Football High Live: Scores, highlights from pivotal Week 10 prep games

Class 7A No. 1 Thompson and No. 2 Hoover have been on a collision course all year.

It finally happens tonight at the Hoover Met and will decide the Region 3 championship. It’s also likely the first of two meetings between the large school powers.

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Follow the updates from that huge game and other key games across the state, including McGill-Toolen at Spanish Fort, Greenville at Pike Road and Decatur at Austin tonight.

Check back frequently for updates and final scores as they roll in.

10:42 PM, More scores from Week 10:

Donoho 39, Talladega County Central 0

B.B. Comer 47, Randolph County 0

Ranburne 43, Fayetteville 29

Saraland 49, Citronelle 0

Center Point 26, Corner 7

10:35 PM, Mark Freeman postgame: Here are some postgame remarks from Thompson coach Mark Freeman following his team’s loss to Hoover. As you will here, Freeman doesn’t comment on Conner Harrell, who did not play in the second half. Thompson led 21-10 at the half, lost 24-21.

10:33 PM, A few more for good measure:

Sulligent 21, Addison 7

Vinemont 41, Holly Pond 6

Muscle Shoals 42, Cullman 7

Oneonta 37, Good Hope 19

Lamar County 39, Cold Springs 0

Section 24, Hanceville 14

Fairview 56, Sardis 14

Guntersville 48, West Point 6

Auburn 42, Enterprise 28

Loachapoka 54, Barbour County 0

Prattville 36, Jeff Davis 9

Carver-Montgomery 41, Russell County 31

Lanett 57, Horseshoe Bend 7

Tallassee 39, Central-Clay County 28

Handley 43, White Plains 14

BB Comer 47. Randolph County 0

Eufaula 28, Sidney Lanier 6

Wetumpka 8, Stanhope-Elmore 7

BTW-Tuskegee 26, Ashford 14

Lafayette at Vincent, no score

Dothan 30, Smiths Station 0

Macon-East 49, Springwood 0

Notasulga 62, Verbena 0

Trinity 52, Childersburg 6

10:29 PM, Commitment watch: Auburn WR commit Omari Kelly had a big night for Hewitt-Trussville and surpassed 1,000 yards for the season.

10:27 PM, EDITOR’S NOTE: A complete list of finals will be posted when all are available. Until then, bits and pieces.

10:19 PM, More finals:

Pisgah 14, Tanner 13

Scottsboro 24, Pell City 19

North Sand Mountain 29, Falkville 13

Section 24, Hanceville 14

North Jackson 48, New Hope 7

Appalachian 62, Woodville 14

Cleveland 40, Sand Rock 7

Spring Garden 49, Southeastern 12

Cedar Bluff 35, Coosa Christian 7

Geraldine 63, Collinsville 20

Piedmont 47, Wellborn 16

Jacksonville 44, Cherokee County 21

10:09 PM, Big win for Decatur: The Red Raiders defeat Athens 56-34 to clinch a Class 6A playoff spot.

