Cosby reaps rewards following stellar season
COSBY-It was certainly a football season to remember. The Eagles rebounded from a 2-8 season in 2007 to finish 8-2 during the regular season for a share of the Region 1-1A championship, a first for Cosby, and another trip to the playoffs. Despite an opening round loss to Midway, Eagle head coach Tyler Shelton couldn’t be prouder of his bunch.
“We practiced hard and we played hard,” said coach Shelton, “and you can’t ask for much more than that. The coaching staff put in a lot of long hours getting game plans together, and the players paid attention and listened. We would have liked to win that District championship outright, and getting past the first round of the playoffs. But, we’re working on those. We’re trying to build a successful history here, and it takes time. But, we’re making progress.”
Fellow coaches in Region 1-1A have seen Cosby’s growth and improvement since coach Shelton took over the program four years ago, and heaped praise on the program by voting five Eagles to the All-Region team and five more as honorable mention.
Named to the Region 1-1A All-Region team were seniors Mitch Miller, Spencer Grooms, Trenten Dunn and Matthew Hester, and sophomore Robert Herzog.
Named as honorable mention were Jordan Cates, Matthew Lane, Danny Raines, Cody Butler and Robbie Whitted.
“I think we should have more,” said coach Shelton. “This was a real team effort on our part this past season. We had different guys stepping up each and every week. They played together as a team, and we certainly had more guys that deserved the recognition. But I’m proud of those who were named.”
Grace Christian had the most players named to the All-Region team (six) including Frank Atticus, Phillip Hester, Patrick Green, Jordan Bel, Tyler Richardson and Blake Hester. From Cloudland were Matt Tipton, Nick Sluder and Jon Shell. From Unaka were Dustin Taylor and Drew Chambers. And from Jellico were Ryan Morress and Josh Kennedy. The players from Hampton were unavailable.
The Region 1-1A Most Valuable Player award went to Grace Christian tailback David Amos.
“I thought that should have gone to Mitch (Miller),” said coach Shelton. “What he did this year was incredible, and we played a much tougher schedule that Grace.”
Miller had nearly 1,300 yards rushing for the Eagles this past season, and they were tough yards against not only the Region 1-1A teams, but four schools higher in classification.
The Region 1-1A Offensive Player of the Year went to Randell Johnson of Cloudland while the Defensive Player of the Year went to Josh Peters of Unaka. The Special Teams Player of the Year went to Jacob Teetezman of Jellico.
That only leaves the Region 1-1A Coach of the Year, and here’s where the other Region coaches sat up and took notice. The Coach of the Year went to coach Shelton.
“I certainly didn’t expect that,” said coach Shelton. “I mean Grace and Hampton had the coaches I though it would go to. But, I was told that going from 2-8 to 8-2 and a share of the Region championship was the reason. You need a lot of help when you get this kind of award. It’s not just me. It’s my assistants and my players, not to mention the support from the school and our fans.”
Coach Shelton is far too humble. Since taking over the program four years ago, there has been much he has done. Coach Shelton is now 25-18, becoming Cosby’s winningest ever football coach with the Eagles’ victory over Cloudland early in the season. More importantly, he has three seasons with winning records and three trips to post-season play. And that’s with just four seasons under his belt.
BANQUET SET
To celebrate another successful season, the Eagle Football Banquet and awards presentations have been set.
The Football Banquet will be held on Saturday, December 13, at the Cosby School cafeteria starting at 6 p.m.
There will be great food, and, as always, some great stories and celebration over an outstanding season. Awards will be presented after the food has been served.
2009 SCHEDULE RELEASED
No sooner than the season finishes and the post-season banquet is set, Coach Shelton has already released his 2009 Cosby Eagle Football Schedule.
“It’s a little different,” said coach Shelton. “With us moving up to Class 2A and the new classification handed down by the TSSAA, we changed things up a bit. We still have our traditional rivals from our old Region (Hampton, Cloudland and Unaka), but we’ve added some new teams that should make it interesting.”
Those new teams on the schedule include Claiborne County, Gatlinburg-Pittman, North Greene, Hancock County and Cumberland Gap. Gone are Kings Academy, Jellico and Knox Gibbs. Back on the schedule for 2009 are Pigeon Forge and Chuckey-Doak.
