Farragut Blanks South Doyle, 52-0

October 25, 2015 Chase Scott

It was a case of two teams going into different directions. And whether it was passing or running, Farragut High School was going in the right direction.

The Admirals won a lopsided affair 52-0 at South-Doyle on Friday.

Farragut senior quarterback Jacob Naumoff started the game slow passing the football, but finished strong by completing 9 of his 17 passes for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Naumoff had success running the football as well, finishing with 37 yards and another touchdown.

“Jacob was very good us tonight,” Farragut coach Eddie Courtney said. “We were very balanced both passing and running the ball.”

Senior running back Tanner Thomas also took advantage of his running lanes to run for 189 yards and two touchdowns. The Admirals’ (8-1) longest play of the game was a 90-yard touchdown run by Thomas early in the first quarter to stretch the lead to 14-0 over the Cherokees (0-9).

“Well Tanner is running the ball very physically right now,” Courtney said. “The thing he really takes pride in is his yards after contact. He is just the ultimate team player.”

Despite missing Farragut’s defensive star Cole Strange for a third straight game, the South-Doyle offense was still stifled all game. Courtney said he expects Strange to be healthy by the time the playoffs begin.

South-Doyle senior quarterback Braden Anderson completed 11 of 17 attempts for 52 yards. Anderson also threw two interceptions.

“We are really young,” South-Doyle coach Clark Duncan said. “I love our kids they’re playing hard, we’re practicing hard. It’ll be just a matter of time for us.

“When you are playing 13 sophomores or freshmen against a senior-loaded team like that, these scores can happen.”

One of the goals this week for Farragut was to limit the number of penalties the Admirals committed. Farragut finished with four penalties for 35 yards.

“We just played smarter than we have the past two weeks,” Courtney said. “We had less penalties and executed better on both sides of the ball.”

Blake Morgan is a contributor for the Knoxville News Sentinel.

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Farragut Torpedoes Lenoir City, 38-10

October 17, 2015 Chase Scott

Farragut High School was short on style points, but the Admirals did plenty on Friday night against Lenoir City to clinch the top spot in Region 3-5A.

Tanner Thomas ran for 192 yards on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns as the host Admirals downed the Panthers, 38-10, at Bill Clabo Field.

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Farragut (7-1, 4-0 Region 3-5A) also got another strong effort by its defense as the Admirals came up with four sacks and held Lenoir City to just 72 yards in the first half.

“It (clinching the region title) feels incredible,” said Thomas, who scored on touchdown runs of 15, 20 and 12 yards.

“All of our seniors talked about it in our leadership council Sunday.”

Admirals coach Eddie Courtney said his team needs to finish strong against South-Doyle and Clinton before the playoffs.

“We still want to be 9-1 after the regular season,” said Courtney.

“I can’t say enough about how hard Tanner ran tonight, and how well the defense played as a unit.”

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Farragut, which played without standout defensive end Cole Strange (concussion) for the second week in a row, surrendered only a 33-yard field goal and a 5-yard scoring run with less than a minute to play.

Carter Phillipy’s 26-yard field goal with 8:50 to play in the first quarter put Farragut on the board first.

Thomas scored twice in 13 seconds late in the first quarter as Farragut expanded its lead to 17-0.

The Columbia-bound senior darted in from 15 yards out with 1:33 to play in the quarter.

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Farragut linebacker Tanner Mengel recovered a Lenoir City (2-5, 0-4) fumble on the first play of the ensuing series, and Thomas scored on a 20-yard run.

The Admirals took a 17-3 lead to the half after Sergio Cornejo’s field goal late in the second quarter.

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Thomas, quarterback Jacob Naumoff and Cooper Hardin all scored on short runs in the second half as the Admirals broke the game open.

Courtney said his team has no shortage of things to improve on with the playoffs on the horizon.

Farragut was penalized heavily Friday, and the passing game was off.

“We’ve got to clean up some things, like penalties,” said Courtney.

Mike Blackerby is a freelance contributor for the Knoxville News Sentinel.

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Farragut Falls to West, 9-7

October 10, 2015 Chase Scott

Anton Bergstroem, a foreign exchange student from Denmark who was added to the Rebels roster two months ago, booted what proved to be the game-winning 35-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining as West stunned host Farragut 9-7 in a match-up of ranked teams at Bill Clabo Field.

The successful kick came in Bergstroem’s first game, and after the junior had a 35-yard kick blocked earlier in the fourth quarter.

“It’s his first time ever kicking in a game,” first-year West coach Jeff Harig said. “To come in this situation and make that play was just big-time.”

It’s the first marquee win for West, ranked No. 6 in Class 5A, under Harig, and came amid a bevy of injuries this season. The Rebels (6-1) have lost two running backs to season-ending knee injuries — Christian Romines in the offseason and Devante Patrick in Week 5.

