Gibbs came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They took a blow against the Alcoa Tornadoes, falling 52-7. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-0.
Thomas Manu went supernova For Alcoa., throwing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in one TD on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jamir Dean, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gibbs fell to 2-1. As for Alcoa, the win (which was their 16th in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Gibbs didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-7 victory against Morristown-Hamblen East on the 12th. As for Alcoa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 35-0 win against West on the 11th.
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