DECATUR, Tenn. — On the white shirt he wore underneath his Meigs County football jersey, Ethan Meadows had six words written: “They should have voted for me.”
With a chip on the Tigers’ shoulders from not getting what they felt was deserved recognition with a Tennessee Titans Mr. Football semifinalist, Meadows ran to a career-high five touchdowns behind a dominant offensive line Friday night, carrying Meigs County to a 42-28 home win over Sequatchie County in the second round of the TSSAA Class 3A playoffs Friday night.
“We couldn’t be here without our linemen. I love them. That’s their five touchdowns as much as it is mine,” said Meadows, who surpassed 1,400 rushing yards this season and has 25 rushing scores to go with nine touchdown passes for Meigs (12-0), which will host Giles County (9-2) in a quarterfinal next week.
“Our team felt like we got screwed on the Mr. Football decision. It’s obvious. I don’t know what my numbers are exactly, but I can tell you it is more than most of the semifinalists. We let that drive us to come out here and keep putting on a show with our run game.”
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