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Boyd Buchanan must rebuild O-line quickly to remain state contender

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Boyd Buchanan sophomore quarterback Drew Rivers will be counted on to make plays with his arm and legs this season for the Buccaneers, who must replace four of their five starting offensive linemen from last year.
Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Boyd Buchanan sophomore quarterback Drew Rivers will be counted on to make plays with his arm and legs this season for the Buccaneers, who must replace four of their five starting offensive linemen from last year.

Very few high school football teams enter the summer without question marks.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press will attempt to identify those areas of concern for each GHSA and TSSAA program in our coverage zone.

Having already moved from Georgia into Tennessee to kick off our TSSAA run with a look at Baylor and McCallie in Division II-AAA, we continue our classification-based series with part five, which covers questions about the local quartet in DII-AA: Boyd Buchanan, Chattanooga Christian, Notre Dame and Silverdale Baptist.

A shift to public schools is ahead with Class 6A up next in the 11-part series.

Boyd Buchanan: Will a brand-new offensive line jell?