The Bowdon High School football team defeated Walker, 38-6, in a Region 6-A contest in Marietta on Friday night, setting up a showdown with rival Bremen next week at Warren P. Sewell Field for second place in the region and a first-round home playoff game.

The Red Devils jumped out to a 24-0 halftime advantage and never looked back in this one.

After forcing a punt on the Wolverines’ opening drive, Bowdon senior quarterback Avery Cheeks got the Red Devils (8-1, 4-1 Region 6-A) on the board with a short run to make it 7-0 with the extra point.

Walker (3-7, 1-5 Region 6-A) would have a touchdown called back for holding on its next possession, and the Red Devils would make the most of it upon getting the ball back, as a 30-yard run by sophomore Maricio Askew set up Cheeks’ second touchdown of the night, a 44-yard sprint around the left side to make it 14-0.

Later in the second quarter, Bowdon would take over possession after Walker turned the ball over on a 4th-and-2 situation, however a 79-yard pass play to Askew was called back due to a holding penalty.

The Red Devils would still manage to drive all the way down to the Walker 3-yard line late in the half before Askew coughed the ball up, turning it over to the Wolverines.

On the very first play of the next possession, though, Walker fumbled and Bowdon’s Cedric Strickland scooped up the ball and scored, making it 21-0 with 2:10 left in the half.

On the ensuing kickoff, Walker fumbled again, setting up a Cheeks pass to Terell Thornton to the Walker 7-yard line.

The Red Devils would get down to the 1-yard line with 13.7 seconds left in the half, but had to settle for an Alex Warren field goal, making it 24-0 at the half.

In the second half, Askew had a 30-yard touchdown run on the opening drive to push the score to 31-0, followed by a 69-yard touchdown run by Wesley Stephens for the Red Devils’ final tally at 38-0.

Walker would get its lone touchdown with 4:04 remaining in the game.