Fulton to Face Halls in 2008 KIL Jamboree

On Thursday night, August 14, 2008, the Fulton Falcon football team will face off against the Halls Red Devils of Northeast Knoxville. The Jamboree will be held at Central High School's Dan Y. Boring Stadium which is located in the Knoxville's Fountain City Community. The event starts at 7:00 PM and will display 6 quarters of football matchups from 12 local teams. Fulton is slated to play during the second quarter of action. There will also be half time competition after the third quarter, in which there will be a contest for longest punt, kickoff and pass, and a lineman and backs fifty-yard dash.

Thursday's schedule:

1st Quarter- T.S.D. Vikings vs. King's Academy Lions
2nd Qaurter- Halls Red Devils vs. Fulton Falcons
3rd Quarter- Hardin Valley Hawks vs. Cosby Eagles
----Halftime Competition----
4th Qaurter- Gibbs Eagles vs. Grace Rams
5th Quarter- Cosby Eagles vs. Hardin Valley Hawks
6th Quarter- Carter Hornets vs. Knoxville Central Bobcats

Games Notes Provided by Fulton SID Russell Mayes:

This year marks the 49th annual Knoxville High School Football Jamboree. The annual jamboree began in 1960, and Fulton is one of the few KFL schools to have participated every year.
- Fulton has amassed a 21-9-18 record in the Kick-Off classic in 48 games.
- Fulton has faced 15 different schools in the jamboree. Carter, Halls, and Powell have been Fulton’s most frequent opponent, each playing the Falcons 8 times.
- Coach Buck Coatney has a 9-3-4 record in the Kick-Off Classic.
- The Falcons last played a jamboree quarter at Dan Y. Boring Stadium in 1988. Fulton holds a 4-3-7 record in the Kick-Off Classic at Central

Fulton vs. Halls--The Series
Fulton faces Kevin Julian’s Halls Red Devils tonight in the KOC Kick-off Classic for the first time since 2002. It will mark the 9th time that the teams have met in the jamboree. Fulton is 4-2-2 against the Devils in the pre-season classic. The teams have not met in the regular season since 1992. Halls owns a 5-2 advantage in the seven all-time meetings. Fulton won the first-ever meeting in the series with a 19-7 victory in 1958, and upset the Red Devils in overtime 21-14 in 1991.

Video of 1991 Overtime Victory: