Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 12/12/14. Calhoun High School head coach Hal Lamb becomes frustrated with a call as his team plays Washington County during the GHSA class AAA championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. on Friday, December 12, 2014. The Yellowjackets won the state championship over the the Golden Hawks with a final score of 27-20. As the 2015 high school football season kicks off, here are 15 numbers to remember:
1. Seasons it took for Mark Rose to turn things around at North Jackson. The Chiefs went from 2-8 in 2013 and ranked 60th out of 64 Class 4A programs in Alabama to seven wins and a return to the playoffs.
2. Seniors on the South Pittsburg roster.
E.J. Matthews (5) plays running back for Boyd Buchanan. The second night of the Chick-Fil-A High School Football Jamboree was played at Finley Stadium Saturday night. 3. Returning ball carriers in a Whitwell backfield – Cody Ingrassia, Clay McHone and Jake Sartin – that led all TSSAA Class 2A teams with 3,461 rushing yards (7.1 per carry).
4. Home games for McCallie, which faces a killer schedule that includes 10 teams that made the playoffs last year.