Bearden vs Farragut

Bearden defeats Farragut 71-31 behind Nordin’s 17 points

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – Bearden entered the contest having won seven straight against Farragut, with the last loss coming on January 27, 2023. If the Admirals were going to overcome that deficit, they were going to have their work cut out, facing a 21-1 team whose only loss was a 3-point loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Classic at Tennessee High Quarterfinal. Farragut looked up to the task in the first quarter, but Bearden’s hot shooting and defense proved to be too much, as the Bulldogs prevailed with a 71-31 home win over their arch rival. “You never …

Sevier County vs Farragut

Sevier County sinks Admirals in BankFirst Classic

BY BRIAN HAMILTON JEFFERSON CITY – Sevier County wasted no time letting everyone know that 2024 wasn’t a fluke. On a rainy Saturday night in Burke-Tarr Stadium at Carson-Newman, the Smoky Bears dismantled a 6A Farragut team for a 27-7 win. “Farragut’s a good football program, we know their coach, we know their players and we knew nothing would be easy on either side of the ball, ” Sevier County head coach Todd Loveday said. “I felt like we played well. We played really mature, until we took what they gave us and capitalized a few times when we had …