Lady Mavs’ trail ends at Coalfield
Anderson County seniors Anaya Witkowski, Jocelyn Amos, Chloe Freeman and Marissa Valero walk onto the field for the pregame coin toss before Thursday night’s region flag football championship game at Coalfield High School. The Lady Mavericks saw their inaugural TSSAA-sanctioned season come to an end with a 38-12 loss to the Lady Yellow Jackets. (photo:Tony Cox )
The Lady Mavericks, who played in a Knox County league in late 2024, completed their first TSSAA-sanctioned campaign with an 11-7 overall record. They went 6-2 in league play.
On the first night of the postseason, Anderson County defeated Happy Valley 38-0, and shut out Fulton 26-0, avenging one of its league losses to the top-seeded Lady Falcons.
“We did a good job against Happy Valley and we did a good job against Fulton,” Lady Mavericks Coach Jonathan Cotton said.
“We didn’t play well at Coalfield, and they did a good job controlling the clock against us in the second half.
“They didn’t give us a chance to come back.”
Cotton said he was pleased with the 2026 campaign.
“When you look at the scores from all over the state, you see that we, in East Tennessee, have some of the most- competitive games from week to week,” he said.