More finals as they come in …

Piedmont 47, Wellborn 16

Ohatchee 52, Weaver 13

Saks 21, Hokes Bluff 7

Alexandria 43, Leeds 7

Oxford 41, Fort Payne 13

Jacksonville 44, Cherokee County 21

Handley 43, White Plains 14

Anniston 62, Cleburne County 26

Glencoe 49, Pleasant Valley 0

Spring Garden 49, Southeastern 12

Tallassee 39, Clay Central 28

Winterboro 38, Woodland 13

Lincoln 31, Moody 19

Pelham 35, Chilton County 14

Shelby County 48, Jemison 7

Montevallo 49, Dallas County 14

Lafayette 54, Vincent 23

Lowndes 47, Cornerstone 0

Fayette County 34, Hamilton 13

Winfield 51, Carbon Hill 0

Pickens County 27, South Lamar 13

Jackson 57, Escambia County 0

Southside-Selma 32, Thomasville 7

Clarke County 28, Satsuma 7

Jackson Academy 34, Sparta 16

Sweet Water 54, Choctaw County 0

Millry 48, McIntosh 18

Fruitdale 48, Southern Choctaw 0

Orange Beach 28, St. Luke’s 20

Mobile Christian 24, Williamson 14

UMS-Wright 38, Elberta 3

St. Paul’s 41, LeFlore 7

Spanish Fort 35, McGill-Toolen 14

T.R. Miller 30, Flomaton 29 OT

Opp 34, W.S. Neal 8

Fairhope 35, Bryant 16

Theodore 51, Foley 7

Baker 35, Daphne 31

Davidson 31, Mary G. Montgomery 20

Chambers Academy 42, Banks Academy 8

Valiant Cross 51, Hooper 7

Pike Lib 49, Glenwood 13

Macon-East 49, Springwood 0

Bessemer Academy 39, Clarke Prep 32

Autauga Academy 35, Wilcox Academy 7

Cedar Bluff 35, Coosa Christian 7

James Clemens 62, Albertville 20

Cleveland 40, Sand Rock 7

Geraldine 63, Collinsville 20

Oneonta 37, Good Hope 19

Guntersville 48, West Point 6

Plainview 57, Brindlee Mountain 21

Ragland 18, Victory Christian 13

Appalachian 62, Woodville 14

10:02 PM, Niblett postgame: Josh Niblett fired up after Hoover knocks off Thompson 24-21 and always, always giving God the glory. Props to you coach. Thompson’s Mark Freeman does the same win or lose. That’s what it’s all about.

10 PM, More finals:

Meek 28, Berry 7

Hubbertville 40, Lynn 14

Fairfield 46, Cordova 6

Pinson Valley 49, Jasper 27

Oakman 52, Tarrant 0

9:54 PM, Commitment watch: Alabama RB commit Emmanuel Henderson with another huge game. Henderson ran for 223 yards and 2 TDs on 12 carries and also returned a punt 97 yards for a score in Geneva County’s 55-28 win over Zion Chapel.

9:52 PM, Statewide finals as they come in …

T.R. Miller 30, Flomaton 29 (OT)

Escambia Academy 41, Southern Academy 15

Jackson 57, Escambia County 0

Opp 34, W.S. Neal 8

9:44 PM, What a comeback: Baker rallies from a 24-7 deficit to beat Daphne 35-31. Calvin Irby’s interception seals the win. Josh Flowers finally gave his team the lead with a 1-yard TD run.

More finals:

Vigor 40, St. Michael 21

Etowah 17, Dora 14

Vestavia Hills 21, Gadsden City 14 (OT)

Saks 21, Hokes Bluff 7

Glencoe 49, Pleasant Valley 0

Locust Fork 35, West End 20

Fairview 56, Sardis 14

Fyffe 54, Asbury 0

Piedmont 47, Walter Wellborn 16

Jacksonville 44, Cherokee County 21

Douglas 48, Crossville 0

Oxford 41, Fort Payne 13

JB Pennington 7, Susan Moore 0

Sylvania 35, East Limestone 21

Hubbertville 40, Lynn 14

Aliceville 41, Winston County 24

Jackson Academy 34, Sparta Academy 16

Hillcrest-Evergreen 28, Cottage Hill 14

Calera 41, Benjamin Russell 17

Hewitt-Trussville 28, Oak Mountain 7

St. Paul’s 41, LeFlore 7

Mobile Christian 24, Williamson 14

9:37 PM, It’s over: No. 2 Hoover knocks of No. 1 Thompson 24-21. Bennett Meredith was great in the second half. Conner Harrell didn’t come out after halftime.

Finals:

Austin 42, Bob Jones 28

Sparkman 28, Huntsville 27

Pike Road 44, Greenville 0

Theodore 51, Foley 7

Montgomery Catholic 56, Goshen 0

9:33 PM, Bucs in front! Bennett Meredith to Jabari Gaines from 8 yards out. Hoover 24, Thompson 21 with 14 seconds left. Meredith was an absolute warrior on that drive.

