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Sports The Marion Tribune September 5, 2024 9A High School Sports Marion County Football: Friday, September 6 – 7 p.m. at Chattanooga Central (5728 Hwy 58, Harrison) Friday, September 13 – 7 p.m. at Fayetteville High (1800 Wilson Pkwy, Fayetteville, TN) Marion County Volleyball: Thursday, September 5 – JV 1:30/V 2:30 at Richard Hardy (1620 Hamilton Ave., South Pitts- burg) Monday, September 9 – 5:30 p.m. at St. An- drew’s-Sewanee (290 Quintard Rd., Sewanee) Marion County Golf: Monday, September 9 – vs Co ff ee County at Willowbrook (6751 McMinnville Hwy, Manchester) Wednesday, September 11 – at CSLA (Brainerd Golf, 5203 Old Mission Rd., Chattanooga) Richard Hardy Volleyball: Thursday, September 5 – 1:30 p.m. at home vs Marion Co. Tuesday, September 10 – JV 5/V 6 p.m. at Sale Creek High (211 Patterson Rd., Sale Creek) South Pittsburg Football: Friday, September 6 – 7 p.m.at home vs Copper Basin Friday, September 13 – 7 p.m. at home vs Se- quatchie Co. South Pittsburg Volleyball: Thursday, September 5 – 4:30/5:30 p.m. at home vs Whitwell Tuesday, September 10 – 4:30/5:30 p.m. at home vs Marion Co. South Pittsburg Golf: Thursday, September 5 – 4 p.m. vs CSLA/Bled- soe at Dogwood Hills Monday, September 9 – 4 p.m. vs MCHS/Co ff ee Co at Willowbrook (6751 McMinnville Hwy, Man- chester) Tuesday, September 10 – 4:30 p.m. vs Chatta- nooga School for the Arts & Sciences Whitwell Football: Friday, September 6 – 7 p.m. at Jo Byrnes High (7025 Hwy 41, Cedar Hill) Friday, September 13 – 7 p.m. at Lookout Valley High (350 Lookout High St., Chattanooga) Whitwell Volleyball: Thursday, September 5 – JV 4:30/V 5:30 p.m. at South Pittsburg (717 Elm Ave., South Pittsburg) Wednesday, September 11 – JV 5/V 6 p.m. at Red Bank (640 Morrison Springs Rd., Red Bank) Thursday, September 12 – 6 p.m. at Marion Co. North Jackson Football: Friday, September 6 – at Madison Co. (174 Brock Rd., Gurley) Friday, September 13 – at home vs St. John Paul II North Jackson Volleyball: Thursday, September 5 – 5:30 p.m. at home vs New Hope Middle School Sports: Jasper Middle Football: Thursday, September 5 – 6 p.m. at home vs Dayton City Thursday, September 12 – 6 p.m. at Sequatchie Co. (7079 Hwy 28, Dunlap) Kimball Christian Academy Softball: Thursday, September 5 – 5 p.m. at home vs Whitwell Tuesday, September 10 – 5:30 p.m. vs Bledsoe Co Thursday, September 12 – 5 p.m. at home vs South Pittsburg South Pittsburg Academy Football: Thursday, September 5 – 6 p.m. at home vs Grundy Co. Thursday, September 12 – 6 p.m. at home vs Grace Academy Whitwell Middle Football: Thursday, September 5 – 5 p.m. at home vs Cop- per Basin Thursday, September 12 – 6 p.m. at Grundy Co (24970 Hwy 108, Coalmont) Whitwell Middle Softball: Thursday, September 5 – 5 p.m. at Kimball Christian Academy (Kimball Ball Park) Monday, September 9 – 5 p.m. at home vs South Pittsburg Wednesday, September 11 – 1 p.m. at Jasper Middle (MCHS fi eld) North Jackson Middle Football: Monday, September 9 – at Madison Co. ee e e School sports Calendar Sept. 5 – 13 Tigers trounce Cherokees HUNTER COOKSTON Writer W hitwell continued its strong start to the season, blanking the Greenback Cherokees 48-0 in week-two action. The win sets their record at 2-0 and fi nds them ranked fourth in the state in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Top 10 poll. Scoring started early for the Tigers as Ryan Scott rushed for a 54- yard touchdown two minutes into the contest. Whitwell quickly got the ball back. Senior quarterback Brandon Easterly wasted no time getting on the board with an 11-yard rushing TD midway through the fi rst. It was deja vu for Whitwell in the second quarter as wide receiver Bennett McDougal caught a 19 yard pass from Easterly and took it to the house two minutes into the quarter. With eight minutes left in the quarter, Easterly threw another passing touchdown, this time to fellow senior Wyatt Davis who scampered 25 yards for a TD. Halfway through the second quarter Adam McDougal caught a 41 yard TD pass from Easterly, making the score 34-0 at the half. Whitwell added to their score with a touchdown in the third when Bubba Smith got his fi rst rushing TD on the year with a 26 yard run. In the fourth quarter sophomore Tregon Kilgore scored on a two- yard rushing TD. Whitwell’s o ff ense exploded with 421 yards of total o ff ense. 288 of those yards were on the ground. Meanwhile the defense was also dominant as they allowed just three fi rst downs, 76 yards of total o ff ense, and forced two turnovers. Whitwell will travel on the road to Jo Byrns for their week 3 matchup on Friday, Sept. 6. Whitwell blasted Byrns 35-8 when the teams met last season Stats: Passing yds - Easterly, 7-10 for 114 yards Rushing yds - Davis, 35; Kilgore, 45/ TD; Smith, 21/TD; B. McDougal, 64; Easterly, 11/TD; Roberts, 2; A. McDougal, 15: Scott, 54/ TD; Bull, 12; C. Beason, 29 Receiving yds - Davis, 25/TD: B. McDougal, 28/TD; A. McDougal, 41/TD; Scott, 6; Bull, 14; Harvey, 8; Garcia, 11 Photos courtesy of Kristie Eggert