Fulton vs. Gibbs Game Notes

The Falcons close out their three-game homestand tonight as the host Gibbs for Homecoming. The Falcons have a 16-3 all-time record against the Eagles, and are 34-16-1 in homecoming games. Follow this link to read the game notes.

Fulton vs. Gibbs Game Notes

Know Your Opponent...Morristown East Hurricanes

You can feel the excitement in the air! Football time is here. The Fulton Falcons open season 66 Saturday night against Morristown East in the nightcap of the Citizen Tribune Kickoff Classic. Kickoff will be at approximately 8pm. WKCS will have the live broadcast on 91.1 FM and online at wkcsradio.org. Morristown will have a brief ceremony to honor the Zaevion Dobson family immediately following the first game of the day. 

The Hurricanes are coming off a disappointing 3-8 campaign in 2015. They did save their best for last in 2015, almost pulling off an upset of Knox West in the 1st round of the Class 5A playoffs. East played the Rebels off their feet before losing 20-14. Morristown East returns seven starters on offense and five on defense for Coach Dewayne Wells. Coaches in Region 1-5A have predicted in the preseason poll that the Hurricanes will be playoff bound in 2016. 

Much of the Hurricane offense runs through senior QB Dylan Noe. He is a three year starter who has missed parts of the last two years with injuries.  Noe is a threat in both the passing and running games. He threw for 1200 yards and ran for 427 yards in a shortened 2015 season. His return from an early season injury sparked the Hurricanes in the latter part of last year. 

Noe has plenty of capable receivers to throw to including Ben Crawford, a 6'3 transfer from Ooltewah. East will have a capable running game with Nate Smith and DJ Hodges. Up front, the Hurricanes return only two starting offensive linemen. 

Expect East to be tough in the front seven on defense. They return three LBs and two defensive linemen. Brad Moshier leads the returning linebacker corps after recording 66 tackles and five sacks last year. The Hurricane secondary is expected to have many new faces this year

East lost to Jefferson Co. 7-0 last week in the IMAC jamboree. The Patriots controlled the football, allowing East only eight offensive plays in the one quarter scrimmage. The highlight was a 14-yard scramble by Noe. 

As you get ready to enjoy tonight's game, here is our Fulton Football Flashback. Fulton opened the 1959 season on the road at Sevier Co. and tied the Bears 13-13. Fulton is wearing the dark jerseys in the film. 

https://youtu.be/6RDXqIdAm7k

Know Your Opponent...Campbell Co.

The 2016 season kicks off (sort of) on Friday night in the KOC Kick-Off Classic at West High. Fulton will face the Campbell Co. Cougars in the one quarter contests. Games begin at 7 PM, and tickets will be $10 at the gate. Campbell Co. may be one of the most experienced teams in the state, as they return ten starters on both offense and defense. The Cougars have been one of East Tennessee's most exciting teams under the leadership of Coach Justin Price. Despite a 5-6 record in 2015, the Cougars are enjoying their golden era of football. Here is their preview from the News-Sentinel.

Campbell Co. Preview

This year marks the 57^th 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. From 1960-1972, the jamboree was held at Evans-Collins Field. In 1973, the jamboree was held at Neyland Stadium for the first time. In 1975, the jamboree was held as a two-night event, split between Central High and West High. Neyland Stadium began hosting the jamboree again in 1989. The jamboree permanently returned to Knox Co. School sites in 2014.

-Fulton has amassed a 26-12-18 record in the Kick-Off classic in 56 games.

-Fulton has faced 18 different schools in the jamboree. Carter, Halls, and Powell have been Fulton’s most frequent opponent, each playing the Falcons 8 times.

-This will be Fulton’s 1^st appearance against Campbell Co. in the jamboree.

-Fulton has not faced Campbell Co. in football since 1984. The Falcons are 3-1 all-time against the Cougars. Campbell County’s only win in the series came in 1980.

-Fulton defeated South-Doyle 6-0 in last year’s Kick-Off Classic.

-The Falcons have won their last three jamboree games.

- Fulton’s highest scoring output in the jamboree is 34 points. (vs Karns, 2010)

-Coach Rob Black has a 3-2 record in the Kick-Off Classic.

