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Nowhere to go but up for Cocke County program looking to break long drought
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Cocke County head coach Daniel Dudley instructs his team during Friday’s jamboree. JUSTIN EPLEY | Sports Editor
NEWPORT — There weren’t an abundance of positives to take away from the Cocke County High School football team’s 2025 season, but one clear one does stand out. There is vast room for improvement for a Fighting Cocks team that has to replace quite a bit of production from a season ago while trying to snap a 13game winless streak that dates back to Oct. 4, 2024, and included an 0-10 record last fall. Second-year coach Daniel Dudley, his staff, and a 56-man roster have been hard at work this preseason to get the program headed in the direction they want to go. The Fighting Cocks’ identity, as it often is, will be built in the trenches and with the running game again this fall. For a team that lost its top five rushers a season ago, particularly Eli Roberts (60-489-2), Daniel Price (125466-5), and Timmy Field (70-319-3), Cocke County will go as the offensive line of senior left tackle Andy Jones, sophomore left guard Ben Lewis, junior center Chase Burgin, junior right guard Landen Fine, and sophomore right tackle Chris Fields goes. “I think if our offensive line continues to develop like they have in the preseason, I think that’s going to give us a chance to win,” Dudley said. “Any time you can control the line of scrimmage up front, it kind of helps things. I think, at times, in the preseason, we’ve shown that we can block some people. “I like the way our backs are running. We’re pretty deep at B-back with Jaquel Ladd, Tanner Mantooth, and Billy Smith. They’re probably going to get the bulk of those carries and they’ve had a good preseason. If we can eliminate some of the turnovers, some of the fumbles, I think we’re going to be OK.” While many of the faces at running back are new, Cocke County does return its starting quarterback for most of last season, sophomore
Schedule AUG. 21 - vs. Jefferson County AUG. 28 - at Gatlinburg-Pittman SEPT. 3 - at Seymour SEPT. 11 - at Tennessee SEPT. 18 - vs. Science Hill SEPT. 25 - vs. DANIEL BOONE OCT. 2 - at SEVIER COUNTY OCT. 16 - at Pigeon Forge OCT. 23 - at MORRISTOWN WEST OCT. 30 - vs. DAVID CROCKETT ALL CAPS = Region 1-5A game
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Cocke County running back Tanner Mantooth runs between a pair of defenders during Friday’s football jamboree hosted by Cherokee High School in Rogersville.
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Cocke County linebacker Josue Benites makes a tackle.
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Cocke County quarterback Braelyn Talley absorbs a hit from a Tennessee defender during a game last season in Newport.
2025 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Name Braelyn Talley*
Comp-Att-Int Yards TDs 35-69-9 295 2
Rushing Name Eli Roberts Daniel Price Timothy Field
AUG. 22 at Jefferson County, L 41-0 AUG. 28 vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman, L 23-12 SEPT. 5 vs. Seymour , L 27-7 SEPT. 12 vs. Tennessee , L 35-0 SEPT. 19 at Science Hill , L 54-0
Att. 60 125 70
Yards TDs 489 2 466 5 319 3
Rec. 16 10 3
Yards TDs 149 2 77 0 70 1
Receiving Name Cam Forte Eli Roberts Daniel Price
2025 Results
SEPT. 26 at DANIEL BOONE, L 21-7 OCT. 3
vs. SEVIER COUNTY, L 50-0
OCT. 17 vs. Pigeon Forge, L 59-33 OCT. 24 vs. MORRISTOWN WEST, L 44-30 OCT. 31 at DAVID CROCKETT, L 49-7 ALL CAPS = Region 1-5A game
1 - Romon Hazelwood - WR/DB - Sr. 2 - Grayson Blazer - WR/DB - Jr. 3 - Josue Benites - RB/LB - Jr. 4 - Braelyn Talley - QB - So. 5 - Isaiah Moore - RB/DB - Jr. 6 - Jaquel Ladd - RB/LB - Sr. 7 - Carmelo Hurst - WR/DB - Sr. 8 - Cairo Gayton - WR/DB - Sr. 9 - Rylan Parton - RB/DB - Fr. 10 - Eddie Hickman - RB/LB - Jr. 11 - Eli Sisk - WR/DB - Fr. 12 - Logan Mantooth - WR/DB - Fr. 13 - Billy Smith - WR/DB - Jr. 14 - Brody Holloway - QB/DB - So. 17 - Tucker Sauceman - RB/LB - Fr. 18 - Nathan Durkee - RB/LB - So. 19 - B.B. Bowlin - QB/DB - Fr. 20 - Brayden Laws - WR/DB - Sr. 21 - Skyler Kyker - WR/DB - So. 23 - Eastyn Parker - WR/DB - Fr. 24 - Jeremiah Hall - RB/LB - Fr. 26 - Jamison Tate - RB/LB - Fr. 27 - Ayden Cureton - WR/DB - So. 28 - Peyton Phillips - WR/DB - So. 29 - Elijah Hill - RB/DB - Jr. 30 - Braiden Norman - TE/LB - Jr. 31 - Simei Valazquez - WR/DB - So. 35 - Hudson Hall - TE/LB - So. 40 - Tanner Mantooth - RB/LB - Sr. 42 - Brentley Hazelwood - WR/DB - Fr. 50 - Eli Smith - OL/DL - So. 51 - Kaiden Fine - OL/DL - Jr. 53 - Christopher Fields - OL/DL - So. 54 - Levi Wyatt - OL/DL - Fr. 55 - Noah Shaver - OL/DL - So. 56 - Johnathon Hill - OL/DL - Sr. 57 - Nolan Gray - OL/DL - Sr. 59 - Andy Jones - OL/LB - Sr. 60 - Elijah Mason - OL/DL - Fr. 62 - Landen Fine - OL/DL - Jr. 63 - Jordyn Carter - OL/DL - Sr. 64 - Tyler Hawk - OL/DL - Jr. 65 - Ryan Croft - OL/DL - Fr. 66 - Colton Oury - OL/DL - Fr. 68 - Anthony Kastel - OL/DL - So. 70 - Charlie Blackman - OL/DL - So. 72 - Chase Burgin - OL/DL - Jr. 73 - Ben Lewis - OL/DL - So. 74 - Caiden Hall - OL/DL - Fr. 76 - Sky Fine - OL/DL - Jr. 77 - Eli Wilson - OL/DL - So. 80 - Aden Hendrickson - WR/DB - Sr. 84 - Isaac Hill - TE/LB - Fr. 86 - Xavier Bowser - TE/LB - Jr. 88 - Jorge Zambrano - WR/DB - So.
