High school football fans
were entertained with what has become known as the "Battle of
Franklin" on Friday night, October 1, 2004 as the Franklin High Rebels
rolled into Centennial's stadium to play under the lights to a standing
room only crowd.
These cross town rivals have battled it out on the
football field for the past eight years. Franklin has claimed victory
in all eight meetings and this past Friday night may have been the
most exciting of all eight.
With only minutes left in the game and
the Rebels trailing 14 -13, Centennial was threatening to score again
on the Rebels 20-yard line. But with the Rebels defense digging
in, Tim Leach (#77) picked up a Centennial fumble and stormed 80 yards
to put the Rebels on top 19 -14.
Congratulations to these tremendous
players, Head Coach Tim Johnson and coaching staff for maintaining
the perfect record against a very good rival in Centennial.
For
details and stats on the game, see the article in the tennessean.com.
