After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tennessee, Sullivan East was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Volunteer Falcons , sneaking past 24-21. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sullivan East found their leader in underclassman Peyton Lingerfelt, who threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Blue Proffitt was Lingerfelt's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Volunteer's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jameson Mowell, who punched in two rushing scores, and Keelin Releford, who gained 161 total yards. Releford also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle (1.0 for loss).
Sullivan East's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Volunteer, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Sullivan East will head out to face off against Unicoi County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since October of 2014. As for Volunteer, they will square off against Northview Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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