Football Preview Braelyn Talley. He completed 35 of 69 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman, also tallying 44 rushing attempts. “We’re going to be a run-heavy offense,” Dudley said. “I think that anybody who knows what we do knows that’s how we’re going to operate. I’ve really enjoyed watching (quarterback) Braelyn Talley mature this offseason. He understands what we want to do. Offensively, he values the football and has done a pretty good job of taking care of the football. “We’re going to try to control the clock and keep our defense off the field. We want to shorten the game a little bit. We’ve got to be a little more efficient in our pass game, making sure that when we do throw it, we’re hitting our receivers and the receivers are running good routes and, also, the line is protecting like they need to.” Porter, a senior; Smith, a junior; and Mantooth, a freshman will be complemented in the ground game by A-backs Isaiah Moore, Cairo Gayton, Skyler Kyker, and Elijah Hill, as well as Brayden Laws in a utility role. When Cocke County does pass, the top pass-catchers will include seniors Romon Hazelwood and Carmelo Hurst and junior Grayson Blazer, along with Mantooth, a freshman. The Cocke County defense is looking for a rebound effort after surrendering 35 or more points on seven occasions last season. To help streamline things, don’t expect anything too fancy on that side of the ball this year. “We’re going to be pretty simple, defensively,” Dudley said. “I just feel like when you’re simplistic defensively, it allows you to play fast. We’re going to be a base four-down front. We’re going to play a lot of quarters Cover 3. What we’re trying to do is not give up chunk plays.
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The Fighting Cocks’ offense huddles up during a game last year.
“We want to make a high school offense drive the ball on us and not give up chunk plays. I thought last year, we gave up too many big plays. The biggest thing when we evaluated it in the offseason is we had a lot of alignment issues. So, we’ve made a big point of emphasis on making sure we get lined up, make sure we run to the football, and once we get there, tackle it.” Defensive linemen for Cocke County will include Jordyn Carter, Kaiden Fine, Sky Fine, Elijah Mason, a freshman. At the linebacker spots, the Fighting Cocks will employ Mantooth, Ladd,
Josue Benites, Nathan Durkee, Peyton Phillips, and freshman Isaac Hill. Those listed at defensive back for Cocke County include Romon Hazelwood, Blazer, Moore, Hurst, Gayton, Smith, Laws, Kyker, Rylan Parton, Eli Sisk, Logan Mantooth, Brody Holloway, B.B. Bowlin, Eastyn Parker, Ayden Cureton, Elijah Hill, Simei Valazquez, Brentley Hazelwood, Aden Hendrickson, and Jorge Zambrano. The special teams unit will consist of Benites at placekicker and punter, Ladd at long snapper, Talley at holder, and Moore and Parton on return duties.
In Region 1-5A, Cocke County will be looking to exit the basement of the standings. The first team on the list to catch will be Daniel Boone, which picked up its lone overall win against the Fighting Cocks last season. Morristown West won two region games, David Crockett claimed three region victories, Tennessee was victorious four times in region play, and Sevier County was the undefeated Region 1-5A champion, going 13-2 overall and reaching the fifth round of the state playoffs. Cocke County opens the season at home on Friday night, hosting rival Jefferson County in a non-region bout.
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The Eagles prepare to take the field versus West Greene.
Cosby brings lofty expectations into season on verge of playoff breakthrough JUSTIN EPLEY | Sports Editor
COSBY — The Cosby High School football program is building toward a crescendo. Now in Year 4 of the Levi Cooper Era, the Eagles have improved from 1-9 in 2023 to 8-3 and a Region 1-1A championship in 2024 and made it back-to-back state playoff appearances in 2025. The only thing missing is a postseason win. With the amount of experience coming back this fall, now feels like it could be the time. Senior running back David Baker returns after amassing 1,183 yards and 15 touchdowns last fall. Leading receiver Cornelius Carr, who reeled in 14 passes for 237 yards and three TDs is now a senior. Junior utility man Gage McCarty is back after leading the Eagles in passing (37 of 87, 605 yards, four TDs) and finishing in the top three in both rushing (60-361-7) and receiving (15-135-1) in 2025. Six of the team’s top 10 tacklers from last year remain in the fold, including Bo Cutshaw (70), McCarty (47), Baker (32), Jonah Saul (31), Jackson Brannon (29), and Carr (28). That sounds like plenty to work with for Cooper and his staff. “I think one of the biggest things we’ve got going for us is our depth on both sides,” Cooper said. “We’ve got 18 seniors on our football team. We’ve got another 10 juniors who have played a lot of football. So, our depth is, I think, going to be a huge factor for us this year. “It’s kind of been a long time coming. A lot of these kids who are playing right now as seniors had to play as freshmen that first year I was here. So, you come in and you can tell they were really talented football players. We kind of had to throw them into the fire early, so they’ve been at this a long time. That experience that they’ve gained over the past few years is going to be invaluable.” The Eagles appear to have the ability to be dynamic in both the running and passing games this fall and Cooper wants to maintain balance offensively to take advantage of both. While Baker is the clear lead back and Carr is the team’s top receiver, Austin-East transfer Spencer Moore and fellow senior Matthew McMahan, who has worked his way back from a long-term knee injury last season, could share time at quarterback or one could emerge. “We always strive to be balanced and that’s what we always talk about,” Cooper said. “I don’t necessarily define balance as throw it 20 times and run it 20 times or whatever, but I think balance is when we need to line up and be able to run the football, we can do that, and when we need to line up and be able to throw the football, we can do that. “Some nights, somebody is going to give you one look and one will be better than the other. But I just want for us to be balanced and be able to combat whatever the opposing team is trying to do to us. Just be able to line up and
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Cosby head coach Levi Cooper signals to his team during Friday’s jamboree.
