Soddy-Daisy’s Blake Smith (15) blocks Red Bank’s Will Davis (20) as the Trojans’ Levi Thornton (24) takes the ball down the field at the newly christened Robert Talaska Field on Thursday.For Soddy-Daisy football coach Justin Barnes, the week is finally over. Somewhat.
Leading up to the Trojans’ game Thursday night against rival Red Bank — Barnes’ alma mater — his pregnant wife Becca’s water broke around 2 a.m. Monday. Brinkley Barnes entered the world about 2:30 Monday afternoon. And the week only got better after the Trojans won 21-7 over the Lions at the newly named Robert Talaska Field in Soddy-Daisy.
Quarterback Hunter Maynor threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, including two scores to sophomore Tre Carter as the Trojans improved to 2-0. It was a win that looked like it would be anything but in the early going, as the Trojans offense had three turnovers in the first quarter alone — two fumbles and an interception.
Barnes praised the defense, which limited the Lions to seven first-half points, for keeping the team in the game.
“We’re lucky we’ve been playing good defense,” Barnes said. “Over the past two weeks, we’ve held two pretty athletic teams (Hixson and Red Bank) to seven points apiece.”