9:31 PM, More finals:

Westbrook Christian 54, Gaston 12

Ashville 24, Fultondale 14

Orange Beach 28, St. Luke’s 20

Madison County 61, Westminster 28

9:29 PM, Bucs with one last chance? Bennett Meredith took a massive shot, got up and delivered a 10-yard strike to RJ Hamilton and a 33-yard dime to Cotton Peters. Hoover has it 1st and 10 at the Thompson 38, 1:56 left. Thompson leads 21-17. Conner Harrell hasn’t played in the second half.

9:26 PM, Still in doubt: Vigor leads St. Michael 26-21 with less than five minutes remaining. Cardinals have the ball at their 43. They need to win to make the playoffs. However, seconds later, St. Michael QB Josh Murphy fumbles under pressure and Abraham Daniels picks it up and returns it for a Vigor touchdown. Wolves now lead 34-21 with 3:43 left. Crushing blow.

9:25 PM, More finals:

McAdory 27, Northridge 11

Spanish Fort 35, McGill-Toolen 14 (Toros clinch 6A, Region 1 No. 2 seed)

9:20 PM, Region champs: Fairhope downs Alma Bryant 35-16 to claim the Class 7A, Region 1 title.

9:16 PM, Finals:

Auburn 42, Enterprise 28

Briarwood 21, Homewood 18

In progress:

Hewitt-Trussville 28, Oak Mountain 7 (Omari Kelly with his 3rd TD of the night)

Decatur 42, Athens 34 (10:46 remaining)

Daphne 31, Baker 28 (Ty Bradley 1 run for Daphne, Josh Flowers 66-yard TD pass)

Orange Beach 28, St. Luke’s 20

9:14 PM, Checking in at the Met: Thompson still leads Hoover 21-17 with 8:29 left. Warriors miss a 30-yard FG wide left. Bucs ball at their 20. Again, QB Conner Harrell not playing in the second half.

9:12 PM, Another pick: Jermaine Holcomb intercepts Josh Murphy at the goal line for Vigor to stop at St. Michael drive. Wolves lead 26-21 early in the fourth. Vigor trying to stay undefeated. St. Michael trying to make the playoffs.

Still playing:

Pike Road 44, Greenville 0 (Quinshon Judkins 7 run)

Briarwood 21, Homewood 18 (1:16 left)

Jacksonville 44, Cherokee County 21

9:09 PM, Finals:

UMS-Wright 38, Elberta 3

Winfield 51, Carbon Hill 0

Mountain Brook 25, Chelsea 0

Arab 27, Springville 0

9:07 PM, Commitment watch: Alabama commit Kobe Prentice with a 67-yard TD pass from AJ Johnson. Calera leads Benjamin Russell 26-17 headed to the fourth quarter.

Also headed to the 4th: Vigor leads St. Michael 26-21. Cardinals driving trying to reclaim the lead.

9:00 PM, Final: Gordo 42, Curry 0

Still playing:

Mobile Christian 17, Williamson 8 (Jahkobe Shaw 7-yard TD run for the Lions)

Pike Road 38, Greenville 0 (Anthony Rogers 78-yard TD run)

Sparkman 21, Huntsville 21 (End 3)

Daphne 24, Baker 21 (Roderick Taylor 3 run for the Hornets)

Austin 35, Bob Jones 14

Clarke County 28, Satsuma 7

Chickasaw 30, Excel 22

Baldwin County 35, Robertsdale 3

Florence 48, Grissom 6 (End 3)

Alexandria 43, Leeds 7

8:58 PM, Well, that didn’t last: Anthony Mix Jr. with an 81-yard TD pass and Vigor reclaims the lead on St. Michael. Try for 2 is no good. Wolves lead 26-21, still in the third quarter.

8:56 PM, Bucs closing the gap: Bennett Meredith to RJ Hamilton from 25 yards out. Hoover cuts Thompson’s lead to 21-17, 1:33 third quarter.

