The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will head out on the road to take on the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cocke County has struggled recently with 12 losses in a row, while Sevier County will arrive with three straight wins.
Cocke County lost 37-15 to Hardin Valley Academy on Friday.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sevier County on the road against Lenoir City on Friday as the squad secured a 42-6 victory. Given the Smoky Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Panthers are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sevier County relied on the efforts of Cooper Newman, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and Tegan Avera, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Bryson Headrick did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 91 receiving yards.
Sevier County wouldn't let Lenoir City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sevier County can thank Xabion M Armstrong and Jayden Jarnigan for forcing both of them. M Armstrong also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Cocke County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sevier County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cocke County took a serious blow against Sevier County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 48-8. Can Cocke County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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