Class 4a AP Top 10 Week 8 Results and Playoff Scenario

How the 4A AP Poll Top 10 Fared:

1. Red Bank (8-0) def Brainerd 42-8

2. Crockett County (8-0) def Gibson Co 56-8

3. Giles County (7-1) def Lewis Co 22-0

4. Liberty Magnet (7-1) def Bolivar Central 45-7

5. Claiborne County (7-1) def Cumberland Gap 28-26

6. Brainerd (6-2) lost to #1 Red Bank 8-42

7. Creek Wood (7-1) def Montgomery Central 28-14

(tie) David Lipscomb (5-3) def CPA 13-10

9. Knoxville Fulton (6-3) def Carter 42-22

10. Jackson South Side (5-3) lost to Chester Co 30-33

Others receiving points:
-Spring Hill def Marshall Co 42-25
-Greeneville def Chuckey Doak 57-13
-Maplewood (idle)
-Whites Creek lost to Pearl Cohn 0-20

4A Playoff Scenario after Week 8:

D1 None
D2 Claiborne Co, Greeneville
D3 Fulton, Gibbs
D4 Scott Co
D5 None
D6 Red Bank, Brainerd, East Ridge
D7 None
D8 Dekalb Co
D9 Greenbrier, White House
D10 David Lipscomb, Maplewood
D11 Creek Wood
D12 Giles Co, Spring Hill
D13 Crockett Co, Haywood Co, Obion Co
D14 Liberty Tech, Lexington, Chester Co
D15 Kingsbury
D16 Sheffield, Fairley

Wild Card Teams (w/Wild Card Ranking):

Whites Creek (5-3) #17
Page (5-3) #18
Livingston Acad (5-3) #20
Jackson SSide (5-3) #21
Chatt Central (4-4) #23
Dyersburg (4-4) #27
Ripley (4-4) #28

Wild Card Non-Qualifiers
D9 Sycamore (4-4) #29
D3 Carter (4-5) #30
D15 Trezavant (4-4) #35

Falcons Clinch Playoff Birth with 42-22 win Over Carter

Photos Courtesy of John Valentine

Scoreboard:

-------------1st---2nd---3rd---4th----TTL
FULTON--------14----7----21----0------42
CARTER--------0----10----6-----6------22

1ST
FUL--S.Allen 87 yd Kickoff Return (Kicked Failed)
FUL--Golliday 16 yd Run (Winters pass to Pitchford)
2ND
CAR--Troutman 1 yd Run (Combs PAT)
FUL--Golliday 13 yd Run (McKeehan PAT)
CAR--Combs 23 yd FG
3rd
FUL--Winters 5 yd Run (McKeehan PAT)
FUL--Golliday 24 yd Run (McKeehan PAT)
FUL--Winters 19 yd Pass to Pitchford (McKeehan PAT)
CAR--Troutman 1 yd Run (PAT blocked by J Mynatt)
4th
CAR--Kirkland 6 yd Pass to Troutman (2pt conv failed)


Special Teams Difference for Fulton 42-22: (KNS Coverage)

Disastrous special-team breakdowns by Carter High School opened the door for Fulton to get back on the winning track at home.

Fulton's Steven Allen returned the opening kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown and the playoff-bound Falcons - they missed out last season - rolled to a 42-22 District 3-AA victory over mistake-prone Carter on a chilly Friday night.

"I was glad to see our special teams finally show up tonight," Fulton coach Buck Coatney said. "We've been working on kickoff returns a lot the last three or four weeks. Tonight we actually did a good job on the wall and our backs ran where they were supposed to run."

Carter got burned again on special teams to start the second half. Josh Smith fumbled the kickoff and Fulton's Antonio Barfield recovered. Fulton quarterback Ben Winters plowed in from five yards on the next play and the Falcons led 28-10.

Fulton (6-3, 3-2 District 3-AA) won for just the second time in its last eight games at Bob Black Field and beat Carter (4-5, 2-3) for the seventh consecutive time. More importantly the Falcons moved into third place a half game ahead of idle Gibbs (5-3, 2-2).

"This secures us a first-round playoff game at home, if we win out," Coatney said.

Marco Golliday ran for three touchdowns and led the ground-oriented Falcons with 120 yards on 14 carries. Golliday, filling in at tailback for injured Dametrius Thomas (separated shoulder), scored on runs of 16, 13 and 24 yards.

