McCallie faced Christ Presbyterian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Blue Tornado put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 34-13 victory. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Blue Tornado were the (much) better team in the second half.
McCallie had a senior duo take command as Keeyshawn Schneider Tabuteau picked up 139 receiving yards and four TDs and Elliott Drapeau threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
McCallie didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Christ Presbyterian Academy to a completion percentage of just 35.3%. The team can thank De'Shun Tipton for the heroic effort on defense: he. McCallie has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
Although Christ Presbyterian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from John Spears Wolters and Patrick Maddux.
McCallie has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Looking ahead, McCallie will square off against Father Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, they will challenge Lipscomb Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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