NEW TAZWELL -- Greeneville put its name on the first ever Blue Ridge Athletic Conference championship here Friday night, rolling past No. 5 state ranked Claiborne 45-0 to wrap up an unbeaten run through the conference.

The Devils, also ranked in the top 10, wrap up the regular season with a 7-3, 5-0 record and head into the playoffs next Friday night as the top-ranked Class 4A team out of the conference.

Although it is a different conference than the last two years, this marks the third straight league title for the Devils, and that's what they can be most proud of, said coach Caine Ballard.

"This took a lot of hard work," Ballard said. "Everybody wants to talk about playing up and whatever, but the kids earned it through hard work the last three years. This senior group, this is their third conference championship in a row, and they deserve it. The guys focused all week, had a great week of practice, and they were ready to go."

Greeneville posted some big numbers offensively all the way around, but perhaps the best sign for the Devils was the return of B.J. Spradlin after missing the last month because of injury.

Spradlin carried the ball seven times for nearly 70 yards and two touchdowns and also had four catches for nearly 50 yards.

Quarterback Wes Quarles was 14-of-17 passing for more than 220 yards and three touchdowns.

Landon Morrison had two touchdown catches for Greeneville. Rob Wright hauled in five passes for 115 yards, and Trey Anderson added 46 yards and a touchdown on six carries to help the Devils rack up more than 400 yards of total offense.

Defensively, Greeneville shut down one of the league's best offenses in Claiborne and the league's top rusher, handing the Bulldogs their first league loss.

David Fuson headlines Claiborne's offense with nearly 1,500 yards rushing on the season coming into the game and an average of better than 161 yards per game. Greeneville limited him to half of that.

Greeneville led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter but only because the Devils took their time.

The Devils' first scoring drive covered 55 yards on 12 plays, which included a fourth down conversion. Morrison gave Greeneville great field position by returning the opening kickoff 30 yards to the 45. The Devils chewed up the distance a few yards at a time with Spradlin getting his first call to duty in a month.

Spradlin showed no signs of wear from the injury that's kept him on the sidelines, doing the honors for the Devils' first touchdown from five yards out.

Spradlin scored Greeneville's second of the night, stretching his legs a little this time. Spradlin capped a six-play, 61-yard drive with a 21-yard sprint into the corner of the end zone. Spradlin's two touchdowns paired with two extra points from Ben Ogle had Greeneville on top 14-0 at the end of one.

The Devils changed their approach in the second, hitting the Bulldogs for big yardage plays and quick touchdowns -- four of them.

They spread their lead to 21-0 on a three-play scoring drive that ended with Morrison taking a 14-yard pass from Wes Quarles into the end zone.

Anderson got in on the scoring to make it 28-0 on a 13-yard run, and then Quarles hit Ethan Mashburn for a six-yard touchdown to make it 35-0.

Claiborne finally got something going offensively and into Greeneville territory with less than five minutes remaining in the opening half when they went to a trick pass play from Aaron Noe to Austin Neely that covered 24 yards, nearly tripling the Bulldogs' total offense to that point in the game.

Greeneville kept the shutout going with some solid defense, though. Claiborne got all the way down to the 10 but the Devils turned them back, most notably when on third-and-long Kip Grooms came up with a nine-yard sack to help end the threat.

After Claiborne turned the ball over on downs, Quarles passed Greeneville 76 yards down field on six plays. He hit Spradlin for a gain of 24 and Wright for 25 to set up a nine-yard touchdown pass to Morrison that helped make it 42-0 at the break.

As with the rest of Greeneville's conference games this year, the clock ran continuously in the second half.

The Bulldogs (8-2, 5-1) moved the ball a little better when the Devils started subbing, but Austin Perkins ended two drives himself with an interception and a fumble recovery.

The only scoring of the final two periods was when Ogle nailed a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, making him a perfect 7-of-7 on kicks in the game.

Greeneville hopes to remain perfect against Class 4A teams (for playoff purposes) when the postseason begins next Friday night. Exact playoff pairings will be announced by the TSSAA this morning.

Ballard said the Devils will be ready for whomever they face.

"We have to continue doing what we're doing," Ballard said. "We know it's going to get tougher every round. We have to be focused and ready to go."