Soddy-Daisy visited Hixson and came away with a 49-13 win Friday night, despite falling behind 7-0 in the early moments of the game.
On the first play from scrimmage, Hixson quarterback Landon Wallace pitched a lateral to wide receiver Latrell Sandefer, who threw the ball deep down the field to Jack Jullian for a 46-yard gain to set up the Wildcats at the Trojans’ 25-yard line. Six plays later Lamel Johnson ran the ball in from 2 yards out for the Wildcats’ lead, just 2 minutes and 52 seconds into the game.
“On that first drive it was a little excitement. It’s a big rivalry game. We didn’t do a good job. We had our eyes in the backfield, instead of playing our coverage. That was a little of the problem,” Soddy-Daisy coach Justin Barnes said later. “They settled down after that and responded very well.
“The type of offense they run is very tough to defend. You’ve got to play assignment football. After that first drive, we really did that.”
On the ensuing possession, Soddy-Daisy took the ball 55 yards on eight plays to tie the game at 7 with 5:47 remaining in the first quarter. Featured on the drive was running back Ty Boeck, whose five carries accounted for 47 of the 55 yards, including a score from 1 yard out.