Anderson County and Greeneville put on the area’s top playoff game in 2017. Could the rematch this postseason be better? (Graphic Danny Parker)
When Anderson County coach Davey Gillum reflects on last year’s Class 4A state quarterfinal in Greeneville, he initially recalls it being the biggest atmosphere he’s been a part of, in terms of attendance.
“It was slam-packed,” he said. “There were a lot of people who weren’t even Anderson County or Greeneville people at that game.”
He’s right.
Even people who lived outside of the state’s borders — from multiple Southeastern states, even — contacted Gillum to let him know they had journeyed in to watch. Some area football coaches, whose teams had already been eliminated from playoff contention, went to see it, too.
None was shortchanged.
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