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SPORTS EDITOR: BRANDON SHIELDS, 731.425.9751 Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ JacksonSunSports Follow us on Twitter Brandon Shields Michael Odom SPORTS PAGE1D SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 THE JACKSON SUN JACKSONSUN.COM WESTERNAUTO Wearetheonlylocaldealerofferingfullserviceandparts. SERVINGJACKSONSINCE1973 48 MONTHS NOINTEREST W.A.C. 42 MONTHS NOINTEREST W.A.C. 3YEAR WARRANTY! TN-0001127726 2099 95 YTH24V54 2999 95 Z254 The numbers were staggering Saturday when Tennessee and Kentucky met for a staggering 112th time. More than 1,200 yards of combined offense.

More than 800 yards of combined rushing. Fifty-eight first downs. Eighty-five points on the Neyland Stadium scoreboard. the end of the said Joshua Dobbs, record-setting quarterback, want to come out with more points. Whoever has more yards or more first downs, that Mission accomplished.

Tennessee outlasted Kentucky 49-36. The 31st victory over the Wildcats in the past 32 years keeps SEC East title hopes alive. The Vols (7-3, 3-3 SEC) still have Missouri (home) and Vanderbilt (away) left. And be pulling hard for Florida to lose at LSU on Nov. 19.

The Gators beat South Carolina on Saturday to maintain their East Division lead at 5-2. in a two-game coach Butch Jones said. Kentucky (5-5) racked up 635 yards of offense but fell out of the playoff, finishing conference play at 4-4. Acrowd of 101,075 showed up for football only to see a track meet break out. Kentucky rushed for 443 yards, most ever against an SEC opponent.

A 75- yard sprint by quarterback Stephen Johnson on opening snap was a statement of yards to come. The Vols countered with 376 rushing yards, easily surpassing their season high. was like a battle said Alvin Kamara, see who had the best Kamara returned from a two-game injury absence to run for 128 yards and two touchdowns. He had to settle for, well, runner-up honors to Dobbs, who ran for 147 yards and two scores. Dobbs also threw TD passes to Josh Smith, Ethan Wolf and Josh Malone en route to accounting for 370 yards of Tennesseee 49, Kentucky 36 RANDY TODAY SPORTS Tennessee wide receiver Josh Malone (3) catches a pass against Kentucky safety Marcus McWilson (15) during the third quarter Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

WHAT DEFENSE? Vols win track meet, stay alive for SEC East crown MIKE STRANGE MIKE.STRANGE@KNOXNEWS.COM SeeVols, Page4D TRENTON With the first day of high school basketball games three days away, the season started for some with a jamboree at Trenton Peabody. Teams have scrimmaged each other and a few teams in the area, but Saturday was the first time to get in front of the crowd and play 16 minutes on the court. Bradford coach John Glisson believes his team is ready to compete with the best in District 14-A, while Lexington has to play well to have a chance against the tough teams in District 14-AA. So the matching up with each other was a good measuring stick. Bradford came up with a defensive stop at the end to hold on for the 33-32 victory over the Tigers.

are always different because the kids are excited to show what they have done over the summer and how they have Glisson said. believe that we have the ability to play with a lot of good teams, and Lexington is agood Marquez Pirtle hit two free throws with 28.8 seconds remaining for the 33-30 lead. Trevon Bryant answered four seconds later, but the Tigers get a winner. showed the areas where we need to get Glisson said. new guys need to get more confidence, but I am excited to have this HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Bradford hangs on to win jamboree test MICHAEL ODOM PAM JACKSON SUN Phenix Street dribbles the ball past Malik Johnson on Saturday in the Trenton Peabody Jamboree.

SeeBradford, Page4D The TSSAA released the alignment proposal for the next four years in all sports on Friday. Some sports saw a lot of change compared to others. These proposals are mostly final. There will be a meeting in Murfreesboro on Thursday to finalize everything, and it will be at that meeting when placements can be appealed. But the TSSAA staff has said it will need to be a compelling argument for the appeal to be approved.

a quick glance at some of the more noticeable quirks of alignment in football. football in Region 6-1A: The Tigers have been in Region 8-1A the last two years, which is primarily in Shelby County. Because that region grew to eight teams in Memphis, a decision needed to be made about Middleton. Keep the Tigers in with that region and make it nine teams, place them in Region 7and give them long trips like Lake County and South Fulton or put them in Region 6 where the closest rivals are Collinwood and Wayne County, which is three counties to the east. For balancing HIGH SCHOOLS With football alignment changes come afew quirks BRANDON SHIELDS SeeQuirks, Page5D After both Liberty teams went through the regular season with a .500 record, the Crusaders and Lady Crusaders went on to reach the Region 8-AA tournament.

Both teams hope to build on that to have better seasons and make deeper runs. The Lady Crusaders reached the region semifinals last year, and they return three starters this season. kids have been working really Liberty girls coach James Shaw said. got a couple kids from JCM that should help. We also have a new attitude toward the game with this being my third year Aleysia Mason-Pavia is back for her senior year, and she will be the leader on the court for Liberty.

will be key for Shaw said. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Liberty ready for next step Boys, girls teams primed to make deep tourney runs MICHAEL ODOM C.B. JACKSON SUN Aleysia Mason-Pavia is back for her senior season to try to lead the Lady Crusaders to the District 15-AA title. SeeLiberty, Page5D.