Pleasant Valley – Pleasant Valley takes care of business against Gaston and secures the program’s best ever playoff seed, while breaking an 11-year playoff drought.
Scoreboard for Friday
Alexandria 50, Talladega 15, FINAL
Anniston 38 Cleburne County 36, FINAL
Central-Clay 30. Russell County 14, FINAL
Cherokee County 56, Ashville 7, FINAL
Geraldine 54, Glencoe 7, FINAL
Handley 35. Munford 14 FINAL
Piedmont 22, Hokes Bluff 21, FINAL OT
Jacksonville The score is 62, White Plains 0, FINAL
Tuscaloosa Christian 56 Jax Christian 48, FINAL
Leeds 30, Lincoln 14, FINAL
Plainview 34. Ohatchee 18 FINAL
Oxford 35 Center Point 14, FINAL
Pleasant Valley 50, Gaston 20, FINAL
Ranburne 64, Central-Coosa 39, FINAL
Randolph County 32, Dadeville 22, FINAL
Wellborn 62, Saks 34, FINAL
Moody 34 Southside 21 FINAL
Spring Garden 41, Ragland 27, FINAL
Wadley 47, Talladega County Central 0, FINAL
Beulah 38, Weaver 31, FINAL
Isabella 55 Woodland 14. FINAL
Open: Donoho.
Pleasant Valley didn’t break its 13-year playoff drought. The Raiders were able to get the region’s top. 3 seed.
The Raiders were roaring to an advantage of 41 points at halftime and went on to defeat Gaston 50-20 on the Friday of the Class 2A Region 6 final for both teams.
Pleasant Valley stopped the streak of losing four games that began after the Raiders started their season with four victories. They also have improved to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in regional play.
Pleasant Valley won the third of Region 7’s four playoff spots. The team will start the playoffs against Region 7 the runner-up Pisgah on November. 10.
Pleasant Valley will appear in the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
“So thankful for our team, and what it means for this team and the coaching staff to be able to play in the playoffs as a three seed” Pleasant Valley coach Jonathan Nix stated. “This is the best region seeding ever since regional play began in the history of Pleasant Valley.
“Our senior class this year was in Kindergarten the previous time PV made it to the playoffs. We are thrilled to make the playoffs, but would like to be focused on a successful final performance in the regular season starting next week. The players are getting better each week.”
The Raiders end their regular season by playing a non-regional match with Weaver on home.
Jaden Sparks was the catalyst for the first Pleasant Valley touchdown on Friday by recovering a fumble and a 50-yard return. Clark Hill made good with an impressive 15-yard touchdown jog.
Holt Bentley followed with a 15-yard touchdown jog, and Braxton Salster scored the 60-yard touchdown pass for Hunter Sparks.
The Tristan Williams interception set up Salster’s 35-yard touchdown pass for Hunter Sparks, and the Raiders were leading 28-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Hill’s touchdown run of 5 yards, Hunter Sparks’ 38-yard return for an interception, and Salster’s 46-yard touchdown run led the Raiders in the lead 47-6 at halftime.
The starters remained rested for the majority of the second period.
“We suffered a lot of key injury issues this year, yet the team remained committed to one another,” Nix said. “We are currently having eight newcomers who have been on defense or offensive for over the past two weeks.
“We are so thrilled for the team they have assembled and for how well they have pulled to come together in this year’s season.”