Schedule AUG. 21 at West Greene AUG. 28 vs. Greenback SEPT. 4 at Cumberland Gap SEPT. 11 at UNAKA SEPT. 18 vs. NORTH GREENE SEPT. 25 at HANCOCK COUNTY OCT. 2
vs. CLOUDLAND
OCT. 16
vs. SUNBRIGHT
OCT. 23 at HAMPTON OCT. 29 vs. JELLICO ALL CAPS = Region 1-1A game continue to gain yards and put up points offensively.” Cosby has a high level of trust in McMahan, who has starting experience in the system, and Moore, who Cooper labeled a “dynamic” play-maker while noting that both are definitely capable of leading the offense. Sophomore Malakhai Blanton and freshman Brantley Spann will back up the duo. In the backfield, Baker will continue to be the workhorse, but the Eagles have developed some other ball-carriers to serve as a change of pace, including speedy junior Noah Clark and physical sophomore Kris Higgs, who also is a defensive starter. Carr, who stands at 6-foot-4, will lead the receiving corps on the outside, along with McCarty in the slot. Seniors Cayden Byrd and Eli Gilliam and Blanton also will be targets in the passing game. Up front, the Eagles will be led by left tackle Kris Moss, left guard Aidan McGaha, center Jonathan Vinkowski, right guard Noah Saul, and right tackle Zach Messer. All five are seniors, giving
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Cosby quarterback Spencer Moore (5) hands off to running back David Baker (32) during Friday’s football jamboree at Cherokee High School in Rogersville.
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Cosby defensive back Gage McCarty (1) knocks away a pass during a game versus West Greene last season in Cosby.
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“We play a 3-3 stack and it’s not a typical front you usually here of,” Cooper said. “Everybody either talks about the 4-3 or the 3-4 or the nickel, but we play a 3-3 stack and it’s been really good to us the past few years. We try to highlight our linebacking corps and let those guys try to draw doubleteams and go make plays. “We kind of call it ‘chaos.’ We’ve got a lot of blitz packages out of it and different things that we can do. We want to play aggressive and play physical and create some turnovers, just as anybody else would. I really like our defense. They’ve done a tremendous job the past couple years. (Defensive coordinator Dearco) Nolan has done a good job.” That linebacker group is led by Cutshaw and Higgs, sophomores who Cooper said will rarely come off the field. Seniors Baker, Brannon, Malachi Atchley, and Matthew Webb and freshman Kade Norris also will rotate in at those spots. On the defensive line, the Eagles will depend on juniors Chance Hayes and Jacob Myers, senior Braden Jenkins. Saul, Moss, and McGaha are expected to be rotating two-way linemen for Cosby. Sophomore Tristan Keller and junior Cooper Cole also will be in the mix. In the secondary, Byrd and Gilliam are the likely starting cornerbacks and McMahan is slotted to start at safety. Blanton, Moore, Carr, and senior Kevin Baxter are other DBs to keep an eye on this season. As for special teams, Moore will kick off and punt. The placekicking operation will including Atchley at long snapper, McMahan at holder, and the winner of a competition between Moore, McCarty, Brannon, and freshman Santi Peralta at placekicker. McCarty and Carr will handle kickoff and punt return duties. Cumulatively, the Eagles hope it’s enough to reclaim the top spot in Region 1-1A after being dethroned by Hampton a season ago and to finally grab that elusive playoff victory. “That’s been the goal since Day 1,” Cooper said. “We want to compete for region championships. We want to advance in the postseason. “We’re not going to shy away from it. That’s what we want our program to be about.” Cosby opens the season in non-region play on the road at West Greene on Friday night.
Roster 0 - Malakhai Blanton - WR/DB - So. 1 - Gage McCarty - ATH/DB - Jr. 2 - Matthew McMahan - QB/DB - Sr. 3 - Malachi Atchley - WR/LB - Sr. 4 - Eli Gilliam - WR/DB - Sr. 5 - Spencer Moore - QB/DB - Sr. 6 - Cornelius Carr - WR/DB - Sr. 7 - Hank Williams - WR/DB - Fr. 8 - Kris Higgs - RB/LB - So. 9 - Cayden Byrd - WR/DB - Sr. 11 - Brantley Spann - QB/DB - Fr. 12 - Kaiden Farley - WR/DB - So. 13 - Doug Stuart - WR/DB - So. 14 - Kade Norris - RB/LB - Fr. 15 - Noah Clark - WR/DB - Jr. 16 - Jackson Brannon - RB/LB - Sr. 17 - Bo Cutshaw - RB/LB - So. 18 - Robie Fish - WR/DB - Fr. 19 - Kevin Baxter - WR/DB - Sr. 21 - Matthew Webb - RB/LB - Sr. 22 - Jaxson White - WR/DB - Jr. 23 - Ty Lewis - WR/DB - Fr. 24 - Juan Peralta - RB/DB - Jr. 25 - Joseph Knott - RB/LB - So. 26 - Ashton Moore - WR/DB - Jr. 30 - Jackson McGill - WR/DB - Fr. 32 - David Baker - RB/LB - Sr. 34 - Korbyn Pate - TE/DE - So. 42 - Santi Peralta - K/LB - Fr. 46 - Jonathan Golden - OL/LB - Sr. 50 - Noah Saul - OL/DL - So. 51 - Zach Messer - OL/DL - Sr. 52 - Cooper Cole - OL/DL - Sr. 53 - Chance Hayes - OL/DL - Jr. 54 - Jordan Ball - OL/DL - So. 55 - Blake Shakespeare - OL/DL - Fr. 56 - Mark Higgs - OL/DL - So. 57 - Brodie Wilson - OL/DL - So. 58 - Benjamin Laws - OL/DL - So. 61 - Kolton Raines - OL/DL - Sr. 62 - Tristan Keller - OL/DL - So. 63 - Josh Ford - OL/DL - Fr. 65 - Kris Moss - OL/DL - Sr. 70 - Ezekial Fleming - OL/DL - So. 71 - Jonah Saul - OL/DL - Sr. 72 - Jonathan Vinkowski - OL/DL - Sr. 75 - Aidan McGaha - OL/DL - Sr. 77 - Jacob Myers - OL/DL - Jr. 78 - Braden Jenkins - OL/DL - Sr.
