Football Recap: Powell Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

09/26/25 vs Knoxville Central	42-35
09/19/25 @ Karns	49-3
09/12/25 @ William Blount	47-16
09/04/25 vs Halls	32-13
08/29/25 @ Farragut	26-21

Powell extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Deuce Rodgers. The Panthers walked away with a 42-35 victory over the Knoxville Central Bobcats on Friday with plenty of help from Rodgers, who rushed for 231 yards and four scores while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Powell's leading receiver Zi Jackson was Rodgers' top target yet again, picking up 145 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Jackson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Powell's defensive line and their five sacks. Joshua Kay was especially locked on to Knoxville Central's QB and sacked him three times. Iverson Garcia was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles, and defending one pass.

Despite the loss, Knoxville Central still got an impressive performance from Kaden Long, who threw for 411 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and one score. Javaston Badgett was in the mix as well, providing the Bobcats with two TDs.

Powell's record now sits at 5-0. As for Knoxville Central, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.

Coming up, Powell will look to defend their home field on Friday against Campbell County at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers will be up against the Cougars' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Knoxville Central, they will face off against McMinn County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bobcats will need to watch out since the Cherokees have now posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.