CLEVELAND, Tenn. — LJ Adams patiently waited his turn for a chance to be Cleveland High School’s starting quarterback.
Under new head coach Chandler Tygard, who likes to employ a two-quarterback system, Adams knew he’d start having to find other ways to help the team. So now in his senior year as a dual-threat quarterback as well as a receiver, Adams is doing just that.
Adams finished with 190 total yards rushing, passing and receiving Friday night for the Blue Raiders, who defeated McMinn County 25-10 to improve to 2-0. Adams did the brunt of his work on the ground with 76 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but he also threw for 90 yards and had a 34-yard catch that set up his first score.
“We started installing plays when Coach Tygard first got here, and it’s just been going smoothly since,” Adams said. “At first I was strictly quarterback because we didn’t have a second-stringer, then when (Notre Dame transfer Cash Bandy) got here, I knew I could also play wide receiver, too, and then our offense started to flow when I was doing both.”
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