PREP RECAP: Reeltown football downs Trinity; Billingsley falls; MA wins in volleyball

COMBINED REPORTS

FOOTBALL

Reeltown 34, Trinity 6

REELTOWN -- Reeltown jumped on Trinity early, then cruised in the second half to a 34-6 win over the Wildcats at Nix-Webster-O’Neal Stadium on Thursday night.

The defending 2A state champions led Trinity 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 21-0 at the half as the Wildcat offense continued to struggle.

Senior safety Reed Daniel came up with a big interception on the Rebels’ first possession of the second half, injecting some life into the Wildcat offense. For the second consecutive year, head coach Brian Seymore made the move to put his backup freshman quarterback into the starting lineup and Land Sharpless promptly responded with a touchdown pass to Luke Hall to trim the deficit to 21-6.

The Rebels added touchdowns late in the third quarter and again in the fourth to put the game out of reach.

Reeltown (1-1) rebounded from last week’s loss to T.R. Miller with an impressive showing against the Wildcats and will face Horseshoe Bend in the region opener next week. Last year, the Rebels lost to T.R. Miller and used the Trinity game as a springboard to 14 consecutive wins and the state championship.

Trinity (1-1) will open region play at home next Friday, playing host to Prattville Christian at Ragsdale-Boykin Field.

Fayetteville 43, Billingsley 40

SYLACAUGA -- Kyle Boice rushed for three touchdowns and Kaden Cotton rushed for three more, but it wasn’t enough as Fayetteville held off Billingsley 43-40 on Thursday night.

Boice carried the ball 16 times for 169 yards and three touchdowns, averaging more than 10 yards per carry. He also completed 4 of 8 passes for 49 yards with an interception. Cotton added 158 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries as the Bears rolled up 402 total yards in the loss.

Defensively, linebacker Caleb Massey had 20 tackles, including three for loss and a sack. Boice also had 14 tackles from his linebacker position, while defensive lineman Jake Rawlinson and linebacker Kyson Thomas each had eight tackles.

Fayetteville (2-0) opens area play at Wadley next Friday, while Billingsley (1-1) returns to action with another Thursday game, playing host to Autauga Academy next week. 

VOLLEYBALL

Montgomery Academy 3, Wetumpka 0

WETUMPKA -- Montgomery Academy swept Wetumpka in three sets to win its 6A Area 4 opener in the Wetumpka gym on Thursday.

The Eagles won 25-12, 25-17 and 25-21 to defeat the Indians.

For the Eagles, Kaci Armistead had 24 digs, Caroline Wood: had seven kills and four blocks, Morgan Springer had four kills and a pair of blocks, Addison Kitchens had five kills, Lizzie Campbell had four digs, Lillian Cameron had four digs, Rehmat Sidhu had 25 assists, Bennett Britt had seven kills and four blocks and EG Hines had 11 digs.

Montgomery Academy (7-1, 1-0 in area play) returns home to host the Mac Attack on Saturday, then plays host to Julian in another Area 4 match on Tuesday.  

Prattville Christian 3, Auburn 2

PRATTVILLE -- Two days after dropping a five-set heartbreaker to Catholic, the Panthers flipped the script and won a five-set nailbiter over 7A Auburn on Thursday in the Prattville Christian gym.

The Panthers dropped the first set 23-25, won the second 25-22, then dropped the third 22-25. Facing elimination, they rallied to win the fourth set 25-20, then won the fifth 15-12.

For the Panthers, Baylee Rogers had 52 assists, three kills, six digs and four aces, Maren Diefenderfer had 19 kills, eight blocks and five aces, Olivia Rossi had 16 kills and three digs and Leah Cate Wilson had 11 kills, three digs and a pair of blocks. Anniston Robison had six kills, 16 digs and two aces, Morgan Fowler had 20 digs, Aiden Williams had 15 digs, Kenadie Minor had six digs, Christiana Franklin had a kill, a block and a dig and Marion Lewis had a dig.

PCA (7-1) remains home for a pair of 4A Area 5 matches next week, playing host to Booker T. Washington on Tuesday and Tallassee on Thursday.