Two dominant signal callers in Aj Wynn and Cooper Newman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The David Crockett Pioneers will venture away from home to challenge the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. David Crockett has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Sevier County will come in with nine straight victories.
David Crockett is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Dobyns-Bennett on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. David Crockett took a blow against Dobyns-Bennett, falling 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Indians are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Sevier County got themselves on the board against East Hamilton on Friday, but East Hamilton never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 29-0 win over the Hurricanes. Fans of the Smoky Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Sevier County found their leader in sophomore Joey Galazin, who made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
David Crockett's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Sevier County, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
David Crockett was taken down by Sevier County 56-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for David Crockett, Malachi Pate (who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown) 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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