The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will square off against the Halls Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Morristown-Hamblen West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cocke County to the tune of 48-8 on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Fighting Cocks are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Camren Richards, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 210 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Malachi Monroe, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Morristown-Hamblen West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Morristown-Hamblen West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Cary (CJ) Steward with two.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Halls against Knoxville Central last Friday as the squad secured a 40-3 victory. Considering the Red Devils have won five games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Halls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Rogers and Manny Noe. Noe also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Halls got some further help from Dom Culp: he picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Morristown-Hamblen West's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points per game. As for Halls, their record is now 7-3.
Everything went Morristown-Hamblen West's way against Halls when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Morristown-Hamblen West made off with a 35-14 victory. Does Morristown-Hamblen West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Halls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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