Historic Jonesborough is getting spruced up for the holiday season with a month-long series of events and activities. Christmas in Olde Jonesborough will feature a different theme every Saturday from Nov. 24 through Dec. 15, and the shops offer plenty of unique gift ideas throughout the holiday season. Each Saturday will offer a variety of events from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. along with music, storytelling and extended holiday shopping hours in Tennessee’s Old-est Town. Santa will also be on site at the downtown Courthouse each Saturday for pictures and visits with children. Be sure to bring your letters to Santa and drop them off in the mail-box by Dec. 15 and receive a reply from the jolly old man himself.

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Preston McKee and his wife Shully Cawood present a check to John F. Birchette IV and other members of the LEAD Board of Directors last Thursday morning at the Johnson City Municipal and Safety Building. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

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The Town of Jonesborough will be hosting Christmas events each Saturday between Nov. 24 and Dec. 15. Children will have the opportunity to visit with Santa Claus on Main Street each Saturday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and there will be a special breakfast with Santa on Dec. 15 between 8-10 a.m. CONTRIBUTED

Children will have the opportunity to decorate cookies during the Fun with Frosty & Friends event on Dec. 8. The Jonesborough Lighted Christmas Parade will be held later that evening. CONTRIBUTED

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A $10,000 donation from the Morris-Baker Community Fund to the board of directors of Langston Education and Arts Development was generations in the making. The money will go toward ongoing work to re-habilitate the former Langston High School. Preston McKee, president of Morris-Baker Funeral Home, grew emotional as he spoke about the relationship between his grandfather, the late Carson Baker Jr., and J. Fletcher Bir-chette III, a Langston graduate who passed away in August of 2017. Even though the two men were competitors – Birchette owned Birchette Mortuary – the mutual respect and friend-

ship they had for each other made an impression on McKee. “They set an example where people can compete in busi-ness in the same market and still be true, trusting friends,” McKee said as John F. Bir-chette IV, the current presi-dent of Birchette Mortuary, stood beside him. “John and I are kind of a dying breed. We are among the last few funeral homes that are owned by local families. He knows that if his funeral home burns down, he has a place to be, and I would do anything I can to help him, and I can trust the same in him. I can’t tell you how much that means.” When McKee heard about

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The recent uptick in the number of vehicle-pe-destrian accidents at school bus stops across the country has prompt-ed local officials to issue warnings reminding drivers to pay attention behind the wheel. While it is illegal in all 50 states to pass a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children, bus drivers see it happen on a daily basis. “Whenever possible we develop bus routes that allow the door to open up directly to the bus stop so that children do not have to cross the road to board the bus,” said Johnson City Transit Director El-donna Janutolo. “In fact, on more heavily traveled roads we have two sepa-rate bus routes, one going in each direction to avoid road crossings.” Janutolo said motor-ists need to take a more active role in the safety of students by being more attentive when driving and abiding by the law. She said school bus drivers regularly report sightings of drivers on cell phones, speeding and passing stopped buses. The illegal activity is reported to the Transit Department as well as the Police Department. “When we receive reports of an issue we will send a unit to look into it,” said Johnson City Police Department Lt. Becky West. “Another area of concern is the pe-destrians who walk to and from school. Not everyone rides a school bus.” Since the start of the school year, the Johnson City Police Department

has issued 800 traffic charges in school zones. Those charges include speeding (617), using a handheld mobile phone in an active school zone (28), and texting while driving (2). The remain-ing 153 include warnings as well as citations for equipment or driver license violations. Both Janutolo and West encourage drivers to slow down and stay off mobile devices while being cog-nizant of the bus schedule in their area. Once the school year has start-ed Janutolo said buses travel the same roads, at the same times, and stop in the same places each school day. In addition

to altering their own schedules to avoid bus routes, drivers can take other precautions to keep children safe.

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Food City recently teamed up with several local media affiliates to host a chain-wide fundraising campaign to benefit Hurricane Florence relief efforts. The drive raised more than $167,000, including a $5,000 corporate contribu-tion from Food City. “The lives of many of our friends and neighbors have been devastated by Hurricane Florence. We want to do everything possible to provide assis-tance during this critical time,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president

and chief executive officer. The campaign ran Sept. 21-30 in all Food City locations throughout Ken-tucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North Georgia. Customers wishing to partici-pate were given an opportunity to make a monetary donation at the checkouts. Official check presentations were held on Monday to disperse the funds equally between two local organizations - Samaritan’s Purse and The Salvation Army, to assist with relief efforts.

