Having spoken with some people close to the Karns program and in the school administration, it is their belief that this is the first time Karns has hosted a playoff game since the school started playing football around the year 1930. They first qualified for the playoffs in 1996, according to historical data provided in the school library, when they had a contest against Dobyns Bennett from Kingsport. Prior to that, they played Bowl Games but not official post season games competing in the state playoffs. Again, all of this is provided in the school library and archives.