Friendship Christian Caps Off Undefeated Season With Thrilling Win Over Nashville Christian
By Reece Britt
What many people considered to be the most intriguing game of the week, ended up being just that. Friendship Christian and Nashville Christian went down to the wire, with both teams leaving everything they had on the field.
Many people outside of the Friendship Christian program did not see many expectations for this team, and what expectations were shown got shattered tonight in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Friendship Christian scratched, fought, and clawed their way into the winner circle with a 34-27 victory over Nashville Christian.
This season even surpassed Coach McNeal’s expectations stating, “The season just kept unfolding and kept getting better and better, it really passed my expectations being an undefeated season.” Later giving all the praise to the players and his assistant coaches stating, “This coaching staff is great, well knowledgeable, and simply do an unbelievable job.”
The Commanders were led by their star quarterback, and MVP of the game Garrett Weekly. The Stanford commitment was 13-16 for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air, adding 113 yards on the ground.
Though Weekly won MVP honors, star wideout Brock Montgomery caught 7 passes for 111 yards and 3 touchdowns. Montgomery opened the game hot, catching all of his 3 touchdown passes in the first half.
Nashville Christian would not go away lightly, with 1:52 seconds on the clock the Eagles were marching down deep into FCS territory. A goal line stand and an interception by Tyler Smiley sealed the deal as the clock ran out.
Friendship Christian will gear up for another great run in DII-A in 2023.
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