Clay-Chalkville took another step toward winning the Class 6A, Region 6 title outright with Friday’s 25-20 road victory over Oxford at Lamar Field.

The Cougars scored 25 straight points in second and third quarters and held on after the Yellow Jackets scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Clay-Chalkville has won two in a row since falling to three-time defending 7A champ Thompson.

Clay-Chalkville (7-1 overall, 5-0 in region) can secure the region title outright by beating Shades Valley next week.

Oxford took an early lead when Mason Mims threw a 11-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Wynn for a 7-0 lead.

Clay-Chalkville responded with a 9-yard TD pass from 2024 Alabama commit Jaylen Mbakwe to Marlon Compton to tie the game at 7-all. Rodreckus Johnson’s 3-yard TD run push the lead to a 13-7 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Courgars’ Aaron Osley scored on a 66-yard run and Kamari McClellan threw a 23-yard TD pass to Mario Craver to push the lead to 25-7.

Oxford rallied in the fourth quarter, as Wynn scored on a 9-yard run. Damious Williams’ 2-yard run with 1:52 to play made it 25-20.

The Cougars play Shades Valley next week, and Oxford (4-4, 3-2) play at Center Point.

Mbakwe left the game with an injury, but the severity of his injury is not known.

Thompson 49, Tuscaloosa County 7

To Mark Freeman, the gameplan Friday night at Tuscaloosa County was simple.

“Anytime you go out on the road you want play fast early,” the Thompson coach said.

The Class 7A’s second-ranked Warriors did that to perfection, pouring on four first-quarter touchdowns to roll to a 49-7 win, their seventh in a row after opening the season with a pair of losses to out-of-state competition.

With offensive line play Freeman noted was “getting better,” the Warriors paved the way to the four early scores, all of which came on the ground. AJ Green accounted for the first two, a 15-yarder and then a 19-yarder that featured a beautiful spin move and was set up by a fumble deep in Tuscaloosa County territory.

Michael Dujon accounted for the next two on runs of 48 and 5 yards.

The one-two punch led the Warriors’ rushing game. Dujon, a sophomore, had 65 yards on five carries. Green, a junior, had 64 yards and added an 11-yard touchdown to make it 49-0 with 8:35 left in the third quarter.

Thompson used two quarterbacks, Trent Seaborn and Junior Zach Sims. Seaborn was 8-for-10 passing for 129 yards and touchdown passes of 37 and 11 yards. Sims was 3-for-7 for 107 yards.

Thompson tallied 409 total yards of offense and held Tuscaloosa County to 137 and forced a pair of turnovers.

Tuscaloosa County senior quarterback Sawyer Deerman was 7-for-12 passing for 72 yards.

Backup sophomore Braden Smith was 3-for-6 for 58 yards and a score. His 36-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Jordan Chambers-Smith with 7:32 left was the Wildcats’ only score.

Thompson (7-2, 6-0) hosts Class 7A No. 3 Hoover in a showdown of Class 7A, Region 3 undefeated teams on Friday. Tuscaloosa County (5-3, 3-3), meanwhile, visits Vestavia Hills.

— Nick Robbins

Hewitt-Trussville 35, Spain Park 16

Hewitt-Trussville clinched its third straight playoff berth and ninth in the last 10 seasons with Friday’s 35-16 victory over Spain Park.

The Huskies (6-3 overall, 4-2 in Class 7A, Region 3) led 28-0 at halftime. Peyton Floyd threw TD passes of 8 and 62 yards in the first half and added a 31-yarder in the fourth quarter.

For Spain Park, Derick Shanks scored on a 19-yard run, Alex Lloyd kicked a 35-yard field goal and Mitchell Frazier caught an 81-yard touchdown pass form Brock Bradley.

The Huskies play Chelsea at home next week, while Spain Park (2-6, 1-5) plays Oak Mountain at home.

Gardendale 37, Woodlawn 20

The No. 10 Rockets did it almost all on the ground Friday night to stay perfect in Class 6A, Region 5 play setting up next week’s showdown at fifth-ranked Mountain Brook for the region championship.

Gardendale (6-2, 5-0) rushed for 274 yards, led by Jonathan Harris, and held Woodlawn to only 1 yard.

Harris had 117 yards and the Rockets’ first rushing touchdown, a 4-yarder that came with 4:58 left in the first quarter to put the Rockets up 14-0. The Rockets another rushing touchdown and a safety to take a 23-14 lead into the half.

Nelson and Story added touchdown runs of 43 and 10 yards, respectively, as the Rockets pulled away in the second half.

Despite the three-score advantage, Woodlawn (4-4, 1-4) was close statistically led by a 331-yard passing effort. That said, the Colonels fumbled four times, losing two, and was 2-for-9 on third-down conversion attempts.

