Three games into the 2022 high school football season the Tyner Rams have shown they have the makings of something special in Class 2A.
The Ram Train’s defense has been lights out as three opponents have totaled just 337 yards, turned the ball over six times, averaged 1.9 yards per carry and scored a mere total of six points against the state’s No. 2-ranked team.
In Week 3, Tyner breezed to a 41-0 Region 3-2A home shutout against a Marion County team that entered fresh off a 475-yard, 47-point showing in a shootout loss to Sequatchie County.
The Rams’ defense stole the show in the second quarter with a pair of pick-six interception returns by seniors Trae Ruffin and Rayshaun Hinton which covered 129 yards. The Warriors finished the game with 147 total yards of offense on 51 plays.
For that overall team effort, the Tyner defense is this week’s Times Free Press players of the week.