Oak Ridge came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Sevier County, but Cooper Newman wouldn't allow it. The Sevier County Smoky Bears came out on top against the Oak Ridge Wildcats by a score of 45-34 on Friday thanks in part to Newman, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
The team also got some help courtesy of Haydon Akers, who picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 93 yards.
Oak Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Damillyan Porter, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Blaine Stansberry was another key passer, throwing for 243 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Sevier County pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Oak Ridge, they moved to 9-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Sevier County will take on Page at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Sevier County: 11.2, Page: 2.2) so any points scored will be well earned. Oak Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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