First Football Meeting in 100 Years between Schools
MONTGOMERY – It took 100 years for Ohatchee and New Hope high schools to meet in a football game. After last Friday’s wild finish, it may take the next 100 years for the teams and fans to get over it.
Both schools each had their first football seasons 100 years ago in 1925. A last play 37-yard ‘Hail Mary’ pass from quarterback Jake Roberson to Brayden Collins lifted the host Ohatchee Indians to a 76-71 victory over New Hope. The two teams combined for more than 1,300 yards, 21 touchdowns and enough highlight reel plays to last an entire season to catapult the historic battle into this week’s first AHSAA Prep Football Spotlight of the 2024 season.
The battle, which produced a combined 147 points and set a number of single-game state records along the way, edged out a record-book performance by Piedmont High School receiver Rollie Pinto, and a milestone win by T.R. Miller High School which now stands alone as the winningest high school football team in AHSAA history.
It was indeed a special week – and many thanks to outstanding sportswriter Joe Medley of East Alabama Sports Today for providing such riveting details in the game that produced 147 points and the Ohatchee High School NFHS Network School Broadcast Program for capturing the video action for all to see.
Ohatchee quarterback Roberson was 14-of-18 passing for 361 yards and five touchdowns. Jayden Heard rushed for 178 yards and three TDs, and Nate Jones, 100 yards and two TDs for the Indians of Coach Chris Findley. Heard also had two receptions for 92 yards and one TD, and Collins had eight catches for 178 yards and two TDs. For New Hope, coached by Michael Harper, quarterback Lucas Terry was 27-of-33 passing for 490 yards and four touchdowns, Layton Pohl rushed for 161 yards and five touchdowns on 22 carries and had one TD reception. And receiver Dawson Cambron collected 18 pass receptions for 383 yards and four TDs.
Ironically, the ‘Hail Mary’ at the end wasn’t Ohatchee’s only clutch TD at the buzzer. Leading 50-35 late in the third period, the Ohatchee Indians saw New Hope, which also features the Indians moniker, score twice in a span of 19 seconds in the final two minutes of the period when Cambron scored on a 36-yard pass from Terry at 1:51 and again at 1:32 on a 16-yard run.
Ohatchee, backed up to its own 11-yard line with time for one final play in the period, went deep with Terry releasing the ball just as he got hit by the New Hope defense. Speeding open down the field was Heard, who caught the ball on the run for an 89-yard touchdown reception – and a 58-48 lead to start the fourth quarter. Ohatchee scored on a 21-yard pass from Robertson to Colby Hester with 6.4 seconds left in the first half to trim an eight-point New Hope lead to two, 28-26 at the half. And with 37.9 seconds left in the opening period, Jones scored on a 7-yard run to cut a 7-0 New Hope lead to one, 7-6.
Jones scored on a 32-yard run early in the fourth period … and the scoring stopped for almost six minutes. The final five minutes were wild, however, with five more touchdowns.
Trailing 64-48, New Hope’s Pohl scored on a 5-yard run with 4:39 left. Ohatchee rebounded with a 30-yard TD run by Heard with 2:56 remaining to take a 70-56. New Hope’s Cambron hauled in a 54-yard TD pass from Terry at the 2:22 mark, and the PAT kick trimmed Ohatchee’s lead to 70-63. New Hope turned a successful onside kick into a touchdown 73 seconds later at 1:09 with Pohl scoring on a 9-yard run Cambron. New Hope’s Harper had a surprise waiting on the PAT try. Cambron, on the receiving end of the passes, took a double reverse lateral and tossed a pass to Terry for the two-point conversion and a 71-70 lead.
That set up the final minute of play – which culminated on the final play of the night, which began at the New Hope 37-yard line with taking the snap, back peddling some 10 yards, and firing a long, high pass down the right sideline to the end zone which Collins caught for the TD – and the victory.
