Rebels, Red Devils on opposite ends of mercy rule outcomes

WEEK 8 ROUNDUP

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OBION CENTRAL 42, FAYETTE-WARE 0

Obion Central got back on track in a big way and all but locked up a playoff berth with the mercy rule shutout win over the Wildcats in Troy on Friday night.

The Rebels scored all their points in the first half, including three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the second quarter, to bring on the running clock for the second half. The final two quarters were also shortened to eight minutes each.

Tucker Moore led the Rebels on the ground with 100 yards and four touchdowns on just 12 carries, while quarterback Hamilton May completed 7-of-8 passes for 83 yards and two scores and also ran for 94 yards on just five tries.

Moore had TD runs of five and two yards in the first quarter and then added scoring carries of 19 and 13 yards in the second frame.

May’s touchdown passes went to Kweli Purifoy (15 yards) and Kevyn Alfter (8).

Jeremy Jimenez was perfect on six point-after kicks.

Central head coach Justin Palmer turned it over to his reserves for the second half, Logan Thompson completing all five of his passes for 40 yards.

The Rebels put up 364 yards of total offense in the shortened game while limiting the Wildcats to just 67 total yards.

The win for OC stopped a three-game losing skid and put OC at 5-3 overall and 1-2 in Region 7-4A heading into the off week.

Central will come back from the break with two games remaining in the regular season, including its final league game against Dyer County on Oct. 20.

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DRESDEN 62, SOUTH FULTON 12

The Lions piled up 503 yards of offense and scored nine touchdowns to remain perfect on the season.

Ranked No. 2 in last week’s Class 1A poll, Dresden improves to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the district. Meanwhile, South Fulton falls to 4-4 and 2-3. Both teams are off this week.

Dresden quarterback Cameron Schlicht completed 11-of-12 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns while also running for a score. Nick Turnbow had four catches for 140 yards and was on the receiving end of three of those TD passes.

Tristan Jett ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns for the Lions.

Brady McFarland accounted for both South Fulton scores as he threw TD passes to Dane Cirkles and Jonathan Doss.

Both teams return to action on Oct. 20 as South Fulton travels to Halls and Dresden hosts Gleason.