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Prep football series: Chattanooga area receivers should frustrate defenses

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie (13) Adam Polen defends as Calhoun (5) Cole Speer catches a pass on Friday at Finley Stadium. Speer went on to score a 98-yard touchdown.
Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie (13) Adam Polen defends as Calhoun (5) Cole Speer catches a pass on Friday at Finley Stadium. Speer went on to score a 98-yard touchdown.

With the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.

By now coaches have a great idea of what their team’s strengths and weaknesses are – and so do we. This week sports editor Stephen Hargis and staff writer Lindsey Young will analyze some of the most notable positional groups in the area and what makes them stand out.

Today we’re talking receivers. Nothing scares a defensive coordinator more than a stud wideout, someone who can turn a game on one play and create mismatches all over the field. The only thing worse than that for a defense is having more than one standout to worry about.

The following groups have what it takes to put points on the board in bunches:

Calhoun