Rebels Football 2021: All the Way to State

The McKenzie Banner is publishing a special printed and online section for the December 7th publication.

McKenzie Fans: buy your tickets for the Championship until Wednesday, December 1 to have a larger percentage go back to McKenzie High School. The pre-sale period ends Wednesday, December 1, 11:59 p.m. EST

Several Carroll County players have been invited to play in the 2021 Sports Plus West Tennessee All-Star Game on December 10 at USJ starting at 7 p.m.

McKenzie junior running back Marquez Taylor was announced Tuesday evening, November 23, during the Mike Vrabel show as a finalist for Class A Mr. Football. The winners will be announced on December 7 at a luncheon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

This years’ version of the McKenzie Rebels has become the epitome of overcoming challenges. Each scrimmage they participated in and each game they played in can be viewed as a challenge.

McKenzie isn’t the only West Tennessee team playing for the state championship. Westview came from behind and punched their ticket to the Class AA State Championship by defeating Riverside 35-18. Westview plays Hampton on Saturday, December 4 at 3 p.m. (2 p.m. CST).

Huntingdon High School’s basketball teams tipped off their season at Adamsville, Tuesday, November 16, and came home with a pair of wins. They hosted their first home contest Saturday afternoon, November 20, against Summertown and lost both contests.

The Carroll County Middle School Tournament tips off Thursday, December 3 at West Carroll with four games beginning at 4:15 p.m. with Huntingdon girls playing Clarksburg followed by McKenzie girls playing West Carroll at 5:30 p.m. The boys’ contests tip off at 6:45 p.m. with West Carroll playing Clarksburg and Huntingdon playing McKenzie in the nightcap game at 8 p.m.

McKenzie Middle basketball teams played host to Bruceton in their final home contest of the season coming away with a split of two close games.

FAYETTEVILLE (November 19) — McKenzie Rebels won a hard-fought victory to defeat Class 1A defending state champions Fayetteville on Friday, November 19.

GLEASON (November 16) — The playing surface at Gleason School’s basketball gymnasium has a new name, “Randy Frazier Court” in honor of the former coach.

Aden Hutcherson, a senior at Huntingdon High School, is one of two Tennessee high school seniors to be honored with a Heisman High School Scholarship. This program honors the nation’s most accomplished, community-minded high school senior athletes. Defined by leadership and impact, the program aims to inspire all students to harness their potential, push their limits, and use their talents not only to advance their own futures, but to improve the communities and world around them.

What a chilly night! What a crowd from McKenzie! What a defensive game! Among the McKenzie crowd was a portion of Cornersville’s football team that drove down for the game. The Rebels defeated Cornersville 28-0 in the last round of the playoffs. They are in Fayetteville’s football region and lost to them 18-8 during the season.

McKenzie’s High School teams are off to a good start on the 21-22 season. They opened up on the road at Greenfield on Thursday, November 18 and swept the Lady Jackets and Yellow Jackets.

McKenzie Middle had a busy week last week traveling to Clarksburg on Monday, November 15, splitting games. The Lady Rebels won 38-5 while the Rebels lost another close one to the Rockets 36-32.