Marion County’s quarterback, Tilton Pickett, only completed five passes on Friday, but they were good for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The Warriors are now 3-0 on the season with the 35-0 win over the Central Purple Pounders.
Class 2A’s sixth-ranked Bledsoe County Warriors used 13 ball carriers to rush for 377 yards, with all seven touchdowns coming on the ground in the non-region 49-8 non-region win over Sale Creek.
The South Pittsburg Pirates, led by Jamychal Buckner’s 96 yards and three scores, won their region matchup 48-0 over Copper Basin.
The Pirates (2-1) rushed for 363 yards, while Copper Basin was held to 3 yards rushing.
Whitwell 49, Jo Byrns 7: The 3-0 Tigers (3-0) tallied 488 total yards, including 407 on the ground.
Bennett McDougal ran for 140 yards on just seven carries, including scoring runs of 73 and 27 yards, and had a 26-yard touchdown reception.
Kason Hicks rushed for four touchdowns as Sequatchie County Indians, 2-1 on the season, defeated Watertown 33-28
Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.
