While there are teammates with more recruiting headlines and flashier stats, Zack Bowman is the face of Signal Mountain football.
It’s the face of a fullback and linebacker who knows only one way to play — physical — on both sides of the ball.
“Just one heck of a good football player,” Eagles coach Bill Price said when asked about Bowman after Friday’s 65-36 whipping of South Pittsburg.
The gash across the bridge of Bowman’s nose is a three-week-old scar that was reopened during the course of Friday night’s battle between two 2010 state champions.
He helped gash the Pirates defense early on, accounting for 150 of the Eagles’ 284 first-half rushing yards and scoring one touchdown. He also totaled nine tackles as Signal Mountain outgained the Pirates 407-193.