SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – Terrell Robinson ran for three touchdowns and passed for another here Friday night in leading South Pittsburg past Gordonsville, 46-7, in a Class 1A state playoff quarterfinal.
Raquis Hale added three touchdown runs for the Pirates.
South Pittsburg will play at Knoxville Grace in a semifinal next week.
The South Pittsburg win marked the seventh time in its last 10 playoff games that the mercy rule was invoked.
Robinson ran for touchdowns of 59, 42 and 5 and threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Jones.
Hale scored on runs of 3,2 and 77 yards for the Pirates.
Cody Woodmore scored on a 42-yard run for Gordonsvill,
STATISTICS
Gordonsville…………...….………7 0 0 0 -- 7
Cascade…………..…….….……..14 14 18 0 -- 46
G – Cody Woodmore 42 run (Stephen Bare kick)
SP—Terrell Robinson 59 run (Jacob Howard kick)
SP—Raquis Hale 3 run (Howard kick)
SP—Hale 2 run (kick blocked)
SP—Robinson 42 run (Malcolm Jones pass from Robinson)
SP—Antonio Chubb 39 pass from Robinson (kick failed)
SP—Robinson 5 run (pass failed)
SP—Hale 77 run (run failed)
GO SP
First Downs………………………………8 20
Yards Rushing……………………………134 396
Yards Pasing……………………………..25 95
Comp/Att/Int…………………………….2-10-0 5-5-0
Punts/Avg………………………………7-36 1-37
Fumbles/Lost……………………………..0-0 0-0
Penalties/Yards…………………………...10-100 4-50
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)