Another year, another Tennessee high school football state championship for Alcoa. the Tornadoes, ranked No. 87 in the latest High School Football America 100 national rankings, won its 5th straight Class 3A title Friday with a 27-0 shutout of Pearl-Cohn. It gives Alcoa (14-1) a state-record 18 overall high school football championships.
Never gets old!!! @VarsityAllAxs @wvlt @wvltpacker @rivalrythursday @PilotPrepSports @alcoasports pic.twitter.com/rdTRJUxkTN
— MARK PACKER (@wvltpacker) December 6, 2019
No stopping that.
— Joe Spears (@joe_spears7) December 6, 2019
Tristan Blankenship pounds his way into the end zone and @alcoafootball leads 14-0 with 1:46 remaining in the first quarter @prepxtra pic.twitter.com/QX3g5ApTVn
Once again, the Tornadoes defense was outstanding, limiting P-C to 83 yards of total offense. It was the team’s 10th shutout of the season. The Tornadoes outscored their opponents this year 653-to-71.
QUICK TAKE – @alcoafootball QB @samvaulton14 on winning a state title in his first season as the starter. pic.twitter.com/L1QQqoXoEE
— Jesse Smithey (@5StarPreps) December 7, 2019
Alcoa head coach Gary Rankin, Tennessee’s all-time winningest coach, is now 15-6 in state championship games. 11 of his 15 state titles have come at Alcoa.
