Oakland’s JaCoby Stevens (7) runs the ball against Riverdale. Oakland travels to Cookeville on Friday.
Tom Kreager
TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress
Oakland’s players Dontae Reynolds (32),Turrel Ward and Jackson Cauthen (28) celebrate Cauthen’s diving touchdown after intercepting the ball during the game against Riverdale. Cauthen leads Oakland with 102 tackles.
Smyrna’s Ikenna Okeke (2) runs the ball during the game against Riverdale at Riverdale on Friday.
Oakland’s Lazarius Patterson (4) runs the ball down the sidelines to score a touchdown as Riverdale’s Kentrell Green (31) tries to catch Patterson at Oakland Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
For the first time since the Battle of the ‘Boro began in 1974, a trophy will be presented to the winner of tonight’s Riverdale-Oakland game.
Riverdale defeated Siegel 42-21 on Friday night.
Oakland’s Turrell Ward makes a tackle against Hoover. Oakland has given up 5.0 points a game the past four weeks.
MTCS senior Tanner Green ran for 251 yards in a 33-20 win over Cannon County on Friday.
Oakland’s Lazarius Patterson scored four touchdowns in the Patriots 49-6 win over Haywood.
Oakland’s quarterback Brendon Matthews (10), grabs the snap during the Hoover at the Middle Tennessee Classic at MTSU’s Floyd Stadium, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.
Oakland’s quarterback Brendon Matthews (10), talks with the head coach Kevin Creasy during the game against Hoover at the Middle Tennessee Classic at MTSU’s Floyd Stadium, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.
Blackman’s Taeler Dowdy (3) runs the ball down the sideline into the endzone to score the first Blackman tourchdown of the night against Smyrna at Blackman, on Friday Oct 2, 2015.
Casey Perkins leads the Bulldogs with 984 yards.
Blackman’s Taeler Dowdy (3) runs the ball as Tucker’s Jeremiah Shelley (3)moves in for the tackle at Blackman, on Friday Sept. 11, 2015.
Oakland’s JaCoby Stevens (7) committed to LSU on Wednesday.
Casey Perkins (5) finds a hole and a path to the end zone.
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.
Collegiate Football on the Field
Oakland grinds out win for Region 2-6A title
MURFREESBORO — Oakland kept things simple in the second half Friday night.
Oakland’sLazarius Patterson (4) runs the ball as Smyrna’s AJ Carter (3) moves in to stop Patterson during the game at Smyrna, on Friday Oct. 30, 2015.
The second-ranked Patriots put the ball in the hands of their running backs and ground out a 20-7 win over eighth-ranked Smyrna at Robert L. Raikes Stadium to win the Region 2-6A championship.
“It’s a testament to our offensive line,” Oakland coach Kevin Creasy said. “I thought they took great pride last week (against Cookeville) in running the ball. I was a little disappointed that we threw an interception right before half when we were in field-goal position and could have gone up two scores.”
Oakland finished the game with 55 carries for 287 yards. The Patriots, who didn’t throw a pass in the second half, ran the ball 34 times for 150 yards in the final 24 minutes.
“We were going to try and run it,” Creasy said. “We’re a little banged up, but they are as well. When we saw they had to play a couple guys both ways, we felt we could run the ball in the fourth quarter.”
Opposing QB takes knee to honor hospitalized Siegel player
Brian Wilson
bwilson@dnj.com
MURFREESBORO — Coffee County quarterback Alontae Taylor took a knee on the first play from scrimmage against the Siegel Stars on Friday night.
Players from both Siegel and Coffee County high schools as well as referees, cheerleaders, coaches and others gathered on the field of Friday night’s game in Murfreesboro to pray for injured Siegel junior Baylor Bramble.
The tackle was credited to Baylor Bramble, the Siegel junior who remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The 16-year-old cornerback was flown to Vanderbilt with a head injury after a Siegel football game against Warren County High School last week.
Football players, cheerleaders and referees ran to the center of the field for a prayer vigil after the first play of the game.
“Two teams, two sidelines, coming together as a community of faith,” said Nick Mobley, the youth pastor of Northside Baptist Church, while leading the prayer that could be heard from both sidelines.
Kreager: Siegel game a chance for break from reality
Week 11 Scores
Blackman 49, Warren County 14 See Game Coverage
Cookeville 42, Riverdale 21 See Game Coverage
Eagleville 36, Community 22 See Game Coverage
DeKalb County 69, Cannon County 3
Independence 56, La Vergne 14
Lincoln County 37, Stewarts Creek 7 See Game Coverage
Oakland 20, Smyrna 6 See Game Coverage
Siegel 45, Coffee County 14 See Game Coverage
Earlier Weeks’ Scores
Pigskin Personalities
Jackson Cauthen is QB of stingy Oakland defense
Casey Perkins makes smooth move to Smyrna offense
Chris Dye muscles up for Stewarts Creek
Oakland’s Lazarius Patterson finds zone in rout
Riverdale’s Bea makes progress in win streak
La Vergne’s Gray shows off offense for Wolverines
Blackman’s Taeler Dowdy wants ball in his hands