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2025 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Name Comp-Att-Int Yards TDs Gage McCarty* 37-87-4 605 4 Matthew McMahan* 8-62-2 264 3
Rushing Name David Baker* Mason Williams Gage McCarty*
Att. 184 81 60
Yards TDs 1,183 15 532 7 361 7
Rec. 14 16 15
Yards TDs 237 3 228 1 135 1
Receiving Name Cornelius Carr* River Shropshire Gage McCarty*
* = Returning player
2025 Results AUG. 22 VS. WEST GREENE; W 34-7 AUG. 29 at Greenback; L 13-12 SEPT. 5 vs. Cumberland Gap; L 21-14 SEPT. 12 vs. UNAKA; W 56-0 SEPT. 19 at NORTH GREENE; L 35-19 SEPT. 26 vs. HANCOCK COUNTY; W 42-8 OCT. 3
at CLOUDLAND; W 38-22
OCT. 17 at SUNBRIGHT; W 30-0 OCT. 24 vs. HAMPTON; L 30-12 OCT. 30 at JELLICO; W 21-7 NOV. 8
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Schedule AUG. 6
vs. Sevier County
AUG. 10 at West View AUG. 15 vs. East Ridge AUG. 20 at Chuckey-Doak AUG. 27 vs. South Greene SEPT. 2 vs. Seymour SEPT. 10 vs. Maury SEPT. 15 at Lincoln Heights JOHN SUDBRINK/NEWPORT PLAIN TALK
Cocke County middle school quarterback Jett Hembree takes off to run versus Rogersville City during Friday’s football jamboree at Cherokee High School in Rogersville.
SEPT. 24 vs. The King’s Academy
Cocke County middle school team looking for more as
season progresses JUSTIN EPLEY | Sports Editor
to do every other play,” Gudger said. “We constantly go over plays every day and NEWPORT — Pedro Gudger has years they are still forgetting how the play has of coaching under his belt, so he knows to be done so we can get a better result. what the on-field product should look “So, we went back Monday doing the like for his Cocke County middle school same thing we have done for a month football program. now. Between Eastyn (Woods), Jett Shortly into this new season, he still (Hembree), Wyatt Phillips, Wyatt Epley, isn’t satisfied with what he has seen. and Covan (Hurst) in the backfield, we are After opening the season versus Sevier going to find that connection, somehow. County on Aug. 6, falling to West View As for throwing the ball, with Easton, in triple overtime on Aug. 10, getting Robert (Mantooth), Wyatt Phillips, and in a tuneup versus Rogersville City at Quinlan Ramsey, we really open up our Friday’s jamboree at Cherokee High game.” School, and putting together an uneven Hembree, now an eighth-grader, home performance against East Ridge on is in his second season as starting Saturday, Gudger and the Fighting Cocks quarterback for Cocke County. Woods are still looking for improvements. and Hurst bring back experience as “They’re a great set of kids, but they are ball-carriers and Robbie Mantooth really forgetting what they are supposed is a returning player at receiver and
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Cocke County middle school football coach Pedro Gudger patrols the sideline during Friday’s jamboree.
defensive back. Slotting in with other key roles for Cocke County are Maximus Hall, Bentley Hassan, Hayden Banks, Jacob Hazelwood, Preston Moore, Larry Birdsong, Blake Waters, Brentley Grooms, Deacon Webb, Zeke Webb, Hunter Thomas, Ean Tobey, Easton Hall, Colton Baxter, Vincent Kirkland, Eli Broyles, Cole Kastel, Hunter Massey, Damien Woods, Keaton Solis, Elijah Chambers, Anthony Stevens, Jace Baddus, and Styles Foley.
Roster 1 - Jett Hembree 2 - Covan Hurst 3 - Maximus Hall 4 - Bentley Hassan 6 - Quinlan Ramsey 9 - Hayden Banks 10 - Robbie Mantooth 11 - Jacob Hazelwood 12 - Preston Moore 15 - Wyatt Phillips 16 - Larry Birdsong 18 - Wyatt Epley 20 - Blake Waters 22 - Brentley Grooms 23 - Eastyn Woods 24 - Deacon Webb 25 - Zeke Webb 50 - Hunter Thomas 55 - Ean Tobey 56 - Easton Hall 58 - Colton Baxter 60 - Vincent Kirkland 62 - Eli Broyles 63 - Cole Kastel 64 - Hunter Massey 66 - Damien Woods 70 - Keaton Solis 71 - Elijah Chambers 74 - Anthony Stevens 75 - Jace Baddus 77 - Styles Foley The Fighting Cocks next head to Chuckey-Doak on Thursday and will play their final road game at Lincoln Heights on Sept. 15. The remaining home slate includes games versus South Green on Aug. 27, against Seymour on Sept. 2, versus Maury on Sept. 10, and against The King’s Academy on Sept. 24.
Mix of returning experience, new faces for Cosby Middle this fall
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linemen in Blake Shakespeare, Jack McGill, Ryan Croft, and Josh COSBY — Last year, the Cosby Middle School football team was Ford. That leaves the Eagles with led by fourth-year head coach some big holes to fill this fall, Brody Williams and eighth-grade many of them from players who quarterback Brantley Spann. excelled on both sides of the This season, the Eagles have ball, but the good news is there a new head coach in Paul are a few key returners, as well. McMahan, a key assistant on Kaden Yarbrough, one of the last year’s staff, and Spann has leading ball-carriers, is back graduated up to Cosby’s high school program, along with four to lead a group that lost Kade Norris, Hank Williams, and of the team’s starting offensive Robie Fish to the high school program, while Aiden Golden is the team’s top returning lineman. 1 - Zion McMahan 2 - Nathaniel Ellison Defensively, 3 - Wade Turner Cosby has back a 4 - Judson Dunn trio of linebackers in 5 - Bretley Fine Easton McGill, Ryker 6 - Kaleb Golden Manning, and Kaleb 7 - Ryker Manning Golden, along with 8 - Elijah McCarthy cornerback Nathaniel 9 - Kory Seay Ellison. 10 - Gibson Cole Although the 12 - Kaden Yarbrough Eagles’ season-opener 14 - Mason Morgan against visiting South 16 - Jonah Ellison Greene on Thursday 18 - Corbin Hance 20 - Waylon Williams didn’t produce the 22 - Kyzer Johnson desired result, a 24 - Easton McGill 36-man roster has 29 - Aaron Miller Cosby with plenty of
Roster
32 - Caleb Stepp 33 - Braydon Sutton 44 - Gracin Rathbone 48 - Flynn Ellison 50 - Huell Baker 51 - Logan Roberts 52 - Chuck Mallicoat 53 - Ray Denton 54 - Zane Kurtz 55 - Aiden Golden 60 - Joshua Mullins 61 - Tucker Keller 62 - Justice Brooks 64 - Landon Ford 65 - Parker Ford 70 - Arlee Hancock 70 - Colton Roach 71 - Bentley Bernard
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The Eagles celebrate following a home victory last fall in Cosby.
