McCallie scored three unanswered touchdowns to snap a 14-all tie and take command of a home matchup with Virginia's Life Christian Academy on Friday night.
With McCallie leading 34-14 with 11:04 remaining in the fourth quarter, officials called the game after three Life Academy coaches were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct, awarding the Blue Tornado the win.
McCallie running back Tario Price led the way with 118 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, while junior quarterback Jay St. Hilaire was 10-of-18 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown. Carson Gentle led the Blue Tornado defense with four solo tackles (one for loss) and a sack.
Price snapped the tie with a 1-yard run with just 10 seconds to go before halftime, then added a 3-yard touchdown with 2:49 left in the third for a two-score advantage. St. Hilaire later tossed a 14-yard touchdown to Drew Hamilton, putting McCallie (5-2) in control.
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Knoxville Webb 23, Silverdale Baptist 20: The lead changed hands twice in the final two minutes, but it was Charlie Robinson's 2-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds remaining that provided the winning margin for the visiting Spartans in the Division II-AA East Region matchup.
Senior quarterback Brett Rogers had put the Seahawks ahead for the first time on a 10-yard touchdown run with 1:57 remaining, but Webb responded to remain unbeaten. Rogers completed 18 of 26 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 82 yards, while Cameron Bowen caught five passes for 105 yards for Silverdale Baptist (5-3, 2-2) and Caiden Botts had eight catches for 96 yards.
Turner Junkins led the Seahawks on defense with 11 tackles, while Brody Lamb added nine stops.
Robinson totaled 258 yards for the Spartans (7-0, 4-0).
Elizabethton 35, Rhea County 28: The Cyclones pulled off the nonregion road win by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, when the teams combined for 35 points. A pair of Nate Stephens runs gave Elizabethton a 14-point lead and proved to be too much for the Golden Eagles to overcome.
Ethan Davis carried the ball 41 times for 267 yards and four scores for Rhea County (1-6).
Stephens ran for 245 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries, and Dalton Mitchell was 7-of-10 passing for 182 yards and a score for the Cyclones (3-4).
Prince Avenue Christian (Ga.) 42, Baylor 35: The unbeaten visitors scored with just 1:11 remaining, then stopped a Red Raiders drive as time expired to hand Baylor its first loss of the season.
Baylor (6-1) will have another nonregion game next week at Hendersonville before consecutive DII-AAA East/Middle matchups against top-ranked Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville and at home against Father Ryan.
South Pittsburg 28, Austin East 0: A 21-point third quarter helped Class 1A's fifth-ranked Pirates to the nonregion road win against a 3A foe. The third-quarter scoring began with a Logan Hargis 14-yard pass interception return to the end zone and was followed by Kamden Wellington's 28-yard touchdown run and Jayden Mount's 7-yard scoring run.
The only first-half scoring for the Pirates (6-2) came on a 19-yard pass from Wellington to Nas Starkey.
Whitwell 27, Grundy County 0: The Tigers outgained Grundy 341-82 in total yards, led by Bennett McDougal, who was 10-of-17 passing for 138 and three touchdowns, all in the first half. Chandler Britton ran 15 times for 83 yards and a score for the Tigers (6-1) in the nonregion win, while Wyatt Davis had four tackles for loss and Wesley Nunley added a pair of tackles for loss against winless Grundy County.
Other area scores:
Central 60, Sequoyah 0
Loudon 29, McMinn Central 0
Meigs County 61, Copper Basin 25
Notre Dame 21, Howard 12
GEORGIA
Hiram 44, Calhoun 34: The Hornets (4-3, 1-1 GHSA Region 7-AAAAA), listed as 40-point underdogs by MaxPreps, stunned the host Yellow Jackets at Phil Reeve Stadium with 33 second-half points, including a pair of touchdown runs from Jamerian Whatley.
Calhoun (4-3, 1-1) lost leading rusher Caden Williams to injury in the first half and quarterback Trey Townsend in the second half. Before his injury, Townsend connected on touchdown passes to Emaree Winston and Hunter White. Cam Curtis returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter to give Calhoun its final lead at 21-17.
Dalton 28, Woodland-Bartow 7: The Catamounts took over sole possession of first place in 7-AAAAA as Tyson Greenwade ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and Ethan Long passed for a touchdown to Warner Ross and ran for another score. Adriel Hernandez also scored for Dalton (4-3, 2-0), which held Woodland (1-6, 0-2) to less than 200 total yards.
North Murray 63, Gordon Central 13: The Mountaineers (5-2, 3-0 Region 7-AA) roared to a big halftime lead against Gordon Central (1-6, 0-3) as senior quarterback Seth Griffin ran for one touchdown and passed for three, with two to Judson Petty and one to Jadyn Rice.
Northwest Whitfield 49, Southeast Whitfield 0: The Bruins (5-2, 1-1 Region 7-AAAA) rebounded from last week's league loss to Sonoraville with a dominating first half against Southeast (4-3, 1-1) as Owen Brooker had three of his four touchdown passes to build a 35-0 lead.
Brooker hooked up with Isaiah Foster for 13 yards to start the scoring, then hit Gavin Nuckolls for a 7-yard touchdown before connecting with Hudson Gray for 61 yards. Brooker also found Braxton Floyd for a 52-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.
Cedartown 42, Heritage 0: In a matchup of Region 7-AAAA teams that entered undefeated, the visiting Bulldogs (7-0, 2-0) dominated against Heritage (6-1, 1-1).
Tae Harris scored on Cedartown's first play on a 71-yard run. Reece Tanner and Harlem Diamond hooked up for a pair of touchdowns covering 30 and 51 yards, and Tanner added a 1-yard touchdown run as the Bulldogs scored all 42 points in the first half.
Sonoraville 35, Central-Carroll 34 (2 OT): The Phoenix (5-2, 2-0 Region 7-AAAA) rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit to force overtime as Jaxon Pate connected with Zach Lyles for a 33-yard touchdown pass with less than two minutes to play.
Sonoraville stayed alive in the first extra period when Pate hit Lyles for a 21-yard touchdown on fourth down to force a second OT. Pate put the Phoenix up 35-28 with a 5-yard run before Devan Powell answered with a 10-yard scoring run for Central (4-3, 0-2), but the Lions' missed PAT ended the game.
Christian Heritage 38, Mount Pisgah Christian 21: Eli Thomason had more than 200 total yards and scored four touchdowns as the host Lions (3-4) won the nonregion game in Dalton. Thomason scored on runs of 22, 13 and 2 yards, and he caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Carter Triplett, who also threw to Camp Carpenter for a score.
Trion 14, Coosa 7: In a Region 7-A (Division I) matchup in Rome, the Bulldogs (5-1, 2-0) held off a late rally from the host Eagles (3-4, 1-2). Logan Eller had a touchdown run and Kade Smith threw a 54-yard pass to Cohen Blaschke for a 14-0 lead in the third quarter before the Eagles scored on a Josh Dixon pass late. Trion later held on downs to secure the win.
Other area scores:
Adairsville 42, Ridgeland 0
Bremen 41, LaFayette 14
Darlington 48, Chattooga 21
Gordon Lee 47, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 27
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