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Alcoa (TN) at Knoxville West (TN): Live updates, score of Thursday night game in eastern Tennessee

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 7, KNOXVILLE WEST 0 1ST QTR.

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FIRST QUARTER

- 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.