JCHS vs Greeneville and Special Visit from 1983 Championship Team
Friday, September 13th, the Jefferson County Patriots faced off against the Greeneville Green Devils at Shannon Field. The Patriots were hoping to improve their record with Friday evening’s match up but could not find their groove and ended up posting a loss to the Green Devils.
In the first quarter, Jefferson County won the toss and elected to kick off to the Green Devils. Greeneville had their first touchdown at eight min and thirteen seconds in the first quarter by Dylan Fields. With the extra point being good, the score was upped to seven-nothing. In the Patriots’ first drive, they put up a good fight but eventually had to punt the ball away. Greeneville’s next drive ended shortly after Jefferson County’s, Seth Lattimer, caught an interception. The Patriots couldn’t convert to a 1st down which lead to a punt. Greeneville’s next drive ended with another touch down, at one minute and thirty-five seconds, by Dylan Fields, making the score fourteen to nothing and ending the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Jefferson County struggled to move down the field and ended up punting the ball away. With about three minutes and thirty-four seconds, Greeneville found the end zone again, raising the score to twenty-one to nothing. Jefferson County’s next drive was quiet and ended in a punt. Greeneville on the other hand, fumbled and recovered their own ball, following up few plays later with another touch down, stopping the score board, for the half, at twenty-seven to zero.
Before the third quarter started, the high school team of eighty-three was honored thirty years after they went undefeated in the regular season and played in the post season championship game. In the Patriot’s opening drive, Greeneville grabbed one out of the air for a pick-six, upping the score, thirty-four to zero, with eleven minutes left in the quarter. Jefferson County and Greeneville had back to back fumbles and the Green Devils almost found the end zone again but it was brought back due to blocking in the back, ending the third quarter.
The fourth quarter posted another touchdown for Greeneville, at nine minutes and fifty seconds left in the quarter, ending the score at forty-one to zero. Jefferson County Patriots struggled to get something going but just couldn’t get past a Greeneville team that was on the mark for most of the game. Jefferson County will travel to Seymour next Friday night, looking for redemption from a rough night in Dumplin Valley.
