BRENTWOOD – Brentwood dominated Rossview, 42-8, in the first round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs on Friday, Nov. 6
Brentwood (9-2) was a heavy favorite against Rossview (4-7) and went to work quickly.
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At 8:36 of the first quarter, quarterback Gavin Strang hit Jones Merrill for the first touchdown of the game.
“Getting that first touchdown got us out quick and we were not stopping from there,” Merrill said.
The confident Bruins went ahead, 14-0, on wide receiver Parker Emerson’s 78-yard touchdown. Cade Ball scored the next two touchdowns within three minutes of each other in the second quarter as Brentwood took a 42-0 lead to halftime.
Strang passed for 116 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in Brentwood’s rout.
Rossview got on the board with a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
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Brentwood will turn its attention to host Southwind (9-1) in a second-round playoff game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13.
“Last year Southwind put it on us,” Brentwood coach Clint Finch said. “These kids have a bad taste in their mouth. I am expecting a great week of practice as we just want to keep playing football.”
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Brentwood dominated Rossview in TSSAA football playoff first-round game
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