Football Wrap Up

Evangeline Gallimore

Our BGA football team has had an exciting season so far. The boys have had 8 games with 4 wins and 4 losses. Back in August, the boys started their season with a win against Wilson Central. Daniel Morra and Sean Williams both scored touchdowns thrown by a BGA junior, Brett Brown. The defense played an incredible game, led by seniors Alex Krause, Max Sale, and Iman Lohrasbi. The final score against Wilson Central was 12-8, a win for the Wildcats. Next, our Wildcats traveled to Goodpasture but lost a close game with a score of 28-32. The team later traveled to Nashville Christian but had a tough loss, with a score of 14-28. The next game was against BGA Wildcats’ rival, Christ Presbyterian Academy. Unfortunately, our boys had a tough loss of 10-35. On a higher note, the boys beat our other rival, Franklin Road Academy, with a close score of 21-14. Next, our Wildcats lit up the scoreboard with a 41-7 win against Lincoln County. Our team had a tough loss against Lipscomb Academy, with a score of 7-21. This is the end of the regular season, and next our Wildcats traveled to Mississippi to take on North Point Christian High. The boys had an exciting win, with a score of 45-13. In the first quarter against North Point Christian, scoring highlights included Brett Brown passes to Xavier Shaw, Miller Barnett, and Zach Flores, and a Sean Williams interception return for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Wildcats held their lead with a Brett Brown 1-yard quarterback sneak and a Zion Morris interception return for a touchdown. BGA finished off the first half with a Robbie Wright 31- yard field goal. In the second half, BGA put in some of their younger players to finish off the game. For the final game of the boys season, they traveled to Evangelical Christian School and ultimately lost by 1 point in overtime. The final score of the game was 14-13. Overall, the boys had an exciting season, and the BGA community is very proud of how hard the team worked.