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It’s left to be seen whether Friday’s TSSAA football showdown between Oakland and Ravenwood will be a preview of the BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga in December.
But if it is, the two left fans longing for more after the instant classic, a Raptors 32-31 overtime win over the Patriots at Ray Hughes Stadium.
“Who knows, man,” said Ravenwood coach Will Hester, when asked about a potential rematch in the state championship game. “There’s a lot of football games left. We have a super important one next week, and they do too. In the end you can throw all the momentum out for those games.”
Ravenwood (9-0) hosts Brentwood (8-1) on Nov. 1 in the Battle of the Woods in both teams’ regular/-season finale. Oakland (8-1) plays at Riverdale (8-1) on Halloween night.
The game pitted the top two teams in the USA Today Network Tennessee High School Class 6A poll. Oakland is ranked No. 1 while Ravenwood is ranked No. 2.
“We’ve been talking about this game for a while,” said Ravenwood wide receiver Ben Hubbard, who caught a 10-yard TD pass in overtime that set up the 2-point conversion, a pass from Femi Babalola to tight end Patrick Sullivan. Hubbard, an MTSU commitment, finished with seven receptions for 93 yards.
“We’ve been lit since we beat Franklin. We’re as connected a team as you can get. We proved that tonight.”
Ravenwood football coach had no doubt on 2-point attempt
Hester knew well before Ravenwood’s OT touchdown that the Raptors would go for the win. The team called a timeout after the TD, but the decision was already made.
Ravenwood’s tight end Patrick Sullivan (9) celebrates with Ravenwood’s offensive lineman Kyle Larkin (71) and Ravenwood’s wide receiver Max Kimpel (13) after scoring to 2-point conversion to win the game against Oakland in overtime at Oakland on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
“We were going for two,” Hester said. “We just…
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Author : The Daily News Journal
Publish date : 2024-10-26 04:46:48
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