Football Preview: Tellico Plains Bears vs. Polk County Wildcats
The Tellico Plains Bears will take on the Polk County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Polk County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tellico Plains, who comes in off a win.
Tellico Plains' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sweetwater 29-0 on the road. The victory was just business as usual For the Bears, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Tellico Plains' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ike Hollinghead, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Ryan Shaffer, who 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 games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Tellico Plains' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Chance Shapiro was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. 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).
Meanwhile, Polk County lost to McMinn Central on the road by a 35-16 margin on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Tellico Plains' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Polk County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Tellico Plains took a serious blow against Polk County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 40-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tellico Plains was down 20-0.
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