The Knoxville Central Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Ridge Wildcats on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Knoxville Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past South-Doyle 34-0 at home. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Cherokees are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge entered their tilt with Clinton on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Dragons for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-21 win at home. The Wildcats pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dragons had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oak Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blaine Stansberry, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Damillyan Porter, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Oak Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tyree Porter and Dallas Frendt.
The victory got Knoxville Central back to even at 3-3. As for Oak Ridge, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Knoxville Central suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Knoxville Central, De'Jauvis Dozier (who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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