After turning the football over five times in the first 3 1/2 quarters Friday night and scoring just seven points with less than 200 yards of total offense, the Red Bank offense put the game on two names it trusted.
Wilkey to Brown.
In that last half quarter, wide receiver Lucas Brown had five catches for 119 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Madox Wilkey threw for 155 yards to lead Class 3A’s Lions to an improbable come-from-behind victory over Class 6A host Ooltewah, 17-16.
“At no point did we ever lose faith,” Red Bank coach Chris Brown told his team after the game. “At no point did we ever believe we weren’t leaving here with a win. It’s because we love each other and we continue to stick together.”
While it might have been Wilkey and Brown who led the comeback, the Lions’ defense was the reason they were in position to win in the fourth quarter. Led by Clark Lockerby, Red Bank (2-0) held Ooltewah’s rushing attack to 76 yards on 40 carries.