The Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red will head out to take on the McCallie Blue Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery Bell Academy's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so McCallie's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Montgomery Bell Academy lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Father Ryan, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. The Big Red blew past the Irish 42-0 last Friday. Given the Big Red's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Irish are ranked 129th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McCallie got their first taste of in-conference action on Friday and they started things off strong. They took down Knoxville Catholic 40-22. The Blue Tornado haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
A big part of McCallie's victory came down to the chemistry between Elliott Drapeau and his top target Keeyshawn Schneider Tabuteau. Drapeau threw for 117 yards and one touchdown while Schneider Tabuteau picked up 81 receiving yards and one score. Drapeau's passing game has become a key predictor of McCallie's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
McCallie didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Knoxville Catholic to a completion percentage of just 43.5%. The Blue Tornado weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 66.7%.
McCallie's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Montgomery Bell Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Montgomery Bell Academy came up short against McCallie in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 13-0. Thankfully for the Big Red, Keylan Syam (who rushed for 140 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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