BY BRIAN HAMILTON<\/p>\n
KNOXVILLE – William Blount began the first game of a 4-game road trip on Friday night with a 40-7 loss to Karns.<\/p>\n
Karns’ DeSean Bishop had a field day against the Governors, rushing for 354 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a receiving touchdown as well. The Beavers ran for 560 yards total on the night.<\/p>\n
The Governors scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Clemmer to Job Matossian to take a first quarter lead.<\/p>\n
William Blount led 7-6 early on, but as mistakes mounted, the Governors found themselves in a 19-7 hole at halftime. William Blount threw four interceptions in the game, with two coming in the end zone.<\/p>\n
Karns took the lead on a screen pass to Bishop for his second score of the day to take a 13-7 lead. The Governors then drove to the Beavers’ 24-yard line, but Clemmer was intercepted by Adarion Patton in the end zone to give Karns the ball back.<\/p>\n
Several plays later, Bishop had found the end zone again, this time on a 61-yard touchdown run for a 19-7 lead with 44 seconds remaining until halftime.<\/p>\n
“When things went bad, we let that multiply and become a snowball that gets bigger,” William Blount head coach Philip Shadowens said. “That’s a mental thing and today, I think we gave in when things went wrong.”<\/p>\n
Bishop scored his fourth touchdown of the night with 5:10 left in the third quarter, carrying most of the Governors’ defense into the end zone for a 33-7 Karns lead.<\/p>\n
The Beavers would tack one more touchdown on in the third quarter, giving them a resounding 40-7 win over William Blount.<\/p>\n
Clemmer finished 16-of-42 on the night with four interceptions.<\/p>\n
“He didn’t play his best game, but we didn’t do anything to help him,” Shadowens said of Clemmer’s play.<\/p>\n
The Governors (0-2) will look to right the ship, as they travel to Jefferson County Friday night for their first Class 6A Region 1 matchup. Karns (2-0) will host Powell (1-1) Friday.<\/p>\n
“I told the kids that we’re 0-0 in the region,” Shadowens said. “These first two games hurt your feelings because we played so bad, but none of that really matters.”<\/p>\n
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BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – William Blount began the first game of a 4-game road trip on Friday night with a 40-7 loss to Karns. Karns’ DeSean Bishop had a field day against the Governors, rushing for 354 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a receiving touchdown as well. The Beavers ran for 560 yards total on the night. The Governors scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Clemmer to Job Matossian to take a first quarter lead. William Blount led 7-6 early on, but as mistakes mounted, the Governors found themselves in a 19-7 hole at halftime. William … <\/p>\n