KNOXVILLE — A longtime University of Tennessee football commitment and former Knoxville area high school star made a trip back to East Tennessee last week and led his high school team to a victory.
Chattanooga Baylor High School senior running back Elijah Howard rushed for 257 yards and scored a touchdown as the Red Raiders edged Knoxville Catholic High School, 20-17, in a Division II-AAA East/Middle Region contest on Oct. 15 at KCHS’s Blaine Stadium.
This is Howard’s second season playing for the Red Raiders.
He began his high school football career as an eighth grader at Webb School of Knoxville. Howard played three seasons for the Spartans and was also a sprinter for the Webb track team.