options to find more production. Some of the names ready to step into larger roles this season include Zion McMahan, Wade Turner, Judson Dunn, Bretley Fine, Elijah McCarthy, Kory Seay, Gibson Cole, Mason Morgan, Jonah Ellison, Corbin Hance, Waylon Williams, Kyzer Johnson, Aaron Miller, Caleb Stepp, Braydon Sutton, Gracin Rathbone, Flynn Ellison, Huell Baker, Logan Roberts, Chuck Mallicoat, Ray Denton, Zane Kurtz, Joshua Mullins, Tucker Keller, Justice Brooks, Landon
Ford, Parker Ford, Arlee Hancock, Colton Roach, and Bentley Bernard.
Schedule
Cosby will remain at home for this Thursday’s game against Hancock County. Additional home contests will come against Providence on Aug. 27 and versus West Greene on Sept. 10.
AUG. 13 vs. South Greene
The Eagles will load up the bus for a slate of games at Rogersville Middle on Sept. 3, at Rogersville City on Sept. 17, at Parrottsville on Sept. 22, and at Bulls Gap on Sept. 24.
SEPT. 10 vs. West Greene
AUG. 20 vs. Hancock County AUG. 27 vs. Providence SEPT. 3 at Rogersville Middle SEPT. 17
at Rogersville City
SEPT. 22 at Parrottsville SEPT. 24 at Bulls Gap
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Roster
AUG. 13 vs. Surgoinsville
1 - Brody Ward
AUG. 18 at Hancock County AUG. 27 at North Greene
16 - Kody Lee Foehner
SEPT. 10 vs. Unaka
18 - Jaxon Cutshaw
SEPT. 22 vs. Cosby
20 - Levi Key 22 - Colton Hurst 25 - Jude Ramsey 28 - Kaden Neas 29 - Kam Foehner 30 - Liam Racey 33 - Brycen Parks
Year 4 of rebirth PARROTTSVILLE — Four years into rebuilding the Parrottsville Middle School football program from scratch, head coach Brent Ward is seeing some dividends. The Parrotts went into last season excited about a bigger roster. Now, some of that talent has experience to bring back this fall. It showed in the season-opener on Thursday as Parrottsville dominated Surgoinsville, winning 40-14 at home. “They’re hard-nosed, gritty, show up ready to work, respectful, disciplined, and eager,” Ward said of his players. “Some are new to the sport, some of them are in their first year with me, and
10 - Jayden Stinnett
SEPT. 8 at White Pine
Parrottsville brings back more experience in
others I have had for years. “It’s a process to learn the game and they’ve all committed to give me their best effort. They’re treating each other like family, holding each other accountable, and getting down to business.” The Parrotts have similar numbers to last year, sporting 23 players, just shy of 2025’s mark of 25. Most importantly, back are key players like a trio of linemen in seventh-grader Canyon Ward and sixth-grader Brody Ward, Brent’s daughter and son, and Kody Lee Foehner; as well as quarterback Jayden Stinnett; running backs Jude Ramsey, Jaxon Cutshaw, and Kam Foehner; and receiver Landon Gilliland. Players who have the opportunity to
7 - Kurkland Hurley 12 - Canyon Ward
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2 - Hayden Hall
SEPT. 3 vs. Rush Strong
SEPT. 17 at Tri-Cities Parrottsville’s Kam Foehner (28) runs through contact during a game versus Rogersville City last fall in Rogersville.
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Parrottsville head coach Brent Ward speaks to his team following a past game in Parrottsville.
58 - Andrew Ireland 59 - Christian Rowe 64 - McCoy Key
take on bigger roles this year include Hayden Hall, Kurkland Hurley, Levi Key, Colton Hurst, Kaden Neas, Liam Racey, Brycen Parks, Gavin Hartsell, Troy Morgan, Kaden Gilliland, Trent Waddell, Andrew Ireland, Christian Rowe, McCoy Key, and Carlin Wilson. Parrottsville played again late Tuesday, hitting the road for Hancock County. The Parrotts’ travel schedule also
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LASTING IMAGES With Cocke County and Cosby set to begin high school football season this Friday, check out some of Newport Plain Talk photographer John Sudbrink’s best shots from the 2025 prep campaign.
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DEVELOPING FILM With this year’s middle school football season in swing, take a look back at some of the Newport Plain Talk’s best Cocke County, Cosby, and Parrottsville photographs from last fall.
