Star running back
David Gabriel Georges of
Baylor (Chattanooga) delivered a performance for the ages in Tennessee's high school football playoffs Friday night, leading his team to a 56-35 semifinal win over rival
McCallie (Chattanooga).
Gabriel Georges ran 32 times for 431 yards and seven touchdowns, punctuated by an 84-yard scoring run late in the game that put things away for Baylor. See the highlights via the NFHS Network in the video.
The 6-foot, 205-pound back opened the Baylor (11-0) scoring in the first quarter with a 17-yard score and added a 1-yarder in the second quarter as Baylor took a 14-7 lead. He added scores of five and 32 yards in the second as the Red Raiders led 28-14 at the break.
McCallie fans will be glad when they don't have to butt heads with David Gabriel Georges any longer. The junior superstar has run for 724 yards and 10 touchdowns in two games against the Blue Tornado this season. (FILE PHOTO: Andy Mitchell)
After the intermission, Gabriel Georges had scoring runs of one and seven yards before the late burst to cap the scoring.
Baylor advanced to the Division II Class AAA final Dec. 4 against either
Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) or
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood).
The score wasn't as close as the regular-season meeting Oct. 3 when Baylor beat its rival 38-35 in the MaxPreps Game of the Week, but the performance was even better. Gabriel Georges ran 24 times for 293 yards in three scores in the previous matchup
In four career games against McCallie, Gabriel Georges has 1,062 yards rushing.