"Marco is probably the fastest kid on our team," Coatney said. "He is probably our best defensive end. He has been very unselfish all year and he played great game."

Winters completed three of nine passes for 25 yards. His longest was a 19-yard TD toss to Micah Pitchford. They also combined for a 2-point conversion.

Most of the Hornets' success came on the ground. Dwayne Troutman was Carter's best with 132 yards on 30 tries. The quarterback scored on runs of one and two yards.

Troutman completed three of 11 passes and suffered three interceptions. The do-everything senior also lined up wide and caught two passes from Ryan Kirkland for 39 yards and a touchdown.

Five turnovers stymied Carter. Troutman's first pass was pilfered by Antonio Barfield and set up Golliday's first score. Bart Satterfield picked off Troutman's second pass.

The injury-riddled Falcons are off next week and that's important.

"The injury bug has bitten us pretty good," Coatney said. "How many did we have out? Ten. We'll be getting a few of them back."

Tennessee Class 4A Scoreboard (Week 6)

How the AP Top 10 fared:

1. Chatt Red Bank-----def Chatt Central 35-0
2. Crockett Co--------def Dyersburg 21-14
3. Giles Co-----------def Hickman Co 56-0
4. Liberty Magnet-----def #8 Jackson SouthSide 47-0
5. Fulton-------------def Knox Gibbs 42-14
6. Nash Maplewood-----def Nash Pearl Cohn 14-6
7. Nash Whites Creek--lost to David Lipscomb 14-41
8. Jackson SouthSide--lost to #4 Liberty 0-47
9. Dyersburg----------lost to Crockett Co 14-21
10. Chatt Central------lost to #1 Red Bank 0-35

Notables from other 4A polls:

Nash David Lipscomb---def Whites Creek 41-14
Greeneville-----------def W. Greene 44-0
Page------------------def E. Hickman 33-7
Mem Fairley-----------def Oakhaven 27-8
Mem Sheffield---------def GW Carver 48-20
Chatt Brainerd--------def Chatt Howard 42-14
Polk County-----------def Chatt Notre Dame 43-0
White House-----------lost to Nash GoodPasture 28-32

District 3-4A:

Fulton----------------def Gibbs 42-14
Carter----------------def Pigeon Forge 21-0
Gatlinburg Pittman----def Union Co 42-18
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Fulton v Gibbs Postgame

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Fulton scores early, late vs. Gibbs (KNS)
Thomas rushes for 190 yards in 42-14 win

Fulton built a big lead over Gibbs, gave some of it back then finished off a blowout in the fourth quarter, 42-14, on Friday night at Earnest Whited Field.
"I thought we played a good first-half offense," said Fulton's coach Buck Coatney. "We made some big plays."
Fulton's lead was 21-0 by early in the second quarter. The first score came on an 81-yard, 10-play drive on the opening possession. On second-and-1 from the 7, quarterback Dan Winters hit Micah Pitchford in the right corner of the end zone. Brad McKeehan kicked the extra point.
Fulton (5-2, 2-1 in District 3-AA), was right back in business when the ensuing kickoff was fumbled. On third-and-3 from the Eagles' 18, Winters passed back to Steve Allen, who then hit Xavier Bridges in the end zone for a 14-0 lead.
Gibbs drove to the Falcons' 5 but a fourth-down pass fell incomplete.
Fulton marched again, this time 92 yards on 10 plays. The score came when Demetrius Thomas broke a 27-yard run on third-and-10.
For the game, the explosive Thomas ran for 190 yards on 17 carries.
"I just tried to do what I do all the time and rely on my O-line," Thomas said.
"D-man has been playing great on both sides of the ball," Coatney said.
Gibbs finally came to life when Josh Richards took a screen pass from Chris Legg and went 70 yards for a touchdown.
With five minutes to play in the half, the lead was cut to 20-7.
Fulton answered right back when Thomas scored from 17 yards out.
Gibbs (4-3, 1-2 in 3-AA) wasn't done. With 17 seconds left in the half, Legg hit Zack Batts over the middle on a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Fumbles and punts for both teams dominated the third quarter, but Fulton scored again in the fourth when Marco Golliday burst through the middle for a 47-yard score.
After an interception, the Falcons finished the scoring Javonte Cotner scored from 12 yards out.
"I think we got complacent on offense in the third," Coatney said. "We buckled up defensively in the second half and finally scored a few points in the fourth quarter."
For the game, the Falcons ground out 298 yards on 38 carries. Winters threw for 144 yards and a score on 10-of-16 passing.
"We didn't play our best," said Eagles coach Brad Conley. "I give a lot of credit to Coach Coatney and his staff."

