Brackett has big numbers, but JCA falls

By EASportsToday.com
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Updated: August 23, 2014

Central of Clay County holds on to edge Munford (with scores)

HOOVER – Daylon Brackett opened his senior season with some impressive numbers, but Jacksonville Christian fell behind early and couldn’t recover, falling to Shades Mountain Christian 42-34.

Brackett, the 2013 Class 1A All-State quarterback, had 416 total yards and four touchdowns in the game, but was forced to play from behind all night as the Eagles scored on their first two possessions.

Brackett rushed for 220 yards, passed for 109 and had 87 yards in returns.

His touchdown runs covered 1 and 14 yards. His touchdown passes went to Walker Messer (5 yards) and Kris Armprester (39 yards). Andre Garner had the Thunder’s other touchdown.

“Daylon played very hard,” JCA coach Tommy Miller said. “He never came off the field and the humidity and heat was just draining him. I don’t know if we can ask much more out of Daylon, but we’ve got to get some things going around him.”

Brackett’s final touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion got the Thunder within eight points and it had two chances to get the potential tying scores.

The Thunder drove into SMC territory late in the fourth quarter but Brackett was intercepted inside the 10. The Eagles fumbled on first down with a minute to play, but the Thunder couldn’t recover it and the home team ran out the clock.

“I think we’ve got a long, long way to go, but we knew that,” Miller said. “We made some big, big mistakes tonight … but we’ve just got to learn from that because we’ve got a region counter in two weeks.”

CENTRAL-CLAY 10, MUNFORD 7 — The Volunteers, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A, opened a 10-0 first-quarter lead and used some stout defense to hold on.

Rodney Smith’s 25-yard field goal and Malik Dark’s 13-yard fumble return staked the Vols to their early lead. The defense made it stand by stopping three Munford drives deep in Vols territory in the second quarter, including a missed 27-yard field goal..

The Lions’ offense finally solved the Vols’ defense in the fourth quarter with a 14-play, 89-yard drive capped by Brett Haynie’s 6-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Chapman.

Haynie completed 14 of 26 passes for 130 yards; he also rushed for 37 yards. Chapman had nine catches for 79 yards.

FRIDAY’S STATEWIDE SCORES
Champions Challenge at Cramton Bowl
Opelika 20, Carver-Montgomery 16 (jamboree)

Regular Season Games
Alabama School for Deaf 38, Waterloo 24
Aliceville 33, Paul Bryant 21
A.L. Johnson 36, R.C. Hatch 16
Arab 21, Cullman14
Ashford 29, Rehobeth 0
Athens 28, Le-Huntsville 7
Baldwin County 42, Escambia County 7
Baker 42, Williamson 18
Benjamin Russell 38, B.C. Rain 13
Berry 56, Marion County 22
Bullock County 18, Barbour County 12
Central-Clay County 10, Munford 7
Central-Phenix City 30, Stockbridge, GA 21
Cold Springs 25, Brilliant 6
Dale County 48, Trinity Presbyterian 12
Dalton, GA 41, Scottsboro 21
DAR 26, Douglas 25
Decatur 13, Homewood 10
Ellwood Christian 48, Francis Marion 38
Fairhope 34, Robertsdale 7
Falkville 45, Phil Campbell 13
Flomaton 57, Chickasaw 28
Forