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Knoxville Catholic to play Texas private school coached by Deion Sanders on Aug. 29

Aaron Torres
Knoxville News Sentinel

Knoxville Catholic will play Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill, a private school from the Dallas area, on Aug. 29 at Catholic, athletic director Jason Surlas confirmed.

Trinity Christian's offensive coordinator is Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.

Catholic was originally scheduled to play Corbin High School, from Corbin, Kentucky, Aug. 29, the second week of the high school football season. But on July 28, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's Board of Control announced that high school football games wouldn't start until Sept. 11. 

Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill has won three straight Division II state championships in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). But this season, the school joined the Texas Christian Athletic League after its TAPPS membership was terminated in December due to alleged violations of the bylaws, according to the Dallas Morning News

Sanders has been Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill's offensive coordinator since 2017. In his tenure, the school has gone 39-2 and has outscored opponents 1,885-529. 

Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill's quarterback is Shedeur Sanders, who is Sanders' son and is four-star prospect in the class of 2021, according to 247Sports Composite. He committed to Florida Atlantic University on July 13, but also had offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, Florida and several others. 

Catholic's quarterback is Kaden Martin, who is the son of Vols legend and Tennessee wide receivers coach Tee Martin. Martin has offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Southern California, Kentucky, among others. 

In 2019, Catholic hosted Brentwood Academy on Oct. 3 in a game that was televised on ESPN2. Catholic won 42-37, and Martin recorded five total touchdowns in the win with his father in attendance. Catholic finished the season at 7-4 and lost in the Division II-AAA quarterfinals to Memphis University School.