MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) — Blackman High School inducted five alumni into its Athletic Hall of Fame on October 25, 2025. The ceremony honored Jazz Bond, Tyler Garrison, Kalei Harding, Master Teague III and Ahmir Watkins for their achievements in high school and beyond.
The event took place in the school gymnasium and drew alumni, coaches, families and fans. School officials announced the inductees in a press release dated October 23, 2025.
Jazz Bond
Jazz Bond played forward for the Lady Blaze basketball team from 2012 to 2016. In her senior year, she averaged 13.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. She earned McDonald's All-American nominee status and multiple All-District, All-Region and All-State honors.
Bond scored over 1,000 career points and ranked first in blocked shots (244) and second in rebounds (868). She helped the team win TSSAA State Championships in 2014 and 2015, plus a National Championship in 2015.
She attended the University of South Florida as a freshman, then transferred to the University of North Florida. There, she led in career defensive rebounds and blocked shots, and ranked second in points. Bond became the first UNF player drafted by the WNBA, selected in the third round by the Dallas Wings in 2016. She was the second Lady Blaze player to achieve this.
Tyler Garrison
Tyler Garrison competed in wrestling from 2012 to 2015. He won Region 5-AAA championships for four consecutive years, the first wrestler in school history to do so.
As a junior in 2014, he finished 37-0 but suffered a medical disqualification in the state tournament final. In his senior year, he went 56-0 and won the AAA state title at 160 pounds.
Garrison recorded 178 career wins, third-highest in school history. He received 2015 All-Midstate Wrestler of the Year, AAA Outstanding Wrestler at state, and first-place finishes at the GP West, Blackhorse, Bradley, TN USA Iron Man, TN USA Freestyle State and TN USA Greco State tournaments.
He later attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Kalei Harding
Kalei Harding played softball for the Lady Blaze in the 2010s. She made the Daily News Journal's All-Decade Softball Team for the decade. After her junior year, she ranked in Tennessee's top 10 players.
Her high school stats included a .391 batting average, 31 home runs and 105 RBIs.
At Florida State University, she helped the Seminoles reach the Women's College World Series championship game as a freshman. As a sophomore, she hit a home run in every ACC Tournament game and earned MVP honors. She made the ACC All-Tournament Team in her junior and senior years and First Team All-ACC as a senior.
Harding finished with a .311 career average, 57 doubles, and top-five rankings in home runs and RBIs. She currently played in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League for a team called the Blaze and served on the coaching staff at Mercer University.
Master Teague III
Master Teague III ran back for the Blaze football team. As a junior, he had 242 carries for 2,031 yards and 25 touchdowns, leading the team to the Class 6A quarterfinals.
He earned four-star status from 247Sports and Rivals and ranked No. 5 on The Tennessean's 2017 Dandy Dozen.
At Ohio State University, he rushed for 1,764 yards on 323 carries (9.5 yards per carry) and 17 touchdowns in 34 games. He made All-Big Ten teams in 2019 and 2020, and earned OSU Scholar-Athlete and multiple Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Teague played on three consecutive Big Ten championship teams, two College Football Playoff teams and one National Championship game. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. He later worked as a public speaker and author.
Ahmir Watkins
Ahmir Watkins played baseball as a leadoff hitter. In his senior year, he batted .477 with a .545 on-base percentage and .766 slugging percentage. A typical game saw him go 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs scored, often reaching on errors.
He earned two All-District selections, Region Tournament MVP and 2002 All-State honors. Watkins set the TSSAA career stolen base record at 118 upon graduation and remained in the top 10.
At Volunteer State Community College, he led the team in batting average and steals. Watkins passed away in June 2019.
For more information on the Hall of Fame, inductees or nominations, visit https://bhs.rcschools.net/apps/pages/athletichalloffame.