The records set include total yards by both teams, most points scored (147) by both teams without overtime and second most all time including overtime; the record is 150 set by Central-Hayneville and Billingsley last year in a three-OT thriller won by Central 78-72; second most points scored by the losing team (71); and most total touchdowns (21 touchdowns). Cambron’s 18 receptions rank tied for 6th all-time, and his 383 total receiving yards is second all-time behind LaFayette’s Chris Simpson, who had 412 yards versus Alabama Christian in 2000.
BEST OF THE REST
- As for Piedmont’s Rollie Pinto, he has been catching passes for the Bulldogs for several years. In last Friday night’s 2024 season opener, Pinto reached a milestone only a handful of receivers have accomplished in AHSAA prep football history when he snagged 20 receptions in Piedmont’s 34-27 win over Cherokee County. His clutch effort came against a Warriors’ team that was coming off back-to-back Class 4A state runner-up finishes. The Bulldogs have played in the Class 3A state finals twice themselves over the last four years with Pinto on the team.
Pinto finished Friday’s victory with 250 yards receiving and three touchdowns – 5, 7 and 30 yards – as the Bulldogs pulled out the victory in what has become the longest-running rivalry in both schools’ history. Piedmont (1-0), coached by Jonathan Miller, evened the 83-game series to 39-39-3 with the win. It snapped a two-game losing streak in the series to the Warriors, coached by Jacob Kelley. Piedmont has now won 11 of the last 13 meetings, however. Cherokee County won the first battle 20-0 in 1925 and reeled off five straight shutout victories from 1925-1929.
Pinto’s 20 catches fell two short the AHSAA single-game state record (22) set by of Dora’s Stevie Woods against Oak Grove in 2010 and tied him with Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa’s Cahdil Ellis (2014), Gulf Shores’ Patrick Williamson (2004), and LaFayette’s Chris Simpson (2000) for second all-time in AHSAA state history.
WEIS Radio reporter Shannon Fagan detailed the action, which ended when Piedmont quarterback Cole Wilson, who finished the night 32-of-40 for 343 passing yards and four touchdowns, connected with senior receiver Ishmael Bethel on a last-second 11-yard scoring toss near the back corner of the end zone to give Piedmont the thrilling season-opening victory. Among the highlights for the Warriors, Ben Frampton returned a kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. - T.R. Miller, coached by Brent Hubbert, beat Reeltown 28-7 in the AHSAA’s 19th annual Kickoff Classic football clash at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl last Thursday night. The Tigers go a big performance from Myles Johnson, in his first game back after missing most of his junior season with a knee injury. The University of Florida commitment rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and made eight tackles at linebacker on defense as the Tigers won the Kickoff Classic game over Reeltown 28-7.
The win was the 727th in school history – making T.R. Miller the winningest high school football program in Alabama. The Tigers finished the 2023 season tied with Oneonta High School with 726 all-time wins. The Tigers (727-335-20, 68.5%) are now all alone at the top since the Redskins lost 45-14 to Locust Fork last week.
The Brewton boys also own the winningest percentage in the AHSAA for teams with 550 or more wins. T.R. Miller’s first season was 1926. Oneonta (726-368-33) has won 66.4% of its games since beginning its first season in 1907. Blount County rival Locust Fork beat Oneonta last Friday 45-14 dropping the Redskins, coached by Phil Phillips, out of a possible tie.
Locust Fork’s Dale ‘Dino’ Embry rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries, was 14-of-18 passing for 126 yards and two TDs and ran a put back 62 yards for another score as the Hornets of Coach Billy Adams beat Oneonta 45-14 – the first victory in the series since 2001 and just the ninth in 56 games. Embry, who had 12 tackles on defense, also had a 95-yard run for one of his TDs. The Hornets’ defense was led by Landon Keith, who had 15 tackles with four for losses and two quarterback sacks.