“The reclassification was supposed to cut down on travel,” said coach Shelton. “But it really doesn’t do that. I’m really not thrilled with the new classification, but you have to take it and deal with it. I think we’ve set up a pretty good schedule. It’s a tough one, but that’s the way we like it.”
Tough in deed considering the Eagles will have to face Gatlinburg-Pittman at the Highlanders home. They’ll also be on the road at Class 3A Pigeon Forge, and at Hampton, Chuckey-Doak and North Greene. Of particular interest is the set of games following their season-opener on August 21, 2009, at home against Claiborne. The next three games on the schedule are on the road at Gatlinburg-Pittman, Hampton and Pigeon Forge. That’s just plain brutal.
With the new classification, only Cosby and Hancock County are in the same District.
“It’s kind of difficult to figure out at first,” said coach Shelton. “What you really have to do is put it up on a board, and then branch off the teams according to class and you get a better picture. We’re still in a tough Region, so no changes as far as tough is concerned.”
Cosby’s new Region has old foes Hampton and Unaka, and new foe North Greene. Only the top two teams will advance to the playoffs under the new system.
Here’s Cosby’s 2009 Football Schedule:
Week 0
Friday, Aug. 21: Claiborne County (Home), 7:30 p.m.
Week 1
Friday, Aug. 28: Gatlinburg-Pittman (Away), 7:30 p.m.
Week 2
Friday, Sept. 4: Hampton* (Away), 7:30 p.m.
Week 3
Friday, Sept. 11: Pigeon Forge (Away), 7:30 p.m.
Week 4
Friday, Sept. 18: Hancock County* (Home)(Homecoming), 7:30 p.m.
Week 5
Friday, Sept. 25: Chuckey-Doak (Away), 7:30 p.m.
Week 6
Friday, Oct. 2: Cloudland* (Home), 7:30 p.m.
Week 7
OPEN
Week 8
Friday, Oct. 16: North Greene* (Away), 7:30 p.m.
Week 9
Friday, Oct. 23: Cumberland Gap (Home), 7:30 p.m.
Week 10
Thursday, Oct. 29: Unaka* (Home) (Senior Night), 7:30 p.m.
*Denotes Region Game
(New Region includes Cosby, Hampton, North Greene, Unaka. The top two teams at the end of the regular season will go to the Class 2A playoffs)
By PAUL MEADOR
NPT Sports Editor
So Close! Eagles Clipped By Rams
By PAUL MEADOR
Newport Plain Talk Sports Editor
COSBY-The playoff atmosphere was there. And, the Cosby Eagles (8-2, 4-1) late game heroics were there. But, it simply wasn’t meant to be as a Cosby 25-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds remaining inched wide left, giving the Grace Christian Rams (9-1, 4-1) a one-point victory, 13-12, at the Eagles Nest Friday night.
The outcome left the Eagles, Rams and Hampton Bulldogs sharing the Region 1-A regular season championship. But, by virtue of overall records, the Rams will head into the playoffs as the Region 1-1A top seed, followed by the Eagles at No. 2, the Bulldogs at No. 3, and the Cloudland Highlanders at No. 4.
The loss was a tough one to take for the Eagles.
“This one leaves a bad taste,” said Eagle Head Coach Tyler Shelton. “I know you’re supposed to let it go, and get on with getting ready for your next game. But this one may sit on me for a while.”
The difference in this one was turnovers, and a two-point conversion attempt late. Turnovers proved costly for the Eagles. They had one fumble, which Grace Christian took advantage of for their first touchdown, and two interceptions, one in the end zone that fell just short of a wide open Robert Herzog. The Rams, on the other hand, had only one turnover, an interception in the first half that the Eagles were unable to take advantage of.
The two-point conversion attempt came with 4:18 left in the game. Cosby had just scored their second TD of the night, and trailed 13-12. The Eagles lined up as if they were going to kick the extra point to tie the game. Instead, holder Jordan Cates took the snap from J.R. Proffitt, placed the ball down as if Robby Whitted was going to kick it, but instead, flipped the ball over his shoulder to Whitted, who took off running to his right. The officiating crew immediately blew the play dead, ruling that Cates had placed the ball on the ground, effectively killing the play.
“That was my fault,” said coach Shelton. “I’m not exactly sure what the call was, but that play was my call, and I shouldn’t have made it. I got a little greedy. If I could take it back, I would. That was a mistake on my part.”
