COOKEVILLE -- Sophomore Austin Taylor scored three touchdowns and the Friendship Christian defense turned in a stellar performance en route to a 44-7 win over Adamsville Saturday in the Class 2A BlueCross Bowl at Tucker Stadium.

The win marked the second consecutive state title for the Commanders -- who wrapped up the season 14-1 overall.

Offensive MVP Steven Hollis rushed for 161-yards on 27 carries and scored a TD while Taylor added 87 yards on just five carries, including a 55-yard gallop midway thugh the second quarter -- one of his three scored on the day.

Defensive MVP Tanner Martin was in seven tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble. Stefan Remus had eight stops, blocked a punt that set up a TD and kicked a 32-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the first half.

All told, FCS finished with 18 first downs and 405 yards in total offense.

Adamsville, making the first state finals appearance in school history, finished 13-2 overall.

Friendship  6 11 7 20 -- 44
Adamsville  0  0 7  0 --    7
Scoring summary
FCS - Austin Taylor 7 run. Kick failed. 3:27 first quarter. 10 plays, 80 yards; TOP 4:15.
FCS - Taylor 55 run. Steven Hollis run. 8:58 second quarter. 6 plays, 88 yards; TOP 2:20.
FCS - Stefan Remus 32 field goal. 00:27 second quarter. 7 plays, 52 yards; TOP 3:02.
AHS - John Reed Odum 73 run. Dalton Plunk kick. 7:53 third quarter. 4 plays, 89 yards. TOP 1:38.
FCS - Dillon Hodges 15 pass from A.J. Long. Grosch kick. 3:32 third quarter. 3 plays, 12 yards. TOP 00:54.
FCS - Parker Pinnell 5 pass from Long. Grosch kick. 11:07 fourth quarter. 4 plays, 5 plays. TOP 1:25.
FCS - Taylor 9 run. Kick failed. 8:04 fourth quarter. 6 plays, 55 yards. TOP 2:31.
FCS - Steven Hollis 3 run. Joshua Luck kick. 5:36 fourth quarter. 5 plays, 34 yards. TOP 2:17.

TEAM STATISTICS
                                          FCS         AHS
First downs                             18           11
Rushes-yards                   45-321     34-197
C-A-I                               6-14-0     6-21-0
Passing yards                         84           48
Punts-avg.                        2-34.5     3-25.3
Fumbles-lost                          0-0         1-1
Penalties-yards                    6-47        5-25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: FCS - Steven Hollis 27-161, Austin Taylor 5-87, Cale Mitchell 3-38, A.J. Long 7-34, Stefan Remus 1-4, Will Burruss 1-0, Gene Carman 1-(-3). AHS - John Reed Odum 9-112, Zac Neary 10-54, Hayden Reece 4-13, Jacob Dengler 3-9, Jacob Terry 2-7, Dalton Plunk 4-3, Dustin Neill 1-1.

PASSING: FCS - A.J. Long 6-14-0, 84 yards, 2 TD. AHS - Dalton Plunk 6-14-0, 48 yards, 0 TD; John Reed Odum 0-7-0.

RECEIVING: FCS - Hunter Watts 2-48, Dillon Hodges 1-15, Steven Hollis 1-9, Cale Mitchell 1-7, Parker Pinnell 1-5. AHS - Ross Beacham 2-27, Taylor Henry 1-13, John Reed Odum 1-5, Hayden Reece 1-2, Zac Neary 1-1.