Football High Live: Latest updates, highlights from Round 3 playoff games

Posted by Admin November 23, 2024 Football

The Super 7 is now less than two weeks away at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium.

After tonight, we will know who will play for the 7A title. Enterprise takes on Thompson in one semifinal, while Hoover travels to Central-Phenix City in the other. The winners meet Dec. 4.

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Classes 1A-6A will be down to their semifinals after tonight. Some key quarterfinal matchups around the state include Muscle Shoals at Parker and Spain Park at Saraland in 6A, Central-Clay County at Montgomery Catholic in 5A and Fyffe at Piedmont in 3A. Those are just a few of the key matchups we will keep an eye on tonight.

Check back frequently for updates, highlights and final scores when they start rolling in. We also will have next week’s semifinal pairings when all games are complete. Here we go …

8:19 PM, Good one in T-Town: Tuscaloosa Academy leads Pigsah 21-14 at the half.

Halftime: Central-Phenix City leads Hoover 17-7; Thompson leads Enterprise 10-0. All the 7A playoff changes this year and we quite possibly will have the same championship game as last year. Crazy.

8:15 PM, Close one in Brewton: No. 1 T.R. Miller, Houston Academy tied 7-7 at the half.

Half: Bayside Academy 17, Southside-Selma 14

Cherokee County 14, Brooks 0 (Tristan Brown, Keyshawn Thomas with first-half TDs for the Warriors)

Blowout City: West Morgan 43, Anniston 6 (Half. A bit of a surprise there)

8:10 PM, Revenge game: Moody is all over Ramsay. Blue Devils lead 35-7 and we aren’t to halftime yet. Sidney Walton with a strip sack and B’Roc Willis returns it 75 yards for the TD. Still 4:24 left in the half.

Surprise? Fairfield has rallied from an early 14-0 deficit and leads St. Michael 25-21 at the half.

Saraland 24, Spain Park 7 (Spartans move 59 yards in 34 seconds for the final score of the half after two sacks killed a Spai Park drive)

8:05 PM, Lead change: Catholic’s BJ Bedgood with a great leaping catch over Deshaun Gibbons for a 19-yard TD from Kingston Preyear. Knights take a 7-3 lead on Central-Clay County with 23 seconds left in the half.

Pike Road 8, Hueytown 0 (Gunner Gibbs with a 48-yard TD pass to Levi Kelly. Jordan Holems with a 2-point run)

Parker 14, Muscle Shoals 3 (Half)

Leeds 35, Corner 14 (Half)

8 PM, It’s tight: Piedmont and Fyffe tied at 8-8 at the half.

Central-Phenix City 17, Hoover 7 (6:38 2nd). Andrew Alford to Mychal Pass for the TD.

Vigor 20, UMS-Wright 3 (Kingson Phan 37-yard FG for UMS) (Half)

Oxford 21, Fort Payne 13 (Half)

Fairfield 25, St. Michael 21 with 2:34 left in the first half.

7:55 PM, Moody Blues: Charlie Johnston with a 37-yard TD pass to Josiah Dozier. Second time those two have connected tonight. Moody leads Ramsay 28-7 with 2:13 left in the half.

Oxford 21, Fort Payne 13 (3 TD connections from Mason Mims to Jaylin Taylor. 4 receptions, 114 yards for Taylor. 2:13 left in the half)

Maplesville 15, Millry 7

Halftime: Thompson 10, Enterprise 0

Saraland 21, Spain Park 7 (CJ Cowley 29-yard TD run for the Jaguars, 1:37 2nd. Jaguars then cover an onsides kick)

Halftime: Mars Hill 7, Winfield 0

7:50 PM, Defensive TD: Cam Pritchett forces a fumble in the end zone. Thompson leads Enterprise 10-0, trying to get back to another 7A title game.

Piedmont 8, Fyffe 8 (:46 left in half)

Parker 14, Muscle Shoals 3 (2:08 2nd)

7:48 PM, Battle of unbeatens in 5A: Central-Clay with a 3-0 lead at Montgomery Catholic. Taylor Boyd with a 31-yard FG for Danny Horn’s team. 2:51 left in the half.

Bayside Academy 14, Southside-Selma 14 (Auburn commit Derrick Smith with a TD catch)

7:45 PM, Make it 3: Noah Moss with three first-half TD runs for St. Michael. Cardinals lead Fairfield 21-12 with 8:30 left in the half.

Central-Phenix City 10, Hoover 7 (Red Devils’ Jack Ciancio take the lead with a 29-yard FG)

Oxford 14, Fort Payne 13 (Conner Hughes with 2 FGs for Fort Payne, 4:08 2nd)

7:42 PM, Unbelievable catches ….

Central’s Daylyn Upshaw

Saraland’s Deshawn Spencer …

7:40 PM, All Vigor: Wolves lead UMS-Wright 20-0 with 6:44 left in the half on a Carlos Benjamin 1-yard TD run. Second TD of the night for Benjamin.

Hoover 7, Central-Phenix City 7 (End 1)

Oxford 14, Fort Payne 10 (Conner Hughes 24-yard FG for Fort Payne)

Moody 21, Ramsay 7 (Le’kamren Meadows 2-yard TD run for Moody)

St. Michael 14, Fairfield 12 (9:54 2nd)

Pike Road 0, Hueytown 0 (End 1)

Piedmont 8, Fyffe 0 (3:19 2nd)

7:35 PM, Na‘eem knows: Ohio State commit Na’eem Offord with a 1-yard TD run to give Parker a 14-0 lead on Muscle Shoals.

