Gordonsville Junior High Tigers win Tri-Lakes Conference Championship
2018 Tri-Lakes Conference Champions
The Gordonsville Junior High Tigers won the Tri-Lakes Conference Championship on September 27th against the Clay County Bulldogs. The Tigers controlled the game, shutting out the Bulldogs to win 18-0.
The Tigers, led by Head Coach Mac Petty, went through the 2018 season undefeated following a loss in last years championship.
“The win means a lot to all of us not so much because of a championship, but last year when we lost these young men said we will be back and win,” Petty said. “They worked extremely hard from the day after we got beat till now to achieve this goal.”
While the team had many bright spots in their championship run, there’s one thing that stands out to Petty.
“Their unity,” Petty said. “They are a very close knit group with a great amount of determination.”
[wdca_ad id=”11404″ ] [wdca_ad id=”11484″ ]J.M. Insurance Agency presents High School Football’s Beast of the Week 2018 – Week 7
Here are J.M. Insurance Agency’s picks for High School Football’s “Beast of the Week” for Week 7:
Smith County:
Seth Dillehey and Randall Ray
Randall Ray
#74 | DE
Randall racked up 8 total tackles on defense during the Owls’ Loss to Sequatchie County.
Gordonsville:
Magen Yancy, Bill Washer, and Scott Clemons
Bill Washer
#14 | WR/DE
Bill accumulated 8 catches for 159 yards and led the team in tackles with a total of 13 during their exciting win over Monterey High School.
Congratulations to the players named “Beast of the Week”!
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Gordonsville Tigers win nail-biter against Monterey Wildcats
The Gordonsville Tigers won a tightly contested matchup on their trip to Monterey, winning 29-27 over the Wildcats.
Gordonsville struck early with a 17 yard touchdown to Bill Washer on 4th and 6 to give the Tigers an early 7-0 lead. Monterey scored to tie the game up, but the Tigers bounced right back with a Braxton Givens 30 yard touchdown to give the Tigers a 7 point lead.
The Tigers looked like they were going to extend their lead on a long drive in the second quarter, but fumbled inside the 10 yard line to put an end to the drive.
Neither team was able to score again before the half in a defensive battle, but the Tigers looked like they were in great position to score when they went on a long drive in the second quarter. A fumble inside the 10 put an end to their drive.
Gordonsville couldn’t get anything going to start the second half, and Monterey tied it up at 14 on their first drive of the second half. The Tigers were able to get a field goal on the following drive to take a 17-14 lead.
Monterey came right back with a touchdown to take a 21-17 lead.
The Tigers were able to take a lead with just under 5 minutes left in the game off of a 6 yard Braxton Givens touchdown, but were unable to score the PAT to put the Tigers up 23-21.
On Monterey’s next drive, they were able to break off a 61 yard touchdown run, but failed their two point conversion attempt to put the Wildcats up 27-23 with just 2:30 left in the game.
Braxton Givens was able to return the kickoff to the Monterey 43 yard line, setting the Tigers up in good field condition. The Tigers were able to score following a couple of penalties on both sides on a 9 yard touchdown pass to Washer with 49 second left, to put the Tigers up 29-27. The Tigers went for 2, but we’re unable to convert.
The Tigers shut down Monterey’s attempts to throw the ball downfield for a last second touchdown and advance to 3-0 in the region.
What’s Next?
The Tigers will return home next week to host region opponent Pickett County.
Smith County Football loses to Sequatchie Co. on the road
The Smith County Owls were unable to break their losing streak, losing on the road to the Sequatchie County Indians 41-21.
Smith County went down by a touchdown early, but were able to bounce back with a score of their own to tie the game at 7-7. Sequatchie County bounced back with a score of their own before the end of the first quarter to take a 14-7 lead. The Owls tied it back up at 14, but the Indians were able to score again to take a 21-14 lead into halftime.
The Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter, going up 34-14 before the Owls were able to score a touchdown. Sequatchie County bounced back to take a 41-21 lead, to wrap up the scoring for the game and drop the Owls to 1-5 on the year.
What’s Next?
The Owls have their Homecoming game next Friday against Dekalb County.
J.M. Insurance Agency presents High School Football’s Beast of the Week 2018 – Week 6
Here are J.M. Insurance Agency’s picks for High School Football’s “Beast of the Week” for Week 6:
Smith County:
Magen Yancy and John Ross Hord
John Ross Hord
#3 | RB/LB
John Ross Hord had 1 catch that he ran for 24 yards, 14 rushes for 53 yards, and scored a touchdown. He also accumulated 9 tackles.
Gordonsville had a bye week, so no “Beast of the Week” was chosen from the team.
Congratulations to the J.M. Insurance “Beast of the Week”!
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Smith County Football loses to Livingston Academy
The Smith County Owls lost to the Livingston Academy Wildcats on Friday night 24-14 in their first road game of the season. The loss drops the Owls record to 1-4 this season.
The Owls were able to find the endzone first, with John Ross Hord running the ball in to complete a 17 play drive to take a 6-0 lead. Livingston was able to bounce back quick to take a 7-6 lead off of a run.
On the next drive, Tanner Marshall ran the ball 70 yards to carry the ball down to the 10 yard line, but the Owls weren’t able to do anything following the run turning the ball over on downs at the 8 yard line. Livingston drove the ball downfield to score with just under a minute left to take a 14-6 lead into halftime.
