Despite a rough first night for Chattanooga-area teams in the opening round of the TSSAA prep football playoffs — when only four of 13 local teams advanced on Thursday — once the weekend’s results were completed, more than half the 28 total teams that qualified were still standing.
Whether their team advanced or collected uniforms after the first round, there were some impressive numbers turned in last week. Here are some of the numbers that stood out:
385: Rushing yards Silverdale Baptist senior Cody Davenport had in the home win over ECS. The total set a new single-game program record and was part of the team’s 469 rushing yards in a 62-point showing against Division II-AA foe Evangelical Christian School.
318: Career tackles Bradley Central senior linebacker Wiley Suskawicz after making 14 stops in a double-digit road win over Jefferson County. Suskawicz, who became the programs’ all-time leader in tackles during the game, also had an interception and added 83 yards rushing and a touchdown as part of a 21-0 second-half scoring run to overcome a four-point halftime deficit.
99×2: East Hamilton senior Jaden Haywood returned a pair of kickoffs 99 yards for scores as part of his 448 all-purpose yard, six-TD performance in a shootout road loss to Columbia Central.