The last previous meeting between the two schools located in Blount County was a 62-0 win by Oneonta, which currently owns 726 all-time wins which rank second in AHSAA state history behind T.R. Miller, which won its 727th game in last week’s Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl beating Reeltown 28-7. The 45 points scored by Locust Fork were the most scored by the Hornets in the series history – which was first played in 1937.
Other highlights from Week 0 include:
MILESTONES
ALVIN HENDERSON, ELBA: An Auburn verbal commitment who set the single season state record for rushing yards in a season last year, opened the 2024 season with 325 yards rushing and five touchdowns on just 19 carries in a 50-22 win over Luverne – his fourth straight 300-yard game. Henderson scored on touchdown runs of 67, 35, 51, 34 yards plus a 1-yard TD run. He also had three kick returns for 48 yards and a punt return for 5 yards. His 325 rushing yards pushed his career total to 7,599, moving him into ninth place all-time as he surpassed Williamson’s Jamarcus Russell (7,362, 1998-2001) and Hackleburg’s Donnie Gosha (7,348, 1990-95), according to the AHSAA Record Book.
L.J. CORMIER, SIPSEY VALLEY: Passed for a school-record 470 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for two scores accounting for five overall in a season-opening 58-32 victory over Greene Country. Gabe Stevens was on the receiving end of two of Cormier’s TD passes.
CAM PHINIZEE, RUSSELLVILLE: The junior running back opened the season much like he finished his sophomore year. He had 21 carries for 367 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-21 win over Deshler in the 99th meeting between the two Northwest Alabama powers. He gained 2,378 yards and scored 40 TDs as a sophomore in 12 games and averaged 198.2 yards per game. Russellville improved its lead in its oldest and longest series rivalry which started in 1923 to 49-46-4.
K.J. LACEY, SARALAND: Completed 14-of-26 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans to a 35-27 win over Jackson – with the school’s largest home crowd with more than 7,000 fans in attendance. He had 212 yards passing in threw first period. He fired three TD passes to C.D. Gill covering 65, 28 and 23 yards and a 63-yard scoring toss to Dillon Alfred. The win was the 26th straight home victory for Saraland (1-0) dating back to Oct. 2, 2020, when Spanish Fort pulled out a 24-21 win at Saraland midway through the regular season.
TYLER PIERCE, BOAZ: Managed 14-of-16 pass completions for 244 yards and five touchdowns as the Pirates downed Madison Academy 47-7. In the process, he became the school’s all-time leading passer – with 4,877 career passing yards after the win. He surpassed the previous leader Easton Hardin, who finished his career at Boaz with 4,836 passing yards.
JASE NEEL, GORDO: Had eight carries for 220 yards and accounted for six touchdowns, four rushing and two passing, in a 62-12 season-opening win. Among his rushing touchdowns was an AHSAA state-record tying 99-yard TD run from scrimmage. He became the 20th player in AHSAA history to have a 99-yard TD run reported for the AHSAA Record Book. The first reported was Joseph Hutto of East Lawrence, who accomplished the feat in a 22-12 win over Madison County. Neel also completed 11-of-13 passes for 190 yards and finished the night with 410 total yards.
ALEX BATY, GAYLESVILLE: Ran for 235 yards on 26 carries and found the end zone four times to lead the Trojans to a 42-28 victory over Donoho. The win was Gaylesville’s first on the field since beating Talladega County Central 54-14 on Oct. 28, 2022. The Trojans’ only win last season came by forfeit. It was also the first home win for the Trojans since a 24-14 decision over Decatur Heritage on Oct. 14, 2022, and the Trojans’ first season-opening victory since a 38-30 decision over Whitesburg Christian in 2021. Jack Sentell added 175 yards rushing on 10 carries and scored twice for Gaylesville.
