Itty Salter (6) and the Alcoa Tornadoes faced the Columbia (Ga.) Eagles in a preseason scrimmage on Goddard Field at Bill Bailey Stadium on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Alcoa, Tennessee. (Photo by Danny Parker)
By JESSE SMITHEY
ALCOA — Consider it a rare occurrence when an opponent looks better than Alcoa in a cursory pregame eye test.
The six-time defending Class 3A state champions played host to Columbia High, a Class 5A program out of Georgia, on Friday night. And the visiting Eagles certainly looked the part.
But once play began, Alcoa was the only one raising eyebrows.
Here are some of the main takeaways, big plays and standout players.
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