ALICEVILLE, Ala. — The Aliceville High School football team ran its winning streak to seven Friday night with a 48-12 victory against Greene County in Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) action.
Aliceville already had clinched the top spot in Class 2A, Region 4. The Yellow Jackets will play host to a first-round playoff game Nov. 4. The Yellow Jackets have won by an average of 40 points in the streak.
DeMontez Hinton had nine carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Nicquavious Craig had a 29-yard touchdown run and caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Santiago Taylor. Hinton scored on runs of 11 and 12 yards.
Deonte Taylor had a 16-yard touchdown run, while Jamar Richardson had a 48-yard touchdown run. Taylor also hit Javon Phillips on a 40-yard scoring strike.
Aliceville led 22-12 at halftime and pitched a second-half shutout.
Greene County scored on a 20-yard run by Jeremy Hutton and a 26-yard fumble return by Jamari Reeves.
Albert Wells led Aliceville with 16 tackles. Elijah Plott had nine, while Avery Bishop had seven. Craig and Phillips had interceptions.
Aliceville (7-2, 5-0 region) will play host to Billingsley (4-3, 3-2) in a region game Friday night.
n Lamar County 24, Sheffield 21: At
Vernon, Alabama, the Bulldogs nailed down the top spot in AHSAA Class 2A, Region 8 with the dramatic home victory.
Lamar County (6-2, 5-0 region) will play host to a first-round playoff game Nov. 4. The victory helped the Bulldogs stretch their winning streak to six.
Taye Buchanan led the offensive charge with 84 rushing yards, including touchdown runs of 10 and 14 yards. Ric Rogers threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to John Long and also scored on a 2-yard run.
Lamar County will face region and county rival Sulligent (4-4, 3-2) on the road Friday night.
n Red Bay 30, Sulligent 29: At Red Bay, Alabama, the Blue Devils suffered a crushing defeat on the road in AHSAA Class 2A, Region 8 play.
The Blue Devils saw a two-game winning streak snapped. The good news for Sulligent, though is it qualified for the playoffs thanks to other results around the region. Sulligent will finish third or fourth in the region and will play a first-round playoff game on the road Nov. 4.
Sulligent will play host to Lamar County (6-2, 5-0) in its final region game Friday night. Sulligent will need a victory in that game and a Red Bay loss at Phil Campbell to finish third in the region.
n Pickens County 50, Hubbertville 37: At Reform, Alabama, the Tornadoes clinched top spot in AHSAA Class 5A, Region 1 by winning a shootout against the other previously undefeated team in the region.
Pickens County (6-2, 5-0 region) won its third-straight game and will play host to a first-round playoff game Nov. 4.
Zach Thomas and Caleb Bonner had two rushing touchdowns to lead Pickens County. Thomas scored on runs of 10 and 27 yards, while Bonner scored from 4 and 14 yards. Demetrius Windham added a 60-yard touchdown reception from Thomas and an 80-yard kickoff return touchdown.
Seth Barrentime led the Tornadoes with nine tackles.
Pickens County will play at Berry (5-3, 3-2) in another region game Friday night.
n South Lamar 49, Brilliant 7: At Brilliant, Alabama, the Stallions nailed down a playoff spot in their final AHSAA Class 1A, Region 5 game.
South Lamar (6-3, 4-2 region) could finish tied for second or in sole possession of second or tied for third. Either way, South Lamar will be the third seed from the region and will play a first-round playoff game Nov. 4 on the road.
Buster Griffin scored on a 28-yard run and also added a 60-yard punt return touchdown. South Lamar also received touchdown runs from Noah Dismukes (2 yards), Sam Dowdle (11 yards), Jarrett Bryant (12 yards), Xavier Pate (4 yards), and Hunter Ogden (31 yards).
The Stallions rushed for 306 yards and led 42-0 at halftime.
Hagan Marlowe finished with a team-best 90 rushing yards. Grant Williams had seven tackles.
South Lamar has an open date Friday night. The regular season ends Oct. 27 with a road trip to Sulligent.
n Jackson Academy 21, Pickens Academy 20: At Jackson, Alabama, the Pirates’ playoff hopes were dealt a major blow in this Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) Class AA, Region 2 road game.
Pickens Academy (4-4, 0-3 region) will need to defeat Clarke Prep (1-7, 0-3) in its final region game Friday night at home to qualify for the playoffs.
Pickens Academy scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Will Jones to Grady McGlawn with a little less than three minutes remaining in regulation. The Pirates failed to take the lead when the two-point conversion attempt was no good.
Riley Harcrow led Pickens Academy with 79 rushing yards. He had nine tackles and two forced fumbles. Harcrow had a 51-yard touchdown run, while Jones hit Hunter Wilber with a 14-yard scoring pass. Dylan Fondren added a two-point conversion run.
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