Coming out of a tough three-point loss to District 6-AA foe Hixson last week, Red Bank needed a win Friday at Howard to keep pace as the playoffs approach.
Malik Davis took care of that quickly with a 54-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage, sparking the Lions to a 60-7 district win. The converted wide receiver finished the game with 174 yards rushing and four touchdown runs in the rout.
After Davis’ opening score, Ben Brown returned a fumble for a touchdown on Howard’s ensuing possession, and then a 15-yard touchdown run by Davis gave the Lions (5-4, 4-1) a 20-0 lead with 7:04 remaining in the opening quarter.
“Tonight was just about finishing — about getting our offense rolling and getting our defense on track for playoffs,” Red Bank coach Chad Grabowski said after the game. “We’re trying to build toward playoffs and get our team on track, and I feel like we did that tonight.”
Davis kept up the pressure for Red Bank in the second quarter with a 70-yard scoring run, and he said he wanted to make sure he didn’t look past the winless Hustlin’ Tigers.