BRANDON SMITH, B.T. WASHINGTON: Completed 18-of-30 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Eagles beat Eufaula 18-10. It was the first BTW victory over the Tigers in 22 tries. Eufaula now leads the series 21-1. The two teams last played in 2017 with Eufaula winning that game 29-22 in overtime. Teammate Dylan Purter recorded 16 tackles to lead the defensive effort.
BRENDON HALL, GENEVA COUNTY: The senior running back had 10 carries for 307 rushing yards and four touchdowns to spark the Bulldogs to a 54-12 win over Pleasant Home. The victory snapped a 12-game Bulldogs losing streak and handed new head coach Al Gilmore his first head-coaching victory. Hall had scoring runs of 81, 19, 47 and 62 yards. He also caused and recovered a fumble on defense.
PASSING
MASON MIMS, OXFORD: Led the Jackets from a 10-point deficit twice in a dramatic 56-46 comeback victory over Central High School of Carrollton (GA). He finished the night 28-of-35 passing for 442 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Caleb Wynn chipped in 139 rushing yards and four scores on 19 carries.
JOHNNY JACKSON, BOB JONES: Was 22-of-30 passing for 395 yards and five touchdowns in the Patriots’ 48-12 victory over Cullman. He also had five rush attempts for 61 additional yards and one TD to finish with 456 total yards and accounting for six TDs overall.
PRESTON LANCASTER, TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY: Was 20-of-30 passing for 364 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-24 win over American Christian.
JACKSON RHODES, NORTHSIDE: Was nearly perfect completing 20-of-22 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-33 victory over West Blocton.
BRYSON RIGGINS, RUSSELL COUNTY: Totaled 288 yards passing and three touchdowns on a 14-of-24 performance in a season-opening 32-0 win over Carroll.
GUNNER RIVERS, ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC: The sophomore completed 20-of-24 passes for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Cardinals’ 31-10 win at Bayside Academy.
T.J. RUSSELL, CARVER-MONTGOMERY: Was 20-of-29 passing for 273 yards and three TDs in a 41-19 win over Vestavia Hills in the Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl.
A.J. JOHNSON, CALERA: Rolled up 245 yards passing and two touchdowns on a 16-of-27 completion performance in the Eagles’ 30-27 season-opening loss to Northridge. He also ran for one TD.
NELSON THOMPSON, FOLEY: Was 19-of-30 passing for 245 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolves to a 39-25 victory over Baldwin County.
KAI FRANKLIN, GADSDEN CITY: Opened the season with a 23-of-38 passing effort for 254 yards and two touchdowns in the Titans' 33-28 win over Muscle Shoals.
BROCK BRADLEY, SPAIN PARK: Made his debut as the Jaguars’ quarterback with 243 yards passing and five TDs as Spain Park beat Sparkman 38-7. He was 9-of-15 on the night and threw the five TDs to five different receivers.
J.J. WILLIAMS, MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC: The Knights’ multi-talented athlete shined a quarterback with a 14-of-17 passing performance for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-12 win over Saint James. Catholic, the 2023 Class 4A state champion, moved to Class 5A this season. Saint James, the 2022 Class 3A state champs, is competing in Class 4A.
DREW PUCCIO, ARAB: The quarterback accounted for 211 yards – 111 passing and 100 rushing – with two TDs passing and two rushing in a 35-0 victory over Albertville in the 86th meeting in a rivalry while got underway in 1925. Albertville holds the lead in the series with a 46-35-4 record.
MASON BURKHARDT, ENTERPRISE: Directed the Wildcats to a 35-7 victory over Andalusia completing 11-of-12 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns. He added 43 yards rushing on six carries.
LANDON JONES, BILLINGSLEY: Sparked the Class 1A Bears to a 46-20 win over Class 3A Greensboro completing 13-of-17 passes for 201 yards and two TDs.
CRAIG PITTMAN, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN: Was 9-of-17 passing for 183 yards and three TDs, and he averaged 43.7 yards on three punts in the Eagles’ 33-7 victory over Wicksburg.