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Robin Crumley (left), president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Johnson City/Washington County thanks those who helped make last Thursday’s Thanksgiving Celebration possible. Hundreds of kids gathered at the Boys & Girls Club to enjoy a holiday meal thanks to support from the American Legion, Keller Williams, Discover Life Church, ETSU and the Fireman’s Association. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

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Johnson City mayor Da-vid Tomita still has a vivid recollection of the first budget he helped pass as a member of the Johnson City Commission. It was 2013, and the Commission chambers were packed with folks wanting to speak out about the fact that funding for seventh- and eighth-grade sports at Liberty Bell was on the chopping block. With sales-tax revenue at a premium thanks to a sharp rise in online shopping, Tomita leaned into his microphone and called it like he saw it. “I suggested to them – which I still stand by – that if you want to fund your local school system, buy your stuff here,” Tomita recalled. “Don’t order it online because we don’t get that money directly back as we do when you buy it here. Quit going and looking at your shoes at Mahoney’s and buying them on Zappos.com. And they booed me. “It was the first time in my life I’d been booed by a large number of people.” Tomita was able to chuckle at that memory last Thursday as he pre-pared for his final meeting as a member of the City Commission. The mayor did not seek reelection and will be officially replaced by John Hunter on Dec. 6.

A reception was held in Tomita’s honor prior to the meeting, and he received a Presentation of Appre-ciation from his fellow commissioners at the start of Thursday’s proceedings. Tomita’s five years on the commission included several noteworthy accom-plishments for Johnson City – the Tweetsie Trail and King Commons were completed, a bike park at Tannery Knobs and a regional Aerospace Park in Blountville are well under-way and the groundwork has been laid for a poten-tial sports science center. But Tomita was quick to point out that the progress has been a team effort. He credited previous commis-sions for leaving the city better than they found it, acknowledged the hard work of those who worked alongside him. Vice-mayor Jenny Brock – who joined the commission along with Tomita in 2013 – echoed the sentiment that progress has been the result of teamwork. “I think we’ve done a lot together,” Brock said. “You can see around Johnson City that we’re making some innovative invest-ments, and David and I have been really lined up on those things we’ve been doing in the community. As he leaves the service of the commission, he has a lot to be proud of.” While Tomita expressed some frustration at how

slowly things move in government, he is excited to see how some of the long-range plans he has been part of will develop in the future. Tomita spent a few moments chatting with former Johnson City mayor Steve Darden prior to Thursday’s reception. During his decade on the commission – which included a stint as mayor – Darden got the ball rolling on the flood mitigation project that eventually became Founder’s Park as well as the massive under-taking that was the Tweet-sie Trail. Darden was out of office before either of those projects came to fruition. Likewise, Tomita be-lieves a lot of the work he’s put in over the last five years will bear fruit in the future. “It’ll be something I’ll be proud of,” Tomita said of his stint on the commission. “It will be fun to come back in 15, 20 years and see things built on what we started.” During his final meet-ing, Tomita was able to enjoy some closure as the

commission moved a pair of longstanding projects toward completion. First, commissioners voted to approve the third and final reading of a rezoning request that will lead to the construction of an apartment complex on land located behind the Mall at Johnson City. Second, the city officially took possession of a newly constructed bike park located on Tannery Knobs. Grant Summers has been working on the project with the understanding the 49 acres of land that looms just behind City Hall would eventually be transferred to the city. While the city is now officially in possession of the mountain biking park, it will take another 45 days and some action on the part of the city govern-ment in order for the trans-action to become official. By then, Tomita will be on to the next chapter of his life, free from ribbon cut-tings and groundbreakings, but also missing many of the folks he’s worked close-ly with over the past five

years – especially the late Ralph Van Brocklin. Tomita walked out of City Hall for the final time thankful for the opportuni-ties government service has given him. He also took a bit of delight in shocking some of his former teachers and classmates who didn’t see a political career in young David Tomita’s future.

