Football Recap: Sevier County Smoky Bears vs. Lenoir City Panthers
Sevier County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Lenoir City Panthers 42-6 on the road. Fans of the Smoky Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Sevier County was led to victory by Cooper Newman and Tegan Avera. Newman threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, while Avera rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Bryson Headrick did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 91 receiving yards.
Sevier County wouldn't let Lenoir City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sevier County can thank Xabion M Armstrong and Jayden Jarnigan for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Lenoir City lost, don't look at Trea Jones. Despite the final result, he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Jones' longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Sevier County pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lenoir City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Sevier County will host Cocke County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sevier County is facing Cocke County at the right time seeing as Cocke County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lenoir City, they will head out to challenge King's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lenoir City will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: King's Academy will have lost three straight heading into Friday's matchup.
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