South Pittsburg 71, Copper Basin 8: Brandon Goldsmith returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and caught another TD pass for the Pirates. Tennessee commit Dayon Cooper also had three touchdowns.
Whitwell 35, Jo Byrns 28: A goal-line stand on the final play helped the Tigers lock up the non-region home win.
Whitwell ran 40 times for 379 yards, led by Levi Griffith’s 111 on 16 carries.
Marion County 42, Cascade 7: Zaiden Humphrey rushed for 116 on just seven carries, two of those for touchdowns.
Junior quarterback Colin Beason threw for 109 yards and two scores, Taedyn Bibbs ran eight times for 102 yards and a touchdown, and T.J. Starkey added 53 yards and a touchdown.
Walker Valley 35, Sequatchie County 23: Despite the loss the Indians will finish second in Region 4-3A with a win this Friday.
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.
