TALLULAH, La. — The Hebron Christian football team saw its prep football season come to a close Friday night with a 56-22 loss to Tallulah Academy (La.) in the second round of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Eight-Man playoffs.
Hebron Christian finishes the season 8-4.
“We played a team with a lot of weapons,” Hebron Christian coach David Foster said. “I thought our kids competed. We lost Landon Hill to injury in the second quarter. He is not the only player we have, but that is certainly huge loss for what we try to do.”
Channing Tapley was 19 of 26 for 156 with two passing touchdowns and two passing conversions. Tapley hit Payton Griffin on scoring plays of 6 and 12 yards. Griffin had 15 receptions for 122 yards. Griffin and Clay Faulkner each caught the conversions.
Brian Eaddy had seven rushes for 69 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown run.
Tapley had seven tackles, while Griffin and Faulkner had five.
West Alabama
n Cleveland 38,
Sulligent 13: At Cleveland, Alabama, Coach Daniel Merchant’s first season with the Blue Devils ended with a second-round loss in the Alabama High School Activities Association Class 2A playoffs.
For Sulligent (8-4), Dustin Summerville caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Cordarius Metcalf. Tyreke Metcalf also scored on a 25-yard run.
Sulligent finished with 178 yards of offense. C.J. McLemore was 5 of 11 for 55 yards. Caleb Williams had 27 yards rushing. Summerville had two receptions for 55 yards.
n Elba 64, Pickens County 14: At Reform, Alabama, the Tornadoes were eliminated in the second round of the AHSAA Class 2A playoffs.
Pickens County finishes the season 8-4.
n Wadley 29, South Lamar 8: At Wadley, the Stallions fell in the second round of the AHSAA Class 1A playoffs.
Dustin Weathers scored on a 1-yard run for South Lamar (6-6). Weathers finished with 99 rushing yards on 19 tries. He also had a two-point conversion.
n Marengo Academy 48, Pickens Academy 7: At Linden, Alabama, the Pirates fell short in the semifinal round of the Alabama Independent School Association Class AA playoffs.
For Pickens Academy (6-6), Brant Criswell hit Chance Britt for a 5-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. That score brought the Pirates within 14-7.
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