Tough Tennessee High School teams of the Past

[BigDave1967]

2000 10-4 Cordova Wolves Coached by Tim Morris

 

White Station W 42-6

Bolton W 38-6

ECS L 28-14

Bartlett L 27-0

Houston W 28-6

Millington W 41-28

Jackson Central Merry W 21-0

Memphis Central W 47-22

Memphis Overton W 28-0

Germantown L 20-16

 

Playoffs

 

Germantown W 26-19

Memphis Central W 23-6

Whitehaven W 16-13

Riverdale L 12-7

[BigDave1967]

1969 9-1-1 Murfreesboro Central Tigers Coached by Gene Windham

 

Clarksville W 13-6

Tullahoma W 36-12

Lebanon W 70-0

Lawrence County T 12-12

Springfield W 30-0

White County W 26-12

Gallatin W 44-0

BGA W 53-0

Columbia Central W 22-0

Shelbyville W 45-6

 

Playoffs

 

Memphis Southside L 30-6

[BigDave1967]

2010 11-2 CAK Warriors Coached by Rusty Bradley

 

Grace W 28-6

Seymour W 35-19

Stone Memorial W 55-15

Carter W 48-20

Loudon W 48-45

Sequoyah W 48-7

Scott W 35-14

Kingston W 42-21

Elizabethton W 34-14

Alcoa L 50-33

 

Playoffs

 

Kingston W 34-6

Polk County W 28-21

Alcoa L 14-3

[BigDave1967]

2010 13-1 Jo Byrns Red Devils Coached by Tom Adkins

 

Cascade W 35-6

W.H. Heritage W 43-7

Heath(KY) W 37-0

East Robertson W 44-0

Todd Central(KY) W 56-10

Houston Central W 49-0

McEwen W 46-6

Harpeth W 40-0

Clarksville Academy W 43-7

Nashville Christian W 34-14

 

Playoffs

 

Collinwood W 28-14

Wayne County W 28-14

Perry County W 45-12

South Pittsburg L 41-6

[BigDave1967]

2008 12-2 White House Blue Devils Coached by Jeff Porter

 

Portland W 35-17

Alcoa L 28-3

Springfield W 43-7

Macon County W 38-6

Beech W 24-20

Sycamore W 40-29

Pearl Cohn W 44-8

Dekalb County W 49-35

Station Camp W 21-20

Greenbrier W 52-14

 

Playoffs

 

East Ridge W 39-0

Dekalb County W 42-20

Station Camp W 38-12

Knox Catholic L 38-31

[BigDave1967]

1994 13-1 Oak Ridge Wildcats Coached by Joe Gaddis

 

Jefferson County W 27-10

Campbell County W 47-7

Clinton W 41-13

Knox Central W 14-10

Morristown West W 14-0

McMinn County W 28-7

Rhea County W 14-7

Farragut W 28-14

Bradley County W 21-7

Cumberland County W 35-6

 

Playoffs

 

Morristown East W 24-21

Brainerd W 35-20

Knox Central W 28-7

Riverdale L 21-7

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Dante Hickey +1

[FELONYCHILD]

What made Dante Hickey so good?

[HTV]

What made Dante Hickey so good?

 

I've been watching high school football in this state, and particularly in East Tennessee, for about 45 years, now.  In those 40 years I haven't seen a running back with more God given physical gifts than Hickey had.  He had good size and power, he could run, and he was just as comforatable running over you as he was running around you.  He had the entire package.

 

It was a shame that he didn't pay more attention to his academics.  Hickey could have been a great college football player.  

[fooseball95]

Dante is my 1st cousin and we are together a lot and still talk about how much fun we used to have playing in high school. He just didn't have his head on straight. We watched our highlight tape the other day. He was special

Edited January 23, 2017 by fooseball95

[32hammer]

I've been watching high school football in this state, and particularly in East Tennessee, for about 45 years, now.  In those 40 years I haven't seen a running back with more God given physical gifts than Hickey had.  He had good size and power, he could run, and he was just as comforatable running over you as he was running around you.  He had the entire package.

 

It was a shame that he didn't pay more attention to his academics.  Hickey could have been a great college football player.  

HTV, Do you remember Big Al "Sonny" Davis from Alcoa in the late 60s? Most old times say he was the best east TN ever produced. Would like to hear your thoughts.

[HTV]

HTV, Do you remember Big Al "Sonny" Davis from Alcoa in the late 60s? Most old times say he was the best east TN ever produced. Would like to hear your thoughts.

 

No, I never saw him play.  He was just a bit before me, but a lot of the Maryville types on this forum can tell you more about him than I can.  I go back to about 1970 watching high school football in this area, which was when I started playing junior high school football (junior highs in the old Knoxville City School System were grades 7,8,9 then and had "santioned" junior high football).  

 

Al's son played with my nephew at Alcoa and was a tremendous athlete.  He signed with Georgia in football, but never got there because he was a high baseball draft pick by the Pirates and signed a baseball contract out of Alcoa.  Little Al was a great athlete.  He made it to AA baseball, but injuries ended his career.  

 

Little Al's son was a starter at WR for Maryville this past fall as a freshman.  He has a chance to be pretty special, himself.