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Sawyer Wilson, who rushed for 141 yards on 11 carries, scored three touchdowns for Spanish Fort, who took a 28-21 lead in the fourth quarter on a 67-yard run from Jake Godfrey. The Pirates tied the game on a 10-yard pass from quarterback Caden Creel to Gregory Bowman tied the game at 28-28. Creel completed 19 of 34 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns.

Fairhope got the ball back but wasted a fumble with 37 seconds left in the final period – setting up Toros’ final possession of the night and Phillips’ ultimate heroism.

Cullman found himself behind Mars Hill Bible 10-7 with only seconds remaining in this contest. Backed inside their own 10-year-old line and facing fourth down, the Panthers opted to send their punter into the end zone for a possible safety to miss time. Cullman’s Hall, however, gave chase and stripped the ball from the hands of the punter in the end zone and Washburn pounced on the ball for the touchdown and the Bearcats emerged with a 13-10 victory as the final horn resounded.

Week zero brought a lot of surprises, big wins and several amazing performances. Among them were:

GABE BENTON, BENJAMIN RUSSELL: Was 18 of 23 for 443 yards and six touchdowns, and Corri Milliner caught six passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats earned a 41-7 win over Sylacauga in coach Smitty Grider’s first game in as head coach of the Wildcats. . The 443-yard pass set a school record and ranks 38th all-time in the AHSAA state record books.

JOSH HESTER, GASTON: Rushed for 399 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 64-40 win over Asbury. He also added 79 yards in kickoff returns, including a return for a touchdown, had three 3-point conversions, and had eight tackles and a sack on defense. Gaston’s season-opening victory was only the second for the Bulldogs since 2015.

ETHAN CRAWFORD, HILLCREST-TUSCALOOSA: Scored on a 4-yard rush with 17.9 seconds left to lead the Patriots to a 28-21 victory over Pike Road – snapping a 29-game regular-season winning streak in the process. Class 6A Pike Road, which finished 14-0 to win the 2021 Class 5A state championship, hadn’t lost a regular season game since losing to Beulah 29-24 on Oct. 26, 2018. The Patriots of Montgomery County are 35-5 in regular season games since the start of football in 2018 and 42-8 overall. Pike Road, coached by Ed Rigby, is 10-3 in playoff games. Hillcrest, coached by Jamie Mitchell, is in his 42nd season.

IAN GARNER, BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN: Ran for three touchdowns and threw a 5-yard TD pass for what turned out to be the game-winning score as the Lions snapped a 43-game losing streak with a 26-20 win over Cherokee. He also converted a 2-point run and had an assist on the last play of the game. The Lions’ last previous victory came on September 22, 2017, against Douglas 25-6.

BLAZE GERHART, SARDINIANS: Ran for 186 yards and a touchdown in a 16-14 win over DAR. The win, on the debut of new head coach Chris Stephenson, was just the Class 5A Lions’ second win in their last 24 games. Sardis was 0-10 in 2020 and 1-9 in 2021.