Prep Athlete of the Week: Blaze Rice

Forty. One. Years.

That’s how long it had been since Unicoi County beat Gatlinburg-Pittman on the football field.

Blaze Rice was a big reason why the Blue Devils ended that drought. Rice, a standout running back for Unicoi, finished with 297 rushing yards and scored four touchdowns in the Sept. 4 game with the Highlanders.

For that performance, Rice is the I-81 Sports and Tricitiessports Prep Athlete of the Week for Aug. 31-Sept. 6.

We went to Erwin to present the award to Rice.

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I-81 Sports & Tricitiessports Prep Athlete of the Week

• Brenna Overbay, Science Hill soccer (8/17-23)
• Kiante Harris, Science Hill football (8/24/30)