The Sevier County Smoky Bears will take on the Hardin Valley Academy Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sevier County has five straight wins, Hardin Valley Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Sevier County was fully in charge, breezing past Tennessee 49-20 on the road. 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.
Cooper Newman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 316 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Sevier County also got help from Bryson Headrick, who showed off his sure hands for 96 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Hardin Valley Academy was beaten by Maryville 49-7 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Red Rebels are ranked sixth).
Sevier County's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Hardin Valley Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Sevier County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hardin Valley Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 19-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sevier County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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