Thomas Rolls Up 190 Yards, Keys Fulton's 42-14 Win over Gibbs (KnoxSportsOnline):

Dametrius Thomas rolled up a season-high 190 yards rushing and scored TDs on runs of 26 and 17 yards Friday night to lead Knox Fulton to a 42-14 District 3, 2A victory at Knox Gibbs."It was good win for us,'' said coach Buck Coatney, "especially since it was in the district. We had a good first half, didn't do much in the third quarter, but then added two more in the fourth quarter, so that was good.''So was Thomas."He had a great game for us,'' said Coatney.Ben Winters also had a good game, hitting 10 of 16 passes for 144 yards and a TD pass to Micah Pitchford of 7 yards. Steven Allen also had a TD pass, hitting Buddy Bridges for a 17-yard scoring strike. Marco Golliday and Javonte Cotner added TD runs."They hit us with a couple long pass plays there in the second quarter,'' said Coatney. "We're not used to that happening.''

Chris Legg hit Josh Richards for a 70-yard TD and Zack Batts for a 51-yard score, but that was all the Fulton defense would allow. Winters led the defense with seven tackles, while the Falcons registered five sacks -- two of them by Fred Elder. Here are stats on the game.

Knox Fulton 42, Knox Gibbs 14.

....................... KF....... ........... KG

First Downs.................. 21........ ........... 9

Rushes/Yds................. 38-298............. 25-57

Passing Yds................. 161...... ........... 161

Total Offense................ 359.................. 218

Passes A-C-I................ 11-17-0............ 9-20-1

Fumbles/Lost............... 4-2................... 2-2

Punts/Average.............. 2-26.5.............. 4-28.0

Penalties/Yds............... 6-67................. 6-30

Score by quarters:

Knox Fulton................ 14........ 14........ 0......... 14 -- 42

Knox Gibbs................. 0......... 14........ 0......... 0 -- 14

Scoring Plays:

KF -- Micah Pitchford, 7 pass from Ben Winters (McKeehan kick)

KF -- Buddy Bridges, 17 pass from Steven Allen (McKeehan kick)

KF -- Dametrius Thomas, 26 run (kick fails)

KG -- Josh Richards, 70 pass from Chris Legg (Hunley kick)

KF -- Thomas, 17 run (Winters pass to Antonio Barfield)

KG -- Zack Batts, 51 pass from Legg (Hunley kick)

KF -- Marco Golliday, 47 run (McKeehan kick)

KF -- Javonte Cotner, 10 run (McKeehan kick)

Fulton and Gibbs Renew Series

Fulton and Gibbs meet for the 15th time and first time since 2004 in a District 3-AA/Class 4A matchup with playoff implications. Fulton leads the all-time series 11-3, and has a 6-1 record in games played at Gibbs. The schools were members of Region 2-3A from 1993 to 2004. The Falcons currently hold a four game winning streak in the series, with the Eagles last victory coming at Fulton in 2000.

Both teams come into the game with identical 4-2 records. Gibbs is one of the top scoring teams in the state, averaging 37.5 points per game. Fulton averages 20 points per game. The Falcons are ranked 5th in this week’s AP Class 4A poll. Last week, Dametrius Thomas had a rushing and passing touchdown as the Falcons held on to defeat West 14-13. It was the lowest number of points the Falcons have scored in a win since 2003. Fulton has been a fast starting team in 2009. The Falcons are outscoring their opponents 93-26 in the first half this year. Gibbs won at Cumberland Gap last week 46-7. Chris Legg and Andy Hibbett both had 3 touchdowns in the victory.

