The Northview Academy Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Sullivan East Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Northview Academy and 15 for Sullivan East dating back to last season.
Northview Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Seymour last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cougars were beaten by the Eagles 50-22. The Cougars were down 42-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East took a blow against Elizabethton on Friday, falling 63-21. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Fighting Cyclones are ranked 62nd).
Northview Academy will need to focus on slowing down Peyton Lingerfelt, one of several Sullivan East players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Blue Proffitt also helped out as he racked up 124 receiving yards.
Sullivan East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Northview Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Northview Academy against Sullivan East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 48-9 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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