AISA RECAP: Hooper wins third straight; Edgewood tops Lakeside
Meadowview Christian quarterback Randall Moore is tackled by Darius Nix (52), Reed Burdett (33) and Josh Palmer (1) of Autauga Academy in Thursday’s matchup. (Tim Gayle)
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Hooper Academy 41, Fort Dale Academy 0
HOPE HULL – Paul Menefee rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and Tamarcus Hardaway rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown to lead the Colts to their third consecutive win on Friday night at Davis-Henry Field.
It marked the first time since 2013 Hooper has won three consecutive games and is only the second time since the Colts opened the 2002 season with a 6-0 start.
Porter Henry added two more touchdowns on short runs and threw two more touchdowns with his only completions, both to Preston Knepper.
Dalton Hooper led the shutout effort with 10 tackles. Riley Wood and Hardaway each had seven tackles, while Jack Ratliff and Will Reed each recorded interceptions.
Hooper (4-2) travels to Phenix City next week to play Glenwood in a AAA Region 1 game on Thursday, while Fort Dale (1-5) will travel to Monroeville to play Monroe Academy in a AAA Region 2 game on Friday.
Morgan Academy 45, Valiant Cross Academy 12
SELMA – Andrew Thomas threw three touchdown passes and the Senators turned a pair of fumbles into touchdowns to defeat Valiant Cross Academy on Friday night.
Thomas threw touchdown passes of 31 yards to Chris Gardner, 50 yards to Holt Utsey and 55 yards to Josh Brown to help the Senators fight off the determined first-year Valiant Cross program.
After Gardner’s touchdown reception, John Allen Ingram picked up a fumble and ran 15 yards for a touchdown to give Morgan a 12-0 lead, but Valiant Cross came back with a 30-yard scoring toss from Antavious Jackson to Corey Brown to cut the lead in half.
In the second quarter, Andrew Morris recovered a Valiant Cross fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and Utsey added another score with his touchdown reception for a 24-6 halftime lead.
Valiant Cross drove down the field in the third quarter and scored on a 32-yard pass from Savion German to Brown, but Utsey returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and Wade Mason added the extra point for a 31-12 lead.
Thomas threw his third touchdown pass of the evening late in the third quarter and Cobb Beers scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring for the Senators.
Morgan (5-1) returns to AAA Region 2 play next Friday with a game at Bessemer Academy, while Valiant Cross (1-6) jumps back into AAA Region 1 action with a game at Lee-Scott.
Edgewood Academy 42, Lakeside School 16
EUFAULA – Austin Champion stepped into a starting role at quarterback and led the Wildcats to a road win over the Chiefs on Friday night.
Champion completed 11 of 15 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown on five carries.
The Wildcats scored three times in the first quarter and three more in the second to take a comfortable 42-0 lead at the half. Mitchell Boyd, who had 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 12 carries, scored on runs of 12 and 3 yards. Sandwiched between the two scores were a pair of Champion touchdown passes that covered 16 yards to Connor Bailey and 38 yards to Carson Peevy.
Champion threw a third touchdown pass of 25 yards to Dawson Owens and ran 13 yards for another score for Edgewood.
Bailey led all receivers with 86 yards and a touchdown on three catches.
Blane Guthrie led the Edgewood defense with seven tackles, followed by Gabe LeMaster and Bradley Boone with six tackles each and Joseph Benton and J.T. Brazell with five tackles each.
Edgewood (4-2) returns to AA Region 1 play next week with a huge home game against unbeaten Chambers. Lakeside (3-3) travels to Hayneville to play Lowndes.
Jackson Academy 41, Macon East Academy 14
JACKSON – Jackson’s defense held Macon East Academy’s offense in check to remain unbeaten with a 41-14 win over the Knights on Friday night.
Gabe Spencer had four carries for 66 yards and provided one of the few highlights for the Knights with a 47-yard touchdown run. Macon East’s leading rusher, Carlos Carter, was held to 34 yards on 15 carries.
Kirkland Pugh completed 7 of 14 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times. Eric Lawson led the Macon East receiver corps with four receptions for 25 yards.
Luke Noffsinger led the Macon East defense with nine tackles. Garrison Miller added three tackles and an interception.
Jackson (6-0) remains home to play Pickens Academy next week, while Macon East (5-2) travels to Birmingham to play Banks Academy in a AA Region 1 game next Friday.