Brandon Taylor scores against Karns in the 2010 KOC Kick-Off Classic

FHS Jamboree Results

YEAR	OPPONENT	RESULT	SITE
1960	Carter	T, 0-0	Evans-Collins
1961	Powell	T, 6-6	Evans-Collins
1962	Rule	T, 0-0	Evans-Collins
1963	East	T, 0-0	Evans-Collins
1964	Carter	W, 6-0	Evans-Collins
1965	Jefferson High	L, 6-0	Evans-Collins
1966	Karns	W, 7-0	Evans-Collins
1967	Karns	W, 13-0	Evans-Collins
1968	Karns	T, 0-0	Evans-Collins
1969	Young	L, 2-0	Evans-Collins
1970	Young	W, 8-0	Evans-Collins
1971	Halls	T, 0-0	Evans-Collins
1972	Halls	W, 7-0	Evans-Collins
1973	Halls	W, 7-0	Neyland Stadium
1974	Gibbs	W, 13-0	Neyland Stadium
1975	Young	T, 0-0	Central
1976	Powell	T, 0-0	Central
1977	Powell	T, 0-0	Central
1978	Powell	W, 6-0	Central
1979	Powell	W, 14-7	Central
1980	Powell	L, 2-0	Central
1981	Powell	T, 0-0	Central
1982	Halls	W, 14-7	Central
1983	South-Young	T, 0-0	Central
1984	South-Young	T, 0-0	Central
1985	Halls	L, 7-0	Central
1986	Halls	L, 7-0	Central
1987	Carter	W, 7-0	Central
1988	Carter	T, 0-0	Central
1989	Doyle	L, 6-0	Neyland Stadium
1990	Doyle	W, 6-0	Neyland Stadium
1991	Carter	T, 0-0	Neyland Stadium
1992	Carter	L, 6-0	Neyland Stadium
1993	Karns	W, 6-0	Neyland Stadium
1994	Karns	T, 0-0	West
1995	Carter	W, 14-12	Neyland Stadium
1996	Carter	W, 7-0	Halls
1997	Webb	W, 7-6	Neyland Stadium
1998	Webb	L, 7-6	Neyland Stadium
1999	Halls	W, 8-7	Neyland Stadium
2000	Halls	T, 0-0	Neyland Stadium
2001	South-Doyle	T, 0-0	Neyland Stadium
2002	South-Doyle	W, 7-0	Neyland Stadium
2003	Powell	T, 0-0	Neyland Stadium
2004	Powell	W, 8-0	Neyland Stadium
2005	Bearden	W, 8-0	Neyland Stadium
2006	Bearden	W, 6-0	Neyland Stadium
2007	West	L, 14-8	Farragut
2008	Halls	L, 7-0	Central
2009	Karns	W, 16-0	Neyland Stadium
2010	Karns	W, 34-0	Neyland Stadium
2011	Webb	L, 14-0	Neyland Stadium
2012	Webb	L, 7-6	Neyland Stadium
2013	Clinton	W, 28-0	Neyland Stadium
2014	Hardin Valley	W, 14-0	Central
2015	South-Doyle	W, 6-0	West
2016	Campbell Co.		West

Fulton/Jefferson Co. Scrimmage Coverage

   The Fulton Falcons hosted their second scrimmage of the preseason on Tuesday night as the Jefferson Co. Patriots traveled from Dumplin Valley to Bob Black Field. The Falcons got lots of quality reps in the game like scrimmage against the Class 6A. Chaton Mobley and Dorian Williamson each scored two touchdowns as FHS racked up five rushing and one passing TD in the scrimmage. The defense was tough throughout the night, allowing Jeff Co. only one score.

Former Fulton PA announcer J.D. Vaughn filed this report for the Morristown Citizen-Tribune.

Fulton-Jeff Co. Scrimmage Coverage

Fulton concludes its preseason work on Friday night in the 57th annual KOC Kick-Off Classic as they take on the Campbell Co. Cougars at West High School. All the action begins at 7pm. Fulton will play in the fourth of five quarters in Friday's jamboree. 

Thursday, Aug. 11th, 7:00pm @ Hardin Valley Academy

Anderson Co.  vs. Powell

Gibbs vs. AE

Carter vs. The King's Academy

Hardin Valley Academy vs. Central

Friday, Aug. 12th, 7:00pm @ West High School

Halls vs. Lenoir City

Bearden vs. South-Doyle

West vs. Karns

Fulton vs. Campbell Co.