The Eagles defense, as they have done all season, was up to the task, holding the Rams vaunted rushing attack to just 67 yards on 25 carries. That says a lot since the Rams had two 1,000-yard rushers, Phillip Hester and David Amos, coming into the game. Instead, Hester was held to 52 yards on 16 carries while Amos was held to 15 yards on nine carries.
“Our defense has done it all year, and they did it again tonight,” said coach Shelton. “It was our offense that couldn’t get going. I really don’t think our offense work up until the fourth quarter.”
In the early going, the Rams ran right into the Eagle’s game plan.
“We wanted to smack them in the mouth early,” said coach Shelton. “and we did that. We didn’t give them anything in their first two possessions. The momentum was on our side, things were going our way. Really, we took care of them until late in the second quarter, and that’s when we made our second mistake.”
The first mistake came after a seven-minute drive that took Cosby from their own 30-yard line to the Grace 19. Herzog got behind his usual double-team on a fade route on the right corner of the end zone. But, quarterback Trenten Dunn’s pass fell short, and into the arms of Amos for the interception.
On their ensuing possession, the Rams got a big play when quarterback Logan Little hit Amos out of the backfield, and watched as Amos ran the sideline 80 yards to the Cosby 5. But, the Eagle defense rose to the occasion, and kept the Rams out of the end zone, stopping them at the one-yard line on a fourth down play.
Then came Cosby second mistake. Dunn hit Cates in the right flat on a five-yard pass play. Cates, trying to stretch out for more yardage, had the football slip away, which was covered by the Rams at the Cosby 21. On their very first play, Hester took it to the house for the first score of the game with 2:15 remaining in the half. Steven Johnstone’s extra point was good, and the Rams were in front 7-0.
The Rams made it 13-0 in the third quarter. Cosby took the opening kick to start the second half, but was unable to move the ball. On their first possession of the second half, the Rams needed just eight plays, including a 22-yard catch by Amos and a 19-yard run by Hester, to find the end zone again. Amos capped the 57-yard drive with a three-yard run. The extra point was no good, but the Rams were in control 13-0 with 6:06 remaining in the third quarter.
That would be the end of the Rams scoring, and their momentum, as the game shifted Cosby’s way for the remaining quarter-and-a-half.
The Eagles responded to the Rams second score of the game by introducing them to a steady dose of running back Mitch Miller. On their next possession, the Eagles started from their own 43. Eight plays later, that included six Miller carries for 32 yards, one carry for Nick Koenig for 10 yards, and an 18-yard pass from Dunn to Spencer Grooms, Miller punched into the end zone from six yards out to get the Eagles on the board. Robby Whitted’s extra point attempt missed, but the Eagles trailed by only seven, 13-6 with 1:25 remaining in the third.
The Eagles did it again on their next possession, this one a 12-play 58-yard drive that took nearly seven minutes off the clock. Again, the drive featured Miller. The senior running back accounted for 38 yards in the drive on nine carries, including an 11-yard touchdown run to pull the Eagles to within one, 13-12.
After forcing the Rams to punt, the Eagles had one last shot at victory, taking over the football at their own 44-yard line with 2:21 remaining. They soon found themselves in dire straits, however, when Dunn was sacked at the Cosby 34 on a third down play. With just 54 seconds remaining, the Eagles were facing a fourth down and 23. Eagle fans nearly fell out of their seats on the next play as Dunn hit senior Dillon Denton on the Cosby sideline for a 56-yard pass play to give the Eagles first-and-ten at the Grace 11-yard line. With no time outs left, Dunn spiked the ball on the first play to stop the clock. Miller was only able to pick up two on the next play, and the Eagles were forced to line up quickly, allowing Dunn to spike the ball again to stop the clock with 20 seconds remaining. That set up Robby Whitted’s field goal attempt from 25 yards out. Whitted had connected on two 30-yard field goals earlier in the season, but this was a different occasion. Whitted got his foot into it, but the kick, which would have barely cleared the cross-bar, drifted about two feet to the left, giving Grace the 13-12 victory.
“I really feel for that young man,” said coach Shelton. “I know he had to have so many things going through his head before making that kick. He gave it his best shot, but he shouldn’t have been in that position.
“We played hard, we blocked hard,” said coach Shelton. “Our motors were running. Listen, these were two very good football teams banging heads out here tonight. My hat’s off to Grace’s defense. They played well too. We just came up a little short.
“We really missed Justin (Rone) tonight. There were times when you knew he would have made a difference.”
