The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will take on the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morristown-Hamblen West will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Morristown-Hamblen West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Cocke County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 44-30. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Fighting Cocks: they've now won seven in a row.
Malachi Monroe
| 10/24/25 @ Cocke County | 187 |
| 11/01/24 @ Cocke County | 142 |
| 10/18/24 @ David Crockett | 120 |
| 09/12/25 @ David Crockett | 105 |
| 10/17/25 vs Daniel Boone | 80 |
Malachi Monroe had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Those 187 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bobby Fair helped out on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Morristown-Hamblen West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 176.
Morristown-Hamblen West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kadin Wallen and Joshua Akard.
Meanwhile, Sevier County is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Huntington. The Smoky Bears took down the Highlanders 42-26.
Morristown-Hamblen West better keep an eye on Cooper Newman. He was instrumental in Sevier County's win, throwing for 350 yards and four TDs while completing 83.9% of his passes. Newman is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played. Zach Banks was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and one score.
Sevier County's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Morristown-Hamblen West was dealt a bruising 37-7 loss at the hands of Sevier County in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Trojans were down 27-0.
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