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Bears, Devils charge full steam toward collision

When Lebanon and Mt. Juliet opened the season against each other, there was always anticipation because it was the first game and nobody really knew how good either team was. Since the game has been moved to the middle of the season, one team has usually had a better record than the other in some y...

Dawgs can't hang on in shootout with Lambuth

JACKSONâ€”Despite having a late third-quarter lead, Cumberland was unable to hang on against homestanding Lambuth University, who took a 39-28 victory off the Bulldogs Saturday. CU (0-3, 0-2 TransSouth) jumped to an early lead with a Dexter Elston five-yard touchdown run capping a 10-play, 38-...

Blue Devils survive 21-20 cliffhanger

LAVERGNE â€” Lebanon hung on as LaVergne had a high snap on an extra point and Austin Hayes missed a 43-yard field goal with less than a minute left Friday night. The Blue Devils stayed unbeaten in Region 4-5A play with a 21-20 win at Freedom Field. "We just kept overcoming adversity and our g...

Unbeaten 'Cats keep pace in 4-5A by punishing Pats

MURFREESBORO â€” The Wilson Central Wildcats (4-0, 2-0 Region 4-5A) kept pace with the cream of the region crop with their third straight road victory, 28-14 over Oakland (2-3, 0-2) Friday night. A tough Central defense allowed the Blue and Gold to jump out to a 22-6 halftime lead as they held...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

When Lebanon High quarterback Tony Eckler signed to play football for Tennessee Tech in 1989, he went as a safety. A fine all-around player for Mark Medleyâ€™s early Blue Devil teams, he most impressed me as a kicker. He was automatic on extra points, reliable on field goals and often reached ...

Bulldogs look to regroup at Lambuth

After taking an old-fashioned kick in the rear administered by Georgetown, Cumberland faces an old-fashioned, in-your-face football team this week when the Bulldogs travel to Jackson to face arch-rival Lambuth. â€œTheyâ€™re a good-old-fashioned, old-school football team is the way theyâ�...

Commanders turn back Tigers

In a game of missed opportunities, less was more. Fewer Friendship Christian misses resulted in more Commander points, 17 to be exact, as No. 6 FCS opened its home schedule with a hard-fought 17-0 conquest of No. 10 Watertown before a packed Pirtle Field house. Both teams left points on the field. ...

Friendship aside, it's time for Tigers vs. Commanders

Watertown coach Gavin Webster and Friendship Christianâ€™s John McNeal spend much of their waking hours trying to defeat their rivals, including each other. They put it aside for an hour or so each Sunday morning at College Hills Church of Christ. In a large building like College Hills, itâ�...

Georgetown poops on CU's home-opening party

Saturday started as the perfect day for Cumberlandâ€™s home opener. The skies were clear and sunny, the temperatures perfectly situated in the low 70s; students, fans and alumni enjoying themselves at the community tailgate party. Then, the game began. And visiting Georgetown, which had its ow...

Bears wave Gallatin good-bye

MT. JULIET â€” Against Springfield last week, it was Mt. Julietâ€™s running attack that gobbled up most of the yards and ran up most of the points. Last night, against visiting 5A Gallatin, the Golden Bears took to the air early and built up a lead they would never relinquish in a 28-14 w...