Oakland's football team broke the Maryville stranglehold on Rutherford County Friday night as the Patriots dominated the Rebels 23-7 at Ray Hughes Stadium in the semifinals of the Class 6A semifinals at Oakland's Ray Hughes Stadium.
The Patriots (14-0) advanced to the Class 6A state finals and will face Memphis Whitehaven (14-0) in the finals of the BlueCross Championships next Saturday in Cookeville.
Oakland jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never trailed, even though Maryville scored right before halftime to tie the game at 7-7.
It didn't matter as Oakland's defense dominated the second half.