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Evans, King set
for another season broadcasting football on WLIK JUSTIN EPLEY | Sports Editor
NEWPORT — When high school football season rolls around, Brian Evans and Mel King are fixtures at Cocke County and Cosby games. Evans returns as the voice of the Fighting Cocks and King will reprise his role as the voice of the Eagles as Newport’s WLIK radio station is set for another season of prep football broadcasts in the area. Each week, Evans brings the action from Cocke County games to the airwaves on 97.9 FM, 1270 AM, and wlik. net Stream 1 while King’s accounts of Cosby contests can be heard on wlik.net Stream 2. Both are excited to see what’s in store for this season, which begins Friday evening as Cocke County hosts rival Jefferson County and Cosby travels to West Greene, both for non-region action. Evans is ready to head into the booth at Larry Williams Stadium. “This is my 20-somethingth year broadcasting Cocke County games,” Evans said. “It’s been really fun. I’ve enjoyed it. … This year is a building year coming off of a winless season. We’ve got a lot of young talent, for sure. We’ve just got to put points on the board and stop the other team. “I’m excited. I’m always excited about every season, of course. Football gets everybody’s blood boiling if you’re from East Tennessee. Just football, in general, I’m ready for it to kick off and ready to go.” Likewise, King is ready to occupy his perch at Virgil Ball Stadium. “This season is a chance for Cosby to start being a program, not a team,” King said. “It’s the fourth year for Coach Levi
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Cooper and the Eagles are starting to realize that they’re supposed to win on Friday nights, not show up and play a game with a chance to win. “How man 1A programs have 50-plus players? This Cosby program has almost completed the foundation. A playoff win this season will, in my opinion, finish the foundation, the base for this team and community to be proud of what is happening on ‘The Hill.’” Each Friday at 5 p.m. from Aug. 1 to Nov. 20, the Fumblin’ Around show with Evans, King, and other guests can be heard on WLIK. The Cocke County High School Coach’s Corner show airs at 6:15 p.m. each week and High School Picks by “The High School Guru” Murphy Fair immediately precedes Fighting Cocks games. A recap of high school football
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games airs after each CCHS game and each Saturday morning. After Week 1, Evans will follow the Fighting Cocks as they visit GatlinburgPittman on Aug. 28, Seymour on Sept. 3, and Tennessee on Sept. 11; host Science Hill on Sept. 18 and Daniel Boone for homecoming on Sept. 25; visit Sevier County on Oct. 2, Pigeon Forge on Oct. 16, and Morristown West on Oct. 23; and host David Crockett on Oct. 29. Following the season-opener, King will be with the Eagles as they host Greenback on Aug. 28, visit Cumberland Gap on Sept. 4 and Unaka on Sept. 11, host North Greene on Sept. 18, visit Hancock County on Sept. 25, host Cloudland on Oct. 2 and Sunbright on Oct. 16, visit Hampton on Oct. 23, and host Jellico on Oct. 29.
WLIK also will broadcast University of Tennessee football games this fall as the Volunteers host Furman on Sept. 5 (1:30 p.m. airtime, 3:30 p.m. kickoff), visit Georgia Tech on Sept. 12 (5 p.m., 7 p.m.), host Kennesaw State on Sept. 19 (5:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m.), host Texas on Sept. 26 (10 a.m., noon), host Auburn on Oct. 3, visit Arkansas on Oct. 10, host Alabama on Oct. 17, visit South Carolina on Oct. 24, host Kentucky on Nov. 7, visit Texas A&M on Nov. 14, host Louisiana State on Nov. 21, and visit Vanderbilt on Nov. 28.
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Eight local teams get final preseason tuneups at Cherokee jamboree JUSTIN EPLEY | Sports Editor
ROGERSVILLE — Cherokee High School may have been the host of Friday evening’s football jamboree, but the event had a distinct local flair. Eight local teams were in action at the final preseason tuneup, including both Cocke County and Cosby high schools, both high schools’ JV programs, the Cocke County middle school team, and three squads from the Cocke County youth program. The Fighting Cocks and Eagles won’t see each other in the regular season — as has been the case for a very long time — but local fans were able to get a small taste of red versus blue on the gridiron as the teams squared off with a 12-minute running clock. Cosby started off with a bang, taking the exhibition’s first play from scrimmage — following a Cocke County pass interference penalty — 55 yards to the end zone senior quarterback Spencer Moore hit classmate Cornelius Carr deep down the far sideline. The Eagles scored again near the end of the scrimmage as David Baker cashed in with a 1-yard TD run to close out a sixplay, 79-yard drive. Gage McCarty tacked on the two-point conversion on a pass from Moore to put Cosby ahead by the final margin, 14-0. Moore, who also had a 25-yard run, completed all three of his passes for 93 yards and the score, hitting Carr twice for 84 yards. McCarty had a 9-yard reception and Baker finished nine yards and the TD on three carries. Cayden Byrd recovered a fumble for the Cosby defense after Cocke County had driven to midfield on its first drive. After looking solid in a trio of scrimmages already this preseason, head coach Levi Cooper had more reasons to be happy Friday evening. “We wanted to come out here and look clean and execute,” Cooper said. “We had a couple penalties here and there that we need to get cleaned up, but I thought for the most part, offensively and defensively, we did a good job. We gave up a couple first downs defensively and then created a turnover. We were able to take that and turn it into points. “I’m really, really proud of the guys and how they came out tonight. All of them are chomping at the bit. We’re ready to play a real game. They came out focused and looked clean and played well.” Senior Tanner Mantooth did most of the damage for the Fighting Cocks’ offense, gaining 24 yards on five carries. Quarterback Braelyn Talley added a 13yard run and Isaiah Moore gained five yards on his lone attempt. Kaiden Fine and Sky Fine were impact players up front for the Cocke County defense. While there were positives to take away, the big passing play allowed and the turnover put a damper on the excitement for Fighting Cocks head coach Daniel Dudley, who noted similar problems in other scrimmages this preseason. “We have some young guys on the back end (of the defense) and we knew that,” Dudley said. “They’re going to continue to grow. They got tested tonight and kudos to Cosby because they attacked one of our weaknesses right now. We’ve got to coach those guys better and get
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Cocke County’s youth teams squared off with jamboree host Cherokee.
