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GLASGOW — If the strength of Glasgow’s defense was still a relative unknown, the secret probably got out Friday night.

The undefeated Scotties (13-0) held Christian Academy of Louisville to 153 yards of offense and forced five turnovers in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A playoffs, claiming a 21-0 win and a region title at Royse Stadium.

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“What can you say about our defense?” Glasgow coach Rick Wood said. “We gave them two or three turnovers to keep things interesting, but this was a great performance. Our goal was to practice on Thanksgiving, and now we’re going to have that opportunity.”

The Centurions (8-5) entered averaging almost 30 points per game, but were held to less than 14 points for the first time this season. CAL finished the game with minus 21 yards rushing.

“The defense made plays,” senior running back Jalen Sublett said. “A defense is supposed to make stops, and that’s what we did tonight.”

Glasgow is now surrendering just more than six points per game and has made its deepest run in the playoffs since 2001.

The Scotties will travel to Murray next week.

“This means the world to me,” said senior tight end Hunter Bowles, tears in his eyes. “My whole family played on this field. I just feel like it’s our duty to pick up where they left off and win it for them. This town deserves it more than any town in America.”

Glasgow racked up 263 rushing yards in the game, all of them from Sublett and senior quarterback Parker Cash. Sublett finished with 144 yards and two touchdowns. Cash added 119 yards and the first score of the game.

“I really liked our gameplan,” Wood said. “We ran it and threw it and were a lot more balanced tonight. We were really physical, which is something we didn’t think we were last week.”

Both teams punted on their first possessions of the game, but Glasgow took advantage of starting in CAL territory on the ensuing possession. The Scotties moved 43 yards, capped by a 14-yard touchdown run by Cash with 6:28 to play in the first quarter.

That was the only score in the first, but Glasgow struck again on the first play of the second quarter with a 35-yard touchdown run by Sublett down the right sideline.

The Scotties turned the ball over three times in their own territory in the first half, two on muffed punts and one on a Cash interception.

But Glasgow responded after their last two miscues by creating turnovers of its own, intercepting and recovering a fumble by CAL senior quarterback Andrew Risher on back-to-back drives.

“We all just trust each other,” Cash said. “Heck, I messed up, but the team picked me up. We’ve just got to stay together.”

After the fumble by Risher, the Scotties got a 10-yard run by Sublett into the end zone, making it 21-0 Glasgow with 1:18 left before the break.

The Centurions threatened again in the final minute of the first half, but running back Ivan Talley fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Glasgow at the CAL 4-yard line.

Glasgow held CAL to 81 yards of offense in the first half, including five yards rushing.

“Every part of the defense was clicking, just like the coaches coached it this week,” Bowles said.

The Scotties ran only five offensive plays in the third quarter, but their defense never did break.

Cash intercepted Risher 2 yards from the end zone early in the second half, and the Centurions were stuffed on fourth down on their next drive, which stretched into the fourth quarter.

Glasgow milked more than seven minutes off the clock on its next drive, and Risher was intercepted by senior defensive back Lajuan Smith on CAL’s final possession.

Now the Scotties turn to Murray, which advanced Friday by beating Owensboro Catholic in overtime. Glasgow is the last remaining undefeated team in Class 2A.

“We have to step up our game,” Sublett said. “We’re going to have to play even harder than we did tonight.”
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