Staff Reports

VINCENT – Jaxson Howard accumulated 189 yards on 26 carries and scored three touchdowns in leading Class 2A, No. 5 Piedmont to a 48-6 rout at Vincent in Region 6 football action on Friday.

Cole Austin added 122 total yards for the Bulldogs (8-1, 6-0). He was 6-of-11 passing for 84 yards and ran for 38 yards on five carries.

Daniel Mims put the Yellow Jackets (2-6, 1-5) out in front 30 seconds into the game on a 76-yard touchdown run. Chase Kirkpatrick blocked the extra point to keep Vincent’s lead to 6-0.

The Bulldogs went on to score 48 unanswered points beginning with Howard’s 41-yard touchdown run. Will Deerman’s extra point gave Piedmont a 7-6 advantage.
Howard scored again on a 7-yard run to make the score 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Carson Sanders recovered a snap over the Vincent punter’s head in the end zone to extend the Bulldog lead to 21-6 at halftime.

Carson Cleveland added an 8-yard touchdown in the third quarter to make the score 27-6. Howard found the end zone for the third time on a 9-yard run in the fourth to give Piedmont a 34-6 edge.

Aliandre Wright returned a punt 80 yards for a score, and backup quarterback Isaiah Pinto connected with Mitch Hanson on a 16-yard touchdown pass for the final.

Piedmont travels to Wellborn on Friday with the region championship on the line.