Staying alive: Tornadoes, Rebels advance to Round Three
From Staff ReportsOriginally published: November 14. 2009 10:50PM
Last modified: November 15. 2009 7:22AM
From Staff Reports
The Maryville Rebels and Alcoa Tornadoes continued on the path to the high school football state championships with second-round TSSAA playoff wins on Friday night in Blount County.
Maryville (11-1) held off a determined McMinn County squad, 28-20, in a Class 6A contest that was nothing like the initial meeting in September that the Rebels won 49-6.
MHS quarterback Philip Juhlin was 14-of-19 for 160 yards and three touchdowns against the Cherokees.
Another rematch looms on the horizon for Maryville, which will host Farragut, a 10-3 winner over Bearden in a second-round contest of District 4-AAA foes.
Alcoa (12-0) extended its unbeaten streak to 25 games by bashing Christian Academy of Knoxville, 31-10, in a rematch of the regular-season closer that saw the Tornadoes win the District 4-AA title.
After watching his team fall behind early, Alcoa's Jaron Toney ran for three touchdowns to make the outcome clear.
Like Maryville, the Tornadoes will have yet another rematch next week in the third round of Class 3A action, hosting Loudon, a 24-13 winner over previously unbeaten Polk County.
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