60-game winning streakWelcome to Blount County Tennessee, home for Varsity Sports Media, and home of eight high school football state championships in the past four seasons.
When Varsity Sports Media was founded the decision to put the home office in the heart of Tennessee football was obviously a good one.
The Tennessee Vols are not far across the river. Carson-Newman, one of the top Division II football colleges in the nation, is just on the other side of the Smokeys. And high school football is the king in Blount County.
It’s been a couple of weeks since the TSSAA state championships in Murfreesboro. Nonetheless, football goes on 365 days a year in Blount County,
The records of the Alcoa and Maryville football teams tell how much football is a huge part of everyday life.
The 4A Maryville Rebels have won a record 11 state championships and the 2A Alcoa Tornadoes have nine.
Alcoa was the first team to win four consecutive state crowns in Tennessee and Maryville duplicated the task the following night by winning the 4A state title.
In fact, Maryville will be the first school in the state to graduate a senior class that has never lost. The Rebel seniors now own a 60-0 mark for their high school toils.
That means that Blount County owns 20 state championships and eight in the past four years.
Wow!
The Rebels have a 60-game winning streak, have won 99 of their last 100 games and 113 of 115 overall.
Alcoa lost only one game in 2007 and the new mercy rule was invoked in 80 percent of the Tornadoes games.
When Varsity Sports Media was founded the decision to put the home office in the heart of Tennessee football was obviously a good one.
The Tennessee Vols are not far across the river. Carson-Newman, one of the top Division II football colleges in the nation, is just on the other side of the Smokeys. And high school football is the king in Blount County.
It’s been a couple of weeks since the TSSAA state championships in Murfreesboro. Nonetheless, football goes on 365 days a year in Blount County,
The records of the Alcoa and Maryville football teams tell how much football is a huge part of everyday life.
The 4A Maryville Rebels have won a record 11 state championships and the 2A Alcoa Tornadoes have nine.
Alcoa was the first team to win four consecutive state crowns in Tennessee and Maryville duplicated the task the following night by winning the 4A state title.
In fact, Maryville will be the first school in the state to graduate a senior class that has never lost. The Rebel seniors now own a 60-0 mark for their high school toils.
That means that Blount County owns 20 state championships and eight in the past four years.
Wow!
The Rebels have a 60-game winning streak, have won 99 of their last 100 games and 113 of 115 overall.
Alcoa lost only one game in 2007 and the new mercy rule was invoked in 80 percent of the Tornadoes games.
Oh by the way, their only loss was 42-12 to neighbor Maryville in the second week of the season.
And head coach George Quarles has now won six state championships.
George Quarles will return at Maryville next season with a 123-9 mark. He is also a candidate for the national coach of the year.
Hoover Alabama should call George about the coaching opening there. Or MTV needs to contact Blount County about starting another TV series on high school football.
In Tennessee, Friday Night Lights start in Blount County.
How serious is football at Maryville?
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