Rone was injured in an automobile accident earlier in the week, and needed surgery to repair a broken leg at U.T. Medical Center Tuesday night. But, Justin and his family made it to the game, and was honored in two ways. First, with his fellow seniors as part of Senior Night festivities. And second, his teammates wore his No. 71 on the helmets, and dedicated the game to him.
HIGH NOTES: In addition to another outstanding performance from the Cosby defense, holding the Rams to just 67 yards rushing, hats off to the Eagle offense’s workhorse, senior tailback Mitch Miller. Having already amassed 1,000 yards on the season going into Friday night’s game, Miller left Grace Christian’s two one-thousand yard rushers in his wake, pounding out 129 yards on 30 carries and two touchdowns. Miller now has 1,133 yards on the season.
Despite two interceptions, Cosby quarterback Trenten Dunn was 7-12 for 122 yards passing. Dillon Denton had two catches for 66 yards, while Spencer Grooms had four catches for 51 yards on the night.
PLAYOFFS
With the conclusion of the regular season, the playoff brackets are now set for the opening round next Friday night. In Region 1-1A, Grace Christian (9-1, 4-1) is the top seed, and will host Coalfield (4-6, 3-3), the No. 4 seed out of Region 2-1A. Cosby (8-2, 4-1) will host Midway (7-3, 4-2), the No. 3 seed out of Region 2-1A. Hampton (6-4, 4-1) will travel to Greenback (9-1, 5-1), the No. 2 seed out of Region 2-1A. And Cloudland (6-4, 2-3) will travel to Oneida (10-0, 6-0), the No. 1 seed out of Region 2-1A. All playoff games kick off 30 minutes earlier than regular season games at 7 p.m.
ON-AIR
Next Friday night’s opening round playoff game between Cosby and Midway will be broadcast live on WLIK, AM-1270, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pre-game report. Steve Wilhoit will have the play-by-play while Steve Souder provides commentary.
Cosby Falls! Turnovers Lead To Grainger County Victory
Newport Plain Talk Sports Editor
RUTLEDGE-The numbers and the effort didn’t show it, but the Cosby Eagles (7-1) suffered their first defeat of the season, 17-5, at the hands of the Grainger County Grizzlies (3-4) Friday night in Rutledge.
Those numbers showed that Cosby had more first downs (C-16, G-9), more passing yards (C-152, G-60), nearly even in rushing (C-170, G-198), total yards (C-322, G-258) and fewer penalty yards (C-60, G-97).
But, there were two areas that the Eagles simply could not master, limiting turnovers (the Eagles lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions), and being unable to convert in the red zone (the Eagles were twice inside the Grainger 10-yard line and twice at the Grainger 15-yard line). Only once were the Eagles able to convert in the red zone, a Robby Whitted 23-yard field goal, with the remaining two points coming on a freak safety late in the fourth quarter.
Despite all of that, the Eagles rose to the occasion, playing their third Class 3A school of the season, playing them on the Grizzlies’ homecoming night, and playing them in front of a huge Grizzlies crowd. The Eagles stood up to the bigger numbers, and to the Grainger attitude that they would push their tiny Class 1A opponents around.
“I am proud of our kids tonight,” said Eagle head coach Tyler Shelton. “They played their hearts out. They dug in, they fought, they scrapped, and they did it right up to the final horn. Five years ago, we could not have competed on this field. Our program has risen to the point where we can compete with bigger schools and win. We’ve proven that. I hate to lose, the kids hate to lose. Tonight, we didn’t get it done, but it wasn’t because we lacked effort. You can live with that.”
The Eagles were able to move the football both on the ground and through the air. Senior tailback Mitch Miller had another great game for the Eagles, pounding out 148 yards on 19 carries. And, senior quarterback Trenten Dunn was finding success through the air, going 13-28 for 152 yards, 76 yards to Robert Herzog, 48 yards to Spencer Grooms and 18 yards to Jordan Cates.
The Cosby defense faced off against the best rushing quarterback they have seen this year in Skylar McBee, who finished the night with 17 carries for 105 yards, one of those carries a 53-yard touchdown run. McBee was also 5-14 for 60 yards through the air. McBee also had a key interception on defense. But it wasn’t McBee’s exploits that concerned coach Shelton.
“We had two or three opportunities deep in their territory,” said coach Shelton. “But, we either turned the ball over, or wasn’t able to connect on a pass to get the points.”
