FRIDAY NIGHT EXTRA: Prattville beats Hoover in final seconds; Elmore County, Billingsley get region wins

COMBINED REPORTS

Billingsley 40, Central-Hayneville 8

MOSSES -- Jaylen Cutler accounted for four touchdowns as the Bears remained unbeaten in Class 1A Region 4 play with a 40-8 win over Central High on Friday night.

Billingsley (2-1) won its second region game in as many outings as Cutler, a Billingsley receiver, had 12 carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns and one reception for 26 yards and a touchdown.

Trent Coburn completed 9 of 15 passes for 109 yards, including the touchdown pass to Cutler, and added 16 rushing yards on three carries.

Kyson Thomas added 73 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.

Defensively, Caleb Massey had 12 tackles and a sack, Trey Byrd had 10 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery and Gabe Cardenas had eight tackles and a sack. Colton Butler added an interception along with three tackles.

Billingsley remains on the road next week with a big region matchup at McKenzie.

Prattville 30, Hoover 29

HOOVER -- DeShawn Hall and CJ Brown both had touchdown catches and Christian Alexander returned a punt for a touchdown as the Lions upset Hoover 30-29 on Friday night.

Will McKay completed 21 of 38 passes for 289 yards with an interception, throwing touchdown passes to Hall and Brown. Hall had 10 receptions for 136 yards, while Brown had four catches for 89 yards.

Marterrius Sankey led the Prattville rushing attack with 106 yards on 31 carries.

The Lions won the game despite struggling in third-down conversions (5 of 15) and scoring just once on four trips into the red zone.

Special teams made the difference as Alexander returned three punts for 78 yards, including a 72-yard return for a touchdown, and Bryson Francis was perfect on three extra-point attempts and three field goal attempts.

Defensively, Jason Crenshaw had five tackles, a sacks and a forced fumble and Jayden Aparicio-Bailey had three tackles and a fumble recovery.

Prattville (4-0) improved to 2-0 in Class 6A Region 3 play and returns to the Birmingham area next week to play Hewitt-Trussville in a region matchup.

Marbury 47, Tallassee 21

MARBURY -- The Bulldogs continued their unbeaten streak to open the season, scoring 20 points in the second quarter and 27 in the third to defeat Tallassee 47-21 on Friday night.

Marbury improved to 4-0 for the first time since Steve McCord coached the Bulldogs to the Class 1A quarterfinals in 1992.

After a scoreless first quarter, Alexander Hamby scored on a 6-yard quarterback keeper to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. Abram Whittington provided a huge spark to the Tigers with a 98-yard interception return to tie the game, but Hamby calmly directed his team back to the end zone, scoring on a 1-yard run, then throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jahanthony Morrell for a 20-7 halftime lead.

The Bulldogs picked up where they left off, scoring on a 24-yard run by Jaiden Brewer and a 1-yard run by John Jenkins for a 34-7 lead.

Milaki Griffin returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to make it 34-13, but Camden Bryson countered with touchdown passes to Cole Kenyon and Morrell to extend the Marbury lead to 47-14.

Kaleb Jackson’s 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown provided the final points for the Tigers.

The 0-4 start by tbe 2026 Tigers matched the 2023 team for the worst start since 2003.

Tallassee (0-4) dropped to 0-2 in Class 4A Region 4 play as the Tigers return home to play a crucial region game against Greenville next Friday.

Marbury (2-0 in region play) travels to Beauregard next week.

Chambers Academy 35, Hooper Academy 20

HOPE HULL -- Jeremy Griggs had eight tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Colts battled Chambers before falling 35-20 at Davis-Henry Field on Friday night.

Kingston White had four carries for 48 yards and a touchdown and Ayden Newman had 13 carries for 59 yards to lead the Hooper running attack. Hunter Bowman completed 6 of 11 passes for 55 yards.

Jaylen Lamons had five tackles and a fumble recovery to help the Colts defensively.

Heyden Chun added field goals of 42 and 33 yards to keep the Colts within striking distance.

Chambers (3-1) improved to 3-0 in AISA Region 1 play and will return home to play host to Autauga next week.

Hooper (2-2) dropped to 1-2 in AISA Region 1 play and will remain home to play host to Crenshaw Christian next Friday.

Elmore County 26, Holtville 16

HOLTVILLE -- Tyler Payton rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries to lead the Panthers to a 26-16 win at Holtville on Thursday night.

Payton scored the game’s first touchdown on a 32-yard run but Jay Lucas countered with a 15-yard run and a two-point conversion late in the first half to give the Bulldogs an 8-6 halftime lead.

Kason Moe hit Beau Traylor with a 38-yard pass two minutes into the second half to put Elmore County back on top and Payton added a five-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to put the Panthers in front 18-8.

Moe and Traylor connected again, this time from 35 yards out, to give Elmore County a 26-8 lead midway through the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs scored on their next possession.

Moe completed 18 of 27 passes for 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns with an interception. Traylor caught 10 of those passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Donavan Aldridge added five receptions for 43 yards and Payton had three catches for 39 yards.

Defensively, Sam King had 11 tackles, including 4.5 for 30 yards in losses. Kayden Haskins had nine tackles, including two for 7 yards in losses, Conner Holt had eight tackles, including two for 8 yards in losses and Reshaun Floyd had five tackles. Aldridge and Traylor had interceptions.  

Lucas led the Bulldogs with 167 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. Gavin Russom completed 6 of 11 passes for 88 yards and rushed for 22 more on a pair of carries. Parker Presley had four receptions for 67 yards.

Both teams are now 1-1 in 4A Region 4 play.

Elmore County (2-2) plays host to Charles Henderson next week, while Holtville (2-2) remains home to play host to Valley.

Autauga Academy 41, Abbeville Christian 7

PRATTVILLE --- Lathan Rybarczyk accounted for three touchdowns and Drez Lee accounted for four as the Generals defeated Abbeville Christian 41-7 on Friday night.

Rybarczyk rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries, had a 52-yard touchdown reception and added 43 yards on a pair of punt returns to keep Autauga unbeaten. 

Lee had 11 carries for 64 yards and a pair of touchdowns, completed 1 of 4 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown and added 115 yards and a touchdown on a pair of kickoff returns. 

Zy Harvey added 39 yards on nine carries, Ladarius Lockley had four carries for 15 yards and scored on a two-point conversion and Kaleb Brown had a carry for 30 yards.

Defensively, Robert Davis had five tackles, including two tackles for loss and a pair of sacks, Carson Trotter had five tackles and a tackle for loss, Sam Rowlin had five tackles and a sack and Brown had four tackles, including a tackle for loss, 

Autauga (3-0) will play host to Chambers next week.