BY BRIAN HAMILTON<\/p>\n
FARRAGUT – Maryville held Farragut to just 46 total yards in the first half, taking a 21-0 lead to intermission, en route to a 42-14 win.<\/p>\n
The Rebels used a 10-play 55-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard D.J. Burks run, to take a 7-0 lead with 5:15 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Farragut was able to hold Maryville in check for most of the first half, but Carson Jones then found Markel Fortenberry for a 48-yard touchdown with 4:16 left in the first half to take a 14-0 lead. Fortenberry then caught another touchdown pass from Jones — this time from 15 yards out — with six seconds left, sending the Rebels into the locker room with a 21-0 advantage.<\/p>\n
“Our defense kept us in the lead,” Maryville head coach Derek Hunt said. “In the second half, we kind of flipped the script. I thought the offense was cleaner and the defense probably have up some stuff that they didn’t want to, but that’s stuff we’ll learn from.”<\/p>\n
On the first play of the third quarter, junior running back Noah Vaughn dashed for 80 yards to paydirt, giving Maryville a 28-0 lead just 15 seconds into the third.<\/p>\n
The Admirals were finally able to get on the board when Landis Davila tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Moore, cutting the Maryville lead to 28-7 with 8:18 left in the third.<\/p>\n
Carson Jones gave the Rebels a 35-7 lead with 24 seconds left in the third quarter when he rumbled for a 4-yard score.<\/p>\n
Davile and Moore connected for their second touchdown hook-up of the night with 7:18 left in the fourth quarter, pulling Farragut to within 21 points, at 35-14.<\/p>\n
Maryville would get the last laugh, however, as running back Gage LaDue scored from two yards out with 2:55 left in the game. The Rebels would go on to win by a score of 42-14.<\/p>\n
Mayville finished the game with 470 total yards (248 passing and 222 rushing), while holding Farragut to 223 total yards (179 passing and 44 rushing).<\/p>\n
The Rebels (3-0, 1-0 Class 6A Region 2) will travel to neighboring Alcoa (3-0) on Friday night for their annual showdown. The Tornadoes are coming off a 63-8 win over Northview Academy.<\/p>\n
Maryville has won the last two against Alcoa, with 2018 being the Rebels only loss to the Tornadoes since 2011.<\/p>\n
Farragut (0-3, 0-1) will host Oak Ridge (1-2) on Friday, as the Admirals look to avoid an 0-4 start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BY BRIAN HAMILTON FARRAGUT – Maryville held Farragut to just 46 total yards in the first half, taking a 21-0 lead to intermission, en route to a 42-14 win. The Rebels used a 10-play 55-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard D.J. Burks run, to take a 7-0 lead with 5:15 left in the first quarter. Farragut was able to hold Maryville in check for most of the first half, but Carson Jones then found Markel Fortenberry for a 48-yard touchdown with 4:16 left in the first half to take a 14-0 lead. Fortenberry then caught another touchdown pass from Jones … <\/p>\n