Floyd brothers power Hewitt-Trussville past Tuscaloosa County

Floyd brothers power Hewitt-Trussville past Tuscaloosa County

Brothers Peyton and Parker Floyd stole the show as Hewitt-Trussville rolled past Tuscaloosa County 42-7 in a Class 7A, Region 3 game.

Peyton threw for 185 yards and four touchdowns and Parker recorded nine tackles, including stopping a Wildcats fourth down try early in the game and had a pass break-up in the win.

The Huskies scored a touchdown on every possession in the opening half while holding the Wildcats to 67 total yards of offense.

Mohammed Alabsi scored on a 1-yard fumble return after Parker Floyd and teammates pressed Wildcats quarterback Braedan Smith and knocked the fumble out of his hand at the 1-yard line.

Hewitt-Trussville (3-1, 2-0) played reserves for almost the entire second half as they built a 42-0 lead at intermission.

Kamom Jackson ran 5 yards for the Wildcats (3-1, 1-1) touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Game ball: Senior quarterback Peyton Floyd was 13 of 14 for 185 yards, including scoring passes of 10, 32, 13 and 12.  Floyd added 70 yards on seven carries in the win.

Coachspeak: “We are just trying to go 1-0 in region play every week,” I think we are getting better.” — Hewitt-Trussville head coach Josh Floyd.

They Said It: “They outplayed us in all phases of the game.”

(On going for it at his own 30-yard line earlier in the game) “We were trying to win the game.  We had to match their score.

“We can play a lot better than we did tonight. We are going back to work next week” — Tuscaloosa County coach Adam Winegarden.

Player Speak: “I feel like we had a good game on both sides of the ball. We executed on all sides of the football tonight.” — Hewitt-Trussville quarterback Peyton Floyd.

Next: Hewitt-Trussville travels to Hoover while Tuscaloosa County goes to Oak Mountain. Both teams continue Class 7A, Region 3 play.