Sevier County is 0-4 against Oak Ridge since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Sevier County Smoky Bears will square off against the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Sevier County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Sevier County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: West, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Sevier County was ranked 15th). Sevier County came out on top against West by a score of 24-17 on Friday. The 24-point effort marked the Smoky Bears' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Sevier County's victory came down to the chemistry between Cooper Newman and his top target Haydon Akers. Newman threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while Akers picked up 60 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Oak Ridge over East Hamilton in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Oak Ridge blew past East Hamilton 30-6. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Damillyan Porter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Blaine Stansberry, who rushed for 59 yards.
Sevier County pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.7 points. As for Oak Ridge, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Sevier County was dealt a bruising 41-13 loss at the hands of Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2018. Thankfully for Sevier County, Herbert Booker (who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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