The Admirals traveled to Knox-West to take on the Rebels for some Saturday Night Lights action in Week 2. This has become an annual matchup with the teams meeting every season since 2007, as Farragut looked to start the season 2-0.
The Admirals won the coin toss and elected to defer to the 2nd half, meaning West started the game on offense.
The Rebels got off to a hot start gaining 40 yards on their first three plays and scored a touchdown on the 7th play of the drive thanks to a 19-yard pass. With 9:01 left in the 1st, West led Farragut 7-0. The Admiral offense would start their first drive of the game at their own 17 looking to answer. A pair of incompletions and a run for a loss caused the Ads to go three and out.
The Farragut defense would however answer the call, when Mason Collins intercepted the ball on the second play of the drive and set the Farragut offense up at the West 41. Unfortunately, it was a mirror image of the first time, two incompletions and a minus yard run forced a Brady Hodges punt. After a forced punt by the Farragut defense, the offense again took over from their own 20 looking to tie the game.
A 9-play, 80 touchdown drive would ensue, as a 22-yard completion Dawson Moore to Matt White completion would be the catalyst on 3rd and 7.
Matt White would again provide a spark a few plays later rushing for 28 yards from the quarterback position. Two plays later, a 3-yard Dawson Moore to Alex Taylor touchdown pass would even the score at 7 with 10:41 left in the 2nd. The Admirals and the Rebels would trade punts, and then a Dylan Cosey forced fumble from the West receiver and Grant Rice recovered the ball just before going out of bounds. Failed forth down conversions by Farragut and West ended the first half tied at 7.
The Ads received the ball after half and looked to take the lead. A 28-yard Matt White run on 2nd down hoped to be a spark that the Ads needed, but a holding penalty two plays later deep in the back field would kill the drive. The Ads were forced to punt away on 4th and 28, but the Rebels were able to penetrate and block the punt. It took 3 plays for West to score from 8 yards out, giving them a 14-7 lead with 7:58 left in the 3rd.
Another three and out for the Admiral offense led to a 19-yard Rebel field goal making the score 17-7 with 2:15 left in the 3rd. The Ads were able to pick up a first down on the ensuing drive but were unable to convert on a 3rd and 4, giving away for another Brady Hodges punt.
The Rebels would embark on a 10-play, 78-yard drive that was capped off by a 23-yard touchdown pass that extended their lead to 24-7 with 8:13 to play.
The Ads looked to answer, but a sack and delay of game penalty killed the drive. Brady Hodges eighth punt of the night capped the drive off and the Rebels would return the punt 40 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was missed and put the final score at 30-7.
The Admirals fell to 1-1 on the season after a tough night at West. Farragut is off next week before hosting Oak Ridge in Week 4 on Thursday night, September 10th. Stay tuned here for all things Farragut Football.
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