Football Recap: Sequatchie County Skates Past Brainerd with Ease

With a playoff win on the line, Sequatchie County rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Brainerd Panthers, posting a 41-7 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 22 points or more this season.

Hunter Minton

Passer Rating

09/26/25 @ Forrest	166.7
09/19/25 vs Cascade	161.5
10/17/25 @ Community	149.3
11/06/25 vs Brainerd	138.7
08/29/25 @ Signal Mountain	131.6
+ 6 more games

Hunter Minton had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 136 yards and one TD on only nine carries, while also throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Sequatchie County's success: the team is 7-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.

Sequatchie County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Harrison Smith with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last four games he's played.

Sequatchie County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points over those games. As for Brainerd, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.

Looking ahead, Sequatchie County will face off against Meigs County at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so the Indians' offense will have their work cut out for them. Brainerd does not have any more games scheduled as of now.