Friday night was Senior Night at Bil Clabo Field and also the regular-season finale. It also happened to be the biggest rivalry game for both Farragut and Bearden, the most storied rivalry in each program’s history.

Dawson Moore and Trace Corum connected on a 28 yard TD to give the Admirals the early lead, 7-0 with 7:12 left in the 1st.

The Bulldogs answered just before half tying the score at 7-7 as the teams went to half.

Late in the 3rd quarter, a 3 yard Schumann Xie touchdown run gave the Ads a 14-7 lead with 3:19 left in the quarter.

The Bulldogs tied the game at 14 all on a 36-yard touchdown run with 5:33 to play. This set the stage for the Admirals to embark on a game-winning drive. The 10 play drive saw a healthy dose of the Farragut ground attack, with only one pass attempt. With 2 seconds left on the clock, Reese Keeney, who had missed a 49-yard attempt before the half, lined up for a 44-yard game-winning attempt. Keeney’s first attempt split the uprights, but a Bearden timeout just before the snap wiped the attempt off. Two more pre-snap timeouts by Bearden set the stage for Keeney’s kick. Another delay would come in the form of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by the Bulldogs for throwing turf and rubber pellets in the long snapper’s face. With the attempt being shortened to 29 yards, Keeney didn’t get all of the ball, but the ball sailed through the uprights giving the Admirals a 17-14 victory and a berth in the 2021 6A playoffs.

Farragut will next travel to Science Hill to take on the Region 1 6A champion Hilltoppers in the 1st round of the TSSAA playoffs and kickoff is set for 7:00 pm Friday night.

A special thanks to 5 Star Preps for the photos of this game. Click here for the full photo gallery.

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