Gardendale’s Tyler Nelson was 6-for-13 passing for 117 yards with a passing and a rushing touchdown.

Woodlawn’s Jaylen Murray had 10 catches for 262 yards and a touchdown.

Montevallo 42, Holt 0

Montevallo sprinted to 28 points in the first quarter and scored all its points in the first half in the Class 4A, Region 3 victory.

The Bulldogs (2-5, 3-3) got two rushing touchdowns from Anthony Martin, who ran eight times for 156 yards. Kam Goins added eight runs for 92 yards and a score.

Braxton King completed all four pass attempts for 121 yards and a score, while Javon Rogers caught two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.

Rogers also had an interception as did Spencer Adams. Kemp Swords had five tackles.

MOBILE

Spanish Fort 42, Robertsdale 13

The Toros won their fourth straight game and improved to 6-3 overall and 5-2 in Class 6A, Region 1 play.

Sawyer Wilson ran for 119 yards and 2 TDs on 13 carries. Nemo Hixon added 51 yards and a TD on 6 carries. UAB commit Jacob Godfrey caught 7 passes for 88 yards and 2 TDs and rushed for 51 yards on 6 carries.

Spanish Fort QB Brayden Walker was 11-of-13 for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also scored a rushing TD.

The Toros host Murphy in the California Dreaming Bowl next week in their final regular-season game. Robertsdale (0-8, 0-7) host surging Mary G. Montgomery next week.

Mobile Christian 29, Flomaton 14

Landon Snow and Aaron Rogers connected on a pair of TD strikes as Mobile Christian downed Flomaton.

Snow hit Rogers on passes of 40 and 12 yards. He finished 3-of-5 for 58 yards and the two scores.

Devin Harris rushed for 106 yards and a TD on 14 carries. Ben Brewer added a 15-yard TD run.

Flomaton’s TD passes came on a pair of Will Smith passes – 27 yards to Jaxson Fillmore and 28 yards to Quinton Odom.

Mobile Christian outgained Flomaton 321-188.

The Leopards improved to 2-7. They forfeited four victories due to an eligibility issue. They finish the season at Thomasville next week. The Hurricanes fell to 1-7, 0-6.

Vigor 42, Elberta 0

Jacori Barnes rushed for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns on 17 carries for Vigor.

The Wolves improved to 5-3 overall and 4-3 in Class 5A, Region 1. They will host Gulf Shores next week.

Elberta fell to 1-7, 1-5. The Warriors host B.C. Rain next week.

This game was played at Theodore High School.

Barnes was playing after his uncle, Brandon Barnes, died on Thursday.

Sweet Water 52, Marengo 0

Sweet Water pitched its second straight shutout with Friday’s 52-0 victory over Marengo in Dixons Mill.

Sweet Water led 39-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Jonathan Morris led the Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 5-1 in Class 1A, Region 3) with 114 yards on five carries, including TD runs of 42 and 2 yards. Timothy Kelley threw touchdown passes of 11 yards to Deshanard Blanks and 14 yards to Lashon Young.

Kelly also scored on a 9-yard run, Caleb Dixon scored on a 1-yard plunge, and Deion Blanks scored when he recovered a teammate’s fumble in the end zone.

Sweet Water plays St. Luke’s at home next week, while Marengo (3-5, 1-4) is at home against University Charter.

STATE

Montgomery Catholic 52, Dale County 0

Auburn commit Jeremiah Cobb ran 10 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and the defense pitched its fifth shutout to the season in Friday’s 52-0 victory over Dale County, which suffered its third straight loss.

Caleb McCreary completed 4-of-10 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns and added 47 yards rushing on four runs for the Knights (9-0 overall, 6-0 in Region 2). Luke Harkless caught two passes – both TDs – for 49 yards, and Josh Palmer had two catches for 78 yards and a TD. E.J. Babies also scored a rushing touchdown.

Jaden Jones led the defense with eight tackles, including two for a loss, while Kamden Miller had seven tackles, two for a loss and a sack. Zach Underwood had two sacks and three tackles for a loss, and Keltric Washington added four tackles and a sack.

The Knights at Andalusia next week in a showdown of undefeated teams. Dale County (2-7, 1-5) play Booker T. Washington-Tuskegee next week at home.

Montgomery Academy 34, Slocomb 0

Jashawn Cooper had 94 rushing yards and 2 TDs while Thomas Woodward added 110 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards.

Parker Cook threw for 152 yards and a TD.

Arch Lee had 12 tackles and an interception while Will Hardin had 7 tackles.

Oneonta 34, Ashville 21

Oneonta scored all its points on the way to a 34-0 halftime lead.

Fluff Bothwell led the attack with 17 carries for 180 yards and 3 TDs and 4 receptions for 83 yards, all in the first half.

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