It's been a long journey for some of East Tennessee's high school football teams, but they finally made it. The first round of the playoffs starts at 7 p.m. Friday, with some exciting matchups.
The Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors will play against the Franklin Road Panthers while the Coalfield Yellow Jackets take on the North Greene Huskies.
The Falcons will face off, with teams from Fulton High School and Volunteer High School. Last week, Fulton beat Carter and took the home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
Last week, the West High School Rebels won against the Central Bobcats. Now, they're facing the Trojans from Morristown-Hamblen West High School. The Farragut Admirals are also heading to the playoffs after a win last week. Now, they are playing against the Science Hill Hilltoppers.
This story will be updated with the latest scores for East Tennessee's biggest high school football games.
The results of the games are below.
Fulton wins against Volunteer, 42-7: Fulton will play Greeneville in the next round of the playoffs
Central wins against Tennessee High, 46-7: With three back-to-back turnovers and several interceptions, Central took home the victory
Daniel Boone wins against Halls, 19-12: Daniel Boone High School will face Knox Central High School next.
Elizabethton wins against Carter, 47-14: Elizabethton has been flying under the radar since losing to Greeneville but took home a huge victory.
Greeneville wins against South Doyle, 49-14: Greeneville hosted South Doyle and played a game with tons of quick touchdowns against them.
Farragut pulls a double-overtime victory against Science Hill, 57-56: After an intense game that went into double-overtime, Farragut pulled out the victory.
Sevier County falls to David Crockett, 24-14: The rematch of last year's first-round game ended the same way, with a Pioneers' victory.
Maryville wins against Dobyns Bennett, 41-14: The Rebels were up at halftime and managed to hold onto the lead.
Loudon defeats Grundy County, 42-6: Loudon High School will play Cannon County next.
Christian Brothers win against Knoxville Catholic, 28-24: It was a close game between the schools, but the Christian Brothers ended up on top.
King's Academy wins against Grace Academy, 55-36: King's Academy will play the University School of Jackson next, seeking their second playoff win in the program's history.
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