Football: Marsalis Teague In Tennessee Football

Marsalis Teague
Marsalis Teague was born on May 12, 1991. He is an alumni from Henry County High School. He graduated from the high school in 2009. After high school Teague attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Teague was on the football team. He had two positions in football. They were cornerback and defensive back.
Like any other person that is famous, football players can also receive awards. Teague won several awards. In high school, he was recognized as All-Midstate as a junior. He was selected MVP of Toyota All-Star Classic. Teague was named Class 4A Tennessee Mr. Football, Gatorade Tennessee Football Player of the Year in 2008, named in Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following the 2008 season,
The first being Year in Review. “Patriot senior quarterback Marsalis Teague has been widely honored since the season came to a close. He was named Mr. Football for Class 4A on offense, chosen the Tennessee Player of the Year by Gatorade and was selected to the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association All-State team. He has been named Player of the Year in West Tennessee by the Jackson Sun and the same award in Middle Tennessee by the Tennessean. He also was named Tennessee Player of the Year by PrepTennessee.com. Teague, along with teammates Dominique Allen and Shonte Sims were chosen for the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class 4A All-State squad… Teague also received the Region 7-4A Most Valuable Player of the Year Award and was named the West’s Offensive MVP in the Toyota East-West Classic Dec. 13 in Jefferson City. He was chosen to the region’s All-Academic team. He was joined in the East-West game by senior Allen, who ran for the West squad’s only touchdown in a 10-7 victory. Teague’s 51-yard gain had set up Allen’s scoring run… Teague set the school’s record for touchdown passes in a season with 14 this year and for his career with 27. He also is the most accurate passer in school history with a completion mark of 60 percent. He completed 65.5 percent of his throws this year for another school mark. He established a new school record for the longest run from scrimmage when he dashed 98 yards in the Patriots’ 48-13 victory over Jackson Central-Merry in Week 6. He broke the school record for the longest punt return with a 73-yard return for a touchdown in against Jackson North Side in Week 9 and he amassed 2,047 yards in total offense this year to break a record he set last year… Teague had a strong game with a 64-yard scoring run from scrimmage, a touchdown pass and a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown… During the football banquet, Teague was named the team’s Offensive Player of the