The Maryville Rebels took on the Alcoa Tornadoes in a non-region matchup on Goddard Field at Bill Bailey Stadium Stadium on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Alcoa, Tennessee. Maryville won 30-27 in the 93rd edition of the Battle of Pistol Creek. (Photo by Danny Parker)
By JESSE SMITHEY
ALCOA – Of all the heroes you might have predicted in a Maryville win Friday night at Alcoa, junior Jacob Richmond surely wouldn’t have topped your list.
Probably wouldn’t have been in the top five, really.
But perhaps no Rebels player received more high-fives and adulation following the 30-27 win at Alcoa than Richmond.
The 5-foot-9 linebacker played the game of his young prep career, making game-altering plays early and late to give Maryville its third consecutive win in the series.
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