The Sevier County Smoky Bears hosted the Central Bobcats in the first round of the TSSAA Class 5A Playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Sevierville, Tenn. The Smoky Bears won the game 35-12. (Photo by Tanner Walker/5SP)
BY MIKE BLACKERBY
SEVIERVILLE – The beat goes on for the record-setting Sevier County High School football team.
The Smoky Bears moved to 11-0 for the first time in the program’s 100-year history with a 35-12 win over Central on Friday night in the first round of the state Class 5A playoffs.
Sevier County, which has outscored its opposition 465-82, now braces for easily its toughest test of the season.
The Smoky Bears host Powell (9-2) Friday night in Round 2 of the playoffs.
The Panthers handed Tennessee High a 34-7 loss in their playoff opener on Friday.
“We have all kinds of respect for what those guys (Powell) do, but we’re trying to go at it one week at a time and trying to treat it as our next game,” said Sevier County coach Todd Loveday.
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