The Unicoi County Blue Devils will square off against the Johnson County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Unicoi County has four straight wins, Johnson County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Unicoi County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past West Greene, posting a 42-0 victory. Considering the Blue Devils have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kolby Jones
| 10/23/25 vs West Greene | 267 |
| 09/13/24 vs Sullivan East | 266 |
| 09/20/24 @ West Greene | 260 |
| 08/28/25 @ Northview Academy | 240 |
| 10/18/24 vs Claiborne | 209 |
Kolby Jones had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 267 yards and three TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. Those 267 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blaze Rice, who rushed for 45 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Johnson County's offense. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of Gatlinburg-Pittman on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Highlanders are ranked 128th).
Johnson County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Unicoi County, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Unicoi County skirted past Johnson County 10-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Longhorns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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