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Green Hill handles rain, Summit with 20-0 shutout – Main Street Media of Tennessee
MT. JULIET – It’s said that April showers bring May flowers, but for Green Hill’s Hawks, an early September downpour assisted in holding Summit without a score in a 20-0 win on Friday night.
A pleasant Friday evening that had a hint of fall in the air at kickoff took a sudden turn early in the second quarter when strong rain showers arrived and lingered throughout the rest of the game.
“I really felt like we handled the elements about as well as we could,” said Green Hill head coach Josh Crouch. “It was a torrential downpour for the majority of the game.”
An uneventful first quarter where both sides entered opponent territory but had drives eventually stall transitioned to the second quarter during a lengthy Green Hill possession.
A 15 play drive that took over five minutes off the clock resulted in the Hawks (3-0) getting on the scoreboard first with Caden Chandler’s 26-yard field goal with 7:56 left to play in the first half.
After a Summit punt, Green Hill established another productive drive that would lead to the home team doubling their advantage just before halftime. A career long 36-yard field goal by Chandler gave the Hawks a 6-0 lead with 1:19 remaining in the first half.
Attempting to find an offensive spark, Summit quarterback Mason McElhaney had a deep pass intercepted by Jason Grant with less than a minute to play before halftime. Green Hill’s try at a last second score before the break ended the half on a Kannon Burroughs 25-yard pass to Aaron Mattingly that reached the Spartans’ 11-yard line.
The struggles continued for both offenses in the second half as the rain continued to impact the contest.
Green Hill’s three-and-out to start the half was followed by another McElhaney interception that was picked off by Will Milner. Two minutes later, the Hawks turned the ball over on downs before getting it right back by forcing a Spartans three-and-out.
Still leading 6-0, Green Hill’s run heavy attack led to the game’s first touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
A 10 play drive that lasted nearly six minutes ended in the end zone on a two-yard run by Burroughs. Chandler’s extra point put the Hawks up 13-0 with 10:39 to play.
A bouncing, wet football on the ensuing kickoff was misplayed by the Spartans’ return team, which allowed Will Butler to slide on the soggy artificial turf and scoop up the loose ball at the Summit 18-yard line.
Five straight Green Hill rushing attempts led to a one-yard score for Burroughs’ second visit to the end zone in the game. The PAT by Chandler would be the last point scored on the night in the home victory for the Hawks.
With the shutout, the Green Hill defense has held opponents scoreless two weeks in a row while not having surrendered a point in their last nine quarters dating back to the first week of the season.
“I’ve been really excited about the defensive side of the ball because they have been playing so well all the way back through the summer,” said Crouch.
“They are a really close, tight-knit bunch and you are seeing it on Friday nights.”
Summit finished the night with 114 yards of total offense. McElhaney completed five of his 18 pass attempts for 84 yards while also leading the team in rushing with 31 yards on the ground.
Receiver Luke Oliver caught four passes for 70 yards.
The Green Hill offense produced 312 yards as a team. Burroughs went 14-of-31 passing for 133 yards and rushed for 125 yards on 18 carries. Mattingly led the Hawks in receiving with five catches for 51 yards.
Green Hill is scheduled to play at Wilson Central on Friday, Sept. 13 while Summit (1-2) travels to Murfreesboro to take on Blackman High.
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Tennessee AMC theater worker, 85, receives $146K from strangers for retirement after viral video
A viral Tennessee movie theater worker, 85, was surprised with $146K as strangers rallied together to help her “enjoy retirement.”
Mary Ellen Eron was seen hauling a heavy black garbage bag and pushing a cleaning cart during her shift at the theater in Maryville, Tenn., which has since been viewed more than 13 million times.
“Let’s secretly help retire this beautiful woman. No one deserves to work at this age,” movie customer Brooklyn Green, who filmed the video, captioned the post.
Green launched a fundraiser last weekend after watching Mary, who has been a movie theater staffer for 45 years, hard at work – even though she’s a stranger.
“I knew nothing about her. I didn’t even know her name when I went to the theater,” Green told WATE reported. “I just decided that she was working so hard, and I aspired to be like her one day.
“Her physical appearance didn’t look too comfortable, especially since the way she was working so hard.”
Green set a target of $200,000 – and she raised $146,317 before pausing donations. More than 7,500 people donated to the charitable cause.
