FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP (Playoffs/Hoops): Prattville runs past Spain Park; Pike Road uses comeback to advance;

COMBINED REPORTS

Prattville 36, Spain Park 17

PRATTVILLE -- Will McKay threw for 342 yards and two Prattville receivers went over the century mark as the Lions defeated region rival Spain Park 36-17 at Stanley-Jensen Stadium in the second round of the 6A state playoffs on Friday night.

Prattville (11-0) will play host to Daphne in the quarterfinals of the playoffs next Friday at Stanley-Jensen Stadium. The 11-0 start marks the first time since the state championship season of 2007 the Lions have started 11-0.

McKay completed  23 of 30 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Deshawn Hall had 10 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, going over the 1,000-yard mark this season in the process. The senior now has 1,066 receiving yards this season.

CJ Brown added 102 yards and a touchdown on five receptions and Kolby King added six catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.

Marterrius Sankey had 95 yards on 18 carries, while Jaiden Crenshaw (eight carries for 23 yards) and Jason Crenshaw (two carries for 4 yards) added rushing touchdowns.

Defensively, Datavius Caldwell had six tackles and two passes defended, Jayden Aparico-Bailey had five tackles and Darrell Washington had an interception.

Of the eight teams remaining in the 6A playoffs, four are from Region 3 -- Prattville; Thompson, which defeated Hoover 42-14; Vestavia Hills, which defeated Sparkman 56-10; and Hewitt-Trussville, which defeated James Clemens 51-27. 

Pike Road 38, Homewood 35

HOMEWOOD -- Pike Road fell behind Homewood 14-0 in the first quarter, then rallied with three touchdowns in the third quarter before holding off Homewood 38-35 in a battle of Patriots in the second round of the 5A state playoffs on Friday night.

Pike Road (9-3) will advance to the quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive year, returning home to play host to unbeaten Gulf Shores (12-0) next Friday.

Homewood ends the season at 10-2.

Homewood jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before Pike Road got on the scoreboard with a 6-yard pass from Gunner Gibbs to Caiden Thomas. Homewood responded a minute later with a 9-yard touchdown run by Reid Goldstein and a minute later, Quinton Robinson’s 1-yard run brought the margin back to a touchdown at 21-14.

But a Timothy Roshell pass to Kamryn Foster with four seconds left gave Homewood a 14-point lead at 28-14.

Pike Road answered with three touchdowns in a little more than eight minutes, using a 31-yard pass from Gibbs to Thomas, a 10-yard touchdown pass from Gibbs to Marquette Allen and a 50-yard scoring run by Tavaris Capurs to give the Patriots a stunning 35-28 lead heading into the final period.

Jack Myers’ 28-yard touchdown pass to Beckam Newell with 10:10 remaining tied the game, but Camden Davis’ 25-yard field goal with 7:25 remaining provided the game-winning points.

Gibbs completed 24 of 32 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Thomas led the Pike Road receivers with 10 receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Allen had six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.

Capurs rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alabama Christian 33, Holtville 23

HOLTVILLE -- Taylor Hatcher scored nine of her 11 points in the second half as the Eagles held off Holtville down the stretch in a 33-23 win in the Holtville gym.

Both teams were missing key players who are still participating in the flag football state playoffs next Tuesday on the road.

ACA led just 18-17 at the half but Hatcher’s second-half points, along with a stingy defense that held Holtville without a field goal in the first and fourth quarters made the difference.

Mary Rachel Hunt added five points, five rebounds and three steals for ACA, followed by Janie Taggart with four points, three rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots, Anna Kate Heilman with four points and three rebounds and Chelsea Guice with four points, seven steals, three rebounds and three assists.

ACA (2-0) returns home to host Elmore County on Tuesday before traveling to BTW Magnet on Thursday.

Prattville Christian 60, Elmore County 18

ECLECTIC -- Laney Little led the Lady Panthers with 20 points, 10 rebounds and six steals as PCA opened the 2026-27 season with a lopsided win in the Elmore County High gym on Friday night.

Avery Mann added 13 points, five steals and four rebounds, followed by Lillie Hudson with nine points, eight steals and four assists, Blakelyn Gardner with eight points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals and Mitra Mora with six points and five rebounds. Parker Moye added eight steals, along with two points and four rebounds. Tucker Pittman added two points.

PCA (1-0) will travel to play Altamont Saturday.

Hooper Academy 58, Crenshaw Christian 9

Katie Robinson scored all 11 of her points in the first quarter as the Colts took a 27-1 lead on the way to a 49-point victory in the opening round of the Evangel Christian Tipoff Tournament on Friday.

Brooklyn Durden led the Colts (2-0) with 14 points, followed by Caroline Russell and Sophie Wood with eight points each.

Anslee Campbell scored her only field goal in the first half for Crenshaw Christian in a 45-3 deficit. Campbell was one of three Crenshaw players with three points each.

Trinity 66, BTW Magnet 15

Lilly Smith had 33 points, eight rebounds, six steals and four assists to lead the Wildcats to a 66-15 win over BTW Magnet in the 2026-27 season opener at Captain Jack Court on Thursday night.

Mary Rutledge Morgan followed with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  Rissie Price and Morgan French had five steals each.

Trinity (1-0) travels to Tallassee on Monday.

St. James 53, Vestavia Hills 47

VESTAVIA HILLS -- Morgan Lilly led a balanced attack with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists as the Trojans defeated Class 6A Vestavia Hills 53-47 on Thursday night.

Jordyn McRae added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals, Natalie Barton had 10 points, four rebounds and five assists and Kaitlin Mitchell had eight points, four rebounds and three blocked shots in the win over the Rebels.

St. James (3-0) will play host to G.W. Carver on Monday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Alabama Christian 34, Holtville 33

HOLTVILLE -- Holtville rallied from a six-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to take a brief lead before AJ Shannon hit the game winner with less than a minute remaining to lead the Eagles to a 34-33 win over the Bulldogs on Friday night in the Holtville gym.

Shannon finished with six points and three rebounds, making his only basket in the fourth quarter the game winner. Four ACA players each had a basket in the final quarter.

Tyler Faulkner led ACA with nine points. Ethan Capps added six points and three steals.

Parker Hilyer led Holtville (1-1) with 11 points and Parker Pressley added seven, all in the fourth quarter.

ACA (3-0) returns home to play Elmore County on Tuesday, then travels to BTW Magnet on Thursday.

Elmore County 46, Prattville Christian 31

ECLECTIC -- CJ Robinson had 15 points and 10 rebounds for PCA in the Panthers’ 46-31 loss to Elmore County on Friday.

Cody Chapman added 14 points, six rebounds and five steals, while Carter Montgomery grabbed 10 rebounds.

PCA (0-2) will travel to play Altamont on Saturday.

In the junior varsity game, Milner Tidwell had 12 points, five assists and three steals to lead PCA (1-1) to a 41-37 win over Elmore County. Tanner Cantrell added 12 points and three rebounds and Price Foster had nine points and six rebounds.