In high school football last night there was plenty of overtime excitement.
Class 2A Sand Rock and Section were knotted at 16 when time expired in regulation. In the end, the Wildcats were 30 to 23 winners in double overtime at Section.
At Cherokee County, the Warriors also went to overtime when Eric Burgess kicked a 32 yard field goal to tie Cleburne County 38-38 with 28 seconds remaining in the game. Unfortunately, for the Warriors, Cleburne County would tack on a field goal in the extra session and finish with a 41-38 victory.
Collinsville and Sumiton Christian also went beyond four quarters of play. The Panthers were tied with Sumiton at 26 when they entered overtime. Sumiton scored first put failed to convert their on their extra point attempt. Collinsville scored and converted the point after to remain unbeaten
In other area games, Class 6A Gadsden City shut out Albertville 14-0. In Class 5A Southside-Gadsden topped Fort Payne 28-14 and Etowah cruised past Columbia 53-7. Other 4A games had Lincoln edging Hokes Bluff 21-14, Alexandria over Anniston 21-12, and Munford downing Jacksonville 35-20. Class 3A, No. 2 Piedmont handed Cleveland their first loss of the year. The Bulldogs blasted the Panthers 55 to 7. In Class 2A, North Sand Mountain nipped Gaston 24-20 and in Class 1A, Region 7 it was Cedar Bluff over Jacksonville Christian 61-23, Spring Garden outdistancing Coosa Christian 34 to 7 and Gaylesville falling to region leader Valley Head 33-7.
Friday (Sept. 20)
Class 1A
Addison 43, Shades Mountain Chr. 7
A.L. Johnson 36, J.U. Blacksher 22
Billingsley 42, Sunshine 20
Brantley 44, Georgiana 12
Cedar Bluff 61, Jacksonville Christian 23
Collinsville 33, Sumiton Christian 32 (OT)
Decatur Heritage 35, Tharptown 26
Donoho 34, Woodville 0
Falkville 27, Meek 20
Florala 34, Pleasant Home 24
Keith 50, Holy Spirit Catholic 0
Kinston 41, Red Level 8
Linden 40, McIntosh 0
Loachapoka 46, Verbena 7
Maplesville 62, Akron 12
Marengo 50, Fruitdale 20
Marion County 60, Hubbertville 35
McKenzie 46, Geneva County 28
Notasulga 23, Fayetteville 19
Parrish 28, Berry 12
Phillips 30, Vina 0
Pickens County 40, Brilliant 0
Ragland 41, Southeastern 0
R.A. Hubbard 20, Hackleburg 12
Shoals Christian 30, Waterloo 0
South Lamar 42, Lynn 19
Spring Garden 34, Coosa Christian 7
St. Jude 41, Winterboro 10
St. Luke’s Episcopal 35, John Essex 0
Valley Head 33, Gaylesville 7
Wadley 32, Talladega Co.-Central
Class 2A
Aliceville 26, Cold Springs 6
Cottonwood 39, Wicksburg 8
Elba 35, New Brockton 0
Fultondale 39, Walter Wellborn 22
Fyffe 49, Ider 7
Goshen 26, Calhoun 22
G.W. Long 23, Providence Christian 0
Hale County 44, Francis Marion 14
Hatton 21, Cherokee 14 (OT)
Highland Home 55, Zion Chapel 6
Houston Academy 30, Ariton 13
Isabella 35, Horseshoe Bend 14
Lamar County 46, Sulligent 14
Lanett 59, Montgomery Academy 25
Leroy 36, Millry 7
Luverne 54, Central-Hayneville 22
Mobile Christian 42, Flomaton 28
North Sand Mountain 24, Gaston 20
Oakman 69, R.C. Hatch 6
Pleasant Valley 2, Victory Christian 0 (forfeit)
Prattville Christian 27, LaFayette 12
Ranburne 21, Vincent 18
Red Bay 56, Phil Campbell 0
Reeltown 34, Randolph County 30
Samson 35, Houston County 7
Sand Rock 30, Section 23 (2 OT)
Sheffield 20, Colbert Heights 14
Sweet Water 54, Southern Choctaw 6
Tanner 35, Lexington 14
Washington County 44, Choctaw County 7
Westbrook Christian 45, West End 20
Woodland 34, Ohatchee 12
Class 3A
American Christian 42, Holt 0
B.B. Comer 32, Central-Coosa 0
Colbert County 45, Westminster Christian 0
Dale County 52, Montgomery Catholic 0
Daleville 38, Geneva 12
Elkmont 35, West Morgan 21
Fayette County 40, Sipsey Valley 19
Glencoe 34, White Plains 12
