Anderson County finishes 4-1 at ETSU

June 24, 2026 by Ken Lay

Anderson County High School’s football team is now on a break from the rigors of offseason summer workouts as schools across Tennessee observe the TSSAA-mandated two-week dead period, which began Monday and runs through July 5.

Before the break, however, the Mavericks competed in a 7-on-7 tournament at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.

Anderson County posted a 4-1 record at the event on Tuesday, June 16. The Mavericks defeated Powell, Knoxville West, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett, Graham High School of Virginia and Maiden High School of North Carolina.

Their lone loss came against Asheville High School of North Carolina.

“We had a 4-1 record,” Anderson County assistant head coach Gary Terry said. “We lost to the Asheville Cougars, and they were a pretty good team. We played Powell, Kingsport D-B, Graham High School in Virginia, Maiden from North Carolina and Knoxville West.”

The trip also proved productive for sophomore quarterback John David Gillum, the son of Mavericks head coach Davey Gillum.

Gillum received a scholarship offer from East Tennessee State while in Johnson City.

He also visited Alabama and Vanderbilt last week. He already held an offer from the Commodores.