Calhoun County, AL – Jacksonville, Wellborn roll to defeats and secure playoff spots. White Plains’ Barksdale mounts an unforgettable homecoming. Handley wins. Jax Christian puts up 66 points.
Scoreboard
THURSDAY, Oct. 5 Winterboro 47, Donoho 6, FINAL
Sylvania 56, Glencoe 20, FINAL
FRIDAY, Oct. 6
St. Clair County 36, Alexandria 31, FINAL
Handley 39 Anniston 6. FINAL
Central-Clay 47. Valley 0. FINAL
Jacksonville 63, Cleburne County 14, FINAL
Hokes Bluff 28, Plainview 14, FINAL
Jax Christian 66, Success Academy 28, FINAL
Lincoln 29. Munford 17 FINAL
Geraldine 55 Ohatchee 6 FINAL
Oxford 28. Pell City 25 FINAL
Piedmont 35. Westbrook Christian 19. FINAL
Locust Fork 61, Pleasant Valley 6, FINAL
Vincent 33, Ranburne 20, FINAL
Randolph County 35, Saks 14, FINAL
Southside 23, Leeds 13, FINAL
Spring Garden 51, Talladega County Central 23, FINAL
White Plains 43, Talladega 29, FINAL
Wellborn 56 Childersburg 28. FINAL
Woodland 38 Central Coosa 13, FINAL
OPEN: Cherokee County, Wadley, Weaver.
From East Alabama Sports Today
JACKSONVILLE – JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville scoring device lit up a new scoreboard on Friday.
Jim Ogle passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while Jim Ogle scored two touchdowns, and the Golden Eagles downed Cleburne County by 63-14 in the Class 4A matchup, the region 4 play.
Jacksonville improved its record to 6-1 overall, 3-0 and regional play. The team secured the playoffs with three games remaining in the regular season. Cleburne County (3-3 3-1, 2-1) lost its second game in a row. defeat.
The Golden Eagles have scored 43 points or more in six the seven matches this year. at least 51 points in all of their previous three games. The team’s score of 63 points on Friday marked an all-time high for the team.
Ogle finished nine out of his 12 passes. His touchdown passes spanned 11 yards to Ky’dric Fischer 13,5 yards for Damonte Sinclair.
Zae English ran through the air for 101 yards, scoring three times. He covered 49 four and one yards.
Lewis Bitticks returned a fumble 35 yards to score an touchdown, and Landon Wise caused the fumble. Darel Atkinson, Jr. recorded seven blocks … 5 for Loss, and also a tackle.
WELLBORN 56 CHILDERSBURG 28:The Panthers (4-2) have scored their fourth win in succession and improved their record to 3-0 in Class 3A Region 4, earning the playoffs prior to next week’s crucial regional matchup in Randolph County.
Wellborn also won its 98th victory with Jeff Smith as its head coach, which makes Smith the most successful coach at his school’s history. Smith is 98-63 and has a head start by his coach from high school Mike Battles, who was in the 97-55-1 mark for three seasons at Wellborn’s sideline.
In typical Wellborn style The Panthers made it happen on the ground, running to 519 yards. The majority of it came in the first quarter as they took a lead of 56-12 at the half. It was 32-point scoring during the first quarter.
Jabari Williams ran for 4 touchdowns. He also scored breaks of 87 and 57 yards. C.J. Hubbard scored 62 yards, and a score of 20 yards.
“We didn’t anticipate it would be that way,” Wellborn coach Jeff Smith stated. “The games we played just didn’t work.
“Jabari was awe-inspiring. His offensive line as well as tight end were great at blocking tonight.”
White Plains 43 TALLADEGA 29Dylan Barksdale won the title of the king of homecoming ahead of White Plains’ game against Talladega on Friday. the homecoming king was named after him.
The team was led by White Plains starting freshman Crew Martin as the head coach, Dylan Barksdale rushed 12 times for 102 yards. He also received four passes for 127 yards, and accumulated an impressive 105 yards from kickoff returns, which totaled 334 total yards.
He also took two interceptions and forced to Fumble.
He scored two touchdowns on the rushing route and scored one each upon a pass reception as well as kickoff return.
“We were a new freshman team at quarterback at night and it helped us become much better at doing this, as we were able to give Dylan to throw the ball in different methods,” first-year White Plains coach Blake Jennings said.
P.J. Holloway ran for 128 yards and snagged an touchdown pass and Martin scored on the ball on eight of 13 occasions for the 171-yard run and scored two touchdowns.
The Wildcats (1-5) lost Talladega to 0-6 while Jennings won his first game as head coach.
“It was great feeling,” Jennings said. “It’s an awful amount of work. Children have been doing many hours since we started. It’s an amazing feeling and there’s no doubt about that.”
Handley 39, Anniston 6.Handley’s E.J. Goss ran an impressive 164 yards and scored two touchdowns, one of them on a 63-yard jog and the second on a 91-yard catch as well as a the run after a catch by Cannon Kyles.
The Tigers have improved to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in 4A Region4, while slamming Anniston to 4-3 and 1-2).
Kyles ran for two touchdowns and 106 yards and completed all six passes he attempted for 2 touchdowns and 195 yards.
Daquavian Slaughter snagged a 65-yard touchdown pass.
Handley was able to hold Anniston to 132 yards total, including 73 of them in the air. The quarterback Gavin Doss led the Bulldogs with 44 yards of rushing.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY 36, Alexandria 31: Landyn Smith’s fourth-quarter touchdown pass led to St. Clair County a 36-25 lead. The Saints were able to hold off the winless Alexandria.
Smith made 14 passes of his 23, resulting in the 344-yard and three touchdowns and the Saints were ablaze with a 24-point second quarter.
Alexandria was leading 14-6 at the end of the opening quarter, due the Elijah Hunter touchdown runs of 30 and 20 yards. He scored a three-yard touchdown run to get Alexandria to Valley Cubs within 36-31 in the fourth quarter. He ended with 114 yards in the night.
Alex’s Cole Wheeler passed for 133 yards, with a four-yard score for Cooper Bridges, and Cleat Forrest kicked a 38-yard field shot during the 3rd quarter.
JX CHRISTIAN 66, SUCCESS 28: The Thunder rolled up to 7-0 on eight-man Christian school basketball, with several great performances.
Noah Lee completed six of seven passes for 116 yards and five touchdowns, with two each with Travis Barnhill and Jesse Gannaway and one to Bryson Dowdey. Barnhill was averaging 98 rushing yards as well as 55 receiving yards. He scored three touchdowns, and Gannaway was averaging 43 yards receiving and also intercepted two passes.
Caleb Stallings returned a kickoff with 73 yards and scored a touchdown. Jack Henry returned an interception for a touchdown.
Moses Averette led the defense with seven tackles.
The Thunder will close out the regular season next week at home, against Cornerstone-Rainsville.
