A strong second half, including a 14-point fourth quarter, helped Rhea County defeat Red Bank 35-21 in a nonregion game Friday. The Eagles won for the fourth straight game and scored 35 points for a third consecutive week to improve to 4-1.
Ethan Davis ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, and Latron Alloway rushed for 106 for Rhea, which also got 158 total yards and two scores from quarterback Kaleb Martin. Red Bank was led by quarterback Joseph Blackmon’s 190 yards of offense, including 11-of-16 passing for 99 yards. Reco Trimble caught five passes for 62 yards and a score, and A.D. Crutcher ran for 64 for the Lions (1-3), who were outgained 298-177.
South Pittsburg 21, North Jackson 20: Class 1A’s third-ranked Pirates rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit and scored three touchdowns that covered 42-plus yards, including two late in the fourth quarter for the dramatic win over the 4A Chiefs, who are located just nine miles from South Pittsburg across the Alabama state line.
South Pittsburg scored the winner on a 62-yard reverse pass from Jayden Mount to Reginald Hunter with 44 seconds remaining, and the defense sacked Dalton Morris after the hosts had driven to the Pirates’ 25 in the closing seconds.
After Richard Hunter connected with Racash Tipton on a 65-yard third-quarter touchdown to put the Pirates on the scoreboard, Mount hit Jacob Bivens on a 42-yard pass that brought South Pittsburg within six points.