“If you go back to Science Hill High School, Class of 1979, I was the guy they would have voted Least Likely to be Mayor of Johnson City,” Tomita said with a laugh. “There are still some people that are still scratching their heads, and I think that’s kind of funny.”

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Members of the Johnson City Board of Commissioners were on hand last Thursday night at a reception for mayor David Tomita inside the Municipal and Safety building prior to Tomita’s final commission meeting. From left, commissioner-elect John Hunter, vice-mayor Jenny Brock, commissioner Joe Wise, mayor David Tomita, commissioner Dr. Larry Calhoun and commissioner Dr. Todd Fowler. PHOTOS BY DAVE ONGIE

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Editor’s note: Scott Rob-ertson is on vacation this week and wishes you all a very happy Thanksgiving. Here is an edited ver-sion of his most popular Thanksgiving edition column.

I’m hoping some very important people will see this col-umn today, because they won’t be able to read it tomorrow morning. Unlike most of us, they’ll be working, you see. And no, I’m not talking about the retail employees who this year will be forced to work on Thanksgiving Day as more and more stores ignore the holiday (Though I do empathize with the folks who would rather be at home with their families than ringing in “gray Thursday”). I’m talking about the folks who will wear scrubs or lab coats, providing care to the hospitalized and infirmed. I’m talking about those who will don a badge and carry a gun, here in the state that has quietly earned the dubious distinction of having one of the highest violent crime rate in the nation. I’m talking about those who drive ambulances, air rescue helicopters, fire engines and crash trucks. And I’m talking about those serving in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy. On Thanksgiving Day, many Americans will thank God for the blessings bestowed upon us. But before we reach that day, let us take a moment to directly thank those who serve so that we may have the freedom, the health and the opportunity to attain those blessings. To you who work in healthcare and who will be in hospitals or senior living centers while most of us are with our families, thank you. When we are in hospitals as patients, we are so concerned with our own health, we often overlook your sacrifices on our behalf. When we go to visit family in hospitals or care facilities, we notice you even less. Yet we depend on you. We depend on your dedication, your compassion, your self-sacrifice on our behalf, and your willingness to put our needs above your own. When we are at our worst, you are at your best, helping us through it. Thank you.

To you who protect and serve as part of our law en-forcement community, thank you. Crime statistics tell us that as the weather cools, the crime rate drops. But you know that heart-breaking, family-rending crimes such as domestic violence don’t drop as autumn turns to winter. It’s you who will be there Thursday, policing the streets

for the drivers who have had one (or more) too many and answering the calls from homes where gratitude seems an ironic concept at best. When the desperate, the irrational and the unscrupulous are at their worst, you are at your best, protecting us all. Thank you.

To you who find yourselves called away at a moment’s notice to deliver someone in an emergency situation to a place of care, thank you. Here’s what you do. Just up the road in Hawkins County a few years back, a lifesav-ing crew pulled a man from a creek during the holiday season. His body temperature was 72 degrees. He was in cardiac arrest for 109 minutes before his heart began beating normally again. Between the EMS crew and the Hawkins County Memorial Hospital emergency de-partment team, 15 defibrilations were performed. The man was all but dead. But these caregivers would not let him go. They successfully brought him all the way back. That’s who first responders are. When we are nearest death, you are at your best, saving us. Thank you.

And it goes without saying that we thank those who serve our country. We would not even have the free-dom to express our gratitude without you. Many of you will spend Thursday far from your families. Perhaps you’ll get a chance to Skype or call home for a quick few moments, perhaps not. Some of you will spend the day on a relatively comfortable base here in the U.S. or in a friendly country. Oth-ers will stand guard over embassies in cities where you’ll wonder if you’re in the next Tehran, Benghazi or Beirut. But no matter where you are, you will already have earned our gratitude. Where the world is at its worst, you are at your best. Thank you.

