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All Five Sequatchie Valley Football Teams Move to Quarterfinals

CLASS 1A

South Pittsburg 62, Jellico 7: The top-ranked Pirates (11-1) rolled up 434 total yards in another blowout victory.

Senior quarterback Knox Israel had two TD passes and two rushing. Dayon Cooper also scored on both of his carries, which totaled 144 yards. Brandon Goldsmith returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown and a 66-yard scoring reception.

South Pittsburg travels next week for a quarterfinal battle at sixth-ranked Greenback, which is also 11-1.

Whitwell 54, Cosby 46: The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since their 2018 state championship.

Levi Griffith led Whitwell (6-6) with 192 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and Tim Yates also scored three times as the Tigers ran 40 times for 338 yards.

Whitwell special team was able to stopp Cosby (10-2) on five 2-point conversion attempts.

The Tigers travel next week to second-ranked Coalfield (11-1).

CLASS 2A

Marion County 35, Oneida 0: Zaiden Humphrey led Marion County with 2 touchdowns including an 83-yard TD and his other came on a 30-yard catch from Colin Beason.

Taedyn Bibbs, TJ Starkey, and Quincy Mills added TD runs for the Warriors.

The Warriors now sport a 12-0 record and will travel to 11-1 Gordonsville for the 3rd round of the TSSAA playoffs.

Bledsoe County 21, Happy Valley 17: Noel Smith scored on a 9-yard run with 1:20 remaining to help the 10th-ranked Warriors advance to the quarterfinals for a third straight season.

Noah Shrum led Bledsoe County (10-2) with 134 yards on 16 carries.

Bledsoe travels next week to No. 8 Cannon County (10-2).

CLASS 3A

Sequatchie County 28, Unicoi County 27: The Indians earned their second straight one-score win to reach the quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

Sequatchie County (7-5) scored late and added the go-ahead 2-point conversion to advance, and now the Indians will travel to face second-ranked Meigs County (12-0) for the third consecutive year in the playoffs.

 Thanks for assitant from the Chattanooga Times Free Press and Stephen Hargis