HUNTER STALLINGS, CEDAR BLUFF: Completed 13-of- 21 pass attempts for 194 yards and a 54-yard touchdown in a 34-13 loss to Valley Head. He also rushed for 92 yards on 12 carries and had nine tackles on defense including two for loss.
LANDON DUCKWORTH, JACKSON: Was 9-of-20 passing for 178 yards in the Aggies’ 35-27 loss at Saraland. The loss snapped a 16-game season-opening game winning streak for the Aggies.
NOAH BARBER, SPRING GARDEN: Was 6-of-12 passing for 165 yards and three TDs in the Panthers’ 41-7 triumph over Sand Rock.
KADYN MITCHELL, HOUSTON ACADEMY: The Raiders’ quarterback was 9-of-17 passing for 161 yards and t wo touchdowns and rushed for 50 yards in the Raiders’ 45-12 win over G.W. Long. He also rushed for 50 yards on two carries.
BRANT McCOLLOUGH, KINSTON: Accounted for 296 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 27-20 loss to Zion Chapel. He threw finished 8-of-13 passing for 151 yards a TD and rushed for 145 yards.
JORDAN LEVERETTE, BIBB COUNTY: Was 9-of-18 passing for 153 yards and three TDs in a 29-21 victory over Chilton County.
RUSHING
KADEN COTTON, BILLINGSLEY: Ran for 281 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries to lead the Bears to a 46-20 win over Greensboro in the season opener.
SAVARIUS EVANS, DECATUR HERITAGE: Had 274 yards rushing on 24 carries and scored five touchdowns in a 42-22 win over Sheffield.
SPENCER UNRUH, CORNER: Had 20 rush attempts for 245 yards and three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets beat Winfield 32-13. He also scored a fourth TD on a pass reception.
SHEPARD SARGENT, VICTORY CHRISTIAN: Totaled 11 rush attempts for 229 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 51-7 win over Sumiton Christian.
RAZAREO CONWELL, MONTEVALLO: The sophomore rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries as Montevallo blanked Tarrant 32-0. Conwell’s TD runs covered 4, 1, 9 and 52 yards.
TYLER THOMAS, OAKMAN: Gained 215 rushing yards on 27 carries to help Oakman down Walker County rival Cordova 20-6. It was the Wildcats’ second win in a row in a series that was first played in 1925. Cordova leads the series 44-21-2.
JAYLIN McCRAY, NORTHIDGE: Piled up 208 rushing yards on 19 carries in a 30-27 win over Calera. The Jaguars finished the night with 386 yards rushing.
JACK GUTHRIE, ELKMONT: Had a workhorse night with 34 carries for 208 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Red Devils edged St. John Paul II Catholic 22-20.
E.J. CROWELL, JACKSON: The sophomore running back fan for 206 yards and three touchdowns with TDs of 54, 6 and 47 yards in the Aggies’ 35-27 loss to Saraland.
QUIN SHIELDS, ROBERTSDALE: Rushed for 191 yards and two TDs as the Golden Bears snapped a 24-game losing streak with a 31-0 win over Chickasaw.
ZAY ENGLISH, JACKSONVILLE: Rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns in Jacksonville’s 43-33 win over Etowah. Jacksonville totaled 484 yards rushing with three backs over 100 yards. Trent Jackson added 125 yards and two TDs, and Tyler Ellis had 161 yards.
KAMERON SCONIERS, HEADLAND: Rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on offense and had nine tackles, including one for a loss, for the Rams on defense to spark Headland to a 19-10 win over Dale County.
DEVAN ALEXANDER, SHELBY COUNTY: Had 16 rush attempts for 156 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 57-10 victory over Lincoln.
CHASE STRACENER, CHELSEA: Had 13 carries for 136 yards and scored one TD in the Hornets’ season-opening 24-3 victory over Class 4A Mobile Christian, which won the Class 3A state title last season. The win snapped a 15-game Leopards winning streak.
