Best Running backs in the state--All Time

[indian66]

JIMMY DYKES FROM OLD CHURCH HILL HIGH SCHOOL,HE NOW IS THE PRINCIPAL AT VOLUNTEER.

 

 

RODNEY WAMPLER FROM MORRISTOWN HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE BEAR AND HE ALSO WROTE ABOUT HIM IN HIS BOOK,HE NOW IS RETIRED FROM COACHING AT D.B.

[12yr.oldchamps]

Earnest Fields - Milan 83'-86'

Rod Smith- Milan 00'-03'

[OhS04]

What about Riverdale's Eric Locke?

[REBELRON]

I have seen a lot of great tailbacks.Here are some of the one's I have seen.

 

Leroy Thompson Austin East 1983-86

Dante Hickey Cleveland 93-94

Santonio Beard Pearl Cohn 96-98

Reggie Brown Loudon 81-83

Bubba Brown Loudon 73-75

Carl Stewart Maryville 2000-02

Eric Westmoreland Marion County 92-95

Scottie Whitt Clinton 90-92

Preston Teague Halls 94-96

Gerald Riggs Red Bank 99-2001

Demetris Fields Cleveland 97-99

George Parker Alcoa 78-79

Cassen Jackson Central 2001-03

Calvin Bryant Hillsboro 2001-03

Kelcey Williams Humboldt 95-96

 

 

The best one of all was Travis Cozart of Lenoir City. All those other backs had good players around them. At Lenoir City Cozart was the whole show. If Cozart had not got in trouble at UT he would have beaten Jay Graham out. He would be playing in the NFL right now. Travis Cozart,Dante Hickey and Chad Henderson were the biggest waste of talents that I ever seen.

[SCRAPPY]

Some blasts from the past in the mid-state:

the dates are close estimates

 

Carl Woods (Gallatin) '85

Hwana Jennings (Lebanon) '87

Keith Davis (Overton) '83

Joe Campbell (Stratford) '87

Preston Brown (Maplewood) '72

Al Young (Maplewood) '80

Fruit Bell (Overton) '82

Shaun Hollinsworth (Mt. Juliet) '87

Santonio Beard (Pearl-Cohn) '99

Tim Clem (Bellevue) '80

Jonathan Schaub (Lipscomb) '99

Jeremiah Ligon (Cheatham Co.) '97

[footballfanatic]

rafeal hill... best ever, period!!!!

[FalconLuv04]

Tim Johnson...I never saw him play because I wasn't born yet, but the stories that are STILL told in Lincoln County about him have made him a local legend and hero. He was part of the Falcon 1982 State Championship team.

[GWAVE1]

Everybody in 92' heard of Scotty Whitt. But come the state championship game every eye was on Gallatin's Jeremy McMurry.

 

Austin East's Leroy Thompson

DCA 's Scotter Edwards

Riverdale's Ralph King

Trousdale Co's T.T. Harper (very impressive for his size)

White House's Phillip Harris

Trezevant's X-man Xavier Crawford

 

just to name a few

[FairInMyFavor]

Does anyone remember Ricky Blake from Lincoln County? He went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys. He was pretty good.

[coachmax65]

I've gotta blow the horn for the Crossville Comet Curt Watson who you hear advertising on UT FB games. Go Jets!!

[VitaVol]

Albert Davis, Alcoa. 7 years in NFL with the Eagles, played at Tennessee State after not qualifying as the first player ever actually SIGNED by UT (signed by....didn't get into school).

 

A freak. Ahead of his time. 6', 215 back in the mid-60's. Dominant...and this was BEFORE classifications. He ran for almost 2,500 yards with Alcoa playing Dobyns Bennett, etc.

 

Anyone who's been around this area for a long time will tell you he's the best RB ever from East Tennessee.

[davidlimbaugh]

No one has mentioned Ricky Roper of Riverdale (latest 70's)

 

or Shaun Bohannon at Oak Ridge - my son will attest to

how good he was, my son was a kicker who had to tackle him

on a return and finally got him down after being drug for

about 10 yards - LOL!!!

