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Farragut advanced
to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs with a 17-7 victory
over McMinn
County.
The win is the 27th in a row at home for Farragut and moves the
Admirals to 11-1 on the season. Farragut makes an appearance in
the quarterfinals for the fourth straight year, this year
traveling to Ooltewah,
where the Admirals suffered their only loss of the season thus far.
Getting here was
not that easy. McMinn County came in expecting to upset the
Admirals, and it wasn't until late in the fourth quarter that
Farragut was able to put the game away. Farragut struck first on a
quarterback sneak by Reese
Browning to take a 7-0 lead. That was pretty much it
until just before halftime, when McMinn County ended up with great
field position and converted it to a touchdown, deadlocking the
game 7-7 at the halfway mark.
In the second half,
the Admirals struggled to put it together, as two red zone opportunities
resulted in only a field goal. Midway through the third quarter
the Admirals led 10-7, as neither team could do much on
offense. Farragut was controlling the pace of the game, but
the Cherokees were one play away from taking the lead. That
where the defense stepped up.
When Farragut
needed it, they got big plays from Terry
Wheatley and Brooks
Harper. Wheatley recorded a 16-yard sack of the McMinn
quarterback to stop a Cherokee drive and Harper made some big
tackles at key points in the second half. In the end the
Admirals prevailed 17-7. Click
here for video highlights of the game.
Farragut
faces Ooltewah
in
the quarterfinal round for the second time in three years.
In 2006, Farragut traveled to Ooltewah and was eliminated from the
playoffs [video
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42-14. Including that loss, the Admirals are 1-3 in their
last four games with Ooltewah, with the win [video]
coming at home last year 44-41 in the regular season.
Kickoff
will be at
7:00 PM at Ooltewah High School, and the game can be heard LIVE on WFIV 105.3 FM
locally and over the Internet from this web site.
WFIV will also be doing a stadium-cast at the game for fans in the
stands who want to listen to the radio broadcast. Since
this is a road game, there will not be a delayed broadcast of the
game against Ooltewah.
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