Wide-receiver duo walks the red carpet among the best

NASHVILLE-Clay County High School Bulldog wide receivers Lance Burchett and Nolan Adams were both in attendance as nominees here at the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards last week.

The red carpet event was held at the Music City Center and sponsored by USA Today, The Tennessean, and Ponce Law.

Burchett set a new single-season bar for his program as a senior when he smashed the receiving yardage mark with 1,499 yards (14 TDs), while Nolan Adams broke the Bulldog single-season receiving touchdown record with 19 and totaled 1,275 yards.

Burchett was named Region 4-A’s Skill Player of the Year, and Adams was the league’s Offensive MVP.

Adams made both the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) and the Tennessee Football Coaches Association (TNFCA) All-State teams, while Burchett was honored with the latter.

Burchett and Adams were both matched against Georgia signee, the country’s number one football prospect, and eventual winner Jared Curtis.

Also competing in the Football Offense category were Kesean Bowman of Brentwood Academy, Arnett Hayes of Battle Ground Academy, Chauncey Gooden of Lipscomb Academy, Craig Tutt of Oakland High School of Rawls Patterson, Christ Presbyterian Academy, George MacIntyre of Brentwood Academy, Owen Cabell of Christ Presbyterian Academy, Montae Baldwin of Columbia Academy, and Daune Morris of Oakland High School.

Ryan OReilly, a captain and goalie for the Nashville Predators, was the guest speaker.