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Your guide to this week's games across rural West Tennessee.
Early look at playoff races in each region
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Week 8 Takeaways
What to take away from each result in rural West Tennessee in Week 8
Week 8 Blitz
Your guide to this week's games across rural West Tennessee.
Week 7 Takeaways
What to take away from each result in rural West Tennessee in Week 7
Week 7 Blitz
Your guide to this week's games across rural West Tennessee.
Week 6 Takeaways
What to take away from each result in rural West Tennessee in Week 6
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Your guide to this week's games across rural West Tennessee.
Week 5 Blitz
Your guide to this week's games across rural West Tennessee.
Week 4 Takeaways
What we took away from the results from Week 4
Takeaways from Week 3
What to take away from each result in rural West Tennessee in Week 3
Quick hits
Gleason is one of the smallest football-playing schools in the state, and while their numbers as far as guys on the roster aren’t as big as other schools, the percentage of boys in the school on the football team is about on par with most other schools.
Having been the head coach at Gleason since 2002, Lampkins is the fifth coach on the list of longest-serving coaches in rural West Tennessee. The Bulldogs have made the playoffs eight times, winning a couple of first-round games in that time.
Nearly half of last year’s team was a large senior class with nearly 10 guys that graduated, so there will be a lot of young, inexperienced talent coming in and learning the playbook this year.
Position groups
Offensive line — This will be a strength for Gleason with four returning starters. And this time next year, all the guys should be back since none of the players projected to start are seniors. Rowan Ellis, Brendan Cooke, Keilan Albritton, Ethan Lawrence and Knoxx Bennett are expected to be in the mix up front.
Backfield — Junior Andrew Bruce is moving from the offensive line to running back as one of the strongest players on the team. Freshman Kaylor Pinneda is a big kid that should help out at some point, while James Flaurr will split time between running back and receiver. Bo Bailey started a couple games last year at quarterback and brings experience to that position even though he’s never been the starter yet.
Receivers — This group will be young. Sophomore Braxton Herman is an athletic guy that Lampkins has recruited out of the hallway. Junior Caden Sollis appears to be the slot guy. Grant Pinkston is another freshman who could help out if he develops well and figures out the playbook. Sophomores Cooper Sawyers and Conner Ballew will play different positions with Ballew helping out in the tight end role.
Defensive line — Because the roster is so small, nearly every player will start both ways. Cooke and Ballew will be defensive ends, while Albritton, Ellis and Briley Horner will split time as the tackles.
Linebackers — Flaurr and Bruce are projected to be the outside linebackers, while Pinedda and Bailey will be the inside linebackers. Bennett will add some depth to this group.
Secondary — Sophomore Jack Muzzall and Sawyers will play cornerback. Herman and Pinkston should be the starters at safety, but freshman Joey Vargas has shown some abilities early on.
Special teams — Flaurr will probably be the kicker and punter, while Herman and Sawyers are projected to be the main returners. Ballew was getting work at long snapper early in the summer.
2026 stats
No stats yet this season. They appear here once a game's book has been read and checked.