The West Rebels faced Torian Riggins (22) and the Bearden Bulldogs in a non-region game on Bill Young Field at Jonathan H. Burnett Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Bearden won 31-24 in triple overtime. (Photo by Danny Parker)
BY JESSE SMITHEY
The Bearden-West rivalry game didn’t just punctuate Week 1 on Saturday night.
It slapped an exclamation mark or two on the end of it.
Bearden avenged its heart-wrenching loss to West to open the 2023 season with a triple-overtime, 31-24 thriller that will be remembered for years to come.
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