Alcoa’s Landon Ray (44) celebrates after causing Maryville to fumble in the final minutes of their game on Friday, Sept., 7, 2018 at Maryville.
Last season, we wrote this historical glance at the Alcoa-Maryville Rivalry, giving you all its top games, moments, heroes and coaches dating back to 2000.
But we have way more subscribers now. So who’s up for a re-run, right?
Right.
Why not? The two teams have a combined 33 state titles. That alone warrants it.
Following Thursday’s game, the Rebels own a 63-25-3 record in the contest, which dates back to 1927. Alcoa snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series last season.
Moreover, Alcoa was going for its 30th consecutive win on Thursday night. But Maryville snapped that streak, 17-3, to win the 91st meeting o the Battle of Pistol Creek.
But for nostalgia’s sake, you can look back at the scores, trends, top players, top moments and history in this storied affair dating back to 2000 …
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