Rhea County 13-0 after ousting Oak Ridge

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Rhea County 35, Oak Ridge 21Star: Zach Daoust ran for 129 yards and the clinching 65-yard touchdown for the Eagles.Up next: Rhea County (13-0) faces Knoxville West in the 5A semifinals; Oak Ridge's season is over at 12-1.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Rhea County jumped way ahead and held off Oak Ridge, 35-21, in a quarterfinal battle of Class 5A unbeatens Friday night.

Trailing 28-7 early in the fourth quarter on their Blankenship Field, the Wildcats (12-1) scored two touchdowns in 24 seconds to pull within seven with 7:57 to play.

Oak Ridge drove deep into Rhea County territory on its next possession, but the Eagles' Jordon Brown picked off a Logan Fadnek pass at the 20-yard line.

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