AC flag football stays undefeated
The newest athletic team at Anderson County High School kept its perfect record intact as the girls’ flag football squad headed into the Thanksgiving holiday break after winning two games at Bearden High School on Monday, Nov. 25.
The Lady Mavericks opened the night by edging South-Doyle 14-13, before routing the host Lady Bulldogs 32-13.
The game against the Lady Cherokees, who entered with a 1-3 record, went to overtime.
Bralee Hall caught a long touchdown pass from quarterback Keiana Gillum early, but the Lady Mavericks had to play tough defense to remain undefeated in their inaugural season.
“The honest-to-God truth about that game is that I outcoached myself and almost cost us that game,” ACHS Coach Jonathan Cotton said.
“Our defense really stepped up, and we were fortunate to score one more point than they did,” he said. “We tried to work on everything we had in preparation for the Bearden game.”
The contest against the Lady Bulldogs wasn’t as close, and Cotton credited Defensive Coordinator Ryan Moog for much of the Lady Mavs’ success against Bearden.
“Our defense was great all night, and Coach Moog and the defense made my job a lot easier,” Cotton said.
Kaycee Baldwin, who also plays softball for the Lady Mavericks, caught a long touchdown pass from Gillum against Bearden.
She also played several positions throughout the night for ACHS, which improved to 6-0 with last week’s wins.
“We had some kids miss last week because of Thanksgiving, and we moved Kaycee Baldwin around and had her playing some different places, and she stepped up and played great all night,” Cotton said.
“She had a big game and played big for us all night, and she caught a touchdown pass.”
The Lady Mavericks played Powell and Knoxville Central on Monday, but results were not available at press time.
