My senior season highlights:
#5, 6โ3 225lbs Edge/TE, C/O 2026
9.5/12 games played due to an ankle injury which is now healed.
10 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, multiple TFLs, and multiple QB pressures.
Congratulations to Ben Gilbert for being named to the TnFCA Class 2A All State team for a 3rd consecutive year. Proud of your accomplishments and everything you did for our team.
๐ CONGRATULATIONS ๐
The TNFCA Division 1 โ Class 2A All-State Team showcases the very best of Tennessee high school football.
๐ Congratulations to all the outstanding student-athletes selected and to the coaches whose leadership and commitment make this possible.
๐ Head Coach of the Year: Eric Swenson (Huntingdon)
๐ Assistant Coach of the Year: Robert Flowers (Marion County)
Well earned. Well deserved.
#TNFCA #AllState #TennesseeFootball
@CoachThomas_BT 6โ3, 225 Edge. Can bend and run well. Very aggressive and constantly using hands and technique to defeat blocks.
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Better yet, being invited to the Oneida (Tenn.) coachโs house after a high school playoff game and filing my story sitting in his den. Couplers worked beautifully from his land line. The late coach Jim May. Forever indebted to him and his kindness to a clueless 19-year-old aspiring sports writer. We all need people like Coach May along the way on our journey.