
Parker Newman of Sevier County. (Photo by Danny Parker/5Star Preps)
BY DEAN FOX
SEVIERVILLE — Parker Newman twice helped stop Knox West in critical situations Friday night. Then he rewrote the Sevier County record book — twice.
Newman caught a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, breaking the school career record and tying its single-season mark for receiving touchdowns, as the Smoky Bears defeated West 35-15 in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs.

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