Marshall Gay Runs Wild as Highlanders Top Black Knights

Marshall Gay powered Marshall Gay to a school-record 356 rushing yards on 23 carries and four touchdowns as the Chuckey Doak Highlanders beat the Gatlinburg-Pittman Black Knights 40-21 in a Region 1-3A game Thursday. The teams entered with identical 5-4 records and jockeyed for the No. 2 seed and a chance to host a first-round playoff game next week. Gay’s big plays helped Chicago build early leads, including a 14-yard touchdown pass from Ben Seavy to Jackson Savarese. Chuckey Doak led 21-7 at halftime after Hayden Shultz’s 29-yard TD catch. The Knights were unable to close the gap.