Whitson, Tribe Open Season With Win Over Vikings

KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett and quarterback Zane Whitson got off to a rousing start Friday night at J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Whitson, a 6-foot-1 junior, completed 9 of 18 passes for 145 yards and rushed for another 38 yards to lead the Indians to a 33-13 victory over Tennessee High. Aiding Whitson’s efforts was a two-headed rushing attack powered by Phillip Armitage and Tyler Tesnear, who combined for 95 yards in the first game between the teams since 2016. View the photo gallery from the game “He was a really poised young man,” D-B coach Joey Christian said of Whitson, making his first varsity start.