The Sevier County Smoky Bears will challenge the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sevier County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Sevier County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Daniel Boone 49-0 at home. 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.
It was another big night for Cooper Newman, who threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Those 30 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Sevier County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Otto Janse Van Rensburg and Otto Van Rensburg. Another thorn in Daniel Boone's side was Joey Galazin, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak last Friday. They fell 28-17 to Walker Valley.
Sevier County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for East Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Everything went Sevier County's way against East Hamilton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Sevier County made off with a 28-7 victory. 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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