St. George’s players celebrate their 50-20 victory Thursday.
COOKEVILLE — Ben Glass threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more, leading St. George’s to a 50-20 victory over Northpoint Christian in the Division II-A championship game Thursday at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium.
Glass completed seven of 10 passes for 209 yards and ran 13 times for 43 yards to earn the game’s offensive MVP honor.
Corey Jones caught five passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Chase Hayden also ran for a touchdown and 266 yards for St. George’s (13-1), which won its third state championship by piling up 517 yards of total offense.
Noah Pope recorded a BlueCross Bowl-record four sacks in winning the defensive MVP award. Pope also had 14 tackles, including 12 solo stops and 51/2 tackles for loss.
Christian Saulsberry led Northpoint Christian (13-1) with 162 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Nelso Fabrizius also ran for a score.