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HAMILTON Phillips • Mark Crumpton attended Phillips High School from 1997-2003. He played basketball for coach Steve Pike for five years and started every game during his junior year. As a football player, Crumpton played for Gary McCarley and Jonathan Raper, Chris Gillum and James E. Glass. He started playing football in the fourth grade and played nine straight years. He won a league championship in youth football and a conference championship in junior varsity. As an eighth-grader, Crumpton started playing on varsity as a free safety and kick returner. He helped the Bears advance to the second round of the state playoffs. In his freshman season, he started at tailback and free safety and rushed for over 500 yards, scored five touchdowns and intercepted three passes.