Gordo 49, Greene County 12
Hamilton 45, Good Hope 0
Hanceville 35, Vinemont 14
Lauderdale County 52, Clements 6
Leeds 42, Thorsby 0
Madison Academy 45, Deshler 14
New Hope 21, Geraldine 13
Northside 20, Greensboro 13
Opp 7, Excel 0
Piedmont 55, Cleveland 7
Pike County 28, Abbeville 0
Pisgah 54, Brindlee Mountain 13
Plainview 41, J.B. Pennington 14
Saks 63, Ashville 0
Slocomb 36, Barbour County 34 (OT)
Straughn 39, Cottage Hill Christian 0
Sylvania 33, Holly Pond 6
Tarrant 20, Montevallo 14
Trinity Presbyterian 9, Midfield 6
T.R. Miller 43, Bayside Academy 40
Weaver 41, Susan Moore 13
Winfield 34, Cordova 14
Winston County 51, Danville 37
W.S. Neal 43, Southside-Selma 14
Class 4A
Alexandria 21, Anniston 12
Ardmore 36, Randolph 16
Beauregard 45, Ashford 7
Bibb County 26, Jemison 19
Brooks 35, Rogers 3
Calera 37, Corner 0
Central-Clay County 28, Holtville 0
Central-Florence 41, Haleyville 16
Cleburne County 41, Cherokee County 38 (OT)
Dadeville 38, Childersburg 8
Dora 37, West Blocton 7
Elmore County 35, Beulah 18
Guntersville 44, St. Clair County 6
Handley 35, Dallas County 12
Hillcrest-Evergreen 8, Clarke County 6
J.O. Johnson 21, Madison County 7z
Lincoln 21, Hokes Bluff 14
Locust Fork 16, Fairview 12
Munford 35, Jacksonville 20
Oak Grove 49, Carbon Hill 21
Oneonta 49, Crossville 0
Sardis 51, Douglas 7
St. James 49, Bullock County 6
Tallassee 28, Headland 6
UMS-Wright 48, Escambia County 14
West Limestone 49, East Lawrence 13
Wilcox Central 14, Monroe County 13
Wilson 24, Priceville 7
Class 5A
Arab 45, Brewer 14
Benjamin Russell 48, Valley 7
Briarwood Christian 29, Shelby County 0
Carroll 21, B.T. Washington 6
Center Point 25, Moody 21
Central-Tuscaloosa 25, Brookwood 18 (OT)
Charles Henderson 56, Alabama Christian 0
Chilton County 21, Talladega 7
Cullman 14, Hartselle 6
Demopolis 35, Selma 12
East Limestone 34, Lawrence County 20
Etowah 53, Columbia 7
Eufaula 35, Russell County 22
Greenville 21, Citronelle 14
Homewood 54, Ramsay 6
Jackson 53, Sumter Central 0
LeFlore Magnet 32, Williamson 8
McAdory 41, Pleasant Grove 7
Mortimer Jordan 22, Springville 19
Muscle Shoals 35, Athens 0
Parker 30, Fairfield 0
Pinson Valley 44, Hayden 6
Rehobeth 35, Marbury 7
Russellville 35, West Point 0
Saraland 48, Satsuma 0
Scottsboro 42, Boaz 7
Southside-Gadsden 28, Fort Payne 14
Spanish Fort 54, Faith Academy 0
St. Paul’s 40, Gulf Shores 7
Sylacauga 35, John Carroll Catholic 14
Vigor 28, B.C. Rain 0
Walker 49, Curry 14
Class 6A
Alma Bryant 39, Mary Montgomery 14
Austin 34, Sparkman 31
Bessemer City 28, Tuscaloosa County 21
Bob Jones 34, Hazel Green 14
Buckhorn 43, James Clemens 35
Central-Phenix City 41, Lee-Montgomery 38
Clay-Chalkville 37, Pell City 7
Daphne 39, Northview 13
Fairhope 38, Baldwin County 16
Florence 20, Decatur 6
Foley 35, Enterprise 28
Gadsden City 14, Albertville 0
Hewitt-Trussville 52, Carver-Birmingham 20
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 24, Hueytown 7
Hoover 56, Northridge 14
Lee-Huntsville 27, Grissom 25
McGill-Toolen 56, Davidson 3
Minor 46, Jackson-Olin 13
Mountain Brook 51, Woodlawn 6
Opelika 20, Carver-Montgomery 7
Oxford 42, Huntsville 14
Pelham 42, Oak Mountain 41 (OT)
Prattville 42, Thompson 7
Shades Valley 38, Huffman 6
Smiths Station 44, Jeff Davis 14
Spain Park 24, Wetumpka 14
Stanhope Elmore 48, Chelsea 26
Theodore 20, Baker 19
Vestavia Hills 35, Gardendale 7
Thursday (Sept. 19)
Class 1A
Autaugaville 25, Ellwood Christian 0
Shoals Christian 30, Waterloo 0
Class 4A
DAR 43, North Jackson 22
Pope John Paul II 35, Butler 14
Class 5A
Wenonah 44, Paul Bryant 134
Class 6A
Auburn 52, Sidney Lanier 26
Dothan 10, Robertsdale 7
Murphy 35, Blount 34 (2 OT)