Tarre Hampton ran for three touchdowns as Class 6A No. 8-ranked Muscle Shoals beat 7A Bob Jones 48-14 in the season opener for both teams.

Hampton scored on runs of 3, 5 and 9 yards in the first half at J.F. Moore Stadium in Muscle Shoals. Jamir Goodloe caught a shovel pass from Cole Woods and raced 14 yards to open the scoring.

Jaquess Greene scored on a 98-yard run in the second quarter. Jack Anderson added a 1-yard TD run. The Trojans led 41-0 at halftime.

Tyren Washington had two touchdown runs for the visiting Patriots.

“I thought we played well,” Muscle Shoals coach Scott Basden said. “Obviously, being the first game of the year, I think some stuff went our way early, and we were able to capitalize on good field position. We got a couple of big plays early in the running game, and we hit a couple of good passes. Anytime you’re able to put points on the board like that in the first half, I think that helps you play some younger kids and establish some depth for later in the season.”

Play of the game: After the Muscle Shoals defense made a goal line stand, the Trojans took possession on their own 2. Greene then took a handoff, broke a tackle and outraced the Bob Jones defense for a 98-yard touchdown. This put the Trojans up 27-0 with 8:21 to go in the second quarter.

Game ball: Woods, a senior in his second year as the starting quarterback, completed 8-of-11 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He had three carries for 23 yards.

Stat sheet: Hampton, a junior, had five carries for 31 yards and three touchdowns for Muscle Shoals. Goodloe, a senior, had three catches for 70 yards, with TD catches of 14 and 30 yards. Greene had eight carries for 150 yards and one touchdown, plus one catch for 9 yards. Anderson had 13 carries for 53 yards and one touchdown. … For Bob Jones, Washington had 14 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns, a 6-yarder and 1-yarder.

By the numbers: 432, Muscle Shoals’ total yards with 288 rushing and 144 passing. … 204, Bob Jones’ total yards with 120 rushing and 84 passing. … 4, wins for the Trojans in five games against Bob Jones all-time.

Coachspeak: “I think Bob Jones has got a really good football team. I think we were just able to take advantage of some situations. I’m proud of my coaches and my kids effort tonight. I thought the coaches had them prepared well and thought the kids played hard.” – Basden

“I thought Muscle Shoals came ready to play. They executed offensively and defensively, and we didn’t. We just got to go back to work next week and get ready for Athens.” – Bob Jones coach Kelvis White.

They said it …: “Tonight was amazing. I couldn’t ask for a better start for my team. We had 41 in the first half and defensively we left them with zero in the first half.” – Goodloe

“I feel like we executed very well. Both offense and defense locked in. We did our job.” – Woods

“We had a great game. My linemen did what they needed to up front to help me succeed in my running. I just ran as hard as I could, tried to make a play.” – Hampton

What’s next?: Bob Jones will visit Athens next week, while Muscle Shoals goes to Florence.