Football Recap: Unicoi County Piles Up the Points Against Johnson County + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/31/25 - Home	55-22 W
11/01/24 - Home	10-7 W
10/27/23 - Away	42-27 W
10/28/22 - Home	24-0 W
10/29/21 - Away	58-21 W
+ 5 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unicoi County). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-22 win over the Johnson County Longhorns. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Longhorns: they've now won seven in a row.

Blaze Rice was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and four scores on only ten carries. He has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Avery Hatcher did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.

Unicoi County's run defense was locked in: Johnson County could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Brady Simmons for the heroic effort on defense: he. Unicoi County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.1.

Unicoi County's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Douglas Mathis was the leader with two.

Johnson County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonathan 'Jack' Csillag, who picked up 85 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one rushing score. Another player making a difference was Colton Grindstaff, who rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries.

Unicoi County's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Johnson County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.

Coming up, Unicoi County will host Sweetwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Johnson County, they will square off against Meigs County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so the Longhorns' offense will have their work cut out for them.