Farragut vs. Webb

ESPN to Honor Zaevion Dobson with Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYS

http://espn.go.com/espys/2016/story/_/id/16389803/tennessee-teen-zaevion-dobson-killed-saving-girls-receive-arthur-ashe-courage-award-espys

ESPN announced today that Zaevion Dobson will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The ceremony will take place on July 13th and be televised by ABC. The Dobson family, along with Fulton Head Football Coach Rob Black are expected to attend. A production crew spent several days in Knoxville at Fulton capturing and collecting footage for a feature that will air during the ceremony. FULCOM, the Fulton School of Communications, has provided audio, video, and pictures of Zaevion to add to the production. Zaevion will join the likes of Muhammad Ali, Pat Summitt, Dean Smith, and the passengers of United Flight 93 on 9-11 as winners of the award. Fulton High has announced they will host an ESPY watch party at the school on July 13th. The school is still raising money for the Zaevion Dobson Scholarship. A $2400 award will be given to a deserving senior each year. A fundraising gala will be held on August 6th. For more information, visit fultongala.org. 

The Fulton Family is so honored to know that the story of Zaevion will be shared again with the nation at the ESPYS. We miss Zaevion every day, but know that he is always with us. Long Live ZAE! #24Strong. 

The Day Peyton Manning (Almost) Came To Fulton

Hats off to CBS Sports for an excellent piece on its Super Bowl 50 Pregame show about Zaevion Dobson. It is incredible to think about the number of people who have had the opportunity to hear his story. We will post a link to the video when it becomes available. It is a must see. 

We are just minutes away from what could be the last game in Peyton Manning's career. There is no doubt that Manning has been an incredible representative of the University of Tennessee and of Knoxville. This post deals with the time Peyton almost visited Fulton. Manning has been a long time spokesman for the St. Mary's/Mercy/Tennova hospitals and usually comes to Knoxville to film TV commercials in conjunction with his summer charity golf tournament. 

In the summer of 2008, St. Mary's hospital was transitioning to be a part of Mercy Health Partners. Producers wanted to film a commercial with Manning watching a game where the would be an injury. The tag line was "Mercy," a reference to the renamed hospital. The commercial would be filmed at Fulton, with actual players performing the football scenes. Players from William Blount would make up the opposition. Someone from the hospital had a connection to William Blount. There had to be special permission from the TSSAA to film the commercial, since football activities would be taking place during June. The TSSAA decreed that no visible marks of either team could be shown in the commercial. It wasn't hard to get plenty of willing players to be in the commercial, along with parents and cheerleaders to be extras. Everyone came to Fulton in the hopes of becoming a TV celebrity and to possibly see Peyton Manning. 

Cheerleaders on the field???

As is the case with most TV productions, filming was slow. It took several takes to get a crowd reaction shot in the stands. The football action in the commercial would be centered around a QB asking a devastating hit. Fulton QB Josh Compton was recruited to be sacked. Josh was driven to the ground at least ten times as the hit was filmed from every possible angle. Compton took a pretty good beating that night. 

The last scene to be filmed was the Peyton Manning scene, except Peyton was no where to be seen. Producers finally admitted that other commitments would keep Manning from attending the shoot, his part could be edited in post production. To film the scene, they needed a stand in for Manning. The only person at the stadium who was comparable in size to Peyton was Coach Rob Black. Coach Black got to be Peyton for a few minutes as the last scene was filmed. Coach Pete Stout also was used as an extra in that scene. Their job was to act as they had just witnessed the savage hit on Josh Compton. 

Coach Stout (on the right) feels mercy for the QB

Peyton never made it to Fulton, but the magic of editing made it seem as if he was at Bob Black Field. It took an eternity for the commercial to finally hit the air, and when it did, there was another disappointment. The football action that took a whole night to film comprised only four seconds of the commercial. MERCY! 

Watch the night Peyton almost came to Fulton here...

http://youtu.be/vAG7VsaEilM

Mercy Health combined St. Mary's and Baptist Hospitals. Now, in 2016, there is no more St. Mary's, no more Baptist Hospital, no more Mercy, Tennova is moving west, and Peyton is nearing retirement. Times do change.