A Tanner Corum interception on the opening drive of the game would set the tone Friday night for the Admirals. Eight total turnovers by Bradley Central would be the story of the game. Corum would come up with two more interceptions on the night to tie the school record of three INTs in one game, set by Earl Chisholm in 1987 (Bearden) and tied by Spencer Boyer in 1998 (Rhea Co.), Zach Allen in 2007 (Dobyns-Bennett), and Justin Kirkendall in 2015 (Powell).
The Admirals however started the game in similar fashion when a fumble ended their first drive of the game,
but a Bradley fumble on the very next play gave the ball back to the Admirals. An unsuccessful 4th down try turned the ball over to Bradley, but yet another fumble would end the Bear drive and give the Admirals the ball on the Bradley 16-yard line. Two plays later, Kyle Carter scampered into the end zone from 13 yards out. A missed extra point try gave Farragut a 6-0 lead with 7:11 left in the 1st.
On the next Bradley offensive drive, Corum’s second interception came as the Bears had driven the ball down to the Farragut 26-yard line. A 41-yard Kyle Carter run setup a 30-yard, Gavin Wilkinson to Matt White touchdown pass.
Another Corum interception and fumble by Bradley would leave the Bears with 6 first half turnovers. A 9-yard Caleb Kuhn sack would help derail a Bears late 2nd quarter drive, and ensured a 13-0 halftime lead for the Admirals.
In the second half, the Admirals’ rushing attack continued to pickup steam as Kyle Carter rushed for 17 and 25 yards, to set himself up for a 2-yard touchdown run that made it a 20-0 with 7:32 left in the 3rd.
A fumble on the ensuing kickoff resulted in the 7th turnover for Bradley on the night, however the Ads were unable to capitalize and turned the ball over on downs.
Farragut held on to a 20-0 lead as the 4th quarter began.
However, a fourth down Bradley pass attempt found Admiral Matt White, resulting in an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown, extending the Admiral lead and accounting for the eighth Bear turnover. The eight turnovers forced by the defense tied a FHS record from 1998 versus Rhea County. The Admirals led 27-0 with 10:42 left to play in the contest. A 9-yard sack on the next drive would force a Bear punt and give the ball back to the Admirals near midfield.
A 7-play, 54-yard Farragut scoring drive was capped off by Gabe Hensley who carried the ball in from 2 yards out. The Farragut defense would shine again as the reserves denied the Bears three times from inside the 9-yard line in the final stages of the 4th quarter.
As the final horned sounded, the Admirals improved to 1-0 after a 34-0 victory of Bradley Central. Farragut will host the Cherokees from McMinn County next week at 7:30
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