The Tallassee Tigers are playing an elite brand of football right now, and this is largely due to the man calling the shots: quarterback Trent Morris.
As the Tigers prepare for their AHSAA Class 4A football quarterfinal on the road against the Jackson Aggies, they will once again put their trust into the sophomore play caller.
“He has shown a great level of maturity in not just his play making ability, but his ability to make the right decisions,” Tallassee coach Lawrence “L.A.” O’Neal said. “His teammates have shown a great deal of trust in him over the course of the season, because he’s steady and ready at all times.”
Despite his youth, Morris has managed to drive the bus for an impressive Tallassee offense which boasts dynamic threats all over the field on offense. It is very apparent Morris has a great deal of chemistry between his offensive counterparts in Tiny Green and Jordan King. Morris has also developed an uncanny ability to put the ball into the hands of wideout Chase Chumley which has created another positive element in the Tigers offensive machine.
“You can watch him and just tell that his confidence has grown week by week just by how he gets the ball out to Chase or the way he isn’t afraid to throw the checkdown to Jordan or Tiny when he needs to,” O’Neal said.
The Tigers have won their last eight consecutive games and scored at least 30 points or more in five of those. Morris flashes an uncanny sense of awareness by eluding defenders with his legs as well as his arm.
Tallassee will be sure to pull out all their tricks on Friday night as they are competing against a Jackson defense which has allowed only seven total points in the last four games.
“We will stick to the script and play our game,” O’Neal said. “We really do have so much trust in Trent and the rest of our offense to play within themselves and not let the fear of the moment affect our performance.”
In what is sure to be must-see football, both teams come into Friday night with a streak to protect and thoughts of a championship to preserve.