Kaden Martin, the son of Tennessee Volunteers receivers coach Tee Martin, in his second career start at quarterback led Knoxville Catholic to a 42-37 win over four-time defending state champ Brentwood Academy, ranked No. 89 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings. The sophomore, who already holds college scholarship offers from Alabama and USC, ran for three scores and passed for two others in the Thursday night victory in a game that was shown on national television on ESPN2.
Brentwood Academy falls to 5-2, while Knoxville Catholic improves to 4-2.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.