Boyd Buchanan came into Friday night’s showdown against visiting Chattanooga Christian School with a lot more than bragging rights on the line, and the host Buccaneers came away with a 35-14 win to improve to 6-0 this season.
Reclaiming the challenge trophy — a spray-painted tire held by the winner between these two teams each year — was just icing on the cake.
Boyd Buchanan running back Jaylon Sanderfer rushed 12 times for 125 yards and three touchdowns, including the only two scores in the first half, as the home team capitalized on key mistakes by CCS to earn a huge Division II-AA East Region win. The Bucs, with a state ranking of No. 4 in DII-AA, are now 3-0 in the region.
“As you can see by the final score, those first 14 points were very important,” Sanderfer said. “After halftime, we played like it was still 0-0 and had to come out and keep it up, and that’s exactly what we did.”
(READ MORE: Final scores and photos from Friday night’s Chattanooga-area prep football games)