Farragut High School went 80 yards in its two first plays. Within three minutes, the Admirals had a touchdown on 66-yard pass
from Jacob Naumoff to Michael Travis. That was only a hint of things to come against Karns.
Naumoff threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns and the Admirals (5-0, 2-0 Region 3-5A) won 44-3 at Karns on Friday night.
Farragut senior running back Tanner Thomas was the other driving force for the Admirals’ offense. Thomas ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
“What we have to have is a balanced offense,” Farragut coach Eddie Courtney said. “We have to depend on the run game with Tanner to get the job done.”
Karns senior running back Devin Harper struggled to get loose throughout the game. The Oklahoma State commitment had 23 carries for 102 yards. Harper left the game in the third quarter
with a foot injury. The Karns coaching staff did not know the severity of the injury.
Karns (1-4, 0-2) limited its scoring opportunities due to penalties and botched snaps throughout the game.
“We have made mistakes in the first half of ball games or right at the start of the second half that we are not good enough yet to overcome,” Karns coach Tobi Kilgore said. “When you play a top-10 team in the state, you make any mistakes and they will capitalize.”
Farragut entered the game allowing only 10.8 points per contest led by senior cornerback Justin Kirkendall and senior defensive end Cole Strange. Kirkendall had his sixth interception of the season and is now three shy of breaking the school record for most interceptions in a season.
“We didn’t do a lot scheme wise,” Courtney said. “We wanted to just make sure every one played their assignment, and just play hard. I think that we did that.”
Blake Morgan is a freelance contributor to the Knoxville New Sentinel
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