The Admirals traveled 8 miles east down Kingston Pike to take on Bearden Friday looking to improve to 9-0 on the season.

The Bearden rushing attack would be strong all night as it allowed Bearden to keep the ball for almost the first ten minutes of the first quarter.

The Admiral defense however stood strong as it forced a 37 yard Bulldog field goal that put the Bulldogs on the board first with a 3-0 lead with 2:24 remaining in the first quarter. The Admiral offense took over and got off to a quick start, but their first drive stalled out at the 20 yard line. Daniel Bethel was brought on to attempt a 37 yard field goal that sailed through the uprights and tied the score at 3 with 11:52 left before halftime.

Another long Bulldog drive ended with a 3 yard touchdown run giving Bearden a 10-3 lead with 7:12 left in the 2nd. The Admiral offense would take over, but a quick three-and-out gave Bearden the ball back. The Admiral defense struck again, this time it was Eli Purcell forcing a fumble that stopped a threatening Bearden drive since the 10 yard line. A 37 yard Gavin Wilkinson to Jaden Gibbs completion helped the Ads get into Bearden territory. However, a sack-fumble would end the Farragut drive and give the Bulldogs a 10-3 lead over Farragut at halftime.

 

The second half kicked off and Farragut took over at midfield following a 48 yard Isaiah Gibbs kick return.

A healthy dose of the Farragut rushing attack would march the Admirals downfield and that drive culminated in a 4 yard Isaiah Gibbs touchdown run and tied the game at 10 with 8:12 left in the 3rd. The Farragut defense forced the first Bearden punt of the night and gave the Admirals the ball at their own 10.

The Farragut offense marched down the field, but the drive would stall and again Daniel Bethel would be called into action. This time Bethel would be good from 47 yards out, giving the Admirals their first lead of the game 13-10 with 11:14 to play.

The Bulldogs took over and had another long, time consuming drive. This time it was 65 yards on 8 plays and scoring on a 6 yard pass play, giving the lead back to Bearden, 17-13, with 6:31 to play. The Admiral offense took the field looking to answer the call for a touchdown. A 39 yard Gavin Wilkinson to Jaden Gibbs third down conversion gave the Admirals life. However, four plays later a 3rd and 1 turned into a 3rd and 31 after two, 15 yard, dead ball penalties. This proved to be insurmountable for Farragut and a failed fourth down conversion sealed their fate. The Admirals would fall 17-13 to Bearden giving them their first loss of the season.

The Admirals will have a much needed bye week in week 10 and host Hardin Valley on October 26th in the season finale.

A special thanks to Carlos Reveiz and Ashley Wathen of CRFOTO for the action shots from the game.  Be sure to checkout CRFOTO.com every week for a full photo gallery from Friday’s game.  See a photo you like?  They are also available for purchase directly from his website.  Click here for this week’s photos.

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