How do you ease the sting of a state championship loss? If you’re Summit’s Destin Wade, winning a Tennessee Titans Mr. Football award helps.
Conversely, Lipscomb Academy’s Alex Broome enjoyed a perfect ending to his high school career as a Division II-AA state champion, and on Tuesday at Nissan Stadium, he was named a Mr. Football winner along with Wade and eight other players — four of which were from Nashville-area schools.
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