Silverdale Baptist Academy raced to a 28-point lead in the first quarter and rolled to a 49-6 TSSAA Division II-AA East Region win over Knoxville Grace on Friday night.
The Seahawks averaged 9 yards per play in accumulating 402 total yards, outrushing the Rams 308-69 to improve to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the league. Connor Delashmitt led the ground game with 129 yards and three scores, including a 40-yard sprint, while Channing Manning led the defense with eight tackles.
Turner Junkins had a 71-yard scoring run and also caught a touchdown pass from Brett Rogers, who finished with 94 passing yards and ran for 57. Rogers also had a fumble return for a score.
Silverdale Baptist closes its regular season next week at Christian Academy of Knoxville, which also stands 4-1 in the region.
Marion County 42, Signal Mountain 0: Class 2A’s fourth-ranked Warriors were not caught looking ahead to next week’s region championship showdown with top-ranked Meigs County.