them better and we’ll do that. … And in our conference, we know what we’ve got to do — we’ve got to stop the run. That’s what this defense is geared to do. “Offensively, I thought we did what we’ve done all preseason. We moved the ball well and then we put it on the ground. It’s frustrating and we’re going to get that corrected, because I’ve not seen too many people stop our offense. I feel like we’ve stopped ourselves. But we’re going to keep working, control what we can control, and not worry about the rest.” Turnovers also were the story of the JV portion as Cosby’s drives, which went 33 yards in eight plays and 10 yards on five plays (including a holding penalty) ended in a lost fumble and turnover, respectively, and Cocke County lost a fumble on its first play from scrimmage. Nolan Gray and Isaac Hill had the takeaways for the JV Fighting Cocks while Robie Fish was credited with the fumble recovery for the JV Eagles. Matthew McMahan (1 for 2, 12 yards) and Malakhai Blanton (1 for 2, 25 yards) split quarterback duties for Cosby as Malachi Atchley had both receptions for 37 yards. McMahan (33 yards), Blanton (nine), and Kade Norris (three) registered one carry apiece for the JV Eagles. Quarterback Peyton Phillips ran twice for five yards for Cocke County and Grayson Blazer had a 7-yard run. In the middle school portion of the event, Cocke County scored the lone touchdown of its scrimmage as quarterback Jett Hembree dove in from two yards out as the final buzzer sounded. Hembree finished with six yards and the score on three carries and went 2 for 3 through the air for 38 yards, connecting with receivers Quinlan Ramsey (35 yards) and Blake Waters (three). Kevin Woods led in rushing with 23 yards on three carries and Covan Hurst ran three times for 15 yards. Defensively, Hembree had a goal-line interception for Cocke County and Hurst notched a tackle for loss. In the youth portion of the event, the Cocke County grass cutters had a 23-yard touchdown run on their lone possession and made two stops in the backfield
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Cocke County’s Isaiah Moore (5) carries the ball against Cosby defenders Kris Higgs (8) and Bo Cutshaw (17).
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Cocke County middle schooler Kevin Woods finds open running ground versus Rogersville City.
against Cherokee, the super grass cutters made three stops for loss and forced a fumble defensively while the offense made modest gains on the ground in a scoreless 10 minutes versus the hosts,
and the pee wees traded fumbles with Cherokee before making a fourth-down stop on their second defensive drive and gaining six yards on the final play of the scrimmage.
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PRESEASON PICS Eight local teams, including the Cocke County and Cosby high school squads, both programs’ JV groups, the Cocke County middle school team, and three Cocke County youth teams, participated in a football jamboree hosted by Cherokee High School on Friday in Rogersville. Here are some of Newport Plain Talk sports photographer John Sudbrink’s best images from the event.
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Region schedules, 2025 results REGION 1-A SCHEDULES
Oct. 23 Oct. 29
ALL CAPS = Region game
SUNBRIGHT
CLOUDLAND
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
vs. Midway vs. Happy Valley vs. HANCOCK COUNTY vs. Middlesboro (Ky.) vs. JELLICO at COSBY at SUNBRIGHT vs. NORTH GREENE at UNAKA at HAMPTON
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
at West Greene vs. Greenback at Cumberland Gap at UNAKA vs. NORTH GREENE at HANCOCK COUNTY vs. CLOUDLAND vs. SUNBRIGHT at HAMPTON vs. JELLICO
vs. Cumberland Gap at Sale Creek at NORTH GREENE at CLOUDLAND vs. UNAKA vs. COSBY vs. Happy Valley vs. HAMPTON at JELLICO at SUNBRIGHT
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 30 Nov. 8
vs. Lynn Camp (Ky.) at Oakdale vs. Jackson County (Ky.) at SUNBRIGHT vs. HAMPTON at CLOUDLAND at NORTH GREENE vs. UNAKA vs. HANCOCK COUNTY at COSBY
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 18 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
at Midway at Happy Valley at HANCOCK COUNTY at Middlesboro (Ky.) at JELLICO vs. COSBY vs. SUNBRIGHT at NORTH GREENE vs. UNAKA vs. HAMPTON at Coalfield*
L 28-14 L 55-20 W 60-20 L 46-14 W 28-22 L 38-22 W 56-8 W 58-51 W 55-0 L 54-22 L 51-6
vs. West Greene at Greenback vs. Cumberland Gap vs. UNAKA at NORTH GREENE vs. HANCOCK COUNTY at CLOUDLAND at SUNBRIGHT vs. HAMPTON at JELLICO at Midway*
W 34-7 L 13-12 L 21-14 W 56-0 L 35-19 W 42-8 W 38-22 W 30-0 L 30-12 W 21-7 L 27-13
vs. Chuckey-Doak at West Greene vs. HANCOCK COUNTY vs. South Greene at COSBY vs. HAMPTON vs. JELLICO at CLOUDLAND
vs. Avery County (N.C.) vs. Johnson County at SUNBRIGHT at Happy Valley vs. JELLICO vs. NORTH GREENE at UNAKA vs. HANCOCK COUNTY at COSBY at CLOUDLAND vs. Rockwood*
W 60-19 W 36-20 W 46-7 L 39-0 W 38-0 W 46-6 W 74-22 W 62-0 W 30-12 W 54-22 L 27-14
HANCOCK COUNTY Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5
at Cumberland Gap vs. Sale Creek vs. NORTH GREENE
L 60-20 W 26-0 L 42-8 L 66-0 L 62-0 L 37-14 L 22-6
at Lynn Camp (Ky.) vs. Oakdale at Jackson County (Ky.) vs. SUNBRIGHT at HAMPTON vs. CLOUDLAND vs. NORTH GREENE at UNAKA at HANCOCK COUNTY vs. COSBY
L 14-7 L 46-19 W 14-8 W 20-14 L 48-0 L 28-22 L 19-14 W 69-0 W 37-14 L 21-7
NORTH GREENE
HAMPTON
NORTH GREENE Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16
at Happy Valley at J.I. Burton (Va.) vs. Twin Springs (Va.) vs. COSBY at HANCOCK COUNTY vs. SUNBRIGHT at HAMPTON at JELLICO vs. CLOUDLAND vs. NORTH GREENE
