Tennessee is 0-4 against Sevier County since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Smoky Bears at 7:00 p.m. Tennessee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Sevier County likes a good challenge.
Tennessee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Morristown-Hamblen West to the tune of 51-14 on Friday. Considering the Vikings have won five matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sevier County didn't have quite enough to beat Grace Christian Academy on Friday and fell 33-31. The loss was the Smoky Bears' first of the season.
Tennessee will need to focus on slowing down Cooper Newman, one of several Sevier County players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 285 yards and three TDs, and also punched in one rushing score. Bryson Headrick was Newman's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and one score.
Tennessee's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points on average over those games. As for Sevier County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Tennessee was taken down by Sevier County 49-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newman, who threw for 316 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Now that the Vikings know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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