It was homecoming at Bill Clabo Field Friday night as the Admirals played host to the Jefferson County Patriots in an important Region 1-6A matchup. The Admirals were hoping to improve to 2-0 in the region and 5-0 on the season.

The Admiral offense got off to a blazing start, opening the first quarter with the ball and marching 74 yards on a nine-play drive that ended in a 26-yard Kyle Carter touchdown run.

The Ads led 7-0 less than four minutes into the game. The Admiral defense continued its strong play, as it has all year.  Farragut stopped a fourth down conversion attempt by the Patriots and the Admirals took over at their own 34.

Three plays later, a 49-yard Gavin Wilkinson to Hunter Shopovick touchdown pass put the Ads ahead 14-0 with 3:55 to play in the first. A three-and-out forced by the Admiral defense gave Farragut the ball at their own 31 yard line. A 50-yard Wilkinson to Jaden Gibbs pass on 2nd down set up a 13-yard, Kyle Carter touchdown run. Farragut led 21-0 as the opening quarter came to a close.

Another three-and-out by the Patriot offense and a 26-yard Wyatt Lucas punt return setup the Admiral offense inside the red zone at the 19. Kyle Carter would again find the end zone two plays later from 14 yards out to extend the Farragut lead to 28-0 with 10:52 left before half.

The Farragut defense again thwarted a fourth down conversion attempt by the Patriots. However, the Admiral offense began to have trouble finding its stride in the second quarter. A three-and-out, the first of the night for Ads, gave Jeff County the ball at their own 36. Five plays into the drive, the Patriots running back carried the ball into the end zone from 41 yards out making the score 28-7 in favor of Farragut.  A second consecutive three-and-out for the Admiral offense saw the Patriots take over at their own 32. Farragut’s defense would again come out strong, this time via a Jake Parsons INT on the third play of the drive.

The Admirals would take over with just a 1:35 before halftime. The drive looked promising, but the lack of time forced a 22-yard field goal by Daniel Bethel that put the score at 31-7 at halftime.

 

The Admirals kicked the ball away to begin the second half. The Patriot offense came out swinging, as it marched 42 yards on 9 plays to score on a one yard TD run. The Admirals still lead 31-14 with 8:21 to play in the third.  However, the Farragut offense answered quickly, as Kyle Carter’s 68-yard run on first down set himself up for a 4-yard touchdown run on the next play.

Farragut extended its lead to 38-14 with 7:46 left in the third. Another three-and-out by Jeff County and a 34-yard punt return by Wyatt Lucas, gave the Ads the ball at the Jeff County 25.  A four-play drive by Farragut culminated in 15-yard Kyle Carter TD run, his fifth rushing TD of the night.  Farragut led 44-14 with 4:31 left to play.  Another fourth down attempt by Jeff County was unsuccessful, but this time a loss of down penalty stopped the drive as the third quarter expired.

The Admirals found themselves with the ball inside the red zone at the 19 to begin the opening drive of the fourth. Three plays into the drive, Jake Evans found Alec Keathley in the end zone from 19 yards out.  Farragut led 51-14 with 10:35 left in the fourth and started a running clock.

The Jeff County offense would not lay down though. The Patriots marched 80 yards on 11 plays and scored on a 14-yard run to make the score 51-21 with 3:31 to play. A failed onside kick and two first downs allowed the Farragut offense to run our the clock.

When the final horn sounded, the Admirals had improved to 2-0 in the region, and 5-0 overall. Farragut will be back on the road next week to take of the Knox West Rebels. This is the final non-region game of the year for the Admirals. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm.

A special thanks to Carlos Reveiz and Ashley Wathen of CRFOTO for the action shots from the game.  Be sure to checkout CRFOTO.com every week for a full photo gallery from Friday’s game.  See a photo you like?  They are also available for purchase directly from his website.  Click here for this week’s photos.

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The Admirals rolled into Blankenship Field on Friday night to take on  the Wildcats from Oak Ridge.  The home team has won every year in this matchup going back to 2013, but the Admirals were looking to change that Friday night.

For the second consecutive week, the Admirals received the opening kickoff and started the game on offense.  The tone was set early that points would be at a premium as both offenses started off with punts on their first drives.

A 10-yard sack by Jake Parsons helped get the Admiral defense off the field on the first Oak Ridge possession.  An interception on a tipped ball ended Farragut’s second offensive drive and gave the Wildcats the ball at the Admiral 25.  Two plays later, Oak Ridge threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead with 5:08 left in the first frame. This was an unfamiliar spot for the Admirals, as it is the first time they had trailed all season.  The next Farragut offensive drive ended with a punt back to the Wildcats.

The Admiral defense opened the second quarter in a tough spot, but were able to stop the Wildcats on a 4th-and-1 from the Farragut 2-yard line.  The Farragut offense found themselves against their own goal line at the 2, but a 56-yard run by Kyle Carter on second down gave the Admirals some breathing room.

