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title: "Bristol, Tenn.: Tennessee High rolls past Morristown West"
url: https://www.herebristol.com/2026/10/11/bristol-tennessee-high-beats-morristown-west-week8/
date: 2026-10-11T09:14:37+00:00
modified: 2026-10-11T09:14:37+00:00
author: "Miriam S. Rutledge"
categories: ["Sports"]
site: "HEREBristol"
attribution: "HEREBristol"
---

# Bristol, Tenn.: Tennessee High rolls past Morristown West

> BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tennessee High rocked Morristown West, 49-14, on Friday night in Week 8 high school football, giving Bristol fans a Region 1-5A statement win on the road at Burke-Toney Stadium in Morristown. Tri-Cities game coverage said the Vikings piled up the score in a contest that could shape home playoff positioning later this

*Source: [HEREBristol](https://www.herebristol.com/2026/10/11/bristol-tennessee-high-beats-morristown-west-week8/) — October 11, 2026 by Miriam S. Rutledge*

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tennessee High rocked Morristown West, 49-14, on Friday night in Week 8 high school football, giving Bristol fans a Region 1-5A statement win on the road at Burke-Toney Stadium in Morristown.

Tri-Cities game coverage said the Vikings piled up the score in a contest that could shape home playoff positioning later this fall. East Tennessee Week 8 finals included Tennessee 49, Morristown-West 14.

A public MaxPreps ledger for the Bristol program said that on Friday, Oct 9, 2026, the Tennessee Varsity Boys Football team won against Morristown-Hamblen West High School by a score of 49-14. A companion recap put the Vikings at a 6-2 record this season after winning four of their last five matchups and averaging 49.0 points across that stretch.

Morristown-Hamblen West fell to a 3-4 record after the defeat snapped a three-game winning streak, according to the same recap ledger. Tennessee High is next listed against in-conference foe Sevier County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Morristown-Hamblen West is listed next against Daniel Boone.

The 49-14 final, Friday Week 8 timing, and Bristol Tennessee High as the winner are consistent across those public results. Local fans can treat the Sevier County checkpoint as the next Region 1-5A measuring stick after the Morristown West road win.

Fans following Friday night football in Bristol, Tenn., now turn to the Sevier County date with a 6-2 Vikings club coming off a decisive Week 8 win at Morristown West. Region 1-5A positioning remains in play with three weeks of the regular season still ahead for East Tennessee programs.