Harding holds off Rossville in DII-A action

Rossville threatened to make a game of it for a while, but in the end, Harding Academy had too much firepower Friday night at home and won the DII-A game 28-7. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Rossville’s Weston Locastro found Greg Sheehan on a 10-yard touchdown pass to cut the Harding lead to 21-7. Rossville recovered the ensuing onside kick and had a chance to cut the lead further, but was stopped at the Harding 20. On the next play Terence Taylor scored on an 80-yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach. Harding led 21-0 at the half. Zach Clemens caught a touchdown pass from Matt Brown in the first half for Harding and Christian Enochs and James Adkins…

Rossville Christian 2008 Football Preview

Rossville Christian 2008 Football Preview

Coach:  Joe RocconiYears in position:  6Region:  DII-ARegion finish:  7thRecord:  3-7, 1-6Playoffs:  Did not qualifyBase offense: SpreadBase defense:  4-32007 PPG:  272007 Opp. PPG:  31.7The first order of business for the Rossville coaching staff is to replace graduated quarterback Boomer Mize, who threw for over 1,700 yards last year and could also run. As preseason practice began junior Greg Sheehan (5-11, 170) was one of a handful of players competing to fill the spot. Whomever wins the job would be wise to look in the direction of senior Chase Templeton (6-1, 185). An All-State performer a year ago,  Templeton caught 37 balls for 540 yards and 10 scores while averaging 15 yards a catch. Those numbers were good enough to rank him among the top 10 receivers…

Rossville Christian Academy Baseball/Softball Preview ‘08

Rossville Christian Academy Baseball/Softball Preview '08

BASEBALL Head Coach: David Allen III2007 Record: 11-11 (Region Tournament) PROJECTED STARTERS1B – Ben Hanks (SR)2B – Dean Helton (JR)3B – Colby Tolleson (FR)SS – Greg Sheehan (SO)LF – Kevin Teague (JR)CF – Boomer Mize (SR)RF – Will Farley (SR)C – Chase TempletonP – Boomer Mize (SR)P – Will Farley (SR)P – Blake Wilson (SO) OUTLOOKRossville Christian, under former White Station head coach David Allen, has a solid mix of seniors and underclassmen this season. Lefty senior Boomer Mize will head up the pitching staff a year after going 4-2 on the mound. Junior outfielder Kevin Teague hit .391 last season and senior catcher Chase Templeton is solid behind the plate. A pair of freshmen, Drake Wimberly and Colby Tolleson, are expected to contribute immediately. Senior Will Farley…