The two teams battered each other relentlessly in the early going, and it wasn’t until the horn sounded to end the first quarter that the first points were scored, a 30-yard field goal by Grainger’s Tony Gill. That after a stellar defensive effort by the Eagles after Grainger had a first down and goal from the Cosby eight yard-line.
The Grizzlies capitalized on a Cosby fumble at the Eagle 16 with 4:32 remaining in the half when tailback Zach Blanken high-kicked his way into the end zone from seven yards out. With Gill’s extra point boot, the Eagles trailed 10-0.
Starting from their own 32-yard line, the Eagles started on a 10-play drive to the Grainger 15-yard line, only to see the drive end on their second fumble, giving the Grizzlies the 10-0 lead at the break.
The Eagles got on the board on their first possession of the second half. On another 10-play drive that started from their own 37-yard line, the Eagles drove the ball to the Grainger six yard-line, and settled for Whitted’s 23-yard field goal, his third field goal of the season, to make it 10-3 with 6:26 remaining in the third quarter.
Following an out-of-bounds kick on the ensuing kickoff, the Grizzles set up shop on their own 44-yard line. Following a nine-yard pass to Justin Humphrey, McBee caught the Eagles in a blitz, and ran, untouched, 53 yards for the Grizzlies second and final touchdown of the evening. With Gill’s extra point kick, it was 17-3 with 6:07 left in the third.
On their next possession, the Eagles moved the ball to the Grainger three-yard line. But, on a fourth down play, Dunn’s pass to Cates in the back of the end zone was too high.
The Eagles next two possessions ended in turnovers, the first on a fumble, and the second on an interception. In the mean time, the Eagle defense turned it up a notch, and kept the Grizzlies off the board for the remainder of the night.
The Grizzlies threatened with 7:25 remaining in the game, driving to the Cosby three-yard line. But, a tackle for a loss, two Grainger penalties, and a fumble recovered by Wayne Brandon thwarted the Grizzlie’s effort.
Cosby was already in their two-minute drill, and Dunn was working it perfectly, hitting Herzog, Grooms and Cates on beautifully run sideline routes. The Eagles moved the ball to the Grainger 10 yard-line, when a pass play in the end zone resulted in an unusual call. Dunn’s intended pass to Grooms was broken up, and intercepted by a Grizzly defender, who stepped out of bounds in the end zone. The Grizzlies were flagged for blocking in the back on the play, which, the officials ruled, ended in a safety, giving the Eagles two points to make it 17-5. The Grizzlies also had to kick off to the Eagles with 2:13 remaining in the game.
With just 1:30 remaining, Dunn threw a pass to a wide-open Michael Trent at the Grizzlies 10-yard line, only to see it slip off Trent’s fingertips on a fourth down play to end Cosby’s hopes.
The game turned out to be a marathon 21/2-hour affair, thanks to 25 total penalties called, and because of problems with the clock in the second half.
Despite the loss, this kind of game may be good preparation for the Eagles’ two, remaining, and key Region 1-1A games against Hampton next Friday night, and Grace Christian on the final night of the regular season.
“I don’t know if we can take anything from this game into next week against Hampton,” said coach Shelton. “We certainly can’t afford the mistakes against a team like Hampton. But, if we can eliminate those mistakes, and play with the heart and soul we played with tonight, it should make for an interesting game.
REGION 1-1A: Cosby (7-0, 3-0) and Hampton (4-3, 3-0) are tied atop the Region 1-1A standings heading into next Friday night’s showdown at the Eagles’ Nest. Hampton had a bye on Friday night. Grace Christian (6-1, 1-1) had a 33-8 victory over Taft Youth Center on Friday, and will face off against Cosby at the Eagles’ Nest on the final night of the regular season, October 31. Also on Friday, Cloudland (5-2, 1-1) rolled over Jellico (0-7, 0-3) 43-0. And, Unaka (0-8, 0-3) played out-of-state on Friday at Matewan, West Virginia, and lost 42-0.
Cosby survives! Beats Unaka 15-6!
ELIZABETHTON-It’s always tough playing on the road in Region 1-1A, no matter who you’re playing. And Friday night was no different for the Cosby Eagles (7-0, 3-0), who managed to pull out a 15-6 victory over the winless Unaka Rangers (0-7, 0-3).
