Pioneers Win!

East Ridge fell behind by 21 points only to rally behind the rushing of Traneil Moore to prevail against Chattanooga Christian, 39-28, Friday in Region 3/3A high school football.

The win evened the Pioneers record for the season at 5-5, and 3-2 in region play.

Moore rushed for 301 yards on 28 carries, including fourth-quarter scoring jaunts of 53 and 49 yards to help East Ridge secure the win and a trip to the post-season. The Pioneers will travel to DeKalb County next Friday in the first round of the TSSAA Football Playoffs.

Chattanooga Christian (5-5, 0-5) put East Ridge in the hole in the first quarter with scoring passes of 67 and 32 yards. It added to the lead in the second quarter with a short scoring run.

Moore scored on a five-yard run in the second to get the Pioneers on the board. Kashawn Cosey hauled in a 21-yard scoring strike from Alonzo Russell, before a 27-yard field goal by Mohammed Hasan cut the lead to 21-17.

The teams then traded touchdowns in the third quarter.

The Pioneers amassed a total of 475 yards in the game. Its defense forced six fumbles, recovering four.

Photo by Larry Sewell _ Traneil Moore looks for running room Friday night during the Pioneers’ win over Chattanooga Christian.

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.