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Over the last two days we’ve highlighted nearly 100 of the top area players you need to see at some point in the postseason. We cap things off with our small teams on the day postseason action kicks off.
While this group features the least amount of teams in our coverage area, we still came close to 40 players from that group to make the cut. In fact, we came up just three short of that number.
Here’s a look at those key small class standouts that will look to make an impact this month.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Large Class / Medium Class
BRINGING HOME GOLD: 615 staff state championship picks
Class 3A
Kinnie Fuller, East Nashville: Fuller has stepped in for the injured KJ Johnson and thrived for the Eagles. He leads the team in rushing with 943 yards and eight touchdowns.
Ladonnis Mcglothen Jr., East Nashville: Mcglothen is East’s best defender racking up a team-high 51 tackles and 10 sacks.
Will Frank, Fairview: Frank’s accounted for an absurd 116 total tackles to lead the Yellowjackets defense. He also has a team-high six tackles for loss.
Travon Murry, Fairview, Sr.: Murry carries the Yellowjackets offense rushing for 427 yards and nine touchdowns. On defense he’s accounted for 74 tackles and four tackles for loss.
Kingston Rios, Liberty Creek: Rios leads the Wolves’ defense racking up a team-high 105 tackles.
Mack Tuggle, Liberty Creek: Tuggle’s rushed for 1,072 yards and nine touchdowns this season. On defense he’s recorded 47 tackles.
Alterion Frazier, Stratford: Frazier leads the Spartans in rushing with 456 yards and four touchdowns on 117 carries. He also has a team-high 10 tackles for loss to go with 44 tackles overall.
Vantrease White Jr., Stratford: White is the Spartans’ offensive weapon. He’ll line up at quarterback and punch it down teams’ throats as he’s rushed for 452 yards and a team-high five touchdowns.
Esten Andrews, Sycamore: Andrews leads the War Eagles defense with a team-high 55 tackles and 11 11 tackles for loss.
Jeff Bell, Sycamore: Bell is a force up front for the War Eagles racking up 41 tackles and a team-high 15 tackles for loss along with three sacks.
Hunter Hicks, Sycamore, Jr.: Hicks is easily one of the best backs we have in our coverage area and it’s not a discussion. This year he ran for 1,593 yards and 24 touchdowns on 217 carries.
Jesse Bratcher, Watertown: Bratcher is the Purple TIgers’ top receiver catching 63 passes for 833 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Blake Waldorf, Watertown: The Purple Tigers have had an up-and-down year but Waldorf’s been a constant positive for the team. He enters the postseason having completed 65% of his passes for 2,503 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Aric Lopez, White House Heritage, Sr.: Lopez is one of the best receivers around catching 53 passes for 752 yards and a team-high 15 touchdowns.
Xavier Murray, White House Heritage, So.: Murray is seemingly putting up video game-like numbers on a weekly basis. He enters the postseason having passed for 2431 yards and 38 touchdowns.
Dason Springer, White House Heritage: Springer does a bit of everything for the Patriots catching 45 passes for 809 yards and 12 touchdowns. On defense he leads the team with 104 tackles, five interceptions, a pick six and also has two punts returned for touchdowns.
Class 2A
Eli Garrett, Cannon County: In his first season as a starting quarterback, Garrett’s thrown for 1,368 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns.
Jake Rogers, Cannon County: Rogers does it all for the Lions. He has 64 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, two pass break ups, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and a safety. Rogers also plays on the offensive line and is 30-of-34 on extra point attempts.
Kason Young, East Robertson: Young has developed into quite the signal-caller for the Indians during his sophomore year. He’s completed 70% of his passes for 1,670 yards and 18 touchdowns. On the ground he’s accounted fo 632 yards and six more touchdowns.
Zach Groves, East Robertson: Groves stands out on both sides of the ball for Indians. One of the state’s top juniors, he’s accounted for 53 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, four sacks, 310 receiving yards and five total touchdowns.
Amari Cotton, Jo Byrns: Cotton’s had a fantastic year rushing for nearly 1,400 yards and scoring 12 total touchdowns.
Hunter Gray, Westmoreland: The Eagles’ defense is stout and it starts with Gray. He’s accounted for 54 total tackles, six tackles for loss and three sacks.
Cooper White, Westmoreland: White paces the Eagles’ offense rushing for 1,011 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also has 12 receptions for 104 yards.
Class 1A
Kaleb Snitzer, Eagleville: Eagle leads a potent Eagles ground game rushing for 1,143 yards and 14 touchdowns on 163 carries.
Marshall Spann, Eagleville: Spann is a force on the defensive side of the ball for Eagles recording a team-high 132 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, three blocked punts (one returned for a touchdown), a forced fumble and a sack.
Dalton Hancock, Gordonsville: The Tigers are banged up but they can still rely on Hancock. This season he’s caught 39 passes for 668 yards and four touchdowns.
Division II-A
Mitchell Carey, DCA: Carey’s been one of the area’s best quarterbacks the last few years. He enters the postseason completing 59% of his passes for 1,707 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Grayson Scragg, DCA: Scragg has been Carey’s top target catching 45 passes for 969 yards and 16 touchdowns.
King Gardner, DCA: Gardner is a rising sophomore that gives the Wildcats another dynamic offensive option. He has 1,084 yards and 11 touchdowns on 136 carries.
Car’Lando Barton, Friendship Christian.: Barton is to Friendship this year what Tyson Wolcott was to the Commanders last season. On the year he ran the ball for 1,227 yards, 21 touchdowns and also had 40 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and six sacks.
Hayden Holleman, Friendship Christian: Holleman is a forced on the Commanders defense recording a team-high 64 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and five sacks.
Alie Bangura, MTCS: Only a freshman, Bangura’s turned into the Cougars’ work horse rushing for 680 yards and six touchdowns.
Eric Bowling, MTCS: Bowling leads the Cougars’ defense with 75 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.
Owen White, MTCS: White’s racked up the numbers in only six games for the Cougars. He has 53 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and an interception.
Jared Curtis, Nashville Christian: One of the nation’s top players, Curtis is having the best season of his career. In the air he’s completed 71% of his passes for 2,263 yards and 29 touchdowns. He also leads the team in rushing with 444 yards and 12 touchdowns.
TJ Ward, Nashville Christian: Ward missed most of the regular season but is back. In his debut against DCA Ward rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
RJ Perkins, Nashville Christian: Perkins leads the Eagles defense with 80 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a sack.
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