Fulton Bests Pigeon Forge 22-7, Next up for Falcons: West

Thomas in a Rush for Fulton (KNS Article):

Dametrius Thomas rushed for a career-high 221 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Fulton High School to a 22-7 homecoming victory over Pigeon Forge on Friday night.

The bulk of his yards and 19 carries came in the third quarter. At the 10:43 mark, the senior scored on a 25-yard play, following a failed onside kick attempt by the Tigers.

A three-and-out by Pigeon Forge (1-3, 0-1 District 3-AA) and one offensive play later for the Falcon, Thomas took off for 74 yards and his second score of the quarter and a 22-0 lead.

"Fulton's got a lot of speed and quickness," said Tigers coach Lee Hammonds. "We worked tremendously hard on that this week."

Though the second half belonged to Thomas, neither team seemed to get a handle of the first.

The only score of the half came on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Ben Winters to Brandon Taylor. The two-point conversion attempt failed.

Fulton's defense held the Tigers to just 63 yards of total offense in the first half.

Following a fake punt, running back Chase Travis took off on a 30-yard touchdown.

Travis finished with just 48 yards on 13 carries.

"He (Travis) is a good running back for us," added Hammonds, "he's getting back to his old form."

The Falcons (2-3, 1-0) struggled with penalties and turnovers.

Winters threw two interceptions and running back Javonte Cotner lost a fumble before reaching the end zone.

The Falcons had 11 penalties, six of which were holding calls. Runs of 54 and 49 by Thomas were negated because of the illegal contact.

If the yards would have counted, Thomas would've been just two yards behind the school record set by Jeff Mitchell, who gained 326 yards in 2001 against Anderson County.

"We didn't play real smart tonight," said Falcons coach Buck Coatney, "we got to quit the mistakes, the penalties and the turnovers."

Schedule for Friday Nights KOC Football Jamboree @ Neyland Stadium

Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic KickOff Classic
Starts at 6 p.m. at Neyland Stadium on UT campus
King's Academy vs. TSD
South-Doyle vs. Bearden
West vs. CAK
Gibbs vs. Central
Karns vs. Fulton

Halftime Activities (Punt, Pass & Kick Competition/50 yd dash for lineman and Skill Players)

Halls vs. Austin-East
Farragut vs. Webb
Hardin Valley Academy vs. Cosby
Catholic vs. Powell
Carter vs. Grace

Falcons Look Sharp in Preseason Scrimmage Opener versus Oak Ridge

The 2010 football edition of the Fulton Falcons started their preseason scrimmage schedule with a good showing at Oak Ridge this past Friday night. The Falcons moved the ball efficiently both with the run and pass, and also played stingy defense for most of the 50-play scrimmage. When the first teams (or Ones) faced off, Fulton came away with a 3 touchdown to 1 advantage over the Wildcats.
All three touchdowns were scored by Fulton's Senior tailback Dametruis "D-Man" Thomas; 1 TD was scored on a 60-plus yard scamper and 2 others were scored on screen passes from fellow senior QB Ben Winters.


The 20 play scrimmage with 2nd-teamers resulted in a 1 to 1 TD deadlock. The lone falcon TD coming on a long touchdown run by junior backup QB Brian Deathridge.

Fulton's Arsenal Well Stocked (KNS Article)

Fulton Provides Stern Pre-season Test (Oak Ridger)

Staying Healthy Key for First Week (KNS interview with Fulton OC Rob Black)

Falcons Face Loudon in the First Round of the Region Tourney Tonight

The Fulton Falcons (25-2) will face the 4th seeded Loudon Redskins (15-7) of District 4AA in the first round of the Regional Tournament Saturday at 7:00 at the Fulton Gymnasium.

Here is how they got here:

Fulton defeated Carter 68-61, to win District 3AA Tourney

Loudon lost to CAK 70-54 in the District 4AA Consolation Game

Click this link for a look at the Region 2AA bracket (2nd, 3rd and Final Rds held at Alcoa)

Jalen Steele Making a Strong Case for Tennessee's Class AA Mr. Basketball

Here are Jalen's credentials for Mr. Basketball:


There are very few things that Jalen Steele has not accomplished on the basketball court. The Fulton High senior has won MVP awards for the District 3-AA, Region 2-AA, and the Class AA State tournaments. He’s been a four year starter on Fulton teams that have made trips to Murfreesboro three times and have won two state championships. He will leave Fulton High as the school’s leading scorer; the only Falcon to have ever scored over 2000 career points. That’s impressive, considering Fulton boasts two of the most legendary players to have ever played in the Knoxville area: Ron Widby and Bill Justus. Widby and Justus were both named to the University of Tennessee’s All-Time Basketball Team. Speaking of the SEC, Jalen has already signed scholarship papers to play for the Auburn Tigers. Jalen has proven that the can compete against the big boys. He is one of only a few high school players to play in the Pilot Rocky Top League the last two summers.

He averaged 16 points per game in the Rocky Top League this year against current and former collegeand pro players. Jalen helped lead his team to a league championship, scoring 22 points in the final.Steele has always demonstrated nerves of steel at crunch time, whether it’s icing the 2008 state championship game against Mitchell away at the free throw line or nailing the game winning shot against Bolivar in the 2009 state semifinals. Bolivar coach Rick Rudesill complimented Steele after the game saying, “Jalen can step up and take over — and he did.” Auburn coach Jeff Lebo summed it up best when he said, “Jalen Steele is a kid who is a winner.” Steele has done it again in 2010. He’s averaged over 23 points per game this year in helping the Falcons to a number one ranking in Class AA. Jalen Steele has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments at Fulton High School. The only fitting way to finish out his career would be a return trip to Murfreesboro, and a Mr. Basketball award.

• Ballin’ In The ‘Boro: Jalen Steele has averaged 18 points during his seven games played in the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro.
• Four Great Years: Fulton has recorded a record of 101-17 during Jalen’s four years at Fulton.
• Charity: Steele connected on 31 of 31 free throws from the charity- stripe in the 2009 Region 2-AA tournament. During the 2010 season, Jalen has made 86% of his free tosses.
• 2000 and Above: Jalen Steele is the only player in Fulton history to score over 2000 points.
  
• Sharpshooter: For the 2010 season, Steele shot for 55% from the field and 38% from 3-point range.
• Durability: Steele has played in 117 of Fulton’s 118 games over the last four seasons.
• Going Off: Jalen Steele recorded four of his seven 30+ point games during the 2010 season.

Career Accomplishment:

• Four Year Starter
• All District 3-AA (’07, ’08, ’09)
• District 3-AA Player of the Year (’08, ’09)
• District 3-AA Tournament MVP (’08)
• Region 2-AA Tournament MVP (’08, ’09)
• State Champion (’08, ’09)
• Class AA All-State Tournament Team (’08, ’09)
• Class AA State Tournament MVP (’09)
• Class AA TSWA All-State (’08, ’09)
• PrepXtra Sophomore of the Year (’08)
• PrepXtra Player of the Year (’09)
• Leading Scorer in Fulton History
• 2000 Career Point Club
• 100+ Team Victories
• Division I Scholarship (Auburn)
  

Signing Day:


Steele will play his college basketball at Auburn University. He
signed with the Tigers after receiving interest from Alabama,
Georgia, Dayton, Western Kentucky, Missouri State, Marshall,
and Wright State.