BELL BUCKLE – A season ago the Webb Feet football program ended the season with an 0-9 record, but they flipped the script to begin the 2022 season by dominating the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs 37-7 on Thursday night. 
With a new head coach at the helm in Evan Gay, the Feet controlled the game on both sides of the ball for the duration of the contest. 
For Gay, it was a dream come true to come back home and coach under the lights in Tennessee after a coaching stint in Texas. 
“It’s a dream come true,” Gay said. “When I started my coaching journey in 2018 in Texas, I didn’t think I would be able to come home to Tennessee. It feels great to come back and be able to coach in front of my family and friends.”
For a program without a large roster, the main goal for the Feet heading into their first game was to play together and work hard. 
That initiative was on full display in their season opener. 
“We have guys from all over the country and around the world,” Gay said. “When we got into camp, we didn’t have a whole lot of players. They all just bought in and bought in early. They’ve worked hard, and I couldn’t be prouder of how they played tonight.”
Webb scored the first touchdown of the contest when quarterback Nathan Brisebois connected with fellow Canadian Jaycob Sauvageau on a long, lofted pass that allowed Sauvageau to stumble into the endzone. 
Brisebois would go on to toss three more touchdowns throughout the game. 
Red Boiling Springs answered back quickly after Webb’s opening touchdown as they marched down the field in under three minutes to tie the game at seven points a piece. 
However, the Feet defense didn’t allow the Bulldogs to score anymore points for the rest of the game. 
Less than two minutes after the Bulldogs scored, Brisebois tossed his second touchdown pass of the night to receiver Cecil Rodgers to take back the lead. 
A failed two-point attempt after a muffed extra point snap gave the Feet a 13-7 lead. 
With a one-score lead, Webb’s defense settled in and forced back-to-back turnovers on downs that led to another touchdown and a field goal to end the first half with a 23-7 lead. 
Gay credited his defense’s dominance to his coaching staff and defensive playcaller, John McCreery.
“We have a great coaching staff,” Gay said. “Coach McCreary was my high school coach, so it’s been great to come home and coach with him. Montori Hughes is a former NFL lineman, and he played at Tennessee. He brings a ton of energy.”
As the Feet cruised to the final horn, running back Justis Haggard wiggled his way into the end zone for the lone rushing touchdown of the entire game midway through the third quarter. 
The final score of the contest came in the final minute of the third quarter as Brisebois connected with Joel Wyatt for his fourth passing touchdown of the game to complete his staggering performance. 
“He (Brisebois) was a playmaker,” Gay said. “He was able to escape and evade anytime he felt pressure. That’s something we work on a lot. He had a couple missed passes that he would normally hit, but I’m proud of him. We just play as a team, and that’s the outcome you get.”

Webb 13  10  14   0 — 37
Red Boiling Springs 7  0  0  0 — 7
 
First Quarter 
W — Jaycob Sauvageau 32 pass from Nathan Brisebois, (Gustavo Machado kick), 8:47.
R — Will Massey 8 pass from Aubrey Link, (Link kick), 6:08.
W — Cecil Rodgers 27 pass from Brisebois, (failed 2-pt attempt), 4:14.
Second Quarter 
W — Sauvageau 7 pass from Brisebois, (Machado kick), 7:06.
W — Machado 29 field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter
W — Justis Haggard 22 run, (Machado kick), 5:41.
W — Joel Wyatt 33 pass from Brisebois, (Machado kick), 1:32.