MARYVILLE (WVLT) -- At some point, high school football followers will just have to admit it:

Maryville might never be beaten.

The Red Rebels avoided defeat yet again Friday, outlasting archrival Alcoa 20-13 in front of nearly 10,000 fans at Shields Stadium to win their 62nd consecutive game.

Maryville also extended its series streak to eight; Alcoa hasn't beaten the Rebs since 2000.

The Tornadoes (1-1) cracked the scoreboard first in the first quarter, but Maryville took advantage of an Alcoa fumble to take a 10-7 lead in the first half. Then George Quarles' squad intercepted a Chase James pass, turning the turnover into a field goal to take a 13-7 halftime lead.

\Gary Rankin's squad caught the Rebs in the third quarter, but missed the extra point to keep the game tied at 13. A fourth-quarter Maryville score gave the 4A powerhouse the decisive points, as the Red Rebel defense did its job to secure the 20-13 win.
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LAFOLLETTE -- The Campbell County Cougars are for real.

The Cougars (1-0) stymied the Powell defense to the tune of 41 points, extending a six-point halftime lead into the winning 41-22 margin thanks to timely turnovers and an efficient ground attack.

Quarterback Phillip Wells passed for a first-half touchdown and led the Cougar offense past the Panthers (0-1), who beat Campbell County in a blowout last year.
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CLINTON -- The Battle of Clinton almost had a new winner this year.

But Anderson County, who has dominated the series with the Clinton Dragons, held on for a 34-32 win in a seesaw contest at the Mavs' home field.

The Mavs (1-0) have won every game against Clinton (0-1) since 1999, and they've got receiver Joshua Wilson to thank for the win. Wilson hauled in three Paul Longmire touchdown passes to lead his team to the win.
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EAST TENNESSEE SCORES:

Anderson County 34 , Clinton 32
Bearden 14 , Knoxville West 6
Boyd Buchanan 35 , Meigs County 7
CAK 45 , Cherokee 21
Campbell County 41 , Powell 22
Chattanooga Grace 37 , Taft Youth Center 14
Cleveland 38 , Bradley Central 14
Cosby 13 , Pigeon Forge 7
Daniel Boone 22 , South Greene 7
Dobyns Bennett 42 , William Blount 6
East Ridge 28 , Chattanooga Central 9
Farragut 45 , Knoxville Central 21
Gatlinburg-Pittman 20 , Sequoyah 14
Grundy County 7 , Whitwell 6
Hixson 15 , Notre Dame 10
Kingston 20 , Harriman 18
Knoxville Catholic 41 , Stone Memorial 7
Lookout Valley 16 , Bledsoe County 14
Loudon 30 , Lenoir City 7
Maryville 20 , Alcoa 13
McMinn Central 48 , Oliver Springs 13
McMinn County 17 , Walker Valley 7
Morristown East 21 , Karns 20
Morristown West 34 , Jefferson County 20
Oak Ridge 21 , Knoxville Fulton 13
Oneida 26 , Hampton 14
Rockwood 25 , Midway 6
Science Hill 28 , Elizabethton 21
Scott County 33 , Gibbs 13
Sevier County 21 , Knoxville Halls 17
Seymour 26 , Cocke County 0
Soddy-Daisy 33 , Red Bank 22
South Doyle 41 , Knoxville Carter 14
South Pittsburg 48 , Marion County 13
Sullivan North 9 , Sullivan Central 0
Sunbright 36 , Jellico 14
Sweetwater 41 , Tellico Plains 19
Tyner 44 , Brainerd 6
Wartburg Central 13 , Coalfield 0
West Greene 35 , Cloudland 22