PREP ROUNDUP: Addison knocks off Falkville 28-6; Vinemont inches closer to playoff berth with road win at Danville

Published 10:26 pm Friday, October 20, 2023

Jed Wilkins and Braden Luker registered two touchdowns apiece as Addison rolled to a 28-6 home victory over Falkville on Friday night. 

Wilkins put the Bulldogs (6-2) on the board in the first quarter with a punt return touchdown and his scoring scamper just before halftime made it 14-0. 

The Blue Devils (3-5) produced a touchdown late in the third period, but Luker’s fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns allowed the Bulldogs to pull away. 

“We didn’t really play good offense in the first half, but the defense played pretty well the majority of the night,” Addison coach David Smothers said. “Offensively, we were much better in the second half. Braden stepped up and ran the ball hard. The offensive line stepped up, too. And Jed had a big game as well.” 

Smothers also highlighted Hayden Holland as a defensive standout. 

Addison travels to Phillips next week.

Class 3A, Region 7

Vinemont 32, Danville 19

Kayden Henderson and Diego Rodriguez accounted for two touchdowns apiece and the Eagles never trailed on the way to a road win over Danville on Friday night. 

“We owned the line of scrimmage tonight on offense,” Vinemont coach Stephen Robinson said. “ … That was what kept our offense going.” 

Touchdowns by Henderson, Rodriguez and Rush Sandlin gave Vinemont an 18-0 advantage. Danville, though, scored once before halftime and twice in the third quarter, something Robinson attributed partially to missed assignments on a couple of trick plays before acknowledging his defense got stops when needed. 

“Our kids just played super hard. I say it every week. Nothing was different (tonight),” he said. 

The win gives the Eagles (2-6, 2-3) a significant boost toward a playoff spot as they were tied with Danville for the No. 4 seed before Friday’s outcome. 

A victory next week over Asbury – which entered Friday with just one win this year – would send Vinemont to the postseason for the fourth consecutive year. 

“I’ll be honest with you — I don’t think it’ll change one thing about practice,” Robinson said. “ … They’re just high-character guys, man, and we have great practices every day. I’ve never had a team like this.”

Class 2A, Region 5

Cold Springs 54, Greene County 46

Matt Williams rushed for 208 yards and four touchdowns and the Eagles earned their first region win of the season on Friday night. 

The Eagles (4-5, 1-4) led 32-30 at halftime and then opened the second half with a touchdown, an onside kick recovery and another touchdown. 

Josh Winfrey rushed for 106 yards and a score, Tycen Kilgo had 34 rushing yards and a touchdown and Samuel Turner rushed for 24 yards and caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Mason Gable, who also ran for 50 yards. Cold Springs also got six 2-point conversions — four from Winfrey, one from Williams and one from Gable. 

Coach Brendan Voce said the offensive line was key as most of the runs were between the tackles. 

“We really challenged them this week,” Voce said. “I thought they did a tremendous job of just getting after it.” 

Voce said the Eagles had a couple of sacks that also helped secure the win. Greene County fell to 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the region. 

“I was extremely pleased,” he said. “This is two years in a row we were able to beat Greene County. … I thought their team played tremendously hard.”

Cold Springs visits Tuscaloosa Academy next week.

Class 5A, Region 8

East Limestone 24, West Point 17

Tied or ahead most of the night, the Warriors allowed two touchdowns in the final three minutes and ultimately fell to the Indians on Friday night. 

Xavier Edwards produced an 8-yard touchdown run with 2:50 left and a 30-yard scoring scamper with 1:38 to go to give the East Limestone (1-7, 1-4) the lead. 

Ty Moore then intercepted a screen pass on West Point’s ensuing possession and the home team ran the clock down to 0:17 before having its field goal try blocked. 

The Warriors, though, were unable to score from there. 

Ollie Howell had a pair of touchdown runs for West Point (4-5, 1-4) and Omar Segundo booted a first-quarter field goal. 

The Warriors will wrap up region and regular season play next week against Brewer.

Class 4A, Region 6

Fultondale 35, Good Hope 7

Colten Whatley threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Cone in the second quarter, but the Raiders couldn’t slow down the Wildcats on Friday night.

Good Hope (3-6, 2-3) trailed 13-7 following the scoring connection, but Fultondale (3-5, 3-2) totaled the final 22 points of the contest to seal the deal.

The Raiders will head to No. 10 Oneonta next week.