8:54 PM, Hanging around: Ezra Sexton with a TD run for St. Michael. The Cardinals lead No. 2 Vigor 21-20 with 5:30 left in the third quarter. St. Michael needs to win to get in the playoffs. Philip Rivers’ team picked up a fourth-and-24 on a fake punt.

8:48 PM, SPOTLIGHT: Hoover makes a play on special teams. Bucs block a Thompson punt and take over at the Warrior 38, still trailing 21-10. Thompson QB Conner Harrell has not played in the second half.

Other 7A Games:

Theodore leads Foley 37-0.

Daphne leads Baker 24-14 (Josh Flowers to Jayven Williams for a 9-yard TD for Baker)

Other Games:

Athens 34, Decatur 28 (9:07 3rd)

Madison County 41, Westminster 21

Mountain Brook 19, Chelsea 0 (End 3)

UMS-Wright 34, Elberta 3 (8 minutes left)

8:41 PM, No Conner? Thompson QB and North Carolina commit Conner Harrell did not come out of the lockerroom at the half. Trying to find out what is going on there. Warriors still lead Hoover 21-10.

Calera 20, Benjamin Russell 17

Orange Beach 21, St. Luke’s 14

Auburn 35, Enterprise 21

Baldwin County 21, Robertsdale 0

Jacksonville 37, Cherokee County 7

Austin 28, Bob Jones 14

McAdory 21, Northridge 3

Piedmont 41, Walter Wellborn 16

8:35 PM, Special Teams: Daphne with a blocked punt for a TD at Baker. Trojans now lead the Hornets 17-7 with 10:01 left in the third. Both of these teams are headed to the playoffs in 7A and likely will be on the road.

Scores:

Spring Garden 28, Southeastern 6

Hewitt-Trussville 21, Oak Mountain 7 (Without the injured Evan Smith, the Eagles have struggled. They have one first down and 29 yards of offense. The Huskies have 338 yards of offense.

Austin 21, Bob Jones 14

Homewood 10, Briarwood 7

Chickasaw 22, Excel 16

8:24 PM, More scores:

Hewitt-Trussville 21, Oak Mountain 7 (Half)

Athens 34, Decatur 21 (Half)

Davidson 17, Mary G. Montgomery 13 (Half)

Randolph 41, DAR 0

Fairview 49, Sardis 6

Lincoln 10, Moody 7

Douglas 34, Crossville 0

James Clemens 28, Albertville 20

Alexandria 29, Leeds 0

Glencoe 28, Pleasant Valley 0

Arab 21, Springville 0

Saraland 42, Citronelle 0 (West Virginia commit Jarel Williams with a TD reception)

8:22 PM, Another view of Hoover’s final play of the half on the goal line: Bucs ruled short. They trail 21-10 at the half.

8:11 PM, Other scores:

UMS-Wright 21, Elberta 3 (Half)

Mobile Christian 17, Williamson 0 (Patrick Sullivan 10-yard TD pass, Half)

Pike Road 31, Greenville 0 (Half)

Athens 28, Decatur 21 (2:19 2nd)

Hewitt-Trussville 21, Oak Mountain 7 (Auburn commit Omari Kelly with TD receptions of 36 and 83 yards)

Auburn 28, Enterprise 8 (Half)

Vigor 20, St. Michael 14 (Half)

Andalusia 28, Carroll 10 (Andalusia’s Omare Latimer with a 97-yard interception return for TD with 33 seconds left in the half)

8:05 PM, Halftime in Hoover: Ahamari Williams is ruled SHORT of the goal line. Hoover thought he got in. Referees ruled Thompson stopped him short. HALFTIME Thompson 21, Hoover 10

Here is the play …

Here is Conner Harrell’s long TD pass to Jaylen Ward

8:04 PM, Could be big news in 2A, Region 1 for Leroy. D. Mark Mitchell is usually right.