Finally, we would do well to thank one other group of individuals who’ll be busy Thanksgiving Day. Many of our clergy will be doing the work to which they have been called. Some will be volunteering at shelters. Others will be helping or-ganizations such as Family Promise, which helps pro-

vide for working poor families. Some will be doing their usual rounds of visitation to shut-ins and hospitalized parishioners. On a day when it might be lamented that too many of us have lost sight of the meaning of Thanks-giving, you exemplify that meaning through your actions. You show those who have precious little that a spirit can be precious. When the rest of us face our own trials of Job, you are at your best, steadfastly pointing the way to the light. Thank you. To all of you, we send our thanks. Please know that while you’re working on our behalf Thursday, some of us will take at least a moment to thank God for the blessing that you are.

Last year Judy and I spent Wednesday after-noon until about 11 p.m. preparing our family Thanksgiving meal. I put the 24 Lb. turkey in to cook about 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning and started cook-ing other side dishes. I’ve probably cooked the Thanksgiving turkey 49 years, give or take one or two. I’ve noticed the news says that millennials are only cooking tiny turkeys, the chickens. They will never get the opportunity to experience the joy of exhaustion on Thursday evenings. Here are some Thanksgiving quotes you can share around the table.

• Thanksgiving is an emotional time. People travel thou-sands of miles to be with people they see only once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.

– Johnny Carson

• If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad at turkeys. There’s turkey ham, turkey bologna, turkey pastrami. Some-one needs to tell the turkey, man, just be yourself.

– Mitch Hedberg

• I like football. I find it’s an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving. – Craig Ferguson

• It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak. – Phyllis Diller

• We’re having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we’re having a swan. You get more stuffing. – George Carlin

• It’s not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it’s the seconds.

• Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

– Erma Bombeck

• Thanksgiving – when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who didn’t have to cook. – Mela-nie White

• Last Thanksgiving I shot my own turkey. It was fun. That shotgun going, Blam! Everybody at the supermar-ket just staring. Why track them when I know where they are? – Kenny Rogerson

• I’m excited about Thanksgiving because I love unwel-come parenting advice from relatives I see twice a year.

• Thanksgiving is the day men start getting in shape … to play Santa Claus. – Melanie White

• I’m from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thurs-day with more food. And I’m thankful for that.

– Howie Mandel

• Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home. – Melanie White

• A new survey found that 80 percent of men claim they help cook Thanksgiving dinner. Which makes sense, when you hear they consider saying “that smells good” to be helping. – Jimmy Fallon

• You know that just before the first Thanksgiving there was one wise old Native American woman saying, “Don’t feed them. If you feed them, they’ll never leave.” – Dylan Brody

• A lady was looking for a turkey but couldn’t find one big enough. She asked the stock boy “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied “No they’re dead”.

• I don’t eat pumpkin pie. It’s made from the guts of jack-o-lanterns, and that’s just spooky. – Melanie White

• Unattended children will be given Expresso and a free kitten.

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• Patsy Langford Tay-lor, 75, Johnson City, 11/13/18

• Beverly L. Hardy, 92, Johnson City, 11/16/18

• Charles “Lem” Hughes, 78, Johnson City, 11/16/18

• Kenneth ‘Buck’ Ray Har-rison, 74, Gray, 11/17/18

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The Civic Chorale, under direction of its Music Director, Dr. Rodney Caldwell, will present its annual seasonal concert on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 105 South Boone Street,

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Mildean McLaughlan and Larry Gorsline walk down the runway along with Jessica Morris during the Dawn of Hope Fall Fashion Show last Friday. PHOTOS BY JEFF DERBY

The Dawn of Hope held its annual Fall Fashion Show last Friday morning inside the gym-nasium at the Dawn of Hope. Dawn of Hope Clients took turns making their way down the catwalk to show off this fall’s most fashionable attire. The fashion show comes on the heels of anoth-er successful art show. Dawn of Hope’s service recipients spend much of the year preparing to show off their art and fashion during the month of November. To learn more about the Dawn of Hope, visit www.dawnofhope.com.

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The City of Johnson City is conducting its biennial Citizen Survey. Collected data will be used to determine how the City can best serve the public. The online survey is available on the City’s home page, www.johnsoncitytn.gov. Conducted in partnership with the National Research Center, the survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Participa-tion is crucial to planning projects

and providing services. All input is greatly appreciated. Citizens are encouraged to complete the online Citizen Survey by Tuesday, Nov. 30. Responses from previous surveys have resulted in improvements to the downtown area, including enhanced street sweeping and main-tenance and the addition of LED lighting. The last survey, conducted in 2016, indicated an increase in satisfaction among residents in the

areas of downtown safety, overall cleanliness, storm drainage, and walking trails. “The Citizen Survey is a great indicator of how we are doing,” said City Manager Pete Peterson. “It lets us know what our stakeholders want and gives us direction for strategic planning.” For more information, please email citizensurvey@johnsoncitytn.org or call (423) 434.6196.