On Wednesday, Green posted the moment that she presented Eron, who helps the homeless and her local church, with the total figures from the crowdfunding page.
“Oh my goodness. That’s a lot of money,” Eron said as she realized the number on the piece of paper.
“That’s a lot of money and you deserve every bit of it,” Green said.
The clip also featured a message from Eron, who addressed the people who had contributed.
“Thank you so very much to all the wonderful people that have donated money to the GoFundMe,” she said.
“I’m overwhelmed and certainly blessed by the Lord and you wonderful people. Thank you once more.”
The theater’s manager revealed it will be Eron’s decision when she retires.
The Tennessee Volunteers have had their fair share of bad news as of late when it comes to the college baseball transfer portal, but luckily, they have received some great news.
The great news that they have received is that they will be returning one of their breakout stars from this past college baseball season, as he has no intentions of entering the college baseball transfer portal.
Trent Grindlinger Will Return to Tennessee
The player who is set to return to Tennessee is Trent Grindlinger, who was electric this season and is expected to be a future top 10 MLB draft pick. This is expected for the first draft that he is eligible for, which is the 2027 MLB Draft rather than this upcoming draft that will feature multiple Vols, including Tennessee ACE, Tegan Kuhns.
Grindlinger finished last season with a batting average of .345, while hitting eight home runs and only striking out 28 times. This would be an electric season for the talented Volunteers’ batter, and he is set for a season that could and should be even better than that, which would be good enough to consider for some major college baseball end-of-the-season awards. He is just one of the few players who opted to stay and return rather than enter their name into the college baseball transfer portal, but if they were going to return anyone, he is the player they would want to return in the field.
Had he entered the transfer portal, there wouldn’t be a single college in the nation that wouldn’t want to add him, as every college would want to add the elite prospect. Not only that, but he would become the nation’s No. 1 player on the portal more than likely.
Luckily for the Vols, though, they don’t have to worry about that.
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Franklin police ticket 13-year-old after e-bike crash, and a new Tennessee law brings more changes July 1
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Franklin police cited a 13-year-old following a crash involving a motorized bike, and a new Tennessee law taking effect July 1 will bring additional restrictions for young riders.
On April 21, Franklin officers responded to a fender bender at the Interstate 65 off-ramp at the Goose Creek Bypass involving a 13-year-old on a motorized bike and a vehicle. Both the teen and the adult driver were waiting for officers when they arrived. The woman behind the wheel was visibly shaken and told officers the bike came out of nowhere while she was attempting to turn right on red.
The bike turned out to be more powerful than a standard e-bicycle. Under the law, it is not considered a bicycle at all — it is classified as a motor scooter, which falls under different laws than Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes.
“Downside is kids are about to get a bunch of tickets. He can’t ride that e-bike because it’s not just an e-bike — too much voltage, it’s a motor scooter,” Officer Spry with the Franklin Traffic Unit said.
“He can’t be on a sidewalk, he has to be in a bike lane, and it can’t be more than 28 miles an hour,” Spry said.
The driver of the car was cited for failure to exercise due care. The 13-year-old was cited for several violations, including not having a driver’s license, insurance, or registration. Franklin police say the citations issued to the teen are all appropriate under current law. Officers told the teen’s parent the citations would need to be answered in juvenile court. The family promised to trade the bike in for something safer.
Spry made clear this is not an isolated case.
“You’re not the only one that I’ve written this ticket to,” Spry said.
“This is probably one of the greatest opportunities for us to provide safety and save a life that we’ll ever see,” Franklin Alderman Greg Caesar said.
Starting July 1, only those 16 years and older will be legally allowed to ride Class 3 e-bikes, which can reach speeds of 28 miles per hour. The new law changes the age of those allowed to operate Class 3 e-bikes and does not affect the motor scooter classification that applied in this case.
Franklin city leaders are debating changes to local e-bike laws. Alderman Greg Caesar described it as a nuanced problem but said educating parents should start now.
“It needs to be considered, as some of these e-bikes and riders can do real and significant damage,” Caesar said.
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Students help relaunch donation drive for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Young or old, we all love to play board and card games! Those games become even more important when you are indoors and don’t have the ability to get outside, like patients in a hospital. Austin Pollack shares the story of students in a Nashville family who have helped re-launch the Red Wagon project to collect games for patients at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
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