7:57 PM, More scores:

Theodore 23, Foley 0 (2:19 2nd)

Fairhope 21, Alma Bryant 3

Spanish Fort 28, McGill-Toolen 7

Orange Beach 14, St. Luke’s 14 (1:57 2nd)

Mobile Christian 10, Williamson 0

Calera 14, Benjamin Russell 10

Homewood 7, Briarwood 0

Austin 14, Bob Jones 14 (half)

Madison County 28, Westminster 21

Hewitt-Trussville 7, Oak Mountain 7

Athens 28, Decatur 14 (9:04 2nd)

Sparkman 14, Huntsville 14 (Half)

Mountain Brook 19, Chelsea 0 (Half)

Daphne 10, Baker 7 (8 seconds to half)

Pike Road 31, Greenville 0 (Dwayne Tolliver with a Pick 6)

7:51 PM, SPOTLIGHT GAME: Is No. 1 Thompson pulling away? Conner Harrell with two quick TD passes, the last one to Jaylen Ward for 71 yards. Warriors lead Hoover 21-10 with 1:55 left in the second quarter.

7:50 PM, All Tied: William Ford with a wide-open TD reception. St. Michael 14, Vigor 14 in Fairhope.

7:39 PM, Statewide first-half scores:

Jackson Academy 14, Sparta Academy 8

Daphne 7, Baker 7 (Nick Clark 3-yard run)

Mobile Christian 3, Williamson 0 (End 1)

Oak Mountain 7, Hewitt-Trussville 0 (End 1)

Pike Road 21, Greenville 0 (Iverson Hooks with 3 TD runs)

Madison County 14, Westminster 14

Vigor 14, St. Michael 7

Austin 14, Bob Jones 14

Decatur 14, Athens 14

Fairhope 7, Alma Bryant 3

Theodore 16, Foley 0 (7:14 2nd)

Clarke County 14, Satsuma 7

Jacksonville 16, Cherokee County 7

St. Paul’s 28, LeFlore 0

7:37 PM, SPOTLIGHT GAME: Lead change in Hoover. Bennett Meredith with an 18-yard TD pass to Jabari Gaines. No. 2 Bucs lead No. 1 Thompson 10-7 with 6:50 left in the half.

7:32 PM, Back at you: Jermaine Coleman with a 5-yard TD run for Class 4A No. 2 Vigor. PAT is blocked. St. Michael still leads 7-6.

Pike Road 14, Greenville 0: Iverson Hooks with a 13-yard TD run. 54 seconds left in the first quarter.

Jacksonville 13, Cherokee County 0

Orange Beach 14, St. Luke’s 7 (End 1)

Spanish Fort 21, McGill-Toolen 0 (Johnny Morris 2 TDs in 69 seconds)

Alexandria 19, Leeds 0 (End 1)

Chickasaw 8, Excel 0

Sparkman 14, Huntsville 0 (End 1)

Athens 14, Decatur 7 (11:39 2nd)

7:26 PM, Cardinals up early: St. Michael’s and Philip Rivers score first on Class 4A No. 2 Vigor with a TD pass from Josh Murphy. Cardinals lead 7-0. They need to win to get in the playoffs in all likelyhood.

Other scores:

Mountain Brook 19, Chelsea 0 (End 1)

Athens 7, Decatur 0 (2:26 1st)

Austin 14, Bob Jones 6

Madison County 14, Westminster 7 (End 1)

Jacksonville 6, Cherokee County 0

Calera 7, Benjamin Russell 3

Spanish Fort 14, McGill-Toolen 0 (Johnny Morris 19-yard TD run)

Gulf Shores 0, Blount 0 (End 1)

Southside-Selma 6, Thomasville 0

Baker 7, Daphne 0 (End 1)

7:23 PM, End 1 at the Met: Hoover leads No. 1 Thompson 3-0. Warriors driving at the Hoover 22. Cars still filing in the stadium, according to ace reporter and former AL.com star Drew Champlin.

