Senior safety Brandon Bonds (81) and another Wildcat wrap up Rhea County running back Cody Bice on Blankenship Field on November 21, 2014. “The people that came before us never gave up, and we never give up,” Bonds said. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
Three Oak Ridge Wildcats—Brandon Bonds, Tee Higgins, and Jemiah Hall—were named to the 2014 Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Football Team.
Bonds is a senior wide receiver, safety, and punt returner. Higgins is a sophomore wide receiver. Hall is a senior cornerback.
Running back Matt Fox, an Anderson County senior, was also named to the All-State team.
Two Campbell County players, including quarterback Ethan Jeffers, were also named to the team.
The teams, including Class 5A, which includes Oak Ridge, were announced December 31.
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Here’s the Class 5A team, as posted on CoachT.com:
QB – Ethan Jeffers (Campbell County)
QB – Cal Gobbell (Hardin County)
QB – Michael Hughes (Hillsboro)
QB – Seth Marshall (Knox West)
ATH – Malcolm Perry (Kenwood)
ATH – Brody Rollins (South-Doyle)
RB – Nathan Cottrell (Knox West)
RB – Earl Harrison (Ridgeway)
RB – Matt Fox (Anderson County)
WR – Tee Higgins (Oak Ridge)
WR – Trey Torres (Campbell County)
WR – Jonathan Johnson (Melrose)
WR – Jocquez Bruce (South-Doyle)
WR – Shoan La Beaux (South-Doyle)
OL – Mason McNutt (South-Doyle)
OL – Koran Kennedy (Cleveland)
OL – Jacob Williams (Rhea County)
OL – C.J. Shelton (Rhea County)
K – Laslo Toser (Ooltewah)
DL – Hunter Lane (Gibbs)
DL – Taylor Dollar (Morristown West)
DL – Kyle Phillips (Hillsboro)
LB – Noah Hoxie (Knox West)
LB – Ben Wyrick (Cleveland)
LB – Patrick Macon (Millington)
LB – Jeremiah Jackson (Ooltewah)
DB – Rodrick Napper (Beech)
DB – Brandon Bonds (Oak Ridge)
DB – Max Bacon (Knox West)
DB – Alex Burch (Knox West)
DB – Jemiah Hall (Oak Ridge)
DB – Kyland Tate (Memphis East)
DB – Nick Godwin (Hardin County)
DB – Rashaun Freeman (Ooltewah)
Sophomore wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) of the Wildcats catches a 30-yard touchdown pass over defender Christian Bell of the Trojans at 5:51 in the third quarter on Blankenship Field on November 7, 2014. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
Senior cornerback Jemiah Hall (23) had two interceptions against Powell on Blankenship Field on October 17, 2014, and he scored on one and helped set up a touchdown on the other. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
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