KNOXVILLE — Kaden Martin got his junior football season off to a roaring start for Knoxville Catholic High School Friday night. He had his hands in three touchdowns as the Irish routed Chuckey-Doak at home.
A little rain did not slow Martin or KCHS down in a 42-0 victory at Blaine Stadium.
Martin, the son of University of Tennessee assistant head coach and national championship winning quarterback for the Vols, Tee Martin, rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries.
One of the younger Martin’s five completions was a 64-yard scoring strike to Luke Davenport. The quarterback amassed 138 yards through the air.
Kaden did this with his brother, Amari Rodgers (now playing for Clemson), and former teammate Bryn Tucker (a freshman lineman for the Tigers) watching from the stands.
Kaden is also a baseball star for Knoxville Catholic. As a freshman in 2019, he was the District 4-AAA Rookie of the Year.
He has multiple baseball, football and two-sport college scholarship offers from the likes of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Southern California, Kentucky and Southern University.
Martin and the Irish will face a huge test this week when they host Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill from the Dallas, Texas Area Saturday.
Trinity is a three-time defending Texas Private and Parochial School state champion and had won 39 of its last 42 games heading into the 2020 campaign.
The team’s offensive coordinator is Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Sanders’ son, Shedeur, is the starting quarterback and is has committed to Florida Atlantic University.
Sheduer Sanders also has offers from Tennessee, Arizona State, Alabama, LSU, Georgia and other top schools.
Kickoff is slated for noon and the game will be nationally televised on the ESPN networks.