| Oak Ridge vs. Kingsport Dobyns-Bennnett |
- Fact Sheet
Kickoff: 7:30 Friday night at Kingsport’s J. Fred Johnson Stadium.
Records and rankings: Oak Ridge (2-0 overall, 1-0 Region 2 5-A), ranked No. 2 in the state;
Dobyns-Bennett (1-2 overall, 0-1 in Region 1 5-A).
Head coaches: Stanton Stevens (third year at ORHS 20-7, ninth season overall 82-21);
Graham Clark (15th season at D-B 145-31).
Series record: Oak Ridge leads 18-15-1.
Last meeting: (2006) Dobyns-Bennett 33, Oak Ridge 10.
Of note: Two of Tennessee’s most storied high school football programs. The Indians, who opened
the doors to Dobyns-Bennett in 1919, have more football wins (693) than any school in the state
and have an all-time record of 693-206-28. That’s a winning percentage of .762. D-B claims 13 state
championships, but none since the inception of the playoff format in 1969. The Tribes’ last state title
came in 1964.
Oak Ridge, which started playing football in 1943, is 552-148-11 all-time.
The Wildcats have won eight state championships -- the last in 1991 -- and four titles since the
playoff system was incorporated. Oak Ridge’s all-time winning percentage is .784.
Oak Ridge probable starting lineup
Offense
QB: No. 11 David Irby 6-2, 255 jr.
TB: No. 5 Jared Stephens 5-9, 160 sr.
FB: No. 44 Kevin Summers 6-0, 225 sr.
WR: No. 2 Ralpheal Coffey 6-2, 183 jr.
WR: No. 4 Demarcus Rogers 6-0, 160 jr.
TE: No. 43 Joe Daniels-Mulholland 6-2, 200 sr.
C: No. 76 James Normand 6-1, 235 soph.
T: No. 64 Alex Stuart 6-4, 295 sr.
T: No. 68 Chris Capshaw 6-0, 275 sr.
G: No. 66 Tony Carson 6-3, 264 jr.
G: No. 61 Chris Weller 6-3, 225 sr.
PK: No. 29 Will Hudson 6-0, 208 sr.
Defense
E: No. 61 Chris Weller 6-3, 225 sr.
E: No. 27 Jeremy Vaughan 5-11, 195 sr.
T: No. 64 Alex Stuart 6-4, 295 sr.
T: No. 76 James Normand 6-1, 235 soph.
LB: No. 25 Andrew Kirkpatrick 5-10, 198 sr.
LB: No. 7 Tyler Clark 6-2, 193 jr.
LB: No. 9 Stefone Gibson 5-9, 145 sr.
LB: No. 44 Kevin Summers 6-0, 225 sr.
CB: No. 4 Demarcus Rogers 6-0, 160 jr.
CB: No. 2 Ralpheal Coffey 6-2, 183 jr.
S: No. 5 Jared Stephens 5-9, 160 sr.
P: No. 29 Will Hudson 6-0, 208 sr.
E: No. 61 Chris Weller 6-3, 225 sr.
E: No. 27 Jeremy Vaughan 5-11, 195 sr.
T: No. 64 Alex Stuart 6-4, 295 sr.
T: No. 76 James Normand 6-1, 235 soph.
LB: No. 25 Andrew Kirkpatrick 5-10, 198 sr.
LB: No. 7 Tyler Clark 6-2, 193 jr.
LB: No. 9 Stefone Gibson 5-9, 145 sr.
LB: No. 44 Kevin Summers 6-0, 225 sr.
CB: No. 4 Demarcus Rogers 6-0, 160 jr.
CB: No. 2 Ralpheal Coffey 6-2, 183 jr.
S: No. 5 Jared Stephens 5-9, 160 sr.
P: No. 29 Will Hudson 6-0, 208 sr.