by special report to The Chattanoogan
posted November 6, 2009
) Photo by Ken Wallace Signal Mountain's Gervell Morgan attempts to run past Silverdale Baptist Academy's Henry Frick during the Eagles' 63-23 opening round win in the TSSAA state football playoffs. The Eagles (10-1) travel to Cascade (6-4) in the second round of the playoffs next Friday night. |
Coach Bill Price got his Signal Mountain Eagles off to a fantastic start Friday night in the Class 2A state football playoffs.
The Eagles, playing at home, raced to a 63-23 victory over Silverdale.
Signal Mountain improved to 10-1 and will play in the second round at Cascade.
Silverdale ended its season at 5-6.
Signal Mountain took conrol early on a 1-yard touchdown run from Andrew Price and then raced to a 28-0 lead.
The Eagles piled up 347 yards rushing out of the wing-T. Price and Reese Phillips scored two touchdowns each while getting one each were Gervell Morgan, Whitt Sitton, Darien Hogans, Caden Thomas and Ben Philyaw.
STATISTICS
Silverdale…...….…….……………0 7 0 16 -- 23
Signal Mountain…….….…..…….21 14 21 7 – 63
SM—Andrew Price 1 run (Dane deWet kick)
SM—Reese Phillips 5 pass from Hogan Whitmire (deWet kick)
SM—Price 7 run (deWet kick)
SM—Reese Phillips 2 run (deWet kick)
SB—Henry Frick 4 run (Brandon Henry kick)
SM—Garvell Morgan 2 run (deWet kick)
SM—Whitt Sitton 50 run (deWet kick)
SM—Darien Hogans 3 run (deWet kick)
SM—Caden Thomas 19 run (deWet kick)
SB—Shay Prescott 9 run (Prescott run)
SM—Ben Philyaw 2 run (deWet kick)
SB—Will Amos 10 run (Prescott run)
SB SM
First Downs………………………………10 21
Yards Rushing……………………………232 347
Yards Passing…………………………….0 113
Comp/Att/Int…………………………….0-2-0 8-11-0
Punts/Avg………………………………2-38.0 0-0
Fumbles/Lost……………………………..7-3 2-0
Penalties/Yards…………………………...4-23 6-45
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)
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