The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders are taking a road trip to square off against the West Greene Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gatlinburg-Pittman has six straight wins, West Greene has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Claiborne for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-8 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Highlanders' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 329th).
Brayden Maples
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Gatlinburg-Pittman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Maples led the charge by rushing for 64 yards and two TDs on only seven carries, while also picking up 92 receiving yards and one score. Maples is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another signal caller making a difference was Tyson Sutton, who threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Elijah Spence, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Greene lost 42-20 to South Greene on Friday.
West Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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