Robertsville looks to regroup following Norris loss
When Robertsville Middle School opened its 2025 football season last week at home, interim Head Coach Tyler Carr knew the Rams would be the hunted.
Robertsville won the Tennessee Valley Athletic Conference championship in 2024, finishing 9-1 overall with a perfect 7-0 league mark.
The Rams’ only loss came in a high-scoring nonconference battle against Knoxville Grace Christian Academy.
But the 2025 opener brought a stark contrast, as the defending champions fell 32-8 to Norris on Thursday night at Blankenship Field in a matchup of the past two TVAC title holders.
“This was what we needed,” said Carr, who is serving as interim coach while Head Coach Ron Gray is sidelined by illness. “We didn’t have a preseason scrimmage, so we needed to see how we would play against another team.
“We knew we’d have a target on our backs, and we still have seven more chances to go out there and win ballgames.”
The Rams, facing a bit of a rebuild this year, will look to regroup when they visit Fort Loudoun Middle School for their first road game of the season Thursday. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.
Against Norris, Caleb Malone provided all of Robertsville’s points, scoring on a three-yard touchdown run and adding the two-point conversion.
