The Tellico Plains Bears''s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They fell to Wartburg Central 31-25. Tellico Plains was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Wartburg Central apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2016.
Tellico Plains' lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chance Shapiro, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Omar Miller also helped out as he racked up 101 rushing yards.
Wartburg Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Landon Quinney out in front who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Gabe Redmon also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Tellico Plains' defeat was their seventh straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 1-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 10-0 York Institute and 14-1 Tyner Academy (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 60% over those games). As for Wartburg Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Tellico Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Wartburg Central also has no future games currently scheduled.
