Beats By Chad Blunt
Over the 15 years of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game, several Division I players have been produced. Many of the participants have gone on to play college football on different level.
And even players like Dontari Poe (Wooddale) and Alan Cross (Millington) are currently in the NFL. Poe starred on the Red Team and Cross saw action for the Blue All-Stars. Through it all when the 2016 participants took to the field at MUS, the overall series was tied at seven games a piece.
The goal for Red Team Head Coach Joe Rocconi (White Station) was to break the tie. And Anthony Jones (Cordova) wanted to lead the Blue Team to victory to break the deadlock.
Led by the defense all Saturday evening, the Blue All-Stars prevailed 10-3 to give the Blue Team the overall series lead 8-7.