Football Recap: McCallie Blue Tornado vs. Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
McCallie won the last time they faced Knoxville Catholic, and things went their way on Friday too. The McCallie Blue Tornado claimed a resounding 38-7 win over the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish. With the Blue Tornado ahead 31-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McCallie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joseph Korenblit, who picked up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another signal caller making a difference was Elliott Drapeau, who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
McCallie's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jayden Neal. four times. In that department, Cooper Gentle was the leader with two sacks. Gentle is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
When it comes to explaining why Knoxville Catholic lost, don't look at Tyreek King. Despite the final result, he picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. King got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 74 yards.
McCallie pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Knoxville Catholic, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McCallie will take on Lipscomb Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McCallie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season. As for Knoxville Catholic, they will square off against Baylor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knoxville Catholic also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 26.2 points per game.
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