2007 CAK (Christian Academy of Knoxville)

Photography by Jammie Graves 

By BRITTANY DAVIS

Sports correspondent

The Loudon Redskins traveled to Knoxville to take on the Warriors of CAK Friday night.  It was a classic battle with each team trying to answer the other.  In the end Loudon came up short 38-21.

Tyler Campbell was a bright spot for the Redskins with three touchdowns and 45 yards rushing. D’Andre Miley also added 42 yards on the ground.

The first quarter started with each team testing the water, as neither team was able to score.

CAK struck first as they took the ball from the LHS 20 yard line.  On second down and 10 after collecting a first down on a Redskin penalty, Keenan Kolinsky went 58 yards to put the Warriors on the Loudon 12 yard line.

From there Kolinsky picked up five more yards to put CAK on the seven.  Chris Cates then found Joseph Bennett for the TD.  Matthew Warren tacked on the point after to give the Warriors the early lead, 7-0.

The Redskins couldn’t get their offense going at the end of the quarter and had to punt.  The punt was tipped and CAK got excellent field position at the Loudon 26 yard line.

The Warriors took only 18 seconds to find pay dirt as Kolinsky added another touchdown.  Warren tacked on the PAT and Loudon found itself down 14-0.

The visitors finally got going on defense after their first offensive series of the second quarter came up short.  On first and 10, Bo Harrison sacked CAK’s Cates for a seven-yard loss.  Ben Curtis was then able to knock away a Warrior pass, forcing the hosts into a third and long situation.  On third and 17 Ben Everett laid a big hit on Kolinsky to force CAK to punt.

Campbell returned the punt to CAK’s 25-yard line.  From there the Redskins were forced into a fourth and 14, but Blake McNew found Ben Curtis on a slant to pick up the first down on the 11.  Campbell then carried for four yards, then for the seven-yard touchdown.  Carlos Espinoza added the point after and the Redskins closed the gap 14-7.

The Warriors had an answer though.  Behind Cates, CAK was able to march downfield.  Cates found Bill High for the 15 yard TD and Warren tacked on the PAT to give the Warriors a 21-7 advantage at the half.

The Redskins came out of the locker room with a mission.  Loudon got the ball on its own 24-yard line.  McNew found Keenan Hawkins who took the ball all the way to CAK’s 39 and, on the following play, Miley picked up three yards for LHS.  Then, Tyler Barr took the ball down to the three-yard line.  Campbell got the nod and took the ball into the end zone, Espinoza added the point after and the Redskins were coming back, 21-14.

The Warriors had an answer for the Redskins, though, as Cates found Bennett for a 34-yard gain.  Cates then found Jordan Cross for the 31-yard TD.  Warren’s PAT was good as CAK stretched its lead to 28-14.

Loudon’s Miley answered right back as he took the kickoff down to the Warrior’s nine-yard line.  McNew then pitched the ball to Campbell for a nine-yard touchdown.  Espinoza added the extra point and the Redskins were once again within seven at 28-21.

The Warriors added another score to end the third quarter, as Cates found Jay Scott for a 23-yard TD pass.  Warren remained perfect on PAT’s as CAK went up 35-21.

In the fourth quarter both teams exchanged possessions without adding any points to the board, until CAK was able to put three points up on a Warren 25-yard field goal with three minutes to go.

The Redskins had a chance to make a run at CAK as Richard Butkus recovered a Warrior fumble.  The Loudon offense wasn’t able to collect on the turnover, instead they fumbled to give it back to CAK.

The Warriors kept the ball to run out the clock and seal a 38-21 victory.

The Redskins (2-1) return home Friday when they host county rival Greenback.  Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.