Reigning MaxPreps National Player of the Year and Tennessee commit
David Gabriel Georges ran 11 times for 110 yards and two scores while adding two catches for 50 yards and a score. Ole Miss commit
Keegan Croucher was 9 of 12 passing for 255 yards and four TDs as the Red Raiders (7-0) won their 19th straight.
Baylor raced out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead as Gabriel Georges rushed for a 20-yard score and caught a 29-yard pass from Croucher. Those scores bookended a 70-yard TD connection from Croucher to
Antwaun Adams.
Tennessee commit David Gabriel Georges ran his season touchdown total to 18 with three scores as No. 11 Baylor defeated rival McCallie 49-7 on Friday in the MaxPreps Game of the Week. (PHOTO: Andy Mitchell)
The Red Raiders tacked on two more scores in the second period as Adams caught a 40-yard TD pass from Croucher and Gabriel Georges punched in a 2-yard score to make it 35-7 before halftime. Both of Adams' catches went for touchdowns as he tallied 110 receiving yards.
Croucher tossed his fourth touchdown pass of the game on Baylor's first play of the third quarter, a 32-yard strike to tight end
Brady Lewis for a 42-7 advantage. Freshman
David Knowles III capped the scoring in the fourth quarter with a short score to make it 49-7 with 7:39 to play.
Baylor's cushion allowed freshman
Marshall Manning to take some second-half snaps. The son of NFL legend Peyton Manning was 3 of 4 for 36 yards for the Red Raiders.
McCallie's lone score came on a 1-yard run from
Xavier Fillion in the second quarter. Fillion finished with 100 rushing yards on 21 carries for the Blue Tornado.
Ole Miss commit Keegan Croucher passed 1,000 yards on the season with 255 yards passing in Baylor's blowout win Friday over McCallie in the MaxPreps Game of the Week. (PHOTO: Andy Mitchell)
After losing 15 of the previous 26 matchups with McCallie, Baylor has now won three straight against its rival, including a 56-35 victory in last year's Division II AAA semifinals on the way to a state title. The two programs have met in the postseason for the past three years with the Blue Tornado claiming state titles over Baylor in 2023 and 2024.
