Pioneers Get Big Win on Senior Night

East Ridge defeated Signal Mountain 40-29, Friday at Shanks Field/Raymond James Stadium in a Region 3-4A contest.

The win moved the Pioneers to 6-2 overall and 1-2 in region play.

East Ridge rushed for 304 total yards, with Jeri Young accounting for 125 of those on 17 carries with four touchdowns. Mark Sessions added 80 yards on 11 totes.

Quarterback Cam Hollis was a dual threat, amassing 68 yards through the air and 63 on the ground.

Hollis found Jamari Jones for a 6-yard scoring strike sending East Ridge into the locker room at halftime with a 27-13 lead.

The Pioneers are on the verge of setting a season scoring record. East Ridge is 40 points away from eclipsing the 385 points during its legendary run in 2015. The Pioneers are averaging just over 43 points a contest.

Following a bye week, the Pioneers will travel to Hixson on Oct. 23 in a region game. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.