BAYLOR 35
POPE JOHN PAUL II 20
The Star: Brendon Harris scored two touchdowns for Baylor.Up Next: The Red Raiders will travel to West No. 1 seed Memphis University School in the second round.
Friday's second-round Tennessee playoff pairings
(All kickoffs at 7 p.m. local time) CLASS 6A Bradley Central (9-2) at Blackman (8-3) CLASS 5A Farragut (10-1) at Rhea County (9-2) Walker Valley (7-4) at Ooltewah (9-2) CLASS 3A East Ridge (6-5) at Red Bank (8-3) Notre Dame (7-4) at Sequatchie County (11-0) CLASS 2A Watertown (10-1) at Marion County (10-1) Meigs County (10-1) at Forrest (10-1) CLASS 1A Fayetteville (9-2) at South Pittsburg (10-1) Whitwell (6-5) at Columbia Academy (10-0) DIVISION II McCallie (7-4) at Brentwood Academy (7-2) Baylor (7-4) at MUS (10-0)
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - Baylor's four-point lead looked tenuous at best entering the fourth quarter of Friday's Division II-AA playoff opener, but the Red Raiders pulled away by going to the air.
Baylor outscored host Pope John Paul II 21-10 in the final 12 minutes to secure a 35-20 victory over the Knights, avenging a regular-season loss.
"Our defense played excellent," Baylor coach Phil Massey said. "Our defensive coaches had our kids prepared, and our secondary did a good job."
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