Football Recap: Oak Ridge Wildcats vs. Sevier County Smoky Bears
If Oak Ridge was feeling good fresh off their 30-6 takedown of East Hamilton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oak Ridge Wildcats took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sevier County Smoky Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Smoky Bears are ranked 15th).
Oak Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Damillyan Porter, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Will Pressley also helped out with an impressive 171 receiving yards.
Sevier County found their leader in sophomore Cooper Newman, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Those 326 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Newman. Another pass catcher making a difference was Haydon Akers, who picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The loss snapped Oak Ridge's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-5 record. As for Sevier County, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Oak Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sevier County, they will face off against Page at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Page will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Sevier County surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
