Tennessee High School Football - Austin-East holds off Pigeon Forge
October 17, 2024: Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 The Austin-East Roadrunners (Knoxville, TN) football tipped the host Pigeon Forge Tigers (Pigeon Forge, TN), 14-13 in Thursday's non-league outing.
The Roadrunners now sport a 1-7 record. They take the field next when they host Union County for a 3A Region 2 outing on Friday, October 25. Austin-East will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 30-29 league win over Scott (Huntsville, TN). The Patriots record now stands at 1-6.
With the defeat, Pigeon Forge drops to 5-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, TN) to clash with the Highlanders in a 3A Region 1 outing on Friday, October 25. The Highlanders come into the outing with a record of 5-3. Gatlinburg-Pittman lost 14-7 in their recent league outing against Johnson County (Mountain City, TN)