November 12, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DCHS Tiger football standout Isaac Knowles has been selected to participate in this year’s East-West All-Star Classic next month.
Knowles is among nearly 90 of Tennessee’s best senior high school football players and more than a dozen coaches included in the event, sponsored by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (T.A.C.A.). Knowles will be on the roster as wide receiver for the East.
The Classic will be held Friday, December 10 at Fortera Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.
“This event continues to be the marquee event in the state,” stated Bill Marbet, Executive Director of T.A.C.A. “College bound athletes from Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities will participate in our game,” he added.
Leading the East squad this year will be Mt. Juliet Coach Trey Perry. Ingle Martin, head coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, leads the West staff.
Players will report to Clarksville on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Practice sessions will take place that same evening with two-a-days scheduled for both teams on Wednesday and Thursday of that same week.
Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 o’clock, Central Time.