{"id":2370,"date":"2021-09-18T12:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/football\/2021\/09\/18\/anderson-county-hands-cherokees-first-loss\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:09:55","slug":"anderson-county-hands-cherokees-first-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/football\/2021\/09\/18\/anderson-county-hands-cherokees-first-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson County hands Cherokees first loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY BRIAN HAMILTON<\/p>\n

KNOXVILLE – Anderson County came into its matchup with South-Doyle with a record of 1-3 and upset undefeated South-Doyle 31-28.<\/p>\n

The Cherokees fumbled on a quarterback to running back exchange on the first drive, setting Anderson County up with great field position. However, two plays later, JaMichael Ham intercepted the Mavericks’ Walker Martinez for a pick six and a 7-0 lead with 8:26 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

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JaMichael Ham (5) picks off an Anderson County pass for a pick six, giving the Cherokees a 7-0 first quarter lead. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n

Martinez would respond on Anderson County’s next possession, as he tossed a long touchdown to tie the game at 7-7 with 3:11 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Shawn Gary would go into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown with 8:31 left in the second quarter, putting the Cherokees in front 14-7.<\/p>\n

A 21-yard field goal by Christian Nelson would pull the Mavericks to within 14-10 with 4:40 left until halftime. On the next South-Doyle possession, Nick Martin tossed a 64-yard touchdown pass, which gave the Cherokees a 21-10 lead with 1:58 left until intermission.<\/p>\n

Anderson County would respond before the break, however, as Gavin Noe found the end zone for a 1-yard score, making the halftime score 21-17, in favor of South-Doyle.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks received the second half kick and puts together a scoring drive, capped by Martinez’ 21-yard touchdown pass to Bryson Vowell for a 24-21 advantage — their first lead of the game.<\/p>\n

Gary put South-Doyle back in front 28-24 with a 17-yard touchdown with less than a minute to go in the third quarter, but that would be the last time the Cherokees would find the end zone in the game.<\/p>\n

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Anderson County’s Kaleb Livingston (48) takes down South-Doyle’s Dylan Swaggerty (11) for a short gain. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n

Anderson County’s Noe went into the end zone on 4th-and-1 with 6:23 left in the game for the final score, as the Mavericks went on to win 31-28, spoiling the Cherokees’ hopes of an unbeaten season.<\/p>\n

South-Doyle standout running back Shawn Gary was held to just over 80 yards rushing in the game, although he did finish with two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks improved their record to 2-3 and travel to Elizabethton (3-1) on Friday, while South-Doyle will face another tough road test at Class 6A Farragut (1-4). The Admirals have only won one game, but their losses are to Maryville, West, Beech and Cleveland.<\/p>\n

The loss also drops the Cherokees to 1-1 in Class 4A Region 2, while Anderson County is now in first place at 2-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – Anderson County came into its matchup with South-Doyle with a record of 1-3 and upset undefeated South-Doyle 31-28. The Cherokees fumbled on a quarterback to running back exchange on the first drive, setting Anderson County up with great field position. However, two plays later, JaMichael Ham intercepted the Mavericks’ Walker Martinez for a pick six and a 7-0 lead with 8:26 left in the first quarter. Martinez would respond on Anderson County’s next possession, as he tossed a long touchdown to tie the game at 7-7 with 3:11 left in the first quarter. Shawn Gary … <\/p>\n

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