OK, folks, quick quiz. Without peeking at the standings, can you name which of the Chattanooga area’s 39 high school football teams in Tennessee is the only one still undefeated?
Here’s a hint, it’s not a traditional bully such as Baylor, Marion County or South Pittsburg, and it’s not even one of the newer powers like East Hamilton or Signal Mountain. Nope, all of those teams have at least one loss already this season, but Silverdale Baptist, in only its eighth varsity season, is still unbeaten (6-0) more than halfway through the regular season.
“We don’t need to get a lot of attention yet,” said senior running back Matt McCulley, one of two returning 1,000-yard rushers from last year. “Publicity is good, but it could also make people get the big head and not focus on the things that are important that got us here.
“We’ve got a lot of guys who played last year, and we’re confident we can win big games and go further than we did last year. If we do that, we’ll get noticed for sure.”
Heading into tonight’s game at Chattanooga Christian, the Seahawks, led by 14 seniors who play a lot, are ranked No. 6 in the Class 2A state rankings and have three shutout wins while outscoring opponents 200-40. That’s the fewest points allowed by any team in 2A and is the third-fewest given up by any team in the state, regardless of classification.