After a workhorse performance on both offense and defense to help lead Bledsoe County to a 27-21 comeback win over nonregion rival Sequatchie County, Hunter Clark had just one thing on his mind Friday night.
“I’m going home and going to bed,” the senior running back said when asked how he planned to celebrate. “I’m too tired to do anything else.”
Clark rushed 20 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns: a 67-yarder in the first quarter, a 20-yarder to bring the Warriors within two points in the third quarter, and the go-ahead score on a 4-yard run late in the fourth. He also had two sacks for a defense that held the visiting Indians scoreless in the second half.
“It wasn’t always pretty, but we executed a lot better in the second half,” Clark said. “It’s Sequatchie, so it’s a big game for us, and I just tried to do as much as I could to help us win.”
Indians quarterback Payton Campbell threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jackson Tate, including a 17-yard connection that opened the scoring. After Clark tied the game with the 67-yarder, Campbell put Sequatchie (4-2) back in front on a 12-yard touchdown run, then added to the lead when he hooked up with Tate on a 19-yard pass with 43 seconds remaining before halftime.