Four plays later Gavin Wilkinson found Tanner Corum all alone on a 50-yard TD pass that tied the score at 7-7 with 9:48 left in the second quarter.  The Admiral defense forced a quick Wildcat punt on the next possession, thanks to a 7-yard tackle for loss by Eli Purcell, and gave Farragut the ball back near midfield.  A 41-yard Tanner Corum catch setup a 3-yard Gavin Wilkinson TD run to give the Ads a 14-7 lead with 5:47 left before half.  The Admiral defense would again hold strong, this time after a 17-play drive ended in a missed Oak Ridge field goal as time expired in the first half.

The second half started the same as the first did for the Admiral defense, forcing an Oak Ridge punt on their opening drive of the second half.  The Admiral offense marched down to the Oak Ridge 8 yard line, thanks to passes of 32 and 28 yards from Gavin Wilkinson to Jaden Gibbs and Tanner Corum.  However, the Oak Ridge defense had other plans by intercepting a Gavin Wilkinson pass and taking it 99 yards for a tying touchdown.

The score was tied at 14-14 with 8:28 to play in  the third quarter. Farragut and Oak Ridge would again swap punts and the Admirals found themselves with the ball once again.  A 22-yard completion to Tanner Corum sparked the next Farragut offensive drive and setup Daniel Bethel for a 46-yard field goal attempt.  Bethel booted it through the uprights to give the Admirals the lead, 17-14 at the end of the third quarter.

A 13-yard sack by Benji Cheatham, which forced a Wildcat punt, jump started the Admiral defense to begin the fourth.

The Farragut offense then embarked on an 18-play, 63-yard drive that took 8 minutes and 39 seconds from the game clock. The drive ended in another big field goal for the Admirals, this time Bethel’s attempt was good from 32 yards and made the score to 20-14 with 1:50 left to play.  After the ensuing kickoff the Wildcats took over at their own 10-yard line with just 1:38 to play.  The Admiral defense would continue to do as it did all night long, stand strong against a potent Oak Wild offense.

On what would be the final play for the Wildcats, Alec Keathley and Neyland Harmon both met the Oak Ridge quarterback as he dropped back to pass, Keathley stripped the ball out as the sack was being made and Caleb Kuhn recovered the fumble.  As the clock expired, the Admirals improved to 4-0 with a 20-14 victory over Oak Ridge.

Next week is homecoming for the Admirals as they play host to the Patriots of Jefferson County in an important Region 1-6A matchup.

A special thanks to Carlos Reveiz and Ashley Wathen of CRFOTO for the action shots from the game.  Be sure to checkout CRFOTO.com every week for a full photo gallery from Friday’s game.  See a photo you like?  They are also available for purchase directly from his website.  Click here for this week’s photos.

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The Admirals traveled to Morristown to take on the Trojans of Morristown-West on Friday night, the first region game of 2018.

After a 60 yard return by Wyatt Lucas on the opening kickoff, the Admirals offense quickly hit their stride when Gavin Wilkinson found Isaiah Gibbs for a 15 yard touchdown pass on the fourth play of the drive. The Ads led 7-0 just 1:16 into the game.

A  5 yard, Caleb Kuhn tackle for a loss helped stop the next Trojan drive in its tracks. Farragut took over and Isaiah Gibbs found the end zone from 39 yards out on the fifth play of the drive, as Farragut led 14-0 with 7:11 left to play in the 1st. Tanner Corum collected his fourth interception of the season on the next series and a fumbled punt by Mo-West on the series after that would set the Ads up with the ball at the Mo-West 16. Runs of 5 and 10 yards by Kyle Carter set him up for a 1 yard TD run to extend the Admirals lead to 21-0 at the end of the 1st.

Another Farragut interception ended a Morristown-West drive, this time it was Matt White coming up with the pick. The Admiral offense struggled to find its rythm in the second quarter, however. The Morristown-West offense found life in the second quarter marching the ball into the red zone, but a Matt White 99 yard interception return for a touchdown ended that drive and made it a 28-0 game at half.

Morristown-West received opening kickoff of the second half, but the Admirals defense would force a three-and-out to get the ball back. After a punt by Farragut, the Admiral defense stood strong once again on a 4th and 1 to get the ball back to the Admiral offense. Two plays later, Gavin Wilkinson found Tanner Corum for a 64 yard TD pass that extended the Admiral lead to 35-0 and made it a running clock as 3rd quarter came to a close.

The Trojans opened the fourth quarter with the ball and completed a 59 yard TD pass on the third play of the drive to make it a 35-7 game.

The Admiral offense would answer on their next drive by marching  80 yards on 12 plays, scoring via  a 32 yard Kyle Carter touchdown run. When the final horn sounded, the Admirals improved to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the region with a 42-7 victory over Morristown-West.

The Admirals will be on the road again next week taking on perennial rival Oak Ridge at 7:30.

A special thanks to Carlos Reveiz and Ashley Wathen of CRFOTO for the action shots from the game.  Be sure to checkout CRFOTO.com every week for a full photo gallery from Friday’s game.  See a photo you like?  They are also available for purchase directly from his website.  Click here for this week’s photos.

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