 

Alvin Duke at Riverdale scored 40 TDs his senior year.

 

but for sheer numbers, you have to go with BGA's Troy Fleming and

Riverdale's Ralph King.

 

December 1, 2001 Murfreesboro Daily News Journal

http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/news.ez?viewStory=50768

Riverdale’s Ralph King wants to add title to his legacy

By Steve Heath / Prep Editor of The Daily News Journal

 

"In King’s junior year, he rushed for 2,680 yards and scored 46 touchdowns. Forty-four of the TDs came on rushes — a state record.

 

Ralph King — By The Numbers

Rushing Statistics

Year Att. Total Yards Avg. PC Avg. PG TD

1999 119 938 7.9 85.3 13

2000 333 2680 8.0 178.7 44*

2001 310 2627 8.5 175.1 43

Total 762 6245 8.2 152.3 100#

*King had 46 total touchdowns, one return, one reception

#King had 102 career touchdowns and one 2-point conversion for a total of 614 points

 

How King Ranks

Scoring

Most Points (Career)

714 Troy Fleming, Battle Ground Acad. (1995-98)

618 Deewane McKinney, Halls (1975-79)

614 Ralph King, Riverdale (1999-2001)

 

Most Points (Season)

290 Kelcey Williams, Humboldt (1995)

276 Ralph King, Riverdale (2000)

260 Ralph King, Riverdale (2001)

 

Most Touchdowns (Career)

132 Troy Fleming, Battle Ground Acad. (1995-98)

102 Ralph King, Riverdale (1999-2001)

93 Lorenza Edwards, Donelson Christian Academy (1986-90)

 

Most Touchdowns (Season)

48 Kelcey Williams, Humboldt (1995)

46 Ralph King, Riverdale (2000)

43 Ralph King, Riverdale (2001)

41 Franklin Payne, Univ. School of Jackson (2000)

41 Dixie Roberts, McMinnville (1928)

 

Most Touchdowns (Game)

11 Eddie Byrge, Huntsville (1968)

8 Ralph King, Riverdale (vs. Memphis Westwood, Sept. 22, 2000)

 

Rushing

Most Yards (Career)

9,442 Troy Fleming, Battle Ground Acad. (1995-98)

7,530 Joe Longmire, Bruceton Central (1992-95)

7,355 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1995-98)

6,730 Dixie Roberts, McMinnville (1925-28)

6,553 Lorenza Edwards, Donelson Christian Academy (1986--90)

6,450 Jeff Womack, Warren County (1979-80)

6,245 Ralph King, Riverdale (1999-2001)

5,987 Leroy Thompson, Knox. Austin-East (1983-86)

 

Most Yards (Season)

3,008 Troy Fleming, Battle Ground Acad. (1998)

2,702 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1997)

2,680 Ralph King, Riverdale (2000)

2,627 Ralph King, Riverdale (2001)

 

Most Touchdowns (Career)

100 Ralph King, Riverdale (1999-2001)

93 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1995-98)

88 Joe Longmire, Bruceton Central (1992-95)

85 Dixie Roberts, McMinnville (1925-28)

 

Most Touchdowns (Season)

44 Ralph King, Riverdale (2000)

43 Ralph King, Riverdale (2001)

35 Leroy Thompson, Knox. Austin-East (1986)

34 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1997)

34 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1998)

 

Most 100-Yard Games (Consecutive)

27 Tripp Tucker, Univ. School of Jackson (1997-98)

18 Jeff Womack, Warren County (1979-80)

15 Ralph King, Riverdale (2001)

14 Ralph King, Riverdale (2000)

14 Joe Longmire, Bruceton Central (1995)

 

Maybe King’s most remarkable numbers are the 100-yard games. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in 28 of his last 29 games. The only time he didn’t was in last year’s BlueCross Bowl loss to Red Bank" (In a blizzard I may add)