
Oaklands Zarius Gamble (11) and Elijah Dobbins (75) celebrate Gamble’s first touchdown of the night during the game against Blackman on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Blackman.
Stratford’s Terrell Carter (1) pulls down an interception over WH Heritage receiver Nick Desmarais (14) in the first half during week 5 of High School Football on Friday, September 16.
Cane Ridge stopped a two-point conversion attempt with no time remaining in regulation for a 17-16 victory over Beech.
Stratford’s Josh Trueheart (9) races up the field for a touchdown past WH Heritage Michael Clinard (72) during week 5 of High School Football on Friday, September 16, 2016.
Ty Dean caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Nelson Smith as time expired, but Spencer Rankin was stopped short of the goal line on the conversation attempt.
Cane Ridge (5-0 overall, 2-0 in Region 6-5A) erased a 10-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Buccaneers (3-2, 2-1).
Stratford 56, White House Heritage 7
Stratford quarterback Josh Trueheart ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns, and added 171 yards passing and two touchdowns through the air to lead the Spartans (5-0) to a 56-7 win over White House Heritage (3-2).
The Spartans had 239 yards on the ground and limited the Patriots to just 121 total yards on offense.
Senior Nick Desmarais scored the only touchdown for the Patriots, a 15-yard touchdown pass from Austin Gunter.
Marshall County 45, Giles County 10
Marshall County senior D’Andre Brown stiff-arms Giles County senior cornerback Peyton Hall during first-quarter action.
Marshall County (5-0, 2-0 in 4-4A) scored the final 38 points. Tiger sophomore quarterback Bryce Wallace passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to senior wide receiver Jay Howard.
Senior Kamron Liggett rushed for 90 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
Giles County (3-2, 2-0) was led by junior quarterback John Bachus, who passed for 169 yards and a touchdown, while senior running back R’Kell Reed rushed for 121 yards on 24 carries.
MBA 42, McCallie 27
Tennessee commitment Ty Chandler seems to just be picking up speed.
The senior added to his already-gaudy season totals by rushing for 194 yards on 25 carries and scoring five touchdowns — including a 66-yard burst in the second quarter — while helping steer MBA (4-1, 1-0) to a convincing victory in a rematch of last year’s quarterfinals.
MBA quarterback Ty Allen was 8-of-12 passing for 141 yards. For McCallie (3-2, 1-1), Robert Riddle was 26-of-32 for 324 yards. Chandler scored four touchdowns in the first half, helping MBA build a 28-7 halftime lead. He has now compiled 760 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns this season.
Franklin 21, Ravenwood 13
The Rebels (5-1, 2-0 in Region 2-6A) scored 14 unanswered points to beat Ravenwood (2-3, 1-1) for the first time in five seasons.
Mitch Rossi rushed for 100 yards and teammate Wes Patterson added 90 yards for Franklin. McCain Marrow was 12-of-20 passing with an interception to lead the Raptors.
Oakland 38, Blackman 0

Oakland’s Lazarius Patterson (4) runs the ball as Blackman’s Jamis Carson (8) and Anthony Ochoa (22) tackle Patterson during the game on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Blackman.
Oakland senior and LSU commitment JaCoby Stevens came up big in Oakland’s 38-0 win over Blackman.
Stevens hauled in a 79-yard touchdown reception and picked off three passes for the Patriots (4-0, 2-0 2-6A). Zarius Gamble caught three TD passes (10, 55, 4) from Brendan Matthews, who finished with five touchdowns.
Blackman (1-3, 1-1) played without junior running back Master Teague (concussion), who was dressed but was held out for the second straight game.
Hendersonville 28, Hillsboro 14
An opportunistic defense for Hendersonville (3-2, 1-2 in District 6-5A) claimed seven Hillsboro (2-3, 1-1) turnovers in a 28-14 win at Memorial Stadium.
Weston Schwerdt had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown to push the lead to 21-0 late in the third quarter.
Hillsboro’s Antwuan Goodner threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns.
Columbia Academy 23, Summertown 14
Columbia Academy (3-0, 3-0 in 4-1A) racked up 291 yards and 21 first downs to help hand Summertown (4-1, 2-1) its first loss of the season.
Columbia Academy’s Davis Cofer rushed for 55 yards with two touchdowns and Logan Neal added 107 yards rushing and a score.
Riley Chapman was 7-of-18 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown for Summertown.
Independence 35, Summit 14
Brandon Hines threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns to help Independence (5-0, 2-0 in 5-5A) win its 20th consecutive game.
Mississippi State commitment Landon Guidry caught eight passes for 107 yards and rushed for 34.
Tai Carter paced Summit (3-2, 1-1) with 138 rushing yards on 25 carries.
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