COSBY
JELLICO Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 18 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
CLOUDLAND Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 6
vs. CLOUDLAND at UNAKA at COSBY at Happy Valley at HAMPTON vs. JELLICO vs. SUNBRIGHT
JELLICO
ALL CAPS = Region game * = State playoff game
at Avery County (N.C.) at Johnson County vs. SUNBRIGHT vs. Happy Valley at JELLICO at NORTH GREENE vs. UNAKA at HANCOCK COUNTY vs. COSBY vs. CLOUDLAND
HANCOCK COUNTY Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
at Lookout Valley vs. Pickett County at HAMPTON vs. JELLICO at Oakdale at UNAKA vs. CLOUDLAND at COSBY vs. NORTH GREENE vs. HANCOCK COUNTY
2025 RESULTS
HAMPTON Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 31
UNAKA
COSBY Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
at SUNBRIGHT at UNAKA
L 18-0 L 40-0 L 55-22
Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
at Chuckey-Doak vs. West Greene at HANCOCK COUNTY at South Greene at COSBY at HAMPTON at JELLICO vs. CLOUDLAND vs. SUNBRIGHT vs. UNAKA vs. Oliver Springs
L 39-30 W 34-0 W 55-22 L 56-7 W 35-19 L 46-6 W 19-13 L 58-51 W 54-14 W 49-24 L 34-18
SUNBRIGHT Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31
vs. Lookout Valley at Pickett County vs. HAMPTON at JELLICO vs. Oakdale vs. UNAKA at CLOUDLAND vs. COSBY at NORTH GREENE at HANCOCK COUNTY
L 14-12 W 29-12 L 46-7 L 20-14 L 36-12 W 40-0 L 56-8 L 30-0 L 54-14 W 22-6
vs. Happy Valley vs. J.I. Burton (Va.) at Twin Springs (Va.) at COSBY vs. HANCOCK COUNTY at SUNBRIGHT vs. HAMPTON vs. JELLICO at Tri-Cities Christian at CLOUDLAND at NORTH GREENE
L 61-0 L 54-6 L 40-12 L 56-0 L 26-0 L 40-0 L 74-22 L 69-0 L 33-0 L 55-0 L 49-24
UNAKA Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31
Oct. 24 Oct. 31
DANIEL BOONE Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
vs. Volunteer at South Greene vs. Union (Va.) at SEVIER COUNTY at West Ridge at COCKE COUNTY vs. Jefferson County vs. MORRISTOWN WEST at DAVID CROCKETT at TENNESSEE
DANIEL BOONE Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31
DAVID CROCKETT Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
at Unicoi County vs. West Ridge vs. Morristown East at MORRISTOWN WEST vs. SEVIER COUNTY vs. Gate City (Va.) vs. TENNESSEE at Cherokee vs. Daniel Boone at COCKE COUNTY
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
at Greeneville at Science Hill vs. Jefferson County vs. DAVID CROCKETT vs. Morristown East at West Ridge vs. TENNESSEE at DANIEL BOONE vs. COCKE COUNTY at SEVIER COUNTY
at Unicoi County L 27-13 vs. West Ridge L 41-10 at Morristown East W 20-13 vs. MORRISTOWN WEST W 29-27 at SEVIER COUNTY L 55-14 at Gate City (Va.) L 47-6 at TENNESSEE L 42-0 vs. Cherokee L 56-28 vs. DANIEL BOONE W 24-7 vs. COCKE COUNTY W 49-7 at Knoxville Central* L 49-10
at. Farragut Jefferson County at Berea (Ky.) vs. DANIEL BOONE at DAVID CROCKETT at Greeneville vs. COCKE COUNTY at Grace Christian Academy at TENNESSEE vs. MORRISTOWN WEST
TENNESSEE
vs. Greeneville vs. Science Hill at Jefferson County at DAVID CROCKETT at Morristown East vs. West Ridge at TENNESSEE vs. DANIEL BOONE at COCKE COUNTY vs. SEVIER COUNTY at Powell*
Aug. 23 Aug. 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 (2OT) Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5
vs. Farragut vs. Jefferson County at DANIEL BOONE vs. DAVID CROCKETT vs. Greeneville
2025 RESULTS
TENNESSEE
COCKE COUNTY
ALL CAPS = Region game * = State playoff game
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17
at Jefferson County vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman vs. Seymour vs. Tennessee at Science Hill at DANIEL BOONE vs. SEVIER COUNTY vs. Pigeon Forge
L 41-0 L 23-12 L 27-7 L 35-0 L 54-0 L 21-7 L 50-0 L 59-33
at West Ridge L 30-13 vs. Elizabethton L 26-21 vs. Science Hill L 24-21 at COCKE COUNTY W 35-0 at Virginia (Va.) W 43-7 vs. Abingdon (Va.) W 43-7 vs. DAVID CROCKETT W 42-0 vs. MORRISTOWN WEST W 51-14 at SEVIER COUNTY L 35-7 at DANIEL BOONE W 41-7 vs. Halls* L 31-23
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W 27-7 W 41-7 W 48-0 W 55-14 W 30-27
at COCKE COUNTY W 50-0 vs. Grace Christian Academy W 33-31 vs. TENNESSEE W 35-7 vs. Huntington (W. Va.) W 42-26 at MORRISTOWN WEST W 40-7 vs. Knoxville West* W 34-9 vs. Walker Valley* W 42-7 vs. Lincoln County* W 28-24 vs. Halls* W 49-13 vs. Page* L 21-14
ALL CAPS = Region game
COCKE COUNTY
L 35-0 L 41-12 L 48-7 L 29-27 W 14-7 L 23-13 L 51-14 W 21-0 W 44-30 L 40-7 L 44-0
SEVIER COUNTY
REGION 1-5A SCHEDULES
vs. Jefferson County at Gatlinburg-Pittman at Seymour at Tennessee vs. Science Hill vs. DANIEL BOONE at SEVIER COUNTY at Pigeon Forge at MORRISTOWN WEST vs. DAVID CROCKETT
vs. West Ridge at Elizabethton at Science Hill vs. COCKE COUNTY vs. Virginia (Va.) at Abingdon (Va.) at DAVID CROCKETT at MORRISTOWN WEST vs. SEVIER COUNTY vs. DANIEL BOONE
Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 29
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
L 30-0 L 32-17 L 62-6 L 48-0 L 35-7 W 21-7 L 56-14 L 21-0 L 24-7 L 41-7
MORRISTOWN WEST
SEVIER COUNTY Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 16 Oct. 29
at Volunteer vs. South Greene at Union (Va.) at SEVIER COUNTY vs. West Ridge vs. COCKE COUNTY at Jefferson County at MORRISTOWN WEST at DAVID CROCKETT vs. TENNESSEE
DAVID CROCKETT
MORRISTOWN WEST Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 1 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29
vs. MORRISTOWN WEST L 44-30 at DAVID CROCKETT L 49-7
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