Eight Chattanooga-area football players have been named to the East roster for the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic to be played Friday at Tennessee Tech.
The group consists of Soddy-Daisy quarterback Hunter Maynor, McCallie running back Alex Trotter, receivers Damaris Macon of Boyd-Buchanan and Kareem Orr of Notre Dame, Ooltewah kicker Laszlo Toser, defensive backs JoJo Tillery of East Ridge and J.J. Lewis of McCallie and Marion County running back/linebacker Blake Zeman.
Trotter, Zeman and Toser were Mr. Football finalists, and Toser was named the Mr. Football kicker of the year.
All-District 5-A
District 5-A football coaches recently selected their all-district team. Champion Boyd-Buchanan led the way with seven players: Austin Jackson, Damaris Macon, Eli Legg, Jake Harden, Calvin Conn, Jack Keebler and Kohl Henke.
The other selections were Copper Basin’s Aaron English, Ryan Brooks, Ben Galloway, Quantavious Brown, Jordan Johnson and Isaac Akins; Silverdale Baptist Academy’s Jonathan Sanders, Nathan Keylon, Hunter Arnold, Tanner Webb and Christian Rogers; and Grace Academy’s Logan Groves, Jared Roberts, Jared Thompson and Josh Leamon.