John Ross Hord is an upcoming 8th grade student at DES and plays Jr. high football for SCMS. On April 12, he attended a try-out in Nashville,TN for the TN Future Stars Football Team. Additional tryouts were held in Knoxville, Memphis, and Chattanooga. On May 5, Hord received the news that he had been chosen as 1 among 500 7th and 8th graders to play on the 7th grade TN Future Stars Team. Hord stayed at the campus of UT Knoxville with other teammates chosen across TN from June 10-13 in order to prepare for the TN vs KY Future Stars Classic game held on June 13 at Alcoa High School. TN won against KY 32-0. John Ross is the son of Rob and Annette Hord and the brother of Robin Anne Hord. His grand parents are Garry and Jeanne Nesbitt and Diane Holleman.
