After one of the more bizarre seasons for any prep football team in Tennessee, Red Bank ended the regular season where it was projected in the preseason – atop Region 3-3A.
The Lions, who have not lost on the field this season but did have a forfeit region loss to Brainerd due to a COVID-19 quarantine, earned the region championship Friday with a convincing 13-0 win at third-ranked Loudon.
In a one-day span, Red Bank (7-1, 4-1) went from the likelihood of finishing third in the region to dethroning last year’s region champ and securing home-field advantage in the playoffs. It began with Brainerd’s upset loss to McMinn Central on Thursday, which opened the door for the Lions to surge to the top of the league by snapping Loudon’s nine-game region winning streak.
“We have an incredibly resilient group of kids who value the chance to play football and went out and took care of business,” Lions coach Chris Brown said. “There’s something to be said for securing the one seed and proving we’re the best team in the region.
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