With week two of the high school football season now behind us, here are the recaps of both Thursday and Friday’s games. In all, the teams within The Trussville Tribune coverage area combined to go 4-1.
Records for all five teams are:
Center Point: 1-1
Clay-Chalkville: 2-0
Hewitt-Trussville: 2-0
Pinson Valley: 1-1
Springville: 2-0
Week two recaps:
TURNOVERS SPELL DOOM FOR CENTER POINT AS IT FALLS TO MOUNTAIN BROOK, 24-6
Photo by Ron Burkett
By Joshua Huff, sports editor
Miscues spelled Center Point’s downfall against Mountain Brook on Thursday, Aug. 29, as the Spartans capitalized on three Eagles turnovers to pull away, 24-6.
With the loss, Center Point falls to 1-1 on the season. The Eagles are now 10-19-1 all-time against the Spartans. Despite the defeat, this season’s performance was leaps and bounds better than last season’s 43-0 silencing at the hands of Mountain Brook. Against a team as talented as the Spartans, any small improvement is a cause for celebration.
“Our goal this week was growth,” Center Point head coach George Bates said. “We told our kids that we wanted to see growth from last year to this year, from last week to this week. I’ll be honest with you, there were three plays this week that got us … I really wish that we didn’t have those miscues…”
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CLAY-CHALKVILLE STUNS JAMES CLEMENS WITH TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN FINAL SIX MINUTES
Photo by Joshua Huff
By Joshua Huff, sports editor
CLAY — If they were to condense the TV show 48 Hours into a segment titled 48 Minutes, you would have an episode explaining the disappearance of the Clay-Chalkville football team only for it to suddenly reappear with six minutes left in the show and steal the hearts and minds of everyone.
That synopsis might be simple, but the task the Cougars accomplished in their 38-37 victory over James Clemens on Friday, Aug. 30, that concluded on a Levert Jefferson interception to seal the victory was far from easy. With nothing going its way, Clay-Chalkville relied on moxie and will to stun the formidable Jets in the waning moments of regulation.
“We got lucky,” Clay-Chalkville head coach Drew Gilmer said. “It’s plan and simple. We don’t deserve to win this game. You have three punts blocked. You have that many penalties … We just got lucky. The ball just bounced our way…”
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SPRINGVILLE GRINDS OUT VICTORY OVER ASHVILLE, 10-7, TO MOVE TO 2-0 ON SEASON
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By Ronnie Hagood, contributing writer
SPRINGVILLE — The Springville Tigers defeated Ashville, 10-7, in a defensive battle on Friday, Aug. 30, to move to 2-0 on the season for the first time since 2013.
In the season opening victory over Hayden, the Tigers defense did not allow a score until the third quarter. The Ashville Bulldogs refused to wait that long.
After both the Tigers and Bulldogs traded punts to start the game, Ashville got on the scoreboard first. The Bulldogs’ sophomore quarterback Kevin Harris found Derrick Walker on a screen pass, which Walker took 38 yards to the end zone, giving Ashville a 7-0 lead…
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HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE ERASES EARLT DEFICIT, BLOWS PAST WEST FORSYTH, 47-19
Photo by Ron Burkett
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
Hewitt-Trussville erased an early 13-0 deficit on Friday, Aug. 30, against the visiting West Forsyth (Ga.) Wolverines before riding the legs of Armoni Goodwin and the arm of back-up quarterback Cade Ott Carruto to a 47-19 victory.
The win sends the Huskies to 2-0 on the season.
Goodwin recorded 112 rushing yards with three touchdowns. He has seven touchdowns in just two games. He scored on touchdown runs of 15, 1 and 48 yards…
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PINSON VALLEY OVERCOMES SLOW START TO DEFEAT RAMSAY, 27-7
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From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Pinson Valley returned to the win column on Friday, Aug. 30, after defeating Ramsay, 27-7, at Lawson Field in Birmingham in what was a sloppy game for both teams.
The Indians and the Rams combined for 19 penalties for almost 200 yards.
Pinson Valley held Ramsay scoreless until a nine play, 66-yard drive in the third quarter that resulted in a 3-yard touchdown run by Jeffrey Rowser. The Rams recorded only 7 yards in the first half. They allowed four sacks and coughed up a fumble. Pinson Valley defensive lineman Julian Peterson recovered two fumbles in the game…
