Gavyn Crowe heads downfield with one of several long runs for the Bulldogs vs Rhea Middle in the Ridge to River Classic on 8/31/23.
SCMS Wins 24-8 Over Rhea Middle Football
Spring City, TN -- 8/31/23
Spring City hosted Rhea Middle in a continuation of the "Ridge to River Classic" with their 24-8 win on Thursday, 8/31/23. Bulldogs won the toss and elected to receive. Gavin Crowe ran the ball well in the first series, but series bogged down and Eagles got the ball on their side of the field on turnover-on downs. First quarter ended with no score. Eagles could not move the ball and kicked to Spring City. On the first play, Davin Crowe went 50 yard for the touchdown and Bodie Marchetti added the 2-point conversion for the 8-0 lead for the Bulldogs.
The next Rhea Middle possession moved the ball past midfield before a Spencer Campbell interception gave the Bulldogs the ball. Bulldogs moved the ball into Eagle territory with E. J. Casteneda catch from Jayden Fitzgerald as second quarter wound down. It was Crowe again with a couple of long runs to move the ball down to the 11, but a pass attempt to score was batted away as second quarter ended.
In the third quarter, it was Crowe with another long run to move the ball down to the Eagle 20, Rhea Middle stopped the Bulldogs drive with a fumble recovery, but on first play of their possession, a high snap rolled into end-zone and Bulldog Rhett Robertson alertly jumped on the ball for a Bulldog touchdown. Crowe added the two-point run and ran the Bulldog lead to 16-0 with 1:30 left in third quarter.
On the next possession, Bulldogs forced a punt near midfield and a short punt gave Spring City ball near midfield. Crowe had nice run to the 30 and then Jayden Fitzgerald found Sencer Campbell for the touchdown pass with 3:26 left in game. Rhett Robertson scored on 2-point conversion pass by Fitzgerald to put Bulldogs up 24-0.
Eagles received kickoff and moved the ball downfield, with couple of nice catches by Chance and Pullam before Norman hauled in the touchdown pass from Delaney. Caleb Chance had the 2-point conversion catch to move the Eagles within 24-8, but time was running out. Eagles had one more possession and could not find the end-zone. Final score 24-8, Bulldogs.
After the game, Rhea County Director of Schools, spoke with both teams stressing unity for the kids as they eventually would be playing together for the Rhea County Eagles.
Coach Anthony Loden spoke to the Bulldogs players. Loden said, "A win is a win, but we need a better effort next week. Don't be satisfied with what you did tonight."
After he spoke the players hoisted up the "Ridge to River" trophy.
Gavyn Crowe was selected the Rhea County Magazine "Player of the game" for his touchdown, 2-point conversion and his big runs in the game.
| SPRING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BULLDOGS 2023 | ||
| Head Coach: Anthony Loden | ||
| Asst. Coach's: Kevin Whitson, Jace Geene, Justin Sutton | ||
| Name | Jersey # | Grade |
| EJ Casteneda | 3 | 7 |
| Alex Perez | 8 | 6 |
| Spencer Campbell | 11 | 6 |
| Miles Phillips | 12 | 8 |
| Bodie Marchetti | 15 | 8 |
| Rhett Robertson | 19 | 8 |
| Collyn Groce | 20 | 6 |
| Carter Douglass | 21 | 7 |
| Zeke LaDuke | 22 | 7 |
| Jayden Fitzgerald | 25 | 8 |
| Sawyer Robertson | 28 | 7 |
| Gavin MeLear | 30 | 6 |
| Titan Houston | 31 | 6 |
| Malchi Dove | 32 | 7 |
| Aiden Roberts | 33 | 6 |
| Gavyn Crowe | 44 | 8 |
| Brantley Miller | 45 | 6 |
| AJ Chacon | 50 | 8 |
| Lucas Runyan | 51 | 7 |
| Josyon Mooneyham | 52 | 7 |
| Carson Garrison | 53 | 6 |
| Mack Chattin | 54 | 8 |
| Charlie Wightman | 56 | 7 |
| Trenton Ellis | 57 | 8 |
| Ian Hickman | 58 | 6 |
| Noah Mayton | 59 | 7 |
| Cayden Jolley | 63 | 6 |
| Myles Ganskow | 70 | 6 |
| Weston Marinski | 71 | 8 |
| Casey Curtis | 73 | 6 |
| Gavin Reagan | 74 | 7 |
| Harlan Thomas | 75 | 7 |
| Patrick Baldwin | 79 | 7 |
| Joseph Baur | 81 | 6 |
| Havin Gatlin | 82 | 7 |
Rhea Middle School Roster
| No. | Name | Grade | Position |
| 1 | Skylar Rievely | 8 | RB/LB |
| 2 | Landon Singleton | 8 | RB/CB |
| 4 | Dezmon Wallace | 7 | QB/CB |
| 6 | Laterrius Donegan | 8 | RB/CB |
| 7 | Dametrius Sanders | 7 | WR/OLB |
| 9 | Corbin Elsea | 8 | WR/CB |
| 11 | Quinton Davis | 7 | RB/OLB |
| 12 | Ezekiel Romero | 8 | RB/S |
| 15 | Demetrius Shirley | 8 | RB/LB |
| 16 | Jaxton Schmitt | 8 | QB/S |
| 18 | Macarthy Evans | 6 | WR/CB |
| 21 | Gage DeVaney | 7 | RB/OLB |
| 25 | Foster Evans | 8 | RB/OLB |
| 27 | Caleb Chance | 7 | RB/LB |
| 28 | Teagan Everett | 7 | RB/OLB |
| 32 | Tytan Macon | 7 | TE/LB |
| 33 | Wyatt Mangefrida | 7 | RB/LB |
| 36 | Bently Knight | 6 | RB/LB |
| 46 | Bentlee Fullam | 7 | TE/DL |
| 50 | Christopher Watson | 7 | OL/DL |
| 52 | Colton Thurman | 8 | OL/DL |
| 53 | Skylar Colvin | 7 | OL/DL |
| 54 | Miguel Leal Hernandez | 8 | OL/DL |
| 56 | Romero Villanueva | 6 | OL/DL |