Football Recap: Tellico Plains Bears vs. Sweetwater Wildcats
While Tellico Plains put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sweetwater. The Tellico Plains Bears blew past the Sweetwater Wildcats 29-0 on the road. The victory was just business as usual For the Bears, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Leading Tellico Plains to victory were Ike Hollinghead and Ryan Shaffer. Hollinghead rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Shaffer gained 159 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Tellico Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tellico Plains' defense and their five sacks. In that department, Chance Shapiro was the leader with two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Tellico Plains' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sweetwater, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Tellico Plains will venture away from home to challenge Polk County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sweetwater, they will host Meigs County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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