UPDATE, 7:25 PM: Justin Pegues with a 22-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. Thompson now in front of Hoover 7-3. This one is shaping up to be exactly what we thought.

7:14 PM, Evan out? Evan Smith not playing for Oak Mountain tonight against rival Hewitt-Trussville. However, Oak Mountain leads 7-0 early. QB Cade Ott Carruth has returned for Hewitt.

Also:

Baker 7, Daphne 0 (Jamari Hawkins 3-yard run)

Orange Beach 14, St. Luke’s 7 (Chris Pearson 75-yard punt return for a TD for OB. Jaborious Busby 2-yard run for the Wildcats)

Hoover 3, Thompson 0 (29-yard FG by Peyton Argent with 3:40 left in the first quarter)

Auburn 14, Enterprise 8 (5:39 1st)

Madison County 7, Westminster 7 (3:35 1st)

Alexandria 13, Leeds 0 (Antonio Ross 5-yard run)

Austin 14, Bob Jones 0 (Tyler Cooper with a 26-yard TD run. He has 161 yards already on just 8 carries)

Homewood 7, Briarwood 0 (Woods Ray with a 39-yard TD pass to Aron Marsch)

Andalusia 7, Carroll 3

Spanish Fort 7, McGill-Toolen 0 (Toros get a sack fumble)

7:12 PM, Back-to-back turnovers: After St. Michael covered a Vigor fumble, QB Josh Murphy tries to go deep on the first play and is intercepted by the Wolves. Still no score in Fairhope. Vigor will start its second possession from its 5.

7:11 PM, Big play for the Bucs: In the game of the night, Hoover stops Thompson QB and North Carolina signee Conner Harrell on fourth-and-1 and takes over at its own 41. No score at the Hoover Met with 6:17 left in the first quarter.

7:10 PM, There he goes: Iverson Hooks with a 21-yard TD run for No. 1 Pike Road. Patriots lead Greenville 7-0 with 10:55 left in the first quarter. Already 70 yards in penalties, including 55 for Greenville.

Some other early scores:

Enterprise 8, Auburn 7

Madison County 7, Westminster 0

Orange Beach 7, St. Luke’s 0 (Chris Pearson 20-yard run)

6:56 PM, About that time …

6:53 PM, Key game in the Capital City: Class 5A No. 1 Pike Road hosts Greenville. Both teams are undefeated in 5A, Region 2. A lot of prospects in this game as well.

6:45 PM, Celebration at Fayette County: Huge celebration tonight at Fayette County where they are recognizing 700-plus wins for the program. Congrats Tigers!

6:30 PM, Biggest game of the night: No. 1 Thompson travels to No. 2 Hoover to decide the 7A, Region 3 championship and the favorite for the 7A state title. With a load of prospects on the field, it’s not only a big game in Alabama. It’s a big game across the nation. Kind of surprise one of the ESPN networks didn’t swoop in for this one. We will be keeping tabs on it all night from the Hoover met.

6:24 PM, Setting the stage: Huge game on the Eastern Shore tonight as surging McGill-Toolen and recent South Alabama commit Braylon McReynolds travels to play Spanish Fort. At stake? The No. 2 seed from Class 6A, Region 1 and homefield in the first round of the playoffs.

4:33 PM, Committed: Hueytown WR Deandre Coleman committed to Coastal Carolina today.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Brooks 47, Wilson 0

Elba 40, Houston County 12

Faith Academy 44, B.C. Rain 7

John Carroll 45, Wenonah 7

Leroy 35, Washington County 9

Maplesville 42, Autaugaville 6

Mars Hill Bible 64, Tharptown 13

Midfield 52, Francis Marion 6

Opelika 37, Park Crossing 0

Pickens Academy 38, Meadowview 6

Priceville 56, West Limestone 50 (OT)

Providence Christian 41, Daleville 6

Rehobeth 32, Northside Methodist 8

Russellville 49, Lee-Huntsville 14

Tuscaloosa Academy 42, Monroe Academy 0