Benedictine football Coach Danny Britt has led the Cadets to four state titles since he took over the program in 2011, and he has no qualms about testing his team by stacking the schedule with premium opponents.
This year, the Cadets are playing in the rugged Region 1-4A, which many consider to be the toughest in Georgia, and Britt set up a formidable non-region slate featuring Buford and Archbishop Moeller along with an opener with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee. Calpreps.com ranked BC’s schedule as the toughest in Georgia.
On Saturday night, BC faced its first test and didn’t play to the level at which Britt was hoping as Rabun Gap took down the Cadets 41-17 in a game in the Erk Russell Classic played at Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium.
Rabun Gap is stacked with Division I talent including senior offensive lineman Justin Hasenheutle (committed to Georgia Tech), tight end Marshall Pritchett (committed to North Carolina), defensive back Patrick Williams, who is headed to Cincinnati, linebacker Antoine Deslauriers (committed to Syracuse) and defensive lineman Terry Nwasbuisi-Ezeala, who is headed to Wake Forest.
Gavin Owens, the left-handed senior quarterback, holds offers including Kentucky and Boston College, and he was on point in the passing game as he completed 21 of 32 passes for 313 yards and three scores, with one interception. Running back Anthony Quinn Jr. was tough between the tackles as the senior ran for 101 yards and two scores on 18 carries.
Benedictine also lost two starting lineman to knee injuries as defensive lineman Isaac Scott III and offensive lineman Carlton Hall both left in the first quarter with what seemed like serious knee issues.
“We didn’t perform as well as I thought we would tonight, but we knew these first two games (BC is on the road next week at Buford) were going to be extremely difficult,”…
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