Football Recap: Johnson County Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Johnson County extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-7. They were outmatched by the Unicoi County Blue Devils and fell 55-22. The Longhorns lost against the Blue Devils in their previous head to head back in November of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 10-7 score last time.

Colton Grindstaff

Rushing Yards

10/31/25 @ Unicoi County	94
08/22/25 vs Sullivan East	12
09/26/25 @ Chuckey-Doak	11
10/10/25 vs Pigeon Forge	6

Johnson County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jonathan 'Jack' Csillag, who picked up 85 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one rushing score. Colton Grindstaff handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards and a rushing touchdown.

As for Unicoi County, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.

Blaze Rice was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and four scores on only ten carries. He has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Jones, who threw for 157 yards and three TDs.

Coming up, Johnson County is taking a road trip to take on Meigs County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so the Longhorns' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Unicoi County, they will be playing at home against Sweetwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.