Collegiate Football on the Field
Oakland beats Blaze with defense
MURFREESBORO — A showdown between the ’Boro’s best became an Oakland old-school defensive classic.
The second-ranked Patriots held Blackman under 200 yards and defeated the fifth-ranked Blaze 21-7 Friday night at Ray Hughes Stadium.
Oakland’s quarterback Brendon Matthews (10) runs the ball as Blackman’s Korey Tillman (48) starts to move in for the assistance with the tackle during the game at Oakland, on Friday Sept. 18, 2015.
The game was a rematch of last year’s Class 6A state quarterfinal, which was won by the Patriots. But it featured a pair of first-year coaches in Kevin Creasy at Oakland and David Watson at Blackman.
Oakland (3-1 overall, 2-0 in Region 2-6A) forced four turnovers and scored off one — a JaCoby Stevens 60-yard interception return — to put the game away. It was Stevens’ second pick of the game and third for the secondary.
Kaleb Oliver also had an interception off a deflected pass.
It was Oakland’s best performance under first-year defensive coordinator Steven Jackson, who came to Oakland from Trousdale County with Creasy in the offseason.
Week 5 Scores
Cookeville 50, Siegel 19 See Game Coverage
Eagleville 21, Cascade 14 See Game Coverage
MTCS 62, Clay County 16 See Game Coverage
Oakland 21, Blackman 7 See Game Coverage
Riverdale 21, Coffee County 20 See Game Coverage
Shelbyville 29, La Vergne 19 See Game Coverage
Smyrna 43, Warren County 0 See Game Coverage
Stewarts Creek 42, Columbia 27 See Game Coverage
York Institute 49, Cannon Co. 7