PASS RECEIVING
ELLIS HAMITER, TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY: Caught nine passes for 225 yards and one TD as the Knights downed American Christian 38-24.
TREMELL WASHINGTON, PLEASANT GROVE: Caught 10 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown and added four kickoff returns for 194 yards, including a 93-yard return for a touchdown to finish with 403 all-purpose yards in a 38-35 setback to McAdory.
C.D. GILL, SARALAND: Hauled in five receptions for 178 yards and three TDs (65, 28 and 23 yards) as the Spartans defeated Jackson 35-27. Teammate Dillon Alfred caught six passes for 122 yards and one score.
NICK RICHARDSON, OXFORD: He and teammate Jalin Taylor each had 168 receiving yards. Richardson had 13 catches and two TDs while Taylor had 11 catches and one TD and also returned a punt 60 yards for another score.
JABARI STAPLES, CLAY-CHALKVILLE: Grabbed five receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 28-7 win over Hueytown.
DAYLYN UPSHAW, CENTRAL-PHENIX CITY: Had three receptions for 142 yards and three touchdowns as the defending Class 7A state champions beat Miami Senior (FL) 61-14. The TD receptions covered 36, 50 and 56 yards.
MICHAEL SHEFFIELD, MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC: Pulled down nine receptions for 134 yards and one TD in the Knights’ 42-12 win over Saint James.
COREY BARBER, SPAIN PARK: Snagged five passes for 133 yards and one TD in the Jaguars’ season-opening 38-7 victory over Sparkman.
ELI CAGLE, HALEYVILLE: Caught nine passes for 130 yards and one TD in the Lions’ 27-24 victory over West Point.
JOSEPH JONES, HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC: Managed six catches for 130 yards and two TDs in a 30-12 loss to Verbena.
EVAN TAYLOR, NORTHSIDE: Had seven pass receptions for 119 yards and two TDs in the Rams’ 35-33 win over West Blocton. Teammate Austin Kightlinger also had five catches for 103 yards and a TD.
JAXON POTTER, AUSTIN: Pulled down eight passes for 119 yards and two scores as the Black Bear beat Hartselle 35-34 in two overtimes giving head coach Jeremy Perkins his 99th career win at Austin. Currently in his 15th season, Perkins has compiled a 99-60 career mark as the Black Bears’ head coach. Quarterback J.L. Davis also accounted for five TDs in the win – three passing and who rushing – and finished the night with 194 passing yards.
CALEB EDMONDSON, CEDAR BLUFF: Caught five passes for 108 yards and a 54-yard touchdown in the Tigers’ 34-13 loss at Valley Head.
JAMICHAEL GREER, BENJAMIN RUSSELL: Had three receptions for 102 yards and one TD in the Wildcats’ 28-14 loss to Opelika.
GABRIEL HATAWAY, KINSTON: Caught three passes for 82 yards, including a 52-yard TD reception, rushed for 83 yards on nine carries with a 45-yard TD run, and had nine tackles with one sack in the Bulldogs’ 27-20 loss to Zion Chapel.
DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NOAH HOLT, ELKMONT: Recorded three sacks for an amazing 37 yards in losses and also added two additional quarterback hurries in a 22-20 victory over St. John Paul II Catholic.
LANDON EVERETT, GULF SHORES: Recorded 20 tackles in a 38-7 loss to Choctawhatchee (FL). The loss snapped a 15-gme winning streak for Gulf Shores, which won the Class 5A state last season with a 15-0 record.
BRAYDEN BENBOW, ZION CHAPEL: Had 18 solo tackles and three assists with two for losses and had a fumble recovery to lead the Rebels past Kinston 27-20. He also rushed for 80 yards and a TD on 14 carries. Teammate Jeremiah Stinson totaled 12 tackles, forced one fumble, and returned another fumble 99 yards for a touchdown in the Rebels’ 27-20 win over Kinston.
