Alcoa (TN) defeats Knoxville West (TN) to stay undefeated: Live updates, score of Thursday night game in eastern Tennessee

Buck Ringgold

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Alcoa (TN) defeats Knoxville West (TN) to stay undefeated: Live updates, score of Thursday night game in eastern Tennessee image

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Alcoa (Tennessee) has looked impressive so far through three ballgames.

The Tornadoes now seek to keep it going Thursday night when they travel to Knoxville to take on Knoxville West in a game that will be televised on the NFHS Network.

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Alcoa (3-0) started the season on Aug. 22 with a hard-fought 28-21 win against traditional rival Maryville. Then the following week, the Tornadoes rolled past Bearden, 63-13, and had a similar outcome last week with a 52-7 road win against Gibbs.

Junior quarterback Thomas Manu has completed 84% of his passes (42-of-50) for 589 yards and 11 TDs while not throwing an interception through Alcoa’s three-game start. Another junior, Jamir Dean, is the team’s top receiver with 14 catches for 207 yards and four TDs.

Knoxville West (0-2) is searching for its first win. The Rebels lost 48-7 to Maryville on Aug. 29 and then were edged, 29-21, by Knoxville Central last week.

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ALCOA 35, KNOXVILLE WEST 0 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Alcoa moves its record to 4-0 with another convincing win, while West drops to 0-3.

FOURTH QUARTER

- West punts for the seventh time tonight, and Alcoa returned the latest punt for a TD but it will be called back due to holding. Tornadoes still in command with less than eight minutes to play. 

THIRD QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN ALCOA. Tornadoes extend their lead with a red zone TD pass from Thomas Manu to Jamerius Abuhania, the second time they have hooked up. (Alcoa, 35-0 | :24, 3rd) 

- West will force Alcoa to punt deep in its own territory at the start of the second half. 

HALFTIME

- A dominant first half for Alcoa, and the Tornadoes go into the locker room up by four touchdowns. 

SECOND QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN ALCOA. Micah Jones finishes off a long drive with a 1-yard plunge and Kyrin Tyson adds the extra point. (Alcoa, 28-0 | 2:20, 2nd) 

- West punts for the fourth time this evening and Colston Colquitt releases a 56-yard punt that bounces inside the Alcoa 20.

- Alcoa scored touchdowns on each of its first three possessions. But West finally forces the Tornadoes to punt on their fourth series, with less than eight minutes to go in the half.

- TOUCHDOWN ALCOA. Colquitt booms a long punt, which is downed at the Alcoa 19. But on the very next play, Condis Cherry gets a toss to the left, then quickly cuts upfield and outraces the West defense for an 81-yard TD. Tornadoes have broken this game wide open. (Alcoa, 21-0 | 10:58, 2nd) 

- Alcoa had exactly 100 yards of total offense in the first quarter, while West had just 33.

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN ALCOA. Tornadoes make it 2-for-2 on drives ending in TDs, the latest a 34-yard pass from QB Thomas Manu to WR Jamerius Abuhania to complete a 6-play 45-yard drive. (Alcoa, 14-0 | :39, 1st) 

- West going backward on its next drive and has to punt in the shadow of its own end zone. Colston Colquitt, son of former Tennessee Vols and K.C. Chiefs punter Dustin, releases the kick and it goes to the Rebels' 45, where Alcoa will have great field position. 

- TOUCHDOWN ALCOA. Tornadoes go 50 yards in 9 plays, and finish things off as Micah Jones dives in from a yard out. PAT is good. (Alcoa, 7-0 | 3:42, 1st) 

- Alcoa faces a fourth-and-1 at the West 9 and the Tornadoes go for it, and get it. First-and-goal inside the 5. 

- Alcoa able to move the ball on its first possession, but the Tornadoes have already been flagged twice for holding, nullifying a pair of big gains. But they are inside the West 20 near the midway point of the opening period. 

- The injured player is up on his feet for West, which decides to go for it on fourth-and-short. But the Rebels are stuffed by the Alcoa defense, and the Tornadoes will take over at midfield. 

- West gets it out to midfield, where the Rebels will face a fourth-and-short. But there is a West player down on the field with an injury, so the game has momentarily stopped. 

- Opening kick is a touchback, and West will begin the game at its own 20-yard line.

- Alcoa wins the toss and defers to the second half. West will field the opening kick. 

PREGAME

- Live from Knoxville, it’s a Thursday night football game as undefeated Alcoa comes in to face a Knoxville West squad still searching for its first win of 2025.

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Buck Ringgold

Buck Ringgold has been covering high school sports for more than 25 years. He has a BA in Journalism from the University of Arkansas and is a die-hard Texas Rangers fan.