The Sevier County Smoky Bears faced the Oak Ridge Wildcats in a TSSAA Class 5A state semifinal on Blankenship Field at Jack Armstrong Stadium on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sevier County won 45-34. (Photo by Danny Parker)
BY MIKE BLACKERBY
OAK RIDGE – Sevier County and Oak Ridge were trading touchdowns late in their high scoring, back-and-forth Class 5A semifinal game Friday night on Blankenship Field when Smoky Bears coach Todd Loveday decided he needed to roll the dice.
And much like Loveday has done throughout the playoffs, he made the right call.
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