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Saturday, November 14, 2026Nov 14

Fourth-ranked Lions rout Pioneers

By Allan Taylor

sports@timesfreepress.com

Red Bank dominated East Ridge but downplayed its enthusiasm after a 41-14 district win Friday night.

Even quarterback Niquia McDuffie, despite tossing three touchdown passes, admitted after the home opener that “I can do a whole lot better.”

Well, McDuffie did throw a third-quarter interception, but that was the junior’s only miscue. He lobbed a 13-yard TD pass to Delvantez Slay on the Lions’ opening drive and then scrambled on his next two scoring passes – a 6-harder to Slay and a13-yarder to Kelvin Clay.