Patriots Destroy Hurricanes, 83 – 27
When you think about a hurricane, you most likely think of lots of rain and extremely high winds, ordinarily destroying everything in its path and taking no prisoners, right? Well, on Friday night it was the Patriots who did just that. Determined to show the Hurricanes that their last meeting was a fluke, Jefferson County […]
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Bryant Powers Patriots Past Cherokees, 53-46
With the score tied at 40 with just over three minutes remaining in the game, senior John Bryant put the team on his back and carried them to a big conference win. A game, in fact, that Jefferson County Head Coach , Chris Poore, had circled on the calendar. “South Doyle has got some weapons” […]
Lady Patriots Pound South-Doyle, 58-42
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots opened the newly renovated JCHS gymnasium in style on Tuesday night. The Lady Patriots used great hustle on defense and a powerful inside game to stifle the Lady Cherokees and cruise to the victory. JCHS Head Coach, Rick SInard, however wants more consistency from his team, “We go through spurts […]
Patriots Use Big 2nd Half to Throttle Seymour
Jefferson County outscored Seymour 40-12 in the 2nd half Tuesday night, and rolled to an 80-51 victory over the conference foe. “First half we didn’t defend very well” JCHS Head Coach Chris Poore explained “ We played too much with our hands, and gave them 12 free throws.” Much differently than the girl’s game earlier […]
Lady Patriots Overcome Slow Start
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots didn’t get off to the start they wanted on Tuesday night against Seymour. However, they did get the result. “I thought we did a great job defensively the whole ball game” JCHS Coach Rick Sinard said “First half we just wasn’t moving (offensively) we were just kind of standing.” The […]
Patriots Get Big Win in Arby’s Classic
Jefferson County rounded out day one of the 32nd Annual Arby’s Classic with a hard fought 60-50 win over Mariner High School (Cape Coral, FL). Jefferson County improved to 11-4 on the season with the win over the 3rd ranked team in class 5A in Florida. “They have some players, when they get out in […]
Lady Chiefs No Match for Lady Patriots
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots improved to 9-4 on the season with a dominating 69-13 win over Cherokee High School. Head Coach Rick Sinard says it was just part of the process, “We talk about playing every game like it’s the championship game.” He added, “You gotta play hard. You gotta play your game, and […]
Patriots Swarm Chiefs, 63-34
You have heard it said, “It’s not how you start, It’s how you finish,” and for the Jefferson County Patriots basketball team that is a good thing. After starting the season 1-3, the Patriots have now won 9 of their last 10, including a 63-34 drilling of Cherokee Tuesday night. “We just wanted that first […]
Seniors Shine on Senior Night
It was senior night in Dumplin Valley on Friday night as seniors from football, band, soccer, volleyball, and golf were all recognized before the Patriots’ football game against Cherokee. So how fitting it was, for seniors to lead the Patriots to victory over the Chiefs in a battle of two teams that were 1-6 overall. […]
Mistakes Do In Patriots vs Cocke Co, 38-33
Despite dominating Cocke County in every aspect of the game, Jefferson County brought home a loss Friday night. “You cannot win football games making that many mental mistakes” Head Coach Kenny Cobble said of his team’s performance. While Cobble did not like the way his team played, he shouldered the blame, “I put that on […]
Patriots Lose Heartbreaker, 21-19
Everyone has had their heart broken at least once in their lifetime, if they have lived long enough. The story was no different for the Jefferson County High School football team on Friday night against William Blount. After trailing 21-10 early in the 4th quarter the Patriots would have a chance at victory with 20 […]
Home Sweet “Home” Coming
After two weeks away from Leroy-Shannon field, the Jefferson County Patriots returned home for homecoming Friday night. Hannah Oakes was crowned homecoming queen, but Noah Carter could have arguably been named king on this night. The junior led the Patriots with 4 receptions for 83 yards and 3 touchdowns, while leading Jefferson County to their […]
Lady Patriots Top Lady Chiefs, 3-0
The Jefferson County Volleyball team continues to play well as they defeated Cherokee in 3 straight games to improve to 6-2 on the season. The Lady Patriots would open game 1 on a 9-2 run before they were slowed by a Cherokee timeout. They would extend their lead after the timeout to 21-8 before another […]
Patriots Fall to South-Doyle, 41-14
University of Tennessee commit, Jocquez Bruce, scored three touchdowns and led South-Doyle to a convincing win over Jefferson County in the conference opener for both teams. The Cherokee’s are favored by many to win the IMAC this season, and they left few doubting that on Friday night. “They’re a good football team, they are ranked […]
