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Seymour’s Brendon Harris attempts to hurdle a Cherokee defender on the Eagles’ opening drive, but is flagged for a 15-yard hurdling penalty. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n
Cherokee wasted no time on the ensuing drive, as Landon Jackson took the handoff on the first play of the drive and raced 92 yards for a touchdown.<\/p>\n
Seymour would take control from that point forward, racking up 34 consecutive points.<\/p>\n
Eagles’ quarterback Eli Funck hit Ryan Lodari for a 13-yard touchdown to put Seymour ahead 10-7. Later in the second quarter, Funck found Brooks Chowder for a 62-yard score to give the Eagles a 17-7 advantage.<\/p>\n
“He played much more steady,” Branton said of Funck’s play from last week to this week. “Second game, I think he’s a little more comfortable with what he’s seeing.”<\/p>\n
Seymour would go into halftime with a 23-7 lead, in part to Funck’s stellar play.<\/p>\n
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Seymour quarterback Eli Funck (3) looks for Braylon Oliver (9), as he scrambles for a first down during the Eagles’ 37-14 win over Cherokee. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n
Cherokee went three-and-out on its first three drives of the second half and had several fumbles that helped the Eagles build a 37-7 advantage, en route to a 37-14 victory. The Chiefs would add one last score when Micah Jones found Preston McNaily on broken coverage for a 60-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n
Aside from the fourth quarter score, Seymour held Cherokee to just 68 total yards in the second half.<\/p>\n
Harris led the way for Seymour with 181 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.<\/p>\n
The Eagles (2-0) will travel to Church Hill to face an 0-2 Volunteer team in a Class 4A District 1 matchup. Cherokee (1-1) will host Daniel Boone (1-0), who had it’s matchup with West Ridge postponed last week.<\/p>\n
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BY BRIAN HAMILTON SEYMOUR – If you didn’t already know, the Seymour Eagles went 0-10 in 2020 and many pundits expected little from them in 2021. After a dominant 37-14 win over Cherokee on Friday night, Seymour is right where it wants to be. “We were able to get a little more efficient in the passing game and the running game was good,” Seymour head coach Scott Branton said. “The offensive line played a really good game.” Seymour drove down the field on its first possession and Brendon Harris looked to have given the Eagles a 7-0 lead when his … <\/p>\n