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Marion County dominates Watertown, 49-15

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photo Marion County’s Jacob Saylors (8) tries to break the tackle of Boyd-Buchanan’s Tanner Harris (47). The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers visited the Marion County Warriors in TSSAA football action on September 23, 2016.

MARION COUNTY 49, WATERTOWN 15

The star: Hunter Zeman scored the first three touchdowns for Marion County — on a run, on a pass reception and one after intercepting a lateral — and ended up with 127 yards from scrimmage.Up next: Marion County plays at Forrest.

JASPER, Tenn. – There wasn’t a phase of football host Marion County didn’t dominate Friday on the way to defeating Watertown 49-15 in a second-round Class 2A high school football state-playoff game.

Marion County (11-1) plays next week at Forrest (11-1), which defeated Meigs County 16-13.

The Warriors covered 52 yards on their first possession, all on the ground. The ninth run was a 14-yard touchdown by Zeman.

Their next possession lasted two plays. The second was Isaiah Sampson’s 61-yard scoring pass to Zeman. Sampson ended up 6-of-8 for 181 yards and three TDs.