MARYVILLE – After a slow start on offense in Friday night’s TSSAA Class 6A quarterfinal at Maryville, Bradley Central finally looked to have some momentum after Clay Shoemaker capped a 15-play, 62-yard drive with a 29-yard field goal.
That momentum quickly faded.
The host Rebels scored 21 points in the final three minutes of the first half, highlighted by a Byron Brown interception return for a touchdown, on their way to a 45-10 win that ended the Bears’ season.
Though Bradley coach Damon Floyd was obviously disappointed, he’s not going to let that overshadow the positives of a 10-3 season.
“It was a blast,” Floyd said. “The last four years with this senior group has just been a lot of fun. They have a really good time and came to work every day. They worked really hard every offseason. It didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, but it ends for everybody at some point.