KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's time for high school football in East Tennessee!
So far, the 18 teams that have participated since Aug. 23 have raised $17,563 and collected 6,162 pounds of food!
You can join the fun and watch the 10Tailgate on WBIR each Friday at 4 p.m. during 10About Town! We'll be visiting different schools each Friday to feature all the hype before the most anticipated football matchups of the week in East Tennessee on Channel 10 and WBIR's steaming service, WBIR 10+.
On top of competing on the football field, schools featured on 10Tailgate will also be competing off the field to raise money for a good cause. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is holding a Tackling Hunger food drive between the two featured schools each week.
In Week 10, the Alcoa Tornadoes will compete against the Maryville Rebels! You can support your team by donating on their Second Harvest Tackling Hunger page in the links below starting Monday, Oct. 21 through Saturday, Oct. 26.
►Donate for Alcoa Tornadoes: https://secondharvestetn.fenly.org/drive/tackle24wk10alcoa/
►Donate for Maryville Rebels: https://secondharvestetn.fenly.org/drive/tackle24wk10maryville/
Here's which schools we'll be visiting each week during 10Tailgate this season:
- Week 1: Fulton at Central on August 23
- Central and Fulton collectively raised $600 for Second Harvest Food Bank to help tackle hunger in East Tennessee!
- Week 2: Alcoa at Bearden on August 30
- Alcoa and Bearden collectively raised more than $2,500 and an additional 536 pounds of food for Second Harvest!
- Week 3: Sevier County at Lenoir City on September 6
- Sevier County and Lenoir City collectively raised more than $2,200 for Second Harvest Food Bank!
- Week 4: Austin-East at Gatlinburg-Pittman on September 13
- Austin-East and Gatlinburg-Pittman collectively raised more than $1,800 and donated 128 pounds of food for Second Harvest!
- Week 5: Lakeway Christian at Christian Academy of Knoxville on September 20
- Lakeway and CAK collectively raised more than $3,000 and donated 541 pounds of food!
- Week 6: Clinton at Oak Ridge on September 27
- Clinton and Oak Ridge collectively raised more than $1,100 for Second Harvest Food Bank!
- Week 7: Kingston at Loudon on October 4
- Kingston and Loudon collectively raised $1,853 for Second Harvest Food Bank, with Kingston also donating 397 pounds of food!
- Week 8: Gibbs at Carter on October 11
- Gibbs and Carter collectively raised over $2,900 for Second Harvest Food Bank and donated over 1,800 pounds of food!
- Week 9: Farragut at Jefferson County on October 18
- Farragut and Jefferson County collectively raised over $1,300 for Second Harvest Food Bank. Jefferson County donated over 1,000 pounds worth of food!
- Week 10: Alcoa at Maryville on October 25
- Week 11: West at Powell on November 1
MONEY RAISED SO FAR: $17,563 || POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED: 6,162
After the tailgate, we'll bring you live score updates, all the best highlights and more on 10Sports Blitz at 11 p.m.
You can find the full high school football schedule and scores below:
