The Maryville Rebels Hosted the Greeneville Green Devils in a 7v7 scrimmage on Wednesday, June 18 2025 at Shields Stadium in Maryville, TN. (Photo Tanner Walker/5SP)
BY DAVE LINK
MARYVILLE – They weren’t keeping score, and they weren’t keeping track of touchdowns.
But that doesn’t mean Greeneville and Maryville’s football teams weren’t going full bore during a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage Wednesday morning at the Rebels’ Shields Stadium.
They are two of the area’s premier programs, and they don’t take practices of any kind lightly.
“Really good work with a really good team,” Greeneville coach Eddie Spradlen said. “We weren’t trying to win a 7-on-7 game. We both wanted to get some work in and be able to coach and it was a really good day today.”
It’s about the only time the two teams go against each other on the football field.
Maryville is a perennial state power in Class 6A, same as Greeneville in Class 4A.
“We’re not trying to win any kind of 7-on-7 contest,” Maryville coach Derek Hunt said. “We just want to work and get to practice and get the reps. We got to play a ton of kids today, and that was the biggest thing.”
Plus, working on details in the passing game and the pass-defense game.
Here are some post-scrimmage takeaways from the two head coaches:
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