EVENSVILLE, Tenn. – Rhea County’s football team will host a first-round playoff game again, this time as the Region 4-5A champion.
The Eagles finished an unbeaten region campaign with an easier-than-expected 30-6 victory over rival McMinn County on Friday night.
“We really expected a slugfest,” Rhea County coach Mark Pemberton said. “Our kids happened to execute well and we played really good football defensively. It was a total team effort.”
The Eagles (8-2, 6-0) will host Lenoir City, the No. 4 seed from Region 3, in the first round of the Class 5A bracket next week. McMinn (7-3, 4-2) will travel to Farragut, the Region 3 runner-up. All playoff games will begin at 7 p.m. local time.
But this Friday belonged to Rhea County, which scored on its first four possessions and led 30-0 through three quarters.