Football Preview: Powell Panthers vs. McMinn County Cherokees
The Powell Panthers will head out to face off against the McMinn County Cherokees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Powell sitting on seven straight victories and McMinn County on three.
It was a proper cat-fight when Powell faced off against Knoxville Central on Friday. Powell blew past Knoxville Central 34-8. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, while McMinn County put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Howard Tech. McMinn County claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Howard Tech at home. The match marked the Cherokees' most dominant victory of the season.
Luke Lawson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 296 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes. Marshall Goodner did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 104 receiving yards.
McMinn County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Fletcher Williams. 5.5 times. Javonte Parker was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. McMinn County got some further help from Cameron Miller: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Powell pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for McMinn County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Powell strolled past McMinn County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Powell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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