High school football has now kicked off Thursday night in Tennessee with a game between county foes.
Walker Valley travels several miles to Cleveland High School in a a renewal of a Bradley County rivalry, the ESPN Cleveland Community Kickoff Game.
Cleveland leads the all-time series, 17-5, and defeated Walker Valley in last season’s matchup, 51-23. But Walker Valley is attempting to beat the Blue Raiders for the second time in the past three contests.
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WALKER VALLEY 7, CLEVELAND 3 1ST QTR.
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FIRST QUARTER
– FIELD GOAL CLEVELAND. Drive stalls, but the Blue Raiders get on the board with a field goal. (Walker Valley, 7-3)
– Cleveland on the move on its second series. Blue Raiders have the ball inside the Walker Valley 20.
– TOUCHDOWN WALKER VALLEY. Mustangs cash in off the fumble, as running back Roman Eulo, who scored 20 TDs last season, scores his first TD in ’25, taking it in from 7 yards out from the Wildcat formation. (Walker Valley, 7-0)
Cleveland turns it over on the first possession. Walker Valley takes advantage; getting points on this @RomanEulo 7 yard run. @valley_fb leads 7-0; 9:59/1Q pic.twitter.com/iJNrGJ6IyR
— Jeff Cate (@TheJeffCate) August 21, 2025
– FUMBLE. On Cleveland’s first series, the Blue Raiders fumble it and Walker Valley makes the recovery near the Cleveland 20-yard line.
– Cleveland will receive the opening kickoff to start the game.
PREGAME
– Both teams have taken the field to get things started.
– Coming to you from Cleveland as the Blue Raiders entertain county rival Walker Valley as part of a Thursday night season opening game in southeast Tennessee.
ABOUT WALKER VALLEY
The Mustangs finished last season 7-4 and lost in the opening round of the playoffs to Lenoir City, 41-35.
One of their key returning players is All-State running back Roman Eulo, an Austin Peay commit who rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and scored 20 TDs a season ago.
ABOUT CLEVELAND
Like Walker Valley, the Blue Raiders also finished 7-4 in ’24. They are coming off a first-round playoff loss to Science Hill, 30-27.
It will be the debut of first-year Cleveland coach Chris Brown, who was formerly an assistant at Walker Valley.
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