Flag Football

Lady Mavs blank Farragut in opener

March 4, 2026 by Ken Lay

Anderson County High School’s flag football team opened its second season in commanding fashion Monday night.

The Lady Mavericks rolled past Farragut, 25-0, to begin the 2026 campaign.

“It’s always good to start the season with a win right out of the gate, and it’s always good to shut somebody out,” Anderson County Coach Jonathan Cotton said. “We had people making plays all over the place.

“We’re happy with the result, but we’re going to get to that postseason tournament — that’s the goal for us,” he said. “For our girls, it’s Murfreesboro or bust. That’s what a lot of them are saying.”

Quarterback Keiona Gillum led the charge, throwing three touchdown passes against the Lady Admirals.

She connected twice with Jocelyn Adams for scores and added a touchdown toss to Anaya Witkoski. Gillum also found the end zone on a touchdown run to cap a productive night.

The Lady Mavs converted one of four extra-point attempts as Eden Stout hauled in a pass from Gillum for the conversion.

Anderson County (1-0) returns to action Friday night when it hosts South-Doyle at 6:30 p.m.