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Dragons routed at Rhea 62-10

Posted at 4:58 pm September 14, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

On Friday night, the Clinton Dragons ran into bad weather and a buzzsaw of a football team as the Rhea County Golden Eagles dismantled them 62-10.

Following an 89-minute lightning delay, the Dragons scored first on a 17-yard Deonta Duncan touchdown run and answered a quick Rhea County score with a Garrett Zody field goal that put them up 10-7 with 6:45 to play in the first quarter.

From there, however, it was all Rhea County as they scored 55 unanswered points on their way to a lopsided victory at home. The numbers tell the story as the Eagles outgained Clinton 502-174, ran for six touchdowns and threw for three more.

See a game summary and stats on the WYSH website.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Clinton Dragons, Deonta Duncan, football, Garrett Zody, Rhea County Golden Eagles

Oak Ridge falls to Rhea County in thrilling fourth-quarter comeback

Posted at 12:50 am November 22, 2014
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Wildcats Logan Fadnek and Rhea County Golden Eagles

Rhea County dampened a fourth-quarter comeback by Oak Ridge, sacking Wildcats quarterback Logan Fadnek (17) three times in one eight-play drive before intercepting him. Also pictured above is Tyler Pendleton (40) of the Golden Eagles. (Photos by Julio Culiat)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 1:50 a.m. Nov. 24.

Oak Ridge mounted a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback against Rhea County on Friday—narrowing a three-touchdown deficit to one—but the Wildcats were unable to make up for missed opportunities and turnovers and they fell to the Golden Eagles 35-21 in a state quarterfinal playoff game.

Down 28-7 in the final quarter, Oak Ridge scored back-to-back touchdowns in 24 seconds to close the 28-7 deficit to 28-21 with about eight minutes left to play.

After a defensive stop less than two minutes later, the Wildcats had the ball back at midfield, with a chance to tie the game. Oak Ridge fans were fired up, and Coach Joe Gaddis said he’s never heard Blankenship Field so loud. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Manookian, Blankenship Field, Brandon Bonds, Class 5A quarterfinal, Cody Bice, comeback, Daniel Dotson, Gavin Warrington, Isaac Chapman, Jared Edwards, Jemiah Hall, Joe Gaddis, Jordan Dunbar, Jordon Brown, Julio Culiat, Knoxville West, Logan Fadnek, Mark Haste, Mark Pemberton, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Rhea County Golden Eagles, Riley Myer, Shawmain Fleming, South Doyle, T.J. Allison, Ted Mitchell, Tee Higgins, Tommy Kaczocha, Tyler Pendleton, Wing-T, Zach Daoust

Two 12-0 teams meet at Blankenship tonight for first time ever

Posted at 11:33 am November 21, 2014
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Oak Ridge and Rhea County Pregame Scoreboard

Image courtesy World Webscapes/Chris Ayers

 

Two 12-0 football teams will play tonight at Blankenship Field for the first time in school history.

The Class 5A quarterfinal game between Oak Ridge and Rhea County starts at 7 p.m.

Wildcats coaches are asking fans to help fill up Jack Armstrong Stadium for the historic game between two undefeated teams. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Class 5A quarterfinal, Cleveland, Jack Armstrong Stadium, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Ooltewah, Rhea County Golden Eagles

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