If McMinn County was feeling good fresh off their 48-14 takedown of Clinton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McMinn County Cherokees took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Ridge Wildcats on Friday. The Cherokees were down 27-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
McMinn County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marshall Goodner, who picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Oak Ridge found their leader in sophomore Damillyan Porter, who picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Blaine Stansberry was another key player, having thrown for 285 yards and onetouchdown.
McMinn County's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Oak Ridge, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
McMinn County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Ridge, they will challenge East Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Hamilton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
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