Posted  8:30 p.m. October 3, 2007 McMinn County vs. Oak Ridge Fact Sheet By Mike Blackerby editor@oakridgesports.com Kickoff: 7:30 Friday night. Place: Oak Ridge’s Blankenship Field. Records & rankings: Oak Ridge (5-0 overall, 2-0 in Region 2 5-A, ranked No. 2 in the state by AP). McMinn County (4-1 overall, 1-1 in Region 2 5-A). Series record: Oak Ridge leads 23-2. Last meeting: (2006) McMinn County 31, Oak Ridge 30 in overtime. Coaches: Oak Ridge--Stanton Stevens (third year at Oak Ridge 23-7, ninth year overall 85-21). McMinn County--Bo Cagle (first year at McMinn County 4-1). About the series: After losing the first 19 games in the series, McMinn County has won two of the last six contests against Oak Ridge. One of the most memorable games in the series came in 1975 in the Class AAA semifinals. The Cherokees, led by future University of Tennessee tailback Hubert Simpson, gave the eventual state champion Wildcats what turned out to be their toughest test of the playoffs that season before falling 28-14 on Blankenship Field. Oak Ridge statistical leaders: Rushing… Jared Stephens 90-855 (9.5), Jaraious Sykes 18-140 (7.8), Kevin Summers 9-69 (7.7). Receiving… Ralpheal Coffey 15-323 (21.5), Demarcus Rogers 8-164 (20.5), Dedrick Oliver 2-24 (12.0). Passing: Tyler Clark 19-36 (52.8) 437 3 tds, 1 int. Scoring: Jared Stephens 74 (12 tds, 1 2-pt. conversion), Demarcus Rogers 24 (4 tds), Will Hudson 21 (2-4 fg, 15-15 xp). Tackles: Drew Kirkpatrick 14-26-40, Kevin Summers 22-15-37, Jeremy Vaughan 17-14-31, Zach Zulliger 19-5-24, Stefone Gibson 15-9-24.