Red Bank showed off an impressive running game Friday night, with freshman Daune Morris and junior AD Crutcher combining for 291 rushing yards and five touchdowns as the Lions beat visiting rival Soddy-Daisy 46-14 in Region 3-4A action.
Morris, in his first real showcase on offense, carried the ball 14 times for 156 yards and touchdown runs of 25 and 5 yards, and Crutcher gained 135 yards on 12 carries and scored on runs of 27, 47 and 14 yards in the victory. Senior Reco Trimble added a 21-yard rushing touchdown for the Lions (2-1, 1-0) in the second quarter.
“We’ve been planning on this for the past two weeks after the Cleveland game,” Morris said. “We were looking forward to getting more rushing yards, we just focused on getting more rushing yards and following our blocks.”
Soddy-Daisy (0-4, 0-2) began the game on offense, but running back Tanner Whittenbarger fumbled on the first play from scrimmage, setting up Crutcher, who scampered 27 yards for the score on Red Bank’s first snap.
“I told my team before we even started that I was going to get a touchdown on the first play,” Crutcher said. “That’s all we worry about anytime we come into a game, is just to set the tone early.”