Tennessee High School Football: Jared Curtis lights it up, Nashville Christian squeaks by Tyner

Two of the last unbeaten teams in Tennessee high school football went at it on Friday night in Nashville.

All eyes, as usual, were on Nashville Christian senior quarterback Jared Curtis. Even star Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia was in attendance. The Five-Star Plus+ Georgia commit delivered, and it took a gargantuan effort for the Eagles to squeak past a game Tyner Academy team in a 49-42 win.

Curtis tallied six touchdowns, including a game-winning 8-yard rushing score with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter. He threw for four touchdowns in the first half, and despite a fumble in a tie game late, the gunslinger made up for his turnover and kept his team undefeated, now 7-0 on the year.

The arm strength was on display all night. Each of his first two passing scores came off the back foot and looked pretty soaring through the air. When you see Curtis aim downfield, it’s fair to assume the ball is landing in the receiver’s breadbasket.

The lone non-Curtis touchdown for NCA came from senior running back TJ Ward, who found a gap and scooted for a 45-yard score. Curtis’ fourth TD pass of the first half was a laser under pressure:

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