Ooltewah High School senior defensive end and University of Tennessee commitment Jacques Smith will have to sit out Friday night’s first-round playoff game between the fifth-ranked Owls and seventh-ranked Knoxville Farragut. Owls coach Benny Monroe today confirmed the suspension, which he cited was for disciplinary reasons.
Monroe added that Smith, who has 23 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks this season, would be able to return should the homestanding Owls advance Friday.
For more information, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
Stephen has covered high school sports in the tri-state area since the early 1990s, starting at the News-Free Press as a 19-year-old reporter. He has been with the Times Free Press since its inception and has been an assistant sports editor for more than seven years. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP’s newsroom, winning numerous state and regional awards for his writing on high school athletics. He has two children, Riley ...
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