Cookeville is 8-2 against White County since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cookeville Cavaliers will host the White County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cookeville humbled PURE Academy with a 48-16 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-8.
Blake Owen was a one-man wrecking crew for Cookeville as he rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cookeville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 406 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cookeville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Johnson and Luke Hardin.
Meanwhile, White County got themselves on the board against Warren County on Friday, but Warren County never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers 41-0 at home. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tripp Pinion went supernova for White County, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. Pinion got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible64 yards.
Cookeville's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for White County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Cookeville was able to grind out a solid win over White County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 42-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pinion, who rushed for 307 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cookeville still be able to contain Pinion? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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