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Football photos: Oak Ridge and Soddy Daisy

Posted at 4:43 am November 6, 2015
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Oak Ridge Tee Higgins and Soddy Daisy Brandon Davis Nov. 5, 2015

Oak Ridge junior wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) makes a catch behind a fallen Brandon Davis (3) of Soddy Daisy during a 45-33 win for the Wildcats in a Class 5A football playoff game on Blankenship Field on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015.
(Photo by Julio Culiat)

 

Oak Ridge Tee Higgins and Soddy Daisy Brandon Davis Nov. 5, 2015

Oak Ridge junior wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) jumps to catch the football over Brandon Davis (3) of Soddy Daisy during a 45-33 win for the Wildcats in a Class 5A football playoff game on Blankenship Field on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

 

Note: This post was updated at 5:45 p.m.

Oak Ridge beat Soddy Daisy 45-33 on big plays and turnovers in the first round of the 2015 Class 5A football playoffs on Blankenship Field on Thursday. Here are photos by Julio Culiat.

We will continue to add photo captions as we can.
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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Media, Photos, Sports Tagged With: Alex Alcorn, Blankenship Field, Brandon Davis, Class 5A football playoff, football, Jordan Graham, Julio Culiat, Justin Cooke, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Soddy-Daisy Trojans, T.J. Allison, Tee Higgins

Oak Ridge beats Soddy Daisy 45-33 on big plays, turnovers

Posted at 11:16 pm November 5, 2015
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Oak Ridge Jordan Graham and Soddy Daisy on Nov. 5, 2015

Oak Ridge freshman running back Jordan Graham (30) had two touchdowns, including one on a kickoff return and another on a 50-yard run, during a 45-33 win over Soddy Daisy in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs on Blankenship Field on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2015. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 10:25 a.m.

Oak Ridge beat Soddy Daisy 45-33 on big plays and turnovers in the first round of the 2015 Class 5A football playoffs on Blankenship Field on Thursday.

The Wildcats (10-1) will travel to Ooltewah (9-2) on Friday, November 13, for a second round game. The Owls, who are ranked eighth, beat the Clinton Dragons (4-7) in another first-round game on Thursday to advance to play Oak Ridge.

The Wildcats, who are ranked third, had another big night on defense and special teams. Oak Ridge senior Davon Middleton intercepted one Trojans pass in the end zone to stop one Soddy Daisy drive deep in Wildcat territory, and he later deflected a third-down pass near the goal line to help end another.

Junior wide receiver Tee Higgins and freshman running back Jordan Graham also had big nights. They each had two touchdowns for Oak Ridge.

One of Graham’s touchdowns came on the opening kickoff of the second half. The small, speedy freshman broke tackles and curled from the left side of the field—after it looked like he had been stopped—to the right before racing 88 yards to score on a run that took 25 seconds to complete. Graham ended the night with the two touchdowns, including one on a 50-yard run, and 154 yards on eight carries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Brandon Nickle, Campbell County, Chase Kimbro, Chase Payne, Christian Bell, Clinton, Darel Middleton, Davon Middleton, football playoffs, Joe Gaddis, Jordan Dunbar, Jordan Graham, Justin Barnes, Justin Cooke, Logan Fadnek, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Ooltewah, Rhea County, Soddy-Daisy Trojans, T.J. Allison, Tee Higgins, Tre Carter, Ty Boeck

Wildcats use playoff ‘fury,’ determination to eliminate Soddy-Daisy

Posted at 12:27 am November 8, 2014
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Wildcats Tee Higgins and Soddy-Daisy Trojans

Sophomore wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) of the Oak Ridge Wildcats catches a 30-yard touchdown pass over defender Christian Bell (26) of the Soddy-Daisy Trojans, giving Oak Ridge a 23-14 lead midway through the third quarter in a first-round playoff game on Friday. (Photos by Julio Culiat)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 10:15 a.m.

Ahead by 17-14 at halftime, the Oak Ridge Wildcats played with fury and determination in the second half of their first-round playoff game on Friday and opened up a large lead against Soddy-Daisy, winning 53-28—despite an impressive offensive performance by the Trojans.

The undefeated Wildcats were not happy with the three-point margin at halftime.

“For it to be that close was just unacceptable,” junior running back Jaylen Nickerson said.

The 11-0 team was determined to play better in the second half against the best offense they had played all year, Coach Joe Gaddis said.

“We just came out and played with a fury,” he said.

While the Trojans had held Oak Ridge to two touchdowns and a field goal in the first half, they allowed four in the second—including two by Nickerson—and gave up a safety and an interception returned for a touchdown, or 36 points total. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Alcorn, Anderson County, Blankenship Field, Blue Raiders, Brandon Bonds, Brandon Nickle, Campbell County, Christian Bell, Class 5A playoffs, Cleveland, Clinton, Clinton Dragons, Darel Middleton, Gibbs, Hunter Maynor, Isaac Chapman, Jaylen Nickerson, Jiminquas Johnson, Joe Gaddis, Justin Barnes, Knoxville Central, Levi Thornton, Logan Fadnek, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Soddy-Daisy Trojans, South Doyle, T.J. Allison, Ted Mitchell, Tee Higgins, Tommy Kaczocha

Wildcats open playoffs at home tonight; coach asks for huge, loud crowd

Posted at 8:13 am November 7, 2014
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Oak Ridge Wildcats Football Helmet

The undefeated Oak Ridge Wildcats play in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs at home tonight against the Soddy-Daisy Trojans. The game starts at 7 p.m. today (Friday, November 7) at Blankenship Field in Oak Ridge.

Coach Joe Gaddis is asking for a huge, loud crowd.

“As we all know, playoff games are ‘winner take all’ in nature,” Gaddis said in a note to fans.”The winner advances, and the loser is finished for the season. It’s hard to believe but we have only had one home playoff game since 2005, and with that in mind, let’s have a HUGE and LOUD crowd Friday night! The weather is going to be cool, crisp, and beautiful…real football weather!”

The Oak Ridge Wildcats Football Boosters will have a tailgate party starting at 4:30 p.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Class 5A playoffs, Jack Armstrong Stadium, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Oak Ridge Wildcats Football Boosters, playoffs, Soddy-Daisy Trojans, tailgate party, Walk of Champions

Wildcats to play Soddy-Daisy in first round of football playoffs

Posted at 3:26 pm November 1, 2014
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Oak Ridge Wildcats Football Helmet

The Oak Ridge Wildcats (10-0) will play the Soddy-Daisy Trojans (4-6) in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on Friday, November 7. The game starts at 7 p.m. at Blankenship Field in Oak Ridge.

Pairings for the football playoffs for the 2014 Division I BlueCross Bowl were posted on the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association website on Saturday.

Thirty-two teams will compete in 16 games in the Class 5A playoffs next Friday. Winners advance to the second round on November 14.

Other District 3-AAA teams in the playoffs are Anderson County (8-2), Campbell County (8-2), Clinton (7-3), Knoxville Central (5-5), and Gibbs (5-5). [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 2014 Division I BlueCross Bowl, Anderson County, Campbell County, Class 5A, Clinton, football playoffs, Gibbs, Knoxville Central, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Quad 1, Quad 2, Soddy-Daisy Trojans, South Doyle, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, TSSAA

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