It was a case of two teams going into different directions. And whether it was passing or running, Farragut High School was going in the right direction.
The Admirals won a lopsided affair 52-0 at South-Doyle on Friday.
Farragut senior quarterback Jacob Naumoff started the game slow passing the football, but finished strong by completing 9 of his 17 passes for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Naumoff had success running the football as well, finishing with 37 yards and another touchdown.
“Jacob was very good us tonight,” Farragut coach Eddie Courtney said. “We were very balanced both passing and running the ball.”
Senior running back Tanner Thomas also took advantage of his running lanes to run for 189 yards and two touchdowns. The Admirals’ (8-1) longest play of the game was a 90-yard touchdown run by Thomas early in the first quarter to stretch the lead to 14-0 over the Cherokees (0-9).
“Well Tanner is running the ball very physically right now,” Courtney said. “The thing he really takes pride in is his yards after contact. He is just the ultimate team player.”
Despite missing Farragut’s defensive star Cole Strange for a third straight game, the South-Doyle offense was still stifled all game. Courtney said he expects Strange to be healthy by the time the playoffs begin.
South-Doyle senior quarterback Braden Anderson completed 11 of 17 attempts for 52 yards. Anderson also threw two interceptions.
“We are really young,” South-Doyle coach Clark Duncan said. “I love our kids they’re playing hard, we’re practicing hard. It’ll be just a matter of time for us.
“When you are playing 13 sophomores or freshmen against a senior-loaded team like that, these scores can happen.”
One of the goals this week for Farragut was to limit the number of penalties the Admirals committed. Farragut finished with four penalties for 35 yards.
“We just played smarter than we have the past two weeks,” Courtney said. “We had less penalties and executed better on both sides of the ball.”
Blake Morgan is a contributor for the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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