Football Beginnings!

[K-townFan]

I know Knox Central started playing in 1906.

Edited July 31, 2004 by Sequatchie

[GWAVE1]

Gallatin started in 1917 but became the Green Wave in 1930.

[cdragonz123]

Clinton originated in 1903-04 because this year was the 100 year anniversary of Clinton High School.

[rollredroll]

MBA - 1899

[WillieTheWildcat]

Oak Ridge's first season was in 1943. Apparently, the Wildcats focused more attention on defense than offense that first season

1943  (0-4)

0       Clinton          20

0       Maryville         6

0       T.S.D.             48

0      Clinton            20

 

....520 wins and 8 State Championships later makes you wonder how many wins OR would have if they started playing 10, 20, 30, or 40 years earlier like some schools.

[pride8]

White House started football in 1943. Roy Lamberth was the 1st quarterback and the 1st game played was against Portland and that is when the rivalry began. White House scored 1st in that game and Portland proceded to beat them up pretty bad. White House never beat Portland until 1984 when they went 99 yards in the last 6 minutes to win the game 14-13 and it has been that close back and forth since.

[WesVLT]

Brentwood Academy was founded in 1969 and fielded its first football team in 1970. The inaugaural squad was 3-7 -- the only losing record in the school's history. The Eagles won their first state championship in 1974.

[jasper]

South Pittsburg-1904

Marion County-1906

I THINK THESE ARE ACCURATE!

[rmayes12]

Knox High and Stair Tech's last season was 1950. Those two schools were closed and four new schools opened that started playing football in 1951:

 

Fulton (1951)

Knox. West (1951)

Knox. South "Rockets"- then South-Young (1976) now South-Doyle (1991)

Knox. East "Mountaineers"- now Austin-East (late 1960s)

Edited July 31, 2004 by rmayes12

[SpartaWarrior]

White County started in approximately 1909-1910. Our first game was against Cookeville. They beat us.

[Sequatchie]

South Pittsburg-1904

Marion County-1906

I THINK THESE ARE ACCURATE!

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Thats in the ballpark!

 

INDIAN, might know for certian but I think Sequatchie County started sometime in the 1920's probably earlier. The first High School was built in 1909.

Edited July 31, 2004 by Sequatchie

[XtremeLoco]

Im not sure when Rockwood started, but Im pretty sure their Rivalry with Harriman is the oldest in the state, they have played almost 90 strait years if I remember correctly. If not well that was one dream with a lot of Info in it, and I remembered it.