Livingston opened up the second half scoring with a 37 yard field goal to go up 17-6. Following a failed drive, the Owls were able to stop Livingston and narrow the lead to 17-14 early in the 4th quarter.
The Owls comeback attempt was stopped on the next drive after they were unable to hold Livingston to a field goal, with Livingston going up 24-14 with just over 7 minutes left in the game.
On the following drive, the Owls gave up an interception at the 2 yard line, but allowed Livingston to run the clock down before Smith County was eventually able to force a punt.
The Owls were unable to get much offense going, turning the ball over on downs at the 50 yard line with just over 2 minutes left in the game, and the Wildcats were able to seal the victory from there.
What’s next?
The Owls will look to end their four game losing streak next week when they travel to Sequatchie County in a region matchup.
J.M. Insurance Agency presents High School Football’s Beast of the Week 2018 – Week 5
Here are J.M. Insurance Agency’s picks for High School Football’s “Beast of the Week” for Week 5:
Smith County:
Cameron Spivey and Seth Dillehey
Cameron Spivey
#2 | QB/FS
Cameron performed well on both sides of the ball, throwing for 204 yards with 1 touchdown, and accumulating 13 tackles and 1 interception during their loss to York Institute.
Gordonsville:
Mac Petty, Scott Pitman, and Seth Dillehey
Scott Pitman
#58 | DL
Scott graded out at 92% with 5 tackles during the victory over Republic.
Congratulations to the players named “Beast of the Week”!
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Smith County Owls Football lose region game to York
The Smith County Owls dropped their third game in a row on Friday night, losing 38-12 to the York Dragons to put the Owls at 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the region.
The Owls fell to an early deficit against York, and was never able to gain any momentum to mount a comeback after going down 14-0 in the first quarter. The Dragons scored again in the second quarter to extend the lead to 21-0 before the Owls were able to get their first touchdown of the game to narrow the gap to 21-6 going into halftime.
The Owls were able to strike first after halftime to bring the score to 21-12, but York was able to score 17 unanswered points to ruin the Owls comeback and extend their losing streak to three.
What’s Next?
The Owls will make their first road trip of the season next week, traveling to play Livingston Academy in a non-region game.
Gordonsville Tigers win Homecoming matchup against RePublic
Gordonsville hosted region opponents RePublic Trailblazers for their homecoming game. In a game that saw both teams fail to convert a number of opportunities, the Tigers were able to find a way to beat the Trailblazers in the second half.
The first quarter of the game saw both teams make big plays to get in scoring position, but neither offense could get on the scoreboard.
RePublic looked like they were in position to score early in the 2nd quarter, but a deep pass on 4th and 13 was intercepted by Skyshn Washer at the 4 yard line. The Tigers were held to a three and out, with the punt being returned to the Trailblazers 24 yard line. A pass interference against the Tigers on the second play moved the ball forward to the 11 yard line. The Tigers were able to force a turnover on downs to get the ball back at the 11 yard line.
The Tigers were held to a three and out on the first drive of the game, giving up a 47 yard run to RePublic on their first offensive snap, but the Tigers defense was able to bounce back getting an 18 yard loss two plays later allowed Gordonsville to force a turnover on downs. Gordonsville wasn’t able to do anything with the opportunity, giving up a safety on second down to put RePublic up 2-0 with a little over five minutes left in the second half.
Gordonsville was able to intercept the ball with under 10 seconds left in the half during the Trailblazers following drive, but didn’t have enough time to get any offense going.
The second half started with RePublic’s running game driving down to the 17 yard line, but a fumble gave the Tigers their first drive of the second half. Gordonsville was able to take advantage and drive the ball 83 yards to score their first points of the game and take a 7-2 lead halfway through the 3rd quarter on a Braxton Givens 2 yard run. Gordonsville was able to force another fumble on the following drive, allowing the Tigers to take the ball down and score off of a 27 yard Taylor Thaxton to Skyshn Washer touchdown pass to go up 14-2.
RePublic looked to bounce back and score, driving the ball downfield to get in the red zone. The Trailblazers couldn’t convert a 4th and 4, and gave the Tigers the ball back on the 20 yard line.
Neither team was able to get any offense going on the next two drives, with each team punting on their drives. With Gordonsville’s next drive, the Tigers had the ball stripped leading to the Trailblazers driving the ball down the field and scoring to narrow the Tigers lead to 14-8 with just under 5 minutes in the game.
The Tigers were able to drive the ball down the field to run the clock down before giving the Trailblazers the ball back with 8 seconds left in the game. RePublic was only able to get one play off as they were downed to run the clock out.
What’s Next?
The Tigers will have a bye week next week, followed by a road trip to play Monterey on September 28th.
J.M. Insurance Agency presents High School Football’s Beast of the Week 2018 – Week 4
Here are J.M. Insurance Agency’s picks for High School Football’s “Beast of the Week” for Week 4:
Smith County had a bye week, so no “Beast of the Week” was chosen from the team.
Gordonsville:
Scott Clemons, Lucas Carter, and Seth Dillehey
Lucas Carter
#44/ DT
Lucas accumulated 10 tackles, 2 for loss yards, during their hard fought loss to Trousdale County.
Congratulations to the J.M. Insurance “Beast of the Week”!
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