Coach Brad Conley’s Eagles are one of the most improved teams in East Tennessee. Their four wins this year matches the most wins they have had in a season since 2004. Both of Gibbs’ losses in 2009 have come in overtime. Gibbs has made the playoffs in each of the last three years. The Eagles have made 11 playoff appearances, and have advanced to the 2nd round on five occasions. Gibbs is one of the top scoring teams in the state; averaging 37.5 points per game. QB Chris Legg is a dual threat: He has passed for 393 yards and five TDs, and rushed for 325 yards and eight touchdowns. Legg’s favorite target is Justin Treadway. He has caught nine passes for 111 yards and three touchdowns. Andy Hibbett leads all Gibbs rushers with 421 yards. The Gibbs secondary has recorded seven interceptions this year. Conley’s record at Gibbs is 6-11.

Offensive Notes

-Fulton is outscoring opponents 50-6 in the 1st quarter this year, but they have only scored six points in the 4th quarter.
-Jared Mynatt’s 79-yard TD run on the last play of the game against Pigeon Forge gave the Falcons the only points they have scored in the 4th quarter this year. It was also Mynatt’s first career carry and touchdown.
-Junior RB Dametrius Thomas has rushed for over 100 yards in 5 of his last 9 games, including a 130 yard effort against Catholic last year. His career high is 194 yards against Scott in 2008.
-Mynatt’s 79-yard touchdown run against Pigeon Forge is Fulton’s longest offensive play of the year.
-Senior Xavier Bridges and Junior Javonte Cotner recorded their first career receptions against Morristown East.
-Quarterback Ben Winters threw his first two interceptions of the season in week five against West.
-QB Ben Winters will be making his 18th career start tonight. He is 9-8 as a starting quarterback.

-Winters’ best career start came against Tyner in 2007. He completed 9 of 18 passes for 176 yards and 3 TDs. It was his first career start.
-Winters has completed 152 of 283 passes for 2155 yards and 21 TDs in his career at Fulton.
-QB Nick Lethgo completed his 1st career pass in the Austin-East game. His only other prior pass attempt came in 2007 vs. Stone Memorial.
-The Fulton offense is averaging 240 yards per game. (137.5 yards rushing, 102.5 yards passing)
-Fulton has committed 9 turnovers this year, and is +2 in turnover margin on the year.
-The Falcons have only converted on 1 of 10 4th down conversion opportunities this year.-Despite having the leader District 3-AA in passing yards and receiving yards, the Falcons have not been able to hit a home run this year through the air. Fulton’s longest passing play in 2009 is only 36 yards

Defensive Notes

-The Fulton defense is allowing an average of 198 yards per game. (120.2 rushing, 77.8 passing) Last year, Fulton gave up 219.4 yards per game.
-Fulton is +2 in turnover margin for the season.
-Antonio Barfield recorded Fulton’s first interception in the Alcoa game.
-Sr. Quientest Vinson led the Falcons in tackles last year with 82 stops as a linebacker. He has moved to defensive tackle in 2009 and leads the Falcons with 46 stops.
-Fulton has given up 67 of the 93 points allowed in the second half.
-The Falcons are averaging just 1.8 defensive penalties per game.
-Fulton recorded eight sacks, and 14 minus yard tackles in the West game.

PrepXtra Preseason report:

Heroes:

Justin Treadway (WR, senior, 6-1, 180), Chayse Lyon (RB, senior, 5-8, 165), Brenton Bates (DT, senior, 6-0, 250). Treadway had a team-high 15 catches in 2008, Lyons led the team with more than 400 rushing yards, and Bates was a standout on the defensive front and will do double-duty as the starting center.

Breakout Players:

Seth Brewton (slotback, senior), Ryan Oakley (DE, senior, 6-0, 175). Brewton doesn’t have much size, but he’s a shifty, elusive runner, and that will give the Eagles another look to throw at defenses. Oakley has added some muscle in the offseason, and his hard work will lead to playing time this season.

What’s Good:

There is plenty of experience returning in the offensive and defensive backfield, the byproduct of playing sophomores in 2008. Quarterback Chris Legg was forced into duty as a sophomore and has a season of running the triple option under his belt. His top target returns in Treadway, as well as the top running back in Lyon, along with junior running back Andy Hibbitt, who ran for 200 yards. Defensive line is solid with the return of Bates, DT Nick Brown, and end Brice Clark.

Help Needed:

Conley spent much of the preseason working on the kicking game, one of his primary concerns heading into 2009. Also of major concern: the Eagles lost five senior linemen from the 2008 offense, so Conley is counting on some young linemen to step forward and fill that void.

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