Football Preview: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. South-Doyle Cherokees
After three games on the road, Knoxville Central is heading back home. They will host the South-Doyle Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-14, which was the final score in Knoxville Central's tilt against West on Friday. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South-Doyle's offense. They were outmatched by Gibbs at home and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Eagles are ranked 71st).
Knoxville Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for South-Doyle, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Knoxville Central beat South-Doyle 45-35 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South-Doyle's Tae'Shawn Gary, who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 77 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Knoxville Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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