Beech waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They secured a 21-16 W over the Springfield Yellow Jackets. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kaden Powell, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Chelton Swafford got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Beech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Moore and Tyler Campbell. Moore has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.
Despite the defeat, Springfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kason Woodson rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Beech pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Beech's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beech's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Brighton's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Springfield, they are on the road again on Friday to play Munford at 7:00 p.m. Munford will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Springfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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