Still, the reigning Class 5A state champions took their only lead when it mattered most on Friday, overcoming a start delayed 1 hours, 45 minutes because of inclement weather to hand No. 3 Farragut (6-1) its first loss of the season.

“Our kids persevered,” Harig said. “They showed toughness. It wasn’t the best of conditions. We did just enough on offense, and our defense was lights out. It just goes to prove that this staff and this program, it ain’t going anywhere.”

Farragut led 7-6 at halftime, but threatened to take a commanding lead early.

Tanner Thomas (28 carries, 131 yards) broke an 18-yard TD run on the game’s opening possession, and West’s first offensive play from scrimmage was intercepted by Justin Kirkendall at midfield. The Admirals rolled up 173 yards in the first half, and outgained West 260-194 overall, but 86 came on their first two drives. K.J. Jefferson scored West’s lone touchdown on a 2-yard TD run in the second quarter, and Decosio Clark, Juan Davis and Hayden Shymlock each intercepted Farragut quarterback Jacob Naumoff to help the Rebels stay in contention.

Farragut also doomed itself with late penalties.

The Admirals jumped offside to give West a first down on fourth-and-three on the game-defining drive, and a pass interference penalty gave the Rebels the ball at the Farragut 10-yard line during the final minute.

Bergstroem’s kick came three plays later.

“I was shaking, but I know my guys on the line, they had me,” he said. “I knew I was going to make it.”

Still, a pair of West penalties gave Farragut a last-ditch and untimed try at a field goal to win it, but Carter Phillipy’s 45-yard attempt fell short.

“We couldn’t get much push the second half,” Farragut coach Eddie Courtney said. “Too many holding penalties. We even had a chance to kick a field goal and win it at the end. But we’ll be all right.”

Chris Thomas is the Prep Editor for the Knoxville New Sentinel.

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Farragut Blanks Campbell Co. 31-0

October 3, 2015 Chase Scott

Farragut High School’s football team can go ahead and reserve the first Friday of November on its calendar.

The Admirals are heading back to the state playoffs.

Tanner T Run CC — RB Tanner Thomas runs for a big gain against Campbell Co. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

Tanner Thomas rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries as the Admirals, ranked No. 3 in Class 5A, cruised past Campbell County 31-0 on homecoming, clinching a playoff berth after missing the postseason a year ago.

“Sitting back as a team, we watched those playoff games, and it fueled the fire,” Thomas said. “This year, I feel like we’re really connected, and it shows on the field.”

Farragut’s renaissance season arrived on the heels of a 4-6 finish in 2014. It was the Admirals’ second missed playoff berth in three seasons, despite a winning record in the since-dissolved District 4-AAA.

Still, their advancement, confirmed by Clinton’s 49-14 win over Lenoir City, was never in doubt on Friday.

Naumoff Run CC — QB Jacob Naumoff keeps the ball against Campbell Co. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

Farragut (6-0, 3-0 Region 3-5A) led 21-0 at halftime en route to sole possession of first place in the region. Thomas scored on runs of 14 and six yards in the first half, and quarterback Jacob Naumoff
connected with Justin Kirkendall on a 9-yard TD with 8 minutes, 53 seconds left in the half.

Carter Kick CC — K Carter Phillipy boots a 50 yard FG in right down the center of the goalposts. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

Thomas added a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help push the lead to 31-0, and senior kicker Carter Phillipy had
plenty of power behind a 50-yard field goal in the third quarter.

“We talked about missing the playoffs for a day and moved on,” Farragut coach Eddie Courtney said. “ This team has gotten better, and this is something they wanted to do.”

Farragut intercepted Campbell County quarterback Josh Lay four times, including two picks from sophomore reserve Griffen Swicegood and one from Logan Mitchell and Tanner Mengel.

The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for Campbell County, which rallied from an 0-2 start after inserting Lay, a junior, at quarterback.

Gang Tackle CC — Farragut Defense gang tackles a WR from Campbell Co. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

The Cougars (4-3, 2-1) nearly outgained Farragut, mustering 281 yards to the Admirals’ 287. But they turned it over on downs twice in the red zone, and two of Lay’s interceptions came inside Farragut territory. Lay finished 20 of 46 passing for 176 yards, and rushed for 94 yards on 25 carries.

“The three losses we’ve had this year: Two times against Gibbs at the 1-yard line, against Central, four times inside the 20, and probably the same three or four times tonight,” Campbell County coach Justin Price said. “We’re just not scoring down there.”

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Farragut Sinks the Beavers, 44-3

September 19, 2015 Chase Scott

Farragut takes the field against Karns 9/18/2015. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

Farragut High School went 80 yards in its two first plays. Within three minutes, the Admirals had a touchdown on 66-yard pass

Michael Travis(5) makes a long reception against Karns 9/18/2015. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRFOTO.com

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

Cole Strange (45) tackles a Karns RB for a loss 9/18/2015. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRfoto.com

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.”

A fleet of Admirals gang tackle a Karns player 9/18/2015. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Reveiz, CRfoto.com

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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