SHADARIUS TOODLE, COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN: Accounted for 18 tackles in a 26-20 loss to Washington County.
ZHALYN COPES, McADORY: Totaled 12 tackles with eight stops for loss and three sacks in the 38-35 win over Pleasant Grove.
GRAYSON GULDE, VINCENT: Recorded 15 tackles with four resulting losses in the Jackets’ 19-6 victory over Winterboro.
ISAIAH GARMON, DAVIDSON: Accounted for 17 tackles as Davidson beat Murphy 36-24 at Mobile.
JAGGER LUDOLF, MOODY: The Blue Devils’ linebacker recorded 17 tackles in the Blue Devils’ 31-7 loss to Gainesville (GA), coached by former Hoover coach Josh Niblett.
JADEN SPARKS, PLEASANT VALLEY: Had 14 tackles with five resulting in losses, one pass break-up and two sacks in a 28-12 win over West End. He also rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries on offense and scored a two-point conversion.
LEVI CHILDERS, DADEVILLE: Managed 13 tackles and one sack, and teammate Jay Burns had 10 tackles, an interception and forced two fumbles in Dadeville’s 18-7 loss to Elmore County.
KENDARIOUS REYNOLDS, CARVER-MONTGOMERY: Had two interceptions with 68 return yards in the Wolverines' 41-19 win over Vestavia Hills. Carver had four picks with 135 return yards.
ANDREW GIL, HOUSTON ACADEMY: Playing in his first game after missing almost all of last year with a knee injury, Gil earned eight tackles, blocked, and returned a punt 24 yards for a touchdown and also caused a fumble on defense in the Raiders’ 45-12 win over G.W. Long. He also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on just six carries. Teammates Soles Faulk and Hughes Williams added 10 tackles each.
CAM LARK, GORDO: Recorded nine tackles and had two quarterback pressures in the Greenwave’s 62-12 victory over Fayette County.
SAWYER BIENVENU, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN: Had a team-high 11 tackles in the Eagles’ 33-7 win over Wicksburg.
WALKER TURNER, ENTERPRISE: Recorded 10 tackles with one quarterback sack in Enterprise’s 35-7 win over Andalusia.
PRUITT VAUGHAN, PIKE LIBERAL ARTS: Led the Patriots’ defense with 11 tackles in the season-opening 36-5 win over New Brockton.
PHERRON DANCY, CENTRAL-TUSCALOOSA: Had eight tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble in the Falcons’ 31-28 win over Tuscaloosa County.
JARED SMITH, THOMPSON: Recorded 12 tackles with five for a loss, three quarterback sacks, three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup in the Warriors’ 15-14 overtime loss to Grayson (GA) in the season opener at Alabaster shown nationally over ESPN2.
ELDRIDGE SHELTON, WENONAH: Had four tackles, including three sacks and another tackle for a loss, broke up a pass and made a safety in the Dragons’ 23-14 win over Birmingham city rival Jackson-Olin.
JOHN WELSH, SPRING GARDEN: Returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown, caught three passes for 80 yards and two scores, and had a 65-yard punt return for a TD called back on a penalty in the Panthers’ 41-7 win over Sand Rock.
T.J. HARRIS, HOLT: Returned a fumble 50 yards for a TD in the Ironmen’s 41-6 victory over R.C. Hatch.
TRISTAN LYLES, CENTRAL-PHENIX CITY: Had a sack resulting in 12 lost yards and three other tackles for loss resulting in 14 more negative yards as Central beat Miami Senior (FL) 61-14.
J.J. MOULTRIE, HOOVER: Blocked an extra-point kick against Western (FL), and he then returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for the game-tying score as Hoover went on to win 17-14.
GRAHAM WOLFE, CENTRAL-TUSCALOOSA: Kicked a 25-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining to lift the Falcons to a 31-28 victory over Tuscaloosa County.
