His main protection will come from highly recruited junior tackle Omari Thomas. Lineman Jaylin Rainey leads White Station. Richmond commitment Jackson Walker can fling it for Briarcrest after a junior season in which he finished with 2,526 yards and 29 TDs. The host Saints averaged 36 points a game last year. The scoreboard operator could get quite an opening-week workout. Bartlett coach Tim Haney and his staff will rely on Preston Raines (1,461 yards and 14 TDs) returning at quarterback, while the defense is anchored by junior defensive lineman Tamarious Brown. Coach Edgar Williams will lean heavily on a pair of Lucketts: Terrance (834 rushing yards in 2017) and Dallas, who excels on both sides of the ball. Optimism is abuzz for Overton, which went 1-9 last season. Arlington senior running back Kenny Walker (1,195 yards) and junior defensive back Devin Chandler (four interceptions) will be top contributors for the Tigers. He’ll look for 6-foot-2 Julius Hampton (481 receiving yards). Raleigh-Egypt quarterback Clifton Tunstall (1,421 passing yards and 11 TDs) is sure to build on his 118.4-yards-per-game average. Gone are 2017 standout running back Kalyn Grandberry at Raleigh-Egypt and quarterback Tate Kolwyck at Arlington, but there is plenty of firepower left on both sidelines. Defensive tackle Trevis Hopper and defensive back Darin Turner will be key ingredients for first-year coach Major Wright.
Central wide receiver Shamar Nash and defensive end Eric Gregory have enrolled at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
This one promises to have the stadium hopping. The teams combined to go 8-14 a season ago, but both tradition-rich programs were playoff participants. Here’s a look at the top 10 Memphis-area high school football games for Week 1 of the 2018 season.
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