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Vols’ commit Tee Hodge helps Maryville win state title

Tee Hodge helps Maryville win state title.

COOKEVILLE — Tee Hodge closed out his high school football career on top.

Hodge, a Maryville High School running back and University of Tennessee commitment,  helped the Rebels notch a 42-21 victory over Ravenwood in the Class 6A State Championship Game Saturday night at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium.

He rushed for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Raptors (13-2), while carrying the ball 17 times. His scoring runs covered 1 and 26 yards respectively.

The victory gave Maryville another state championship and helped the Rebels complete a perfect 15-0 campaign in 2019.

Hodge finished his senior season in Blount County with 1,006 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as he carried the ball 143 times.

He had a stellar season despite missing three full games and half of another one with turf toe.

Tee Hodge leads Maryville back to state championship game

Tee Hodge leads Maryville back to state championship game.

MARYVILLE — A Tennessee football commitment helped Class 6A powerhouse Maryville High School reach the state championship.

Senior running back Tee Hodge had 177 rushing yards and scored the lone touchdown in the Rebels’ 12-0 victory over rival and nemesis Oakland in the Class 6A State Semifinals at Jim Renfro Field in Blount County.

Hodge, who has battled injuries this season, has scored 13 rushing touchdowns in 2019.

The victory helped the Rebels keep their perfect 14-0 record intact and avenged last year’s 38-0 loss to the Patriots in the state semifinals in Murfreesboro.

Maryville will face Ravenwood (13-0) in the Class 6A Championship Game on Saturday at 8 p.m. (EST) at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium.