Flag Football Game Preview: Bledsoe County Warriors vs. Smith County Owls

The Bledsoe County Warriors will square off against the Smith County Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bledsoe County has three straight wins, Smith County has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Bledsoe County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Van Buren County, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Warriors took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four contests by 23 points or more so far this season.

Lilianne Sherrell

Passing Yards

04/24/26 @ Van Buren County	148
04/24/26 vs Watertown	119
04/14/26 vs Livingston Academy	94
04/14/26 vs Stone Memorial	49
04/06/26 @ Signal Mountain	108
+ 9 more games

Lilianne Sherrell produced another solid effort rushing for 151 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most passing yards she has posted since back in April of 2025.

Bledsoe County didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Van Buren County to a completion percentage of just 43.6%. The team can thank Natalie Smith for the heroic effort on defense: she. Bledsoe County wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 56.5%.

Bledsoe County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sherrell and Kaylan Angel. Sherrell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked her third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. Angel got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Smith County had to suffer through a 34-6 loss at the hands of Gordonsville. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee flag football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Tigers are ranked ninth).

Bledsoe County's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Smith County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.