts Hill Last season's Regular season District Champions take on the defending Region Champions. Its opening day but this series could end up having a huge impact on how the district shakes out two months from now. Riverside vs Lexington McNairy vs Southside Adamsville vs Northside

The season kicks off in a few days and District 14AA goes at it the very 1st day of the season. Last season, 14AA sent two teams to Sub-state but Chester County lost to Haywood and McNairy lost to eventual State Champion Covington for the 2nd straight year. I don't see 2020 being any different than the past few years. I think it will be a battle once again that can include up to 5 teams. No clear cut favorite but I would choose Lexington based on amount of experience coming back in the line up. 5 teams of Contenders Lexington- I believe they have the most coming back in their lineup. I was told Dyersburg State commit Chandler Chick had surgery in the offseason and I'm not sure if he will be available. If he is out, they have lost their top two pitchers. If Lessenberry arm is healthy he will help on the mound. Stanfill, McClure, Lessenberry, Bard, and Scott are returning from good offense seasons. Scotts Hill- Scotts Hill won the regular season district. Scotts Hill lost all of their main pitching from last season and wasnt deep after their to 3. They will need some guys to step up on the mound this season. They also lost a good bit of their hitting as well. They will be led by Freed-Hardeman commit Nathan Lewis behind the plate. I believe Ty Martin missed most of last year and getting him back will help the lineup. Crews and Montgomery will be other returning contributors that are coming off good seasons last year. Riverside- Riverside is another team that will need some guys to step up on the mound. They weren't very deep there last year and lost their top guys. They also lost some of their top bats but return the district offensive player of the year Blankenship along with Reddix and Long who had good years last seasons. Chester Co- District Tourny Runner-up and Region Champ. Chester Co caught fire at the right time last year and made a run in the playoffs to a Substate berth. They will be led once again by Freed-Hardeman commit Colton Huntt. When he is on the mound, he gives Chester Co a chance to win the game. Chester will need to find a couple more guys to go along with him on the mound. Huntt also leads the team on offense and will have some help with Collins and Armour coming off good junior seasons. McNairy- Defending back2back District Tourny Champs and back2back Region Runner-Ups. McNairy finally put it together at tournament time last year to go undefeated in the District tourney but a loss to Chester in the Region forced them to go to Covington. McNairy returned over half their lineup and only lost 2 pitchers from last season. I would have had them as the favorite with Lexington but the preseason hasnt been to kind. The loss of 2 starters to disciplinary reason has hit the lineup and pitching staff. Then, the loss of All District CF Will Clifton to injury put a large dent in the lineup and defense. McNairy will be led by Southwest signee Dru Yopp and Union signee Tanner Parmely. Yopp could be one of the top pitchers in the district this year. Some of the younger guys will have to step up to help him out on the mound this year. The return of Latham could be a big help on the mound and lineup as he missed last season with a knee injury from football. Peyton Brown is coming off a good sophomore campaign and will be another big contributor in the lineup. The rest of the district Southside- Southside graduated a lot of their production on the mound and offensively from last year. They will be a really young team this year. By the roster I saw, they will only have 1 Senior and 1 Junior this season. Northside- Northside is in the same boat as Southside. They graduated a lot of production from last season. After being competitive the last few season, it looks like they maybe taking a step back this season. They will be led by Drake Dingledine offensively and on the mound this season. Adamsville- I'm thinking Adamsville will be young again this season. They graduated a couple of their top hitters and pitchers from last year but played a lot of young players. One player to look at for them will be Carson Plunk.

Covington 37 McNairy 27 Final McNairy couldnt stop the run. Covington hit a couple big passes early and once they done that, the run game took off. Covington slowed really stopped McNairy's offense but did struggle when McNairy ran out of 5 wide sets. McNairy just didnt run out of it enough tonight.

McNairy TD Pass Covington 37 McNairy 27 4th :24

Covington 5 yd TD run Covington 37 McNairy 20 4th 3:20

McNairy 50 yd TD pass Covington 30 McNairy 20 4th 7:29

McNairy TD run Covington 30 McNairy 13 3rd :15

Covington TD Run Covington 30 McNairy 6 3rd :46

Covington 19 yd FG Covington 23 McNairy 6 Halftime

Cov 20 yd TD run Missed PAT Covington 20 McNairy 6 2nd qtr