Three area football programs posted dominant wins Friday, Oct. 2, and two all-Williamson County region showdowns await Thursday before Fall Break.
Nolensville stayed unbeaten at 7-0 with a 36-6 rout of Hillsboro. Brentwood blanked Coffee County 55-0 to move to 3-0 in Region 6-6A. Ravenwood hung a season-high 63 points on Independence in a 63-28 win at Thompson's Station, according to the Williamson Herald.
Now the calendar tightens. Brentwood travels to Franklin on Thursday, Oct. 8, in what the Herald calls the county's oldest rivalry. Nolensville heads to winless Centennial the same night in a Region 5-5A matchup.
Ravenwood enters a bye week.
Ravenwood 63, Independence 28
Raptors quarterback Brooks Brown was nearly perfect, completing 10 of 11 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns. Running back Caden Pace carried 14 times for 177 yards and two scores.
Dallas Stallings turned both of his catches into touchdowns, including a 63-yard strike from Brown. Jeremy Ramsey and DJ McDuffey also hauled in scoring passes.
Ravenwood led 35-21 at halftime and outscored the Eagles 28-6 in the second half, piling up 532 yards of total offense.
Independence senior quarterback Matthew Horner completed 23 of 33 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns in the loss. He has thrown for more than 1,700 yards this season, according to the Herald.
Nolensville 36, Hillsboro 6
The Knights, ranked No. 6 in Class 5A in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) poll entering Week 7, controlled the game from the opening quarter.
Quarterback Ryan Newell scored the first two touchdowns. He hit Enzo DeVincenzo for a 12-yard strike in the first quarter, then broke free for a 29-yard rushing score in the second. Newell finished 8-for-14 passing for 103 yards and added 46 rushing yards.
Running back Tristen Lithmexay contributed 57 yards on the ground and scored on a 9-yard run in the third quarter. Kicker Matthew Serpas connected on field goals of 21 and 40 yards. A blocked punt led to a safety, and Nolensville led 22-0 with 6:40 left in the third.
The Knights' freshman team also finished its season undefeated at 7-0, Nolensville's football program announced Monday, Oct. 5.
Brentwood 55, Coffee County 0
Quarterback Gavin Strang went 12-for-15 for 153 yards and four touchdowns. He found Parker Emerson twice, and Jones Merrill and Turner Weber each once.
Parker Cates was explosive on the ground, rushing five times for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Will Luedtke also ran in a score.
The Bruins' defense held Coffee County to 74 yards on 39 plays. Evan McComas recorded a sack, Coleman Maness broke up two passes, Bobby Grimes intercepted a pass, and Steele Roston and Ty Silvestri each blocked a kick.
Thursday's matchups
Brentwood at Franklin is the headliner. The Bruins carry a 3-0 region mark into the Region 6-6A clash. Franklin edged Centennial 19-14 in Week 7 behind four Owen Mead field goals, including a 36-yarder with 33 seconds left.
Nolensville visits Centennial in a Region 5-5A game. After Fall Break, Brentwood closes the regular season with two home games against Independence and Ravenwood.




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