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• 1/4 to 1/2 cup red wine vinegar (Depending on how tart you like the sauce.)

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chop. Place on a plate and set aside. Take a small piece of foil and pull up sides to make a box. Pour blackber-ries onto foil. Set aside. Turn on gas grill with smoker box on grate and lid down. When wood chips begin to smoke place blackberries in foil box on grate, close lid, and smoke over medium high heat 15 minutes. Remove from grill and set aside. Blend blackberries, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, honey, and oil with a blender or small food processor. Taste. If mixture is not tart enough stir in a small amount of remaining red wine vinegar until it suits you. Set aside. Sear pork over high heat making grill marks then reduce heat to medium and cook until internal tempera-ture is 145ºF (for medium well). Remove chops from grill and let rest 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with Smoked Blackberry Sauce and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs. Makes 4 servings. Enjoy!

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the Washington County Humane Society so please bring something to add to the back of the sleigh. On Dec. 8, join us for a new spin on one of our most popular events, Fun with Frosty & Friends. Lots of family fun will take place throughout town, including Pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, children’s storytelling, San-ta Mart, games and more. The Jonesborough Lighted Christmas Parade will take place that evening starting at 6 p.m. The pa-rade will travel through the historic district from Boone Street to Main Street. The series wraps up on Dec. 15 with another new event, Breakfast with San-ta, which will take place at the Chuckey Depot Muse-um in Jonesborough at the top of each hour from 8-10

a.m. With The Polar Ex-press theme, children are encouraged to wear their pajamas while visiting with Santa over breakfast. From 11 a.m until 3 p.m., stroll through town with the Christmas Church Tour and visit participating churches in the downtown historic district. See their beautifully decorated sanc-tuaries and enjoy music, hand bells and more. Grab a guide at the International Storytelling Center to begin your tour. Each church is locat-ed within easy walking distance of downtown, and make sure to stop in the shops to get your last-minute gifts. For more information on Christmas in Olde Jonesborough, call 423-753-1010 or visit www.jbochristmas.com.

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the plans to renovate the Langston and transform it into a community center, he was excited about the opportunity to contribute, especially since John F. Birchette IV serves on the LEAD board of directors. “This is a big day for us,”

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Audiences can experience the glori-ous sights and sounds of the season at Milligan’s annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2. The performances are free and open to the public. On both nights, Milligan’s area of music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the college’s Mary B. Martin Auditorium located in Seeger Chapel. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. “The annual Christmas concert allows Milligan music students and faculty to give the gift of wonderful music in a beautiful setting to the community,” said Dr. Kellie Brown, professor of mu-

sic and area chair. The concert will feature choirs, orchestra, brass choir and the organ, as well as a carol sing-along. “I love when all of the lights are off and the audience holds up their candles to sing ‘Silent Night,’” reflected Brown. “There is a wonderful spirit in the entire concert, a worshipful approach to the start of the Christmas season.” An offering with a suggested dona-tion of $5 will be taken to benefit the college’s area of music.

Milligan presents annual Christmas concert

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The ETSU football team celebrates a rushing touchdown scored by senior quarterback Austin Herink (7) during Saturday’s game against the Samford Bulldogs. PHOTOS BY COLLIN BROOKS

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Daniel Boone basketball player Bayleigh Carmichel (seated, center) was sur-rounded by her family and coaches last Wednesday as she signed a scholarship to continue her academic and athletic endeavors at Trevecca University. PHOTOS BY DAVE ONGIE

Daniel Boone track and cross country runner Erin Bruce (seated, center) was surrounded by her parents and coaches last week when she signed scholarship papers to continue her career at Tusculum University.

Daniel Boone track and cross country athlete Marley McCoy (seated, center) signed a scholarship last week surrounded by her parents and coaches to con-tinue her athletic and academic career at Tusculum University, where she will join her high school teammate Erin Bruce.

