Signal Mountain Soars Past Silverdale, 63-23, In Playoff Opener

Friday, November 06, 2009 - by special report to The Chattanoogan
Signal Mountain's Gervell Morgan attempts to run past Silverdale Baptist Academy's Henry Frick during the Eagles' 63-23 opening round win in the TSSAA state football playoffs. The Eagles (10-1) travel to Cascade (6-4) in the second round of the playoffs next Friday night.
Signal Mountain's Gervell Morgan attempts to run past Silverdale Baptist Academy's Henry Frick during the Eagles' 63-23 opening round win in the TSSAA state football playoffs. The Eagles (10-1) travel to Cascade (6-4) in the second round of the playoffs next Friday night.
- photo by Ken Wallace

When Signal Mountain's players, coaches and fans look back on the school's first state playoff game, it will be a pleasant memory.

Coach Bill Price got his Signal Mountain Eagles off to a fantastic start Friday night in the Class 2A state football playoffs.

The Eagles, playing at home, raced to a 63-23 victory over Silverdale.

Signal Mountain improved to 10-1 and will play in the second round at Cascade.

Silverdale ended its season at 5-6.

Signal Mountain took conrol early on a 1-yard touchdown run from Andrew Price and then raced to a 28-0 lead.

The Eagles piled up 347 yards rushing out of the wing-T. Price and Reese Phillips scored two touchdowns each while getting one each were Gervell Morgan, Whitt Sitton, Darien Hogans, Caden Thomas and Ben Philyaw.

STATISTICS

Silverdale…...….…….……………0 7 0 16 -- 23
Signal Mountain…….….…..…….21 14 21 7 – 63

SM—Andrew Price 1 run (Dane deWet kick)
SM—Reese Phillips 5 pass from Hogan Whitmire (deWet kick)
SM—Price 7 run (deWet kick)
SM—Reese Phillips 2 run (deWet kick)
SB—Henry Frick 4 run (Brandon Henry kick)
SM—Garvell Morgan 2 run (deWet kick)
SM—Whitt Sitton 50 run (deWet kick)
SM—Darien Hogans 3 run (deWet kick)
SM—Caden Thomas 19 run (deWet kick)
SB—Shay Prescott 9 run (Prescott run)
SM—Ben Philyaw 2 run (deWet kick)
SB—Will Amos 10 run (Prescott run)

SB SM
First Downs………………………………10 21
Yards Rushing……………………………232 347
Yards Passing…………………………….0 113
Comp/Att/Int…………………………….0-2-0 8-11-0
Punts/Avg………………………………2-38.0 0-0
Fumbles/Lost……………………………..7-3 2-0
Penalties/Yards…………………………...4-23 6-45

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)


(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)


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