McCallie’s Alex Trotter (4) dives into the end zone for the second touchdown of the first quarter between Ensworth defenders Friday night at McCallie.
There’s no “D” in Ensworth. Or at least there wasn’t Friday night.
McCallie’s offense looked about as well-oiled as any in coach Ralph Potter’s era – both stints with the program combined – and the Blue Tornado handed the Division II-AA’s top-ranked Tigers a 62-34 whipping at McCallie.
McCallie (6-0, 2-0) entered the East/Middle Region high school football game ranked second in the classification, but its offense was second to none Friday. The Blue Tornado piled up 560 yards of total offense, none of their three penalties were on offense, and they had no turnovers.
“Our kids were focused, obviously,” said Potter, whose team totaled 16 of its 24 first downs in the first half. “We played very well. We pretty much played error-free.”
As good as McCallie was from scrimmage, its night got off to a robust start with Tyrik Stewart’s 58-yard return of the opening kickoff to Ensworth’s 40. That began the first of the Blue Tornado’s five first-half possessions – all ending in touchdowns.