“Don’t let their record fool you,” said coach Tyler Shelton. “My hat’s off to Unaka. They played some tough football tonight. They stepped it up against us, and we really had to work to get this win. I was particularly impressed by Unaka’s defensive front. They took away our run game and forced us to pass to make first downs. This was just good hard-nosed football tonight.”
Cosby quarterback Trenten Dunn had, perhaps, his best overall game of the season. It was obvious how well he managed the game. Through the air, the senior QB was 18-of-27 for 118 yards and a touchdown, and, he did not throw an interception. Mitch Miller was held under 100 yards rushing on the night. The senior tailback finished with 25 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown. But despite a mistake-free offensive effort, the night belonged, once again, to the defense.
“Our defense was stellar tonight,” said coach Shelton. “Our guys really got after them and made some big plays. We were able to keep their running game in check, and, except for that big pass play early in the game, we didn’t give them a lot of time to throw.”
The big pass play came on Unaka’s second offensive series and ended with a 55-yard scoring strike. The extra point was no good, and Unaka stunned the Cosby faithful by taking a 6-0 lead.
“They were playing inspired football,” said coach Shelton. “And, getting on us early like that surprised us a little. But, we gathered our senses and pretty much took care of them the rest of the night.”
Cosby’s offense began finding some success in the second quarter starting from their own 40-yard line. But, on a controversial play, Mitch Miller appeared to fall forward across the goal line for a score. However, the officiating crew ruled that Miller fumbled the football before he got into the end zone, giving Unaka the ball at their own one-yard line. Unfortunate for Unaka!
On the ensuing play, Eagle linebacker Matthew Lane busted the line of scrimmage, and dropped the Rangers’ Josh Peterson in the end zone for a safety to put Cosby on the board with 10:01 remaining in the second quarter.
Lane’s tackle was one of six sacks on the night for the Eagles.
“It was just a great team effort,” said coach Shelton. “Our defense kept us in the game and gave us opportunities on offense.”
In addition to Lane, Spencer Grooms, Danny Raines, Corey Williams, Mitch Miller and Matthew Hester also had sacks on the night. Grooms showed why he was named the Region 1-1A Defensive Player of the Year finishing with 15 tackles, a fumble recovery, and a pass deflection, in addition to his sack. Grooms’ fumble recover was one of four on the night for the Eagle defense, as Trenten Dunn, Cory Williams and Todd Logan also collected fumble recoveries.
With time winding down in the second quarter, the Cosby offense got the Eagles on the board, thanks to Grooms’ fumble recovery on the Unaka 10 yard line. Dunn threw a crisp strike to wide receiver Jordan Cates in the end zone, and with Robby Whitted’s extra point, the Eagles had their first lead of the night, 9-6, with 2:09 remaining. The Eagle defense then quashed Unaka attempt at another scoring drive before the first half ended when Cory Williams recovered a Ranger fumble.
The Eagles last scoring drive came late in the third quarter when Miller found pay dirt from one yard out. But, the TD was set up on a big fourth down and nine play when Dunn hit Dillon Denton with a pass for the first down at the Unaka two. The extra point was no good, and Cosby led 15-6 going into the fourth quarter.
Cosby’s defense remained stout to protect their lead, but coach Shelton felt the big play of the game might have been what the Eagle offense did with time running out.
“The last thing we wanted to do was give the ball back to them and give them another shot at scoring,” said coach Shelton. “We were facing a third down and eight, and when Trenten (Dunn) hit Jordan (Cates) with a pass to give us a first down, that was huge. That allowed us to run out the clock.”
Despite the hard-fought victory, and the record remaining perfect, coach Shelton was already thinking about making improvements.
“We’ll definitely be working on our running game next week,” said coach Shelton. “We didn’t do a good job running the football tonight. We’ll get it fixed.”
Fixed in time for their next opponent, Grainger County, next Friday night at Rutledge.
REGION 1-1A: Without a doubt, the game everyone was watching Friday night was the Region 1-1A match-up between Hampton and Grace Christian, ranked at No. 7 in the state Class A rankings, in Knoxville. And, when the dust had settled, Hampton (4-3, 3-0) came away with a huge 38-29 victory over Grace (5-1, 1-1). Also on Friday, Kings Academy stung Jellico (0-6, 0-2) 14-13. Cloudland (4-2, 0-1) had the night off.
By PAUL MEADOR
Newport Plain Talk
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