Germantown won the toss and deferred till the 2nd half. Deep receiving for CHS was Brian Hall and Noel Moyes. Hall returned it for 15 yards out to the 24. The Dragons couldn’t get anything going in the 1st offensive series being hit by 3 penalties. Hall took a brutal hit and had to leave the game but returned the following series. From the 26, Brock Merryman was set to punt. Upback Jonathan Abel called the audible to fake punt. The snap came to Abel. He threw down the left sideline to Taylor Walker for a 26 gain. Walker made a great diving catch to get the 1st down. The stiff Red Devil “D” held for the next 3 plays and forced a punt. Brock Merryman booted it deep into the endzone 49 yards dowfield.

GHS took over at the 20. All night, the Red Devil offense ran a tight wishbone attack. The Dragons forced a punt their 1st defensive series. Big plays were made by CB Brock Merryman,. NG Lane Halfacre, & LB Cody McMeans. DT Scott Eller ended the drive when he pursued down the line and knocked the ball carrier out of bounds on the Dragon sideline.

Taking over at their own 26 the CHS passing game showed a flash of brilliance. On 3rd and 7, QB Hall found SE Jonathan Abel on a left side slant for a 21 yd. gain. Again the offense sputtered and called on Merryman to pin the Red Devils back in their territory. Merryman put into the endzone for a 52 yard boomer. Ch. Cox’s decision to bring on rookie kicking Ch. Robert Billings has paid off. Ch. Billings has molded Merryman from a mediocre punter into a potent Dragon weapon. He is averaging 43.8 yds. per punt in his last 5 tries.

The Red Devils put it in gear the next series and drove 80 yards for the 1st score. With great defensive stops by DL Garrison Smith, LB Andrew White, and CB Josh McMillon, Collierville still couldn’t control the run up the middle. Punching it in from the 3, Germantown scores with 8:35 in the 2nd qtr. for a 7-0 lead.

After an18 yd. kickoff return by Noel Moyes, the “O” began the Dragon’s best drive of the night. QB Hall was outstanding. Behind a great block from DT Scott Eller, Hall optioned left and kept it for a 26 yd. gain. Next RB Cody McMeans followed DT Nash Jackson for an 8 yarder. Hall fakes the handoff and follows DT Nash Jackson for 14 more yards. Hall had another gain for 14 yds. then found TE Garrett Bizzell over the middle for a 1st down at the 1 yd. Line. The Dragons in a wishbone, gave it to RB Noel Moyes over LG Jordan Whitten for the TD. Kicker Brett Caldwell’s XP was good and the score tied 7-7 with 3:46 in the 2nd qtr.

Caldwell’s kickoff landed in the end zone for a touchback. Germantown was unable to return any kickoffs on the night because of Caldwell’s touchbacks. On one kickoff the ball sailed passed the end zone. The Dragon defense held and forced another punt. DL Dejuan Sharp and Taylor Krag made great defensive stops. The drive ended after CB Josh McMillon’s tackle at the line of scrimmage. After the punt the Dragon’s offense operating with a short clock, couldn’t move the ball. The 1st half ended with a 7–7 tie.

After the Caldwell touchback to begin the 2nd half, the Red Devil’s quickly went 80 yards for another score with only 1 minute 30 seconds running off the clock. The XP made it 14-7 Red Devils.

After the kickoff and short return by Harrison Bizzell, Collierville’s offense took over at the Dragon 24. The offense was moving the ball with great blocks from OT Scott Eller and OG Jordan Whitten. After a 9 yd. run by Moyes, the Dragon’s throw the 1st interception of the night on a long pass down the right side at the Germantown 29.

GHS came out and continued to pound it up the middle by the 3 back attack. CHS got big “D” stops from DL Nash Jackson and Kevin McDonnel. The Dragons hard hitting forced a fumble that was recovered by the home team. It was hard to tell who stripped the ball in this “gang tackling” play.

Taking over around midfield, Hall again lead what appeared to be a promising drive. With excellent fakes and runs, Hall ran 4 more times for 40 yards, with help from DL Garrison Smith. On 2nd and 8 from the GHS 18, the Dragons throw into the end zone found the hands of a Red Devil DB. The pick was returned to midfield.

With momentum building, the GHS running game continued punishing the Dragons. The ball was punched in for a 1 yd. score. The XP made it 21-7.

The kickoff return was brought out by Lane Maynard to the 31. Again Collierville was unable to move the ball and had to call on punter Merryman. Another high 45 yarder sent the Red Devils deep in their territory to end the 3rd qtr.

The 4th qtr. began as did the 3rd. On a 60 yd. romp, Germantown scored. The XP kick was no good and the score is 27-7 with 11:08 in the game.

On following kickoff, Brian Hall went 69 yards to the Red Devil’s 31. A facemask penalty against Germantown put the ball inside the 20. On the 17, Hall, on a QB keeper, weaved his way into the end zone for a TD. Caldwell’s XP was good and gap in the score was closed to 27-14.

Again kicker Caldwell kicked another for a touchback. On the 1st play of the series, the Red Devil got a long gain down the left side to the Dragon 23. On the next play, right up the gut again, GHS scores. They go for 2 over left guard but DL Scott Eller makes the tackle short of the goal line. It is now 33-14 Germantown.

Dragon’s Noel Moyes returned the kickoff out to the 30. Having to score 3 times in 8 minutes appeared almost impossible but the offense buckled down and marched quickly down the field for a TD. With hardnosed running by RB Cody McMeans and QB Hall, the Dragons make it inside the Germantown 5. Then RB McMeans took a handoff over right tackle for the TD. With Matt Clark’s snap and Jonathan Abel holding, Caldwell splits the uprights again and the score is 33-21.

After the ensuing kickoff, tempers ran high. With fists flying and big defensive pile ups, the Red Devils kept it on the ground eating up the clock. The hard hitting Dragon “D” stripped the ball and recovered its 2nd fumble of the night at midfield. They take over at the 49 . Hall runs it for 15 yds. out of bounds to stop the clock. Feeling the pressure to score 2 more times, the Dragons stall on 4th down. Germantown took over and ran the clock out for the victory.