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SportsWorks Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Our Staff has 28 years of combined experience Have an injury and need physical therapy? Call the SportsWorks Rehab team at 731-352-4189 |
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McKenzie Feed and Grain 2016 Cedar Ave., McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Phone: 352-2084 STIHL Your licensed STIHL dealer |
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BETHEL COLLEGE Academic Excellence...Personally Phone 731-352-4000 |
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MBC McKENZIE BANKING COMPANY Serving McKenzie, Paris, Alamo and now Jackson CONVENIENT Drive in hours: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Lobby hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday Highland Branch hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Drive-through hours 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays-- We'll Be Here! |
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McCaslin Motors Quality Pre-Owned Vehicles, Trucks, ATVs 25255 Highway 22, McKenzie, TN 38201 Call 731-352-2233 |
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Brummitt Funeral Home Supporting the Rebels and Serving McKenzie since 1945; Obituary Line 352-9391 |
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CHET'S PIZZA 21810 E. Main Street, Huntingdon, just past the overpass For the BEST pizza in West Tennessee, call 986-9705 |
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Alexander Thompson Arnold, PLLC CPAs 16208 Highland Dr. McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Phone 731-352-3513 See Mark Downing for your accounting needs |
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R & R Quality Construction Licensed and Insured Custom Homes, Remodeling, Additions, Any of your Home Improvement Needs Call Terry Reeder 731-352-9849 (h) 731-694-3019 (c) or Richard "Soup" Raymer at 731-644-7676 (h) 731-693-6578(c) |
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G&B MOTORS Highland Drive, McKenzie, TN 38201, phone: 731-352-7251 Good dependable used cars On the spot financing! See Greg Blackburn
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Brents K. Priestley 654 North Main St., McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Phone 352-7822 See Brents for personal investment advice |
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Phipps Pharmacy 205 Hospital Drive McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 |
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City of McKenzie P.O. Box 160 McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 |
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Kee Photography 50 Willard Ave. McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Steve Kee, owner and photographer |
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My Ezee Web Ez4me, Ez4u Let Us Customize Your Website Just for Your Business; It's Never Been so Ezee! Steve Kee, Owner/Web Designer |
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Mars U.S. Pet Food 399 Euclid Ave. McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Phone 731-352-3396 GO REBELS! |
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Farmers & Merchants Bank 15172 Highland Drive, McKenzie, Tenn. 38201 Phone 352-9998 Hometown Banking since 1916 |
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Backhoe Services Septic Installation, General Excavation Keith Robertson, Prentice McClerkin, Jr. 3102 Hwy. 423 McKenzie, TN 38201 (mail) |
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By JIM STEELE
mckenzierebels.com
DRESDEN, Tenn. - A thing of beauty, it wasn't. But McKenzie secured the inside track to that coveted football playoff spot.
In a sloppy effort, pock marked by suspect officiating on both sides, McKenzie came away with a 43-26 victory, which wasn't as close as the score indicated. The Lions capped a 12-play, 55-yard drive with no time left to tack on a cosmetic TD.
The Rebels were pretty inconsistent on both sides of the ball, but the defense collect four turnovers (three interceptions, two by John Johnson, and a fumble recovery). Rebel junior Richie Clark picked off a pass and returned it 64 yards for a score. In addition, special teams made a difference, too. Evan Rogers had a blocked punt that he returned 45 yards for another touchdown.
"We were sloppy, but we won, that's the main thing," said McKenzie coach Wade Comer. "We played well for the most part, but we just didn't execute for the most part, obviously, but Dresden is a lot better."
Comer attributed the inconsistency to his walking wounded. Jake Johnson, who has been battling a hamstring issue since track season of his sophomore year, has been relegated to playing offense only. Senior running back Quinton Bowden suffers from a sore ankle. Andrew Doster has an arm injury while Jace Hargrove has been playing with a cast on his arm.
"We've been banged up so much and it's hard to get rhythm and cohesiveness," said Comer. "It's hard to get timing down, but hopefully we're getting healthier, but obviously we have a lot of work to do."
John Johnson, who earned all-state status last year thanks to his seven interceptions, seems to be on track again with two more picks Friday.
"John played well," said Comer. "But we're killing ourselves with a lot of busted plays and we can't keep doing that."
The Rebels scored in the first quarter after senior Evan Rogers recovered a fumble at the Dresden 44. Seven plays later, Jake Johnson scored from the 3. The PAT failed, but the Rebels led 6-0 with 5:22 to play.
John Johnson picked off a pass, which led to an unsuccessful 36-yard field goal attempt, but Johnson picked off another pass that led directly to another score. With 7:47 to play in the second frame, Bowden made the turnover count with a 19-yard scoring gallop. He also added the deuce for a 14-0 lead.
The Lions responded with a long drive, ending when Dale Hutcherson found receiver Tyler McPeak for a 15-yard TD pass with four tenths of a second left in the half. The conversion failed, but the Rebels led 14-6.
With 7:43 to play in the third, Clark picked off Hutcherson for a 64-yard interception return. On the two-pointer, Max Arnold hit Doster for the two-pointer and McKenzie led 22-6. With 1:07 to play in the third, Rogers blocked a punt and took it to the house. Alex Rider added the point-after for a commanding 29-6 lead.
Early in the fourth, Hutcherson hit Isaac Butler for a 22-yard scoring strike, then hit Daniel Harris for the two and the Lions cut the lead to 29-14. The Rebels responded with an eight-play, 57-yard drive. Jake Johnson scored from the 1 and Rider's kick boosted McKenzie to a 36-14 advantage.
The Lions answered with a 73-yard drive that ended withn Hutcherson found Butler open for a 28-yard TD pass. The conversion failed, but the Lions trailed 36-20.
With 1:40 to play, senior runner Keon Williams raced 29 yards for a touchdown. Rider booted McKenzie to a 43-20 lead. Dresden never quit, though, ending the game with a Hutcherson-to-Colin Kanehl TD pass as time expired.
The Rebels, 2-1, 1-0, host Trenton-Peabody Friday night. Dresden, which suffered its first defeat of the season, 2-1, 0-1, travels to Gibson County.
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