Friday Night Lights
Published 12:55 am Friday, November 8, 2019
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File Photo/Larry N. Souders 2019 Happy Valley Warriors
File Photo/Dawn Lambert 2019 Unaka Rangers
File Photo/Ivan Sanders 2019 Hampton Bulldogs
It’s what every team plays for – postseason play working toward a state championship. This week is round one of the TSSAA Football Championships in all classifications in Tennessee and Carter County will have all five teams in action tonight.
Here is a look at each contest involving local teams.
2019 Cloudland Highlanders (5-5, 3-0) – Region 1 1-A
Game Facts:
Opponent: Harriman Blue Devils – Region 2 1-A
Season: 3-7 overall, 3-3 conference
Wins: Midway (21-20), Sunbright (49-14), Oakdale (38-0).
Loses: Greenback (42-6), Oliver Springs (50-13), Rockwood (29-0), Monterey (34-7), Coalfield (36-7), Wartburg (40-9), Roane County (21-12).
Game Location: Orr Field – Roan Mountain, TN. Kickoff Time: 7 pm. Expected weather at kickoff: Mostly clear 26*.
2019 Elizabethton Cyclones (10-0, 6-0) – Region 1 4-A
Game Facts:
Opponent: East Ridge Pioneers – Region 2 4-A
Season: 6-4 overall, 3-3 conference
Wins: Whitwell (38-8), Sequatchie County (22-6), Signal Mountain (23-17). Chattanooga Central (48-34), Sequoyah (59-21), Hixson (36-20)
Loses: Bledsoe County (14-13), East Hamilton (35-0), Anderson County (42-14), Howard (26-0).
Game Location: Citizens Bank Stadium, Elizabethton. Kickoff Time: 7 pm. Expected weather at kickoff: Mostly clear 31*.
2019 Hampton Bulldogs (8-2, 3-1) Region 1 2-A
Game Facts:
Opponent: Cumberland Gap Panthers – Region 2 1-A
Season: 4-6 overall, 1-3 conference
Wins: Wartburg Central (46-36), Lee (42-21), Hancock County (35-18), Claiborne (30-14).
Loses: Grainger (43-19), Thomas Walker, VA (35-12), Meigs Co. (54-0), Oneida (44-14), Scott (27-0), Rockwood (35-7).
Game Location: J.C. Campbell Stadium, Hampton. Kickoff Time: 7 pm. Expected weather at kickoff: Mostly clear 31*.
2019 Happy Valley Warriors (7-3, 2-2) Region 1 2A
Game Facts:
Opponent: Meigs County Tigers – Region 2 1-A
Season: 9-1 overall, 4-0 conference
Wins: Sweetwater (18-7), Greenback (27-20), Cumberland Gap (54-0), Clinton (28-0), Rockwood (42-7), McMinn Central (54-0), Oneida (24-3), Polk County (63-0), Wartburg Central (63-6).
Loses: South Pittsburg (27-16).
Game Location: 105 Abel Avenue Decatur, TN 37322. Kickoff Time: 7 pm. Expected weather at kickoff: Partly Cloudy 39*.
2019 Unaka Rangers (2-8, 0-3) Region 1 1A
Game Facts:
Opponent: Greenback Cherokees- Region 2 1-A
Season: 8-2 overall, 6-0 conference
Wins: Oakdale (66-0), Midway (33-0), Harriman (42-6), Coalfield (45-20), Lenior City (51-7), Sunbright (61-20), Oneida (20-7), Oliver Springs (50-0).
Loses: Loudon (54-20). Meigs County (27-20).
Game Location: 6945 Morganton Rd., Greenback, TN 37742. Kickoff Time: 7 pm. Expected weather at kickoff: Mostly clear 39*.
