Before Maryville
Attended Sequatchie County High School in Dunlap, Tennessee … Lettered four years under head coach Rusty McIntyre … Junior and senior-year captain.

Position: QB
Stats: As senior, completed 1445 passing yards, leading to 13 touchdowns.
Honors: 2024 and 2023 All-Region quarterback … 2023 All-State quarterback … Awarded National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award – East Tennessee Chapter … Broke multiple school records … Passing yards in a season (2,043) … Passing yards in a game (340) … Passing touchdowns in a season (20) … Total touchdowns in a season (25) … Attempts in a season (241) … completions in a season (142) … Attempts in a game (41) … Selected for 2024 Hot Bed All-Star Game.
Get to Know: Also played basketball … Named captain in 2022 and 2023 … Member of Beta Club, Leo Lions Club, and FCA … Graduated top 10 of class.

Personal
Born: Samuel Phillip Evitts in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Family: Son of Joey and Krisy Evitts … Has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Millie-Cate.