Shortly after New Year’s Day, Cleveland High School junior Austin Herink is headed for Los Angeles while teammate Austin Massey is going to San Antonio, Texas, along with East Hamilton’s Hunter Moore.
National high school football combine time is fast approaching.
Quarterback Herink is going to the Proving Ground combine, which is affiliated with the U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis game. Massey, a sophomore quarterback and linebacker this season, and Moore, a junior quarterback, will attend the U.S. Army’s national combine. The Proving Ground combine is Jan. 2-3 in Carson, Calif., just outside Los Angeles. The Army Combine in San Antonio is Jan. 5-7.
Other area athletes who have been invited to one of those national combines are Baylor quarterback Michael O’Connor, East Hamilton tight end Bailey Lenoir, Cleveland offensive lineman Robert McMahan, Walker Valley defensive end/linebacker Tanner Dillard, Polk County running back Zack Miller and Bradley Central receiver/defensive back Dee Crisp and defensive lineman Eduardo Trevino. All but Miller in that group are going to the Marine Corps combine.
Signal Mountain sophomore tight end Harrison Moon is going to a National Underclassmen combine Dec. 18-22 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.