The Meigs County Tigers faced the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders in a TSSAA Class 3A state quarterfinal on Legion Field at Hammonds Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Gatlinburg-Pittman advanced, 34-30. (Photo by Danny Parker)
BY DEAN FOX
GATLINBURG — Living in the heart of the Smokies means low cloud ceilings are nothing unusual. But on Friday night, Gatlinburg-Pittman broke through a different kind of ceiling — one that had hung over the program for decades.
The Highlanders finally punched their way past the state quarterfinal round, outlasting Meigs County 34-30 in a Class 3A thriller that swung wildly for four quarters and ended with Jackson Savarese clutching an onside kick that pierced the ceiling once and for all.
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