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There we go. Glad someone was able to show the entire team.

Blount County sure has grown since then. Lot of people staying now.

Sounds like y'all had a lot of dads and uncles to current/recent Maryville players on that team.

You go to all the games that year, Stars?

1976 Maryville Rebels Class AA State Champions (12-1) Head Coach: TED WILSON TSWA 1st team All-State: DANNY SPRADLIN (back) Underclassmen who later made All-State MACK CASTEEL (lineman) DAVID REED (back) Maybe you longtime Rebel fans can name some more... W 19-14 Knox. Rule W 35-0 Middlesboro (KY) W 21-16 Cumberland Co. W 21-7 ALCOA 😒 W 21-0 Kingston W 21-10 Everett W 21-9 Church Hill L 0-21 Loudon ('74 and '75 champs) W 35-6 McMinn Central W 31-14 Harriman Playoffs W 16-6 Knox. Rule W 17-14 Cleveland W 27-0 Brentwood Academy

They were ok. Just ok. 😂

Happy Birthday y'all!

Forever young! 😊

Actually I was alive when that game happened. LOL And I believe it. Stuff happens behind the curtain everywhere.

Here we go again.... 😂

Yeah, you're easy to entertain.

Yes indeed!

Well you're on it, so......

I gotta say that's one bada## minivan. ðŸ‘

I KNEW it! I knew it all along.

You minivan driving soccer mom you. 😂

Well this has been entertaining.

That and Alcoa-Maryville 2010 rank right up there. To be honest, between those 2 games I'd have to say the OR-Central game was better. I have to rank a state playoff semifinal ahead of a regular season game (much more at stake). One could argue that the OR-Central semifinal game WAS the Class AAA state championship (even though we'll never know how Central-Gallatin would've turned out).

I see. Helton was solid in the time he did play football at UT. Thanks for clearing that up.

Nope, not when you have a back like Summers. So now the question remains: should Summers have won Mr. Football instead of Todd Helton? You could probably argue either way and be right.

That Gaddis toss sweep sure was effective in those days.

You're correct. That was also WB's first winning season. And I would believe that about Summers. These 'Cats were good.

Gallatin learned from it tho. Don't worry. Your 25-year anniversary is only a year away.

First Central game had 2 asterisks (regular season), and the second one had 3. That's why I put them there.

Crazy as it seems, it's been a quarter century since this team took the field. Feel old yet, SweetScience? LOL 1991 Oak Ridge Wildcats Class AAA State Champions (14-1) Ranked #20 in the nation Head Coach: JOE GADDIS (4th year of 1st stint) AP 1st team All-State: SHAWN SUMMERS (RB/LB) RICHARD HOWARD (OL) Underclassmen who later made All-State: JEFF BRYANT (DL, 1992) SHAWN CROWLEY (KR, 1993) MIKE SHERROD (LB, 1993) Other key players: MIKE UNDERWOOD (QB), ANTONE THRIFT (WR), CHIP HEWGLEY, DENNIS FRIENDLY, JAMES COBB, RON BLACK, CHRIS TURNER and surely more that I missed... W 47-3 Oakland W 35-13 Clinton W 49-13 Brainerd W 34-11 Knox Halls L 20-21 Paducah Tilghman (KY)* W 22-19 Knox Central** W 48-13 Cumberland Co. W 54-3 Karns W 49-7 Campbell Co. W 35-14 Morristown West Playoffs W 44-0 William Blount W 52-21 Greeneville W 28-3 Franklin Co. W 42-41 (OT) Knox Central*** W 30-0 Gallatin *Paducah Tilghman was led by later-Kentucky quarterback Billy Jack Haskins. **Ron Black intercepted a pitch from Central QB and Class AAA Mr. Football winner Todd Helton to seal the win. ***Chris Turner blocked Central's game-tying extra point attempt in OT for instant victory.