LOGAN MORRIS, AMERICAN CHRISTIAN: Returned a kickoff 99 yards in the Patriots’ 35-24 loss to Tuscaloosa Academy. He also had another return for 50 yards.
KAMERON WALLACE, ABBEVILLE: Returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown in the Yellow Jackets’ 39-14 loss to Beulah.
DEE DUNN, VALLEY: Ran 95 yards for a touchdown on a kickoff return in the Rams’ 21-20 loss to Glenwood.
JAYLEN SCOTT, WILLIAMSON: Returned a kickoff 95 yards for TD in Williamson’s 52-0 victory over B.T. Washington of Pensacola (FL).
KEYLAN HUGHES, WINFIELD: Raced 94 yards for a touchdown on a kickoff return in the fourth period in the Pirates’ 32-13 loss to Corner.
ANTHONY ROGERS, CARVER-MONTGOMERY: Had four kickoff returns for 168 return yards as Carver beat Vestavia Hills 41-19 in the Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl.
DEVIN BROWN, RUSSELL COUNTY: Scored on an 82-yard kickoff return in Russell County’s 32-0 win over Carroll.
KALEB GOFF, MOODY: Punted seven times for a 40.3 average with a long of 55 yards and four kicks inside downed the 20-yard line in Moody’s 31-7 loss to Gainesville (GA).
CARTER LEWIS, MOBILE CHRISTIAN: Booted a 49-yard field goal in the Leopards’ 24-3 loss to Chelsea.
OHATCHEE VS. NEW HOPE BOXSCORE
NEW HOPE 7 21 20 23 -- 71
OHATCHEE 6 20 32 18 -- 76
SCORING SUMMARY NH/OH
1Q – (9:08) NEW HOPE – Layton Pohl 1 run (PAT good) 7-0
1Q – (0:37.9) OHATCHEE – Nate Jones 7 run (PAT failed) 7-6
2Q – (10:51) NEW HOPE – Dawson Cambron 37 pass from Lucas Terry (PAT Good) 14-6
2Q – (10:13) OHATCHEE – Jayden Heard 34 run (2-point conversion good) 14-14
2Q – (7:08) NEW HOPE – Pohl 2 run (PAT Good) 21-14
2Q – (3:31) OHATCHEE – Colby Hester 34 pass from Jake Roberson (PAT failed) 21-20
2Q – (2:16) NEW HOPE – Pohl 23 pass from Terry (PAT Good) 28-20
2Q – (06.4) OHATCHEE – Colby Hester 21 pass from Roberson (PAT failed) 28-26
3Q – (11:18) OHATCHEE – Colby Hester 60 run (Hester pass from Roberson) 28-34
3Q – (7:17) OHATCHEE – Jones 90 run (Hester pass from Roberson) 28-42
3Q – (5:43) NEW HOPE – Pohl 9 run (PAT good) 35-42
3Q – (5:27) OHATCHEE – Brayden Collins 54 pass from Roberson (Jones run) 35-50
3Q – (1:51) NEW HOPE – Cambron 36 pass from Terry (PAT good) 42-50
3Q – (1:32) NEW HOPE – Cambron 16 run (PAT failed) 48-50
3Q – (0:00) OHATCHEE – Heard 89 pass from Roberson (Hester pass from Roberson 48-58
4Q – (10:41) OHATCHEE – Jones 32 run (Conversion failed) 48-64
4Q – (4:39) NEW HOPE – Pohl 5 run (Cambron run) 56-64
4Q – (2:56) OHATCHEE – Heard 30 run ({PAT failed) 56-70
4Q – (2:22) NEW HOPE – Cambron 54 pass from Terry (PAT good) 63-70
4Q – (1:09) NEW HOPE – Pohl 9 run (Terry pass from Cambron) 71-70
4Q – (0:00) OHATCHEE – Collins 37 pass from Roberson (No PAT) 71-76
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