BLUECROSS BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga
Thursday, Dec. 4
Division II-AA Championship
Battle Ground Academy 61, Franklin Road Academy 27 — BGA (13-1) stormed to a 21-0 lead and never looked back in its seventh overall championship but first since 2003. Senior QB Kaedyn Marable completed 24 of 31 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 61 yards and three scores to earn game MVP.
Division II-A Championship
Nashville Christian defeated University School of Jackson, 59-7, as recent Vanderbilt signee Jared Curtis earned game MVP honors for NCS (13-0). A 5-star-rated QB, Curtis completed 14 of 19 passes for 205 yards and 5 TDs while rushing for 78 yards and a TD on four carries.
Division II-AAA Championship
Baylor finished the year 12-0 thanks to a 28-24 comeback win over previously unbeaten Brentwood Academy (11-1). Briggs Cherry threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Braxton Rein with 3:32 left to play to give Baylor the lead for good — after it had blown a 21-10 advantage in the second half. Baylor star tailback David Gabriel Georges ran for 151 yards and a TD to earn game MVP honors. He also had 60 yards receiving and a TD.
Friday, Dec. 5
Class 3A Championship
Westview 62, Gatlinburg-Pittman 21
GAME STORY | PHOTOS | VIDEO
Class 1A Championship
South Pittsburg 42, McKenzie 14: South Pittsburg (14-1) claimed its eighth state title in program history, forcing three McKenzie turnovers along the way. Caden Jones passed for 157 yards in the win with two touchdowns while Ja’Mychal Buckner ran for 204 yards and three TDs to get MVP honors.
Class 5A Championship
Page 21, Sevier County 14
GAME STORY | PHOTOS | VIDEO
Saturday, Dec. 6
Class 4A Championship
Alcoa 47, Pearl-Cohn 27
GAME STORY | PHOTOS | VIDEO
Class 2A Championship
Huntingdon (14-1) defeated Marion County, 20-7, to win its first championship since 2003 and just its second overall. Kenton Smith won game MVP honors, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Huntingdon piled up five sacks and forced two turnovers to dethrone Marion County (13-2).
Class 6A Championship
Oakland 62, Ravenwood 21: Oakland (15-0) turned a matchup of unbeaten into a dud, as the Patriots repeated as state champions behind a 226-yard, seven-touchdown rushing performance by Ole Miss signee and game MVP Craig Tutt.
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