Daniel Boone Signing Day

Bucs live to fight another day Saturday’sregular-seasonfinaledidn’tgo ETSU’s way, but the Bucs found out on Sunday that they had earned a spot intheFCSPlayoffs. TheBucs,ranked22ndinthenation,willtakeonNo.7JacksonvilleStateonSaturday,Nov.24insideBurgess-SnowField.Kickoffissetfor7:30p.m.andwillbebroadcastonESPN3. ETSU, who earned a share of the SouthernConferencechampionship,enterspostseasonplaywithanoverallrecordof8-3.Theeightwinsarethethird-mostinprogramhistoryandthe

mostinaseasonsincethe1996Bucca-neersfinished10-3. TheBucsaremakingtheirsecondplayoffappearanceinprogramhistory–thefirstcominginthat1996season.ETSUis1-1all-timeintheplayoffs,astheBucsdefeatedVillanovainthefirstroundbeforefallingtoeventualnationalrunner-upMontana. PlayoffticketscanbepurchasedthroughtheJacksonvilleStateticketof-ficeviawww.JSUGamecockSports.com/Ticketsorbycalling(256)782-8499.

TheDavidCrockettPioneersputtogetheraseasonfortheages. Along the way, they rewrote the re-cordbooksbybecomingthefirstfootballteaminschoolhistorytogoundefeatedintheregularseason,andthePioneerswentontoearntheprogram’sfirsttwoplayoffvictories.ButlastFridaynight,KnoxCentral(11-2)usedanefficientoffensiveattackandanopportunisticdefensetobeatthePioneers(12-1)23-12inthestatequarterfinals. TheBobcatsforcedfourCrockett

turnoversandshutdownthePioneers’rungameinordertoadvancetothesemifinals.CrockettquarterbackCadeLarkinskepthisteaminthegamebythrowingfor250yardsandtwotouch-downs,butadrivelateinthefourthquartertokeephopealivestallednearCentral’sgoalline.PrinceKollieandJohnKollieeachhauledinatouchdownpassforthePioneers. LarkinsisafinalistforMr.FootballinClass5A.Thejuniorthrewforjustunder4,000yardsthisseason.

Crockett’s dream season ends in Knoxville

ETSU’s Varghese runs in Nationals OnalandmarkdayforETSUCrossCountry,sophomoreBenVarghese,aproductofDanielBooneHighSchool,becamethefirstETSUdistancerunner

tocompeteattheNCAACrossCountryChampi-onshipssinceheadcoachGeorgeWattstookovertheprogramin2012. “It was one of those days whereBengainedsomevaluableexperience,”Wattssaid.“Hemadetremendousprogressthisseason and has a chance to beevenmorecompetitivegoingforward.” Varghese,competingina255-athletefield,rana31:20.210K,anidenticaltimetohisSouthRegionChampionshipsmarkthatadvancedhimtotheNCAAs.Vargheseaver-ageda5:02.8mileSatur-dayandlookedconsistentthroughout the race, startingespeciallystrongwitha5:50.1ashecrossedthe2Kpole. Racinginovercastandchillyconditionsinfrontofaboisterousandsize-able crowd, Varghese’s nextsplitswere12:36atthe4.1Kmark,18:34aftersixkilometersand25:06.2followingthe8Kcheckpointashenavi-gatedhiswaythroughacoursethatwassnowyinsomeareas. Withhis31:20.2finish,Varghesecamein177thamongstthelargestfieldheparticipatedinthisseason. At the front, Morgan

McDonald of host school WisconsinedgedGrantFisherofStanfordbylessthan a second to take the men’sindividualtitlewithatimeof29.08.3,McDonaldcallingit“myproudestmoment”post-race.TakingtheteamtitleforthethirdconsecutiveyearwasNorthernArizo-na,witheachoftheirtop-fivefinishingamongstthefirst25tocrossthefinishlineatZimmerChampi-onshipCourse. WithcrosscountryofficiallycomingtoanendaroundtheNCAA,28ofthe29ETSUmen’sandwomen’scrosscountryrunnersnowawaittrackandfieldseason,whichisslatedtobegininmid-January.

Ben Varghese

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