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Ooltewah Owls look to keep producing

Ooltewah's Josh Shevlin (36) celebrates during the first half of the Ooltewah vs. Hardin Valley football game at Jim Jarvis Field at Ooltewah High School Friday, November 2, 2018 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The game was the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs. Ooltewah's Josh Shevlin (36) celebrates during the first half of the Ooltewah vs. Hardin Valley football game at Jim Jarvis Field at Ooltewah High School Friday, November 2, 2018 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The game was the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs.

By Patrick MacCoon August 16, 2019 3 min read

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Ooltewah's Tanner Rhodes (52) congratulates teammate Malachi Quinn (9) on his touchdown against Cleveland at Ooltewah High School's James N. Monroe Stadium on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 in Ooltewah, Tenn.

Ooltewah head coach Scott Chandler speaks to the officials before the game. The Soddy-Daisy Trojans visited the Ooltewah Owls in a TSSAA rivalry game on September 21, 2018.

Ooltewah's Johnnie Chummy (31) and Josh Shevlin (36) tackle Hardin Valey quarterback Grayson Vaughn (10) during the first half of the Ooltewah vs. Hardin Valley football game at Jim Jarvis Field at Ooltewah High School Friday, November 2, 2018 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The game was the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs.

Ooltewah's Fisher Perry (12) makes a big reception to help sustain the Owl's winning drive. Spencer Gore (1) makes the stop for the Trojans. The Soddy-Daisy Trojans visited the Ooltewah Owls in a TSSAA rivalry game on September 21, 2018.

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Head coach: Scott Chandler (9-3 in one year here; 29-16 overall)

Returning starters: 5 offensive; 3 defensive

Key players: OL Christian Benoit (6-4, 280); OL Tre Johnson (6-2, 255); Austin Boggs (6-3, 275); WR Fisher Perry (6-1, 185); DB Chase Sanders (6-1, 185); LB Josh Shevlin (5-10, 185); DL Tanner Rhodes (6-3, 270).

Team strengths: Benoit has a case to make for being the best offensive lineman in the entire area. Virginia Tech is one of many NCAA Division I schools interested in him, and the Owls’ offensive line returns four starters in all.

“We are going to try and be a team that can line up every play where we are supposed to and that plays hard,” Chandler said. “That takes zero talent, but if you can do those two things right you can win a bunch of games. If you have talent and can do that, you’ll go pretty far.”