Hampton hosted 14 teams on Friday and Saturday for the annual Hampton 7-on-7 Passing League at JC Campbell Stadium. Johnson County came out on top as they edged Hampton in the final game. Cloudland and Unaka joined the Bulldogs as Carter County teams that participated, but the ‘Landers did not participate in the tournament on Saturday.
Below are notes/quotes as well as a photo gallery from the event.
First Round Scores:
Unaka 21, North Greene 7
Sullivan East 21, Silverbacks II 0
Unicoi Co. 14, Hancock 7
Hampton II 14, Chuckey-Doak 7
Avery 21, Silverbacks 0
Second Round
South Greene 7, Sullivan East 6
Hampton 21, Unaka 7
Johnson County 21, Avery 14
Unicoi Co. 21, Hampton II 14
Third Round
Johnson County 21, South Greene 14
Hampton 7, Unicoi County 0
Championship
Johnson County 21, Hampton 14
Quotable
“There were a lot of good teams and a lot of people who got a lot of good work,” Hampton Head Coach Mike Lunsford said. “We played our two games into the final four, and I was proud of that. It is not football, but it is similar.”
“It is not realistic but it is good because it is hard,” Cloudland Head Coach Brock Pittman said. “A lot of people will play straight man with two high safeties, and that is hard to throw on. It is good work for your quarterback to throw on and find the windows.”
“We got new kids and one of our best kids didn’t play Friday,” Unaka Head Coach Steve McKinney said. “When he is in the lineup he makes us all better. I think we got stuff out of this because I see kids who can play the positions. We just have to work at it and get better.”
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