Moody 14, Ramsay 7 (Charlie Johnston with a 21-yard TD pass to Josiah Dozier, who makes an incredible catch for the Blue Devils)

Leeds 21, Corner 7 (End 1)

Oxford 14, Fort Payne 7 (Mason Mims to Jaylin Taylor for a 19-yard TD)

Tuscaloosa Academy 14, Pisgah 6 (Luke Gilbert with a 37-yard TD pass to Landon Watkins to get Pisgah on the board)

7:30 PM, It’s good: John McGuire with a FG to give Thompson a 3-0 lead over Enterprise. In the other 7A semifinal, Hoover ties Central 7-7 on a JR Mosley TD run.

West Morgan 13, Anniston 0 (End 1)

Tuscaloosa Academy 14, Pisgah 0 (End 1)

Saraland 21, Spain Park 0 (KJ Lacey to Deshawn Spencer for a 51-yard TD. Spartans making it look easy)

7:25 PM, Still leading: St. Michael leads Fairfield 14-6 with 3:43 left in the first quarter behind a pair of Noah Moss TD runs.

Piedmont 2, Fyffe 0 (End 1)

Cherokee County 7, Brooks 0 (1st)

Oxford 7, Fort Payne 7 (Mason Mims with a 17-yard TD pass to Jaylin Taylor to tie the game) (End 1)

Mars Hill 7, Winfield 0 (End 1)

Central-Clay County 0, Catholic 0 (End 1)

Bayside Academy 7, Southside-Selma 6

7:20 PM, First blood: Central-Phenix City takes a 7-0 lead on visiting Hoover in 7A semifinal. Andrew Alford with a 7-yard TD pass to Miami commit Daylyn Upshaw.

Defense optional early for Leeds and Corner. Conner Nelson with a 52-yard TD pass for a 1-play drive. Leeds back up 14-7 on Corner with 7:49 STILL left in the first.

Carlos Benjamin with a 31-yard TD run. Vigor all over UMS in the first quarter. It’s 14-0 Wolves. Going to be a long road back for the Bulldogs against this Vigor defense.

Spartans rolling again: KJ Lacey hits CD Gill. Saraland leads 14-0 on unbeaten Spain Park.

7:15 PM, Surprise: Fort Payne on the board first at unbeaten Oxford. Wildcats lead 7-0 with 7:23 left in the first on a Dax Varnadore TD.

Moody 7, Ramsay 0: Bravis Cave 3-yard TD run with 7:55 left.

Mars Hill 7, Winfield 0. Caden Chandler 13-yard TD.

Tuscaloosa Academy 7, Pisgah 0

Corner 7, Leeds 7: Clay Brown 83-yard KO Return for Corner.

Piedmont 2, Fyffe 0 (3:52 1st)

7:10 PM, No Moss: St. Michael’s Noah Moss, who has been on a tear as of late, scores on a 1-yard TD run. Philip Rivers’ Cardinals up 7-0 at Fairfield with 8:13 left in the first.

Leeds 7, Corner 0: Conner Nelson with a 1-yard TD run.

7:08 PM, Quick strike: No. 1 Saraland needs just five plays to reach the end zone against undefeated Spain Park. Spartans leads 7-0 at home.

Vigor stuffs UMS-Wright on a fourth-and-2 and then hits a long TD pass. Wolves up 7-0. Dylan Jackson with a 63-yard TD pass to Jamarrion Osborne.

Teranace Gaines with a 50-yard TD run for Parker. Herd up 7-0 on Muscle Shoals with 8:21 left in the first.

7:03 PM, Another rematch: Ramsay, Moody meeting in the 5A quarterfinals for the second straight year.

6:56 PM, On a roll: Vigor enters the rematch with UMS-Wright tonight, having won its two playoff games 87-0. The Wolves didn’t allow a first down last week at Eufaula. Vigor defeated UMS 30-14 way back in Week 4. UMS wins toss and defers.

6:45 PM, College commits in action all over the place tonight ….

Clemson commit Brock Bradley takes on Saraland and Texas commit KJ Lacey

Auburn commits Erick and Derick Smith and Southside-Selma host Bayside Academy

6:40 PM, Familiar setting: AL.com reporter Thomas Ashworth returns to Calhoun County tonight to cover the 6A quarterfinal between Oxford and Fort Payne.

6:30 PM, The 7A semis: Who moves into the title game in two week? Enterprise travels to Thompson tonight, while Hoover is on the road at Central-Phenix City. Will we get Thompson vs. Central one more time? We’ll find out the matchup tonight. According to the the Warrior Network pregame show, 15 Thompson players, including QB Trent Seaborn, have battled the flu this week.

6 PM, Another coaching move: Gus Smith stepped down at Gordo today following three years as head coach at the school and 31 victories. Here is what Smith had to say about leaving the Green Wave.

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE

CLASS 7A SEMIFINALS

Enterprise (8-4) at Thompson (9-3)

Hoover (10-2) at Central-Phenix City (9-2)

CLASS 6A QUARTERFINALS

Hueytown (8-3) at Pike Road (9-3)

Spain Park (12-0) at Saraland (11-0)

Fort Payne (10-2) at Oxford (12-0)

Muscle Shoals (9-2) at Parker (11-1)

CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS

Central-Clay County (12-0) at Montgomery Catholic (11-0)

UMS-Wright (6-6) at Vigor (11-1)