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Bradley Central finds second-half solution to beat Red Bank

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank's DeSean Davison, left, can't make the tackle as host Bradley Central's Padon Parker Price carries the ball during Friday night's game in Cleveland, Tenn. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank's DeSean Davison, left, can't make the tackle as host Bradley Central's Padon Parker Price carries the ball during Friday night's game in Cleveland, Tenn.

By Gene Henley September 19, 2025 6 min read

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — After a lackluster first half against Red Bank, Bradley Central football coach Damon Floyd had a simple message for his offensive coaching staff: Get the ball to Brayden Carroll.

The Bears had struggled on offense in the first half of Friday’s home game, going into the locker room down 10-7 and with leading rusher Kenyon Phelps unable to go due to a lower-body injury. Add to that some struggles at quarterback after a pair of interceptions, and there needed to be a fix.

It was found in the rushing of not only Carroll — who scored two touchdowns — but Padon Parker Price as they combined for 98 second-half yards in a 21-10 win over the Lions.

TSSAA Class 6A’s Bradley, which won its fourth straight game since a narrow season-opening loss to 5A’s McMinn County, leaned heavily on its offensive line against 4A’s Lions (1-3), rushing for 262 yards in the win. While Phelps still led the team in rushing with 81 yards on 11 first-half carries, Price was right behind him with 79 yards on the ground.