Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) at Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.)
Ensworth and D'Andre Ferby will have a tough task trying to score on the Montgomery Bell Academy defense.
Photo by Megan Stearman
What to watch: Ensworth putting its 26-game winning streak on the line Friday against the third-ranked team in the latest MaxPreps Freeman Rankings for Tennessee. Ensworth (5-0) opened the year with a memorable 27-26 win over Kentucky powerhouse Trinity (Louisville) and breezed past lesser opponents in the weeks that followed. Montgomery Bell Academy (6-0) boasts a defense that's allowed less than 10 points per game and figures to be Ensworth's toughest test since the opening weekend of the season.
Just the facts: MBA's top interior defensive lineman is senior
Jashon Robertson, a 6-foot-3, 280-pound senior who became Vanderbilt's first Class of 2014 commitment in June 2012. … Ensworth has beaten MBA four straight times since 2010 with an average margin of victory of nearly 30 points.
Mitch Stephens: Ensworth 24, MBA 21
Kevin Askeland: Ensworth 42, MBA 20
Jamie DeMoney: Ensworth 27, MBA 19
Stephen Spiewak: Ensworth 17, MBA 10
Leland Gordon: Ensworth 20, MBA 10
Colin Ward-Henninger: Ensworth 17, MBA 13