The McCallie Blue Tornado will square off against the Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McCallie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Knoxville Catholic, who was ranked 15th at the time (McCallie was ranked second). The Blue Tornado enjoyed a cozy 40-22 win over the Fighting Irish on Friday. The Blue Tornado haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Elliott Drapeau
| 09/19/25 vs Mission Viejo | 134.5 |
| 08/22/25 @ Lipscomb Academy | 133 |
| 09/05/25 vs Father Ryan | 130.8 |
| 10/17/25 @ Knoxville Catholic | 126 |
| 09/26/25 vs Heidelberg | 106.3 |
| + 2 more games |
McCallie had a senior duo take command as Elliott Drapeau threw for 117 yards and one touchdown and Keeyshawn Schneider Tabuteau picked up 81 receiving yards and one score. Drapeau's passing game has become a key predictor of the Blue Tornado'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%.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montgomery Bell Academy). They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Father Ryan. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Montgomery Bell Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for McCallie, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-2.
McCallie was able to grind out a solid win over Montgomery Bell Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, winning 13-0. Will the Blue Tornado repeat their success, or do the Big Red have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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