Of all the ridiculous offensive numbers put up by the Baylor School football team this year — and the list is staggeringly long — Briggs Cherry has accounted for two of the most remarkable, yet under-the-radar, stats not only for his team, but throughout the state.
The senior quarterback is completing an eye-catching 75% of his passes and has yet to throw an interception through 201 attempts in 11 games.
There have been highlight individual plays and extraordinary single-game performances — most notably David Gabriel Georges rushing for 435 yards and seven touchdowns in a semifinal win over McCallie — but the steady clip at which Cherry has put up notable numbers all season is the backbone of a Red Raiders offense that is averaging 44.1 points per game.
As one half of arguably the nation’s best prep football backfield, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Cherry has the ability to not only prevent defenses from loading the box in an attempt to limit Gabriel Georges’ spectacular playmaking ability, but is just as likely to provide a big-splash play of his own.
Ultra-accurate QB Cherry lead man for prolific Baylor offense
Heading into Thursday evening’s BlueCross Bowl Division II-AAA showdown against second-ranked Brentwood Academy (11-0), the top-ranked Red Raiders (11-0) have struck for 117 explosive plays (20-plus yards), with 63 of those coming through the air from Cherry, who averages 18.7 yards per completion.