Class 5A quarterfinal: Beech vs. Hillsboro football

Hillsboro QB Darius Smith gets rid of the ball as Beech's Aaron Foxx goes for the tackle on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech's Aaron Foxx waits for his team to bust through the banner before they took on Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Darius Smith crouches after their loss to Beech on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech Coach Anthony Crabtree gives Will Crabtree a hug after their win over Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Darius Smith tries to break out of the hold of Beech's Tysean Jefferson on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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32. Who will be the top team in Region 6-5A after Beech, Gallatin and Hillsboro all went 4-1 in league play in 2018?

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Beech's Aaron Foxx rushes against Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech QB Caden Cutrell is surrounded by Hillsboro as he rushes to the sideline on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Harold Jemison rushes against Beech on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Harold Jemison scores a TD against Beech on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Gyasi Mattison rushes for a TD against Beech on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Gyasi Mattison intercepts a ball in the endzone to stop a Beech drive on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech's Alex Metcalf [left] battles against Hillsboro's Therone Orr [right] on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Gyasi Mattison gets called for pass interference against Beech's Cameron Clark on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech fans cheer as they play Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech's Cameron McClanahan jumps on Will Johnson as they celebrate their 20-19 win over Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech's Tysean Jefferson outruns Hillsboro's Jayden Walker to score a TD on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech kicker Cory Edwards adds the game-winning extra point after Tysean Jeferson's TD run for the 20-19 win over Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Beech's Tysean Jefferson bursts through the line and is goes to score a TD, tying the game at 19 against Hillsboro on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's Brian Covington ran for 1,553 yards and scored 10 touchdowns a year ago in his first season at Hillsboro.

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Beech's Ja'sean Parks rushed for 1,601 yards on 234 carries and had 15 rushing touchdowns for the Class 5A state semifinalists.

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Beech's Tysean jeffereson breaks through the Hillsboro line and runs for a game-tying TD on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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Hillsboro's last drive was plagued by delay of game calls as Darius Smith runs out of time at the line against Beech on Friday, November 16, 2018.

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