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Loudon vs. Anderson County 2003'Skins Drop Regional Opener - Loudon Loses to AC 35 to 14.Article by Jeff McQueen; Photos by Jammie Graves. For the News-Seninel article on the game click here. This would be the fifth meeting between the two schools, and Loudon is still looking for their first victory. Although the ‘Skins were awarded a forfeit victory in 1997 (the Maves used an ineligible player), the scoreboard still read 35 to 7 Anderson County. Loudon kicked-off to the Maves to start the game. With their first drive stalled, Anderson Co. punted the ball back to the Redskins. On the first offensive play from scrimmage, #1 Patric Johnson tossed a halfback pass to #7 Chase Randolph for a 72 yard gain. First and ten Redskins. In short order #1 Johnson pounded in from the seven yard line. Touchdown Big Red! The clock showed 4:57 left in the first quarter. The PAT was added by #15 Yoni Espinoza. #1 Johnson was the East Tennessee offense player of the week last week for his performance against Walker Valley (13 carries for 197 yards, two TD’s rushing & a 22 yd TD reception). The Mavericks keyed on Johnson, shutting him down to the tune of 11 carries for 33 yards and (1) touchdown. AC also keyed on #80 Josh McQueen; the crack-back blocks thrown by McQueen were instrumental in Johnson’s success last week. The rest of the half was all Maves; they put up three rushing touchdowns to lead 21 to seven at the half. The 'Skins got a good kick-off return of 53 yards from #33 Jake Brantley to open the second half. First and ten Redskins from the AC forty-three yard line. On a blast up the middle, #44 Mathew Packett took it to the end zone from 36 yards out (PAT by Espinoza). With 9:11 left in the third period, it's now 21 to 14. The Redskins tried to make a game out of it; however Anderson Co. added two touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Next Friday, the Redskins (1-1) travel to Madisonville to take on the Sequoyah Chiefs (2-1), game time is 7:30pm.
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