Abbeville Christian 33, Banks Academy 6
ABBEVILLE – The Generals posted their fourth consecutive game with 30 or more points, beating first-year program Banks Academy 33-6 on Friday night.
Junior Kaemon Teasley had a 30-yard touchdown run for the Jets’ only touchdown.
Abbeville Christian (5-1) returns to Class A Region 1 play next week with a home game against Coosa Valley, while Banks (1-5) returns home for a AA Region 1 game with Macon East Academy.
Autauga Academy 48, Meadowview Christian 8 (Thursday)
PRATTVILLE – Autauga Academy’s first three plays from scrimmage went for touchdowns and the Generals’ defense held Meadowview Christian to a pair of first downs in a 48-8 win on Thursday night at Autauga Academy.
Autauga scored on a quick pass in the flat from Will Traywick to Lake Barber that turned into a 30-yard sprint to the end zone; a quick-hitting pass from Traywick to Josh Palmer on the right hash that went for 20 yards and a score; and Donte Henry taking an option pitch on the right side, veering back to the middle and winding up in the end zone 39 yards later for a 20-0 lead.
Barber, the backup quarterback, threw 49 yards to Anden Hilyer for a touchdown and third-string quarterback Noah Ray ran 29 yards for a 34-0 halftime lead. Dashawn Jenkins took the opening kickoff of the second half 70 yards for another score and Jacob Mozingo went 11 yards early in the fourth quarter for a 48-0 lead.
“Everybody got to play, nobody got hurt, a lot of smiles and high-fives,” Carr said. “We haven’t seen that in a while over here, so that was fun. We’ve just got to continue to work. We all know we’re young, but we’ve got enough games under our belt now and I can see us getting better. We’re playing harder and we’re starting to figure things out. We lost 26 players off of last year’s team – 19 seniors and other kids transferring out after COVID-19 hit and we shut down. So it’s almost like starting all over again. But nothing great in life comes easy.”
Rin Hagood, who is autistic, scored his second touchdown in as many weeks, this time going 75 yards unopposed through the Autauga defense for the Trojans’ only touchdown.
“The kids from Autauga were celebrating with him and our kids had a good time with him,” Meadowview Christian coach and headmaster Bob Taylor said. “It’s never a dull moment, every day, with him. But he comes to practice every day, he’s at every summer workout, he plays basketball. For him to get on the field … we see Rin every day so we know where he’s come from, but for the kids from Autauga to do what they did with it, for the fans to cheer, there’s something special about that.”
Javeon Rudolph added the two-point conversion after Meadowview’s touchdown. He led the defensive effort with a game-high five tackles and a fumble recovery in a 51-play game with no stoppage of play.
Meadowview (0-7) travels south to play winless Snook Academy in a Class A Region 2 game next Friday, while Autauga (1-4) travels to Escambia next week for a AA Region 2 matchup.
Patrician Academy 50, South Choctaw Academy 13
TOXEY – Patrician scored five touchdowns of 30 or more yards while holding South Choctaw to 65 yards rushing in an easy win on Thursday night.
Garrett Lewis scored on an 11-yard run, Bryce Mason added a 41-yard run and Cecil Perry followed with a 39-yard scoring run as the Saints rolled out to a 22-0 lead.
After South Choctaw’s Brentley Turner capped a 12-play drive with a 3-yard run to make it 22-6, the Saints found the end zone in four plays, using a 48-yard pass from Tyler Lewis to Gavin Lewis for a 30-6 halftime lead.
Perry and Garrett Lewis added two more touchdown runs before Chandler Jenkins scored on a 40-yard run to make it 42-13. Augustus Lewis capped the scoring with a 33-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Mason rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on eight carries, followed by Perry with 91 yards and two touchdowns on six carries and Garrett Lewis with 86 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries.
Augustus Lewis, Garrett Lewis and Jay Lindsey all had six tackles to lead Patrician on defense, while Mason Glass had four tackles, including three for loss.
Cam Robinson led South Choctaw’s offense, completing 14 of 29 passes for 161 yards.
Patrician (5-1) returns home to host Southern in a AA Region 2 game next Friday. South Choctaw (1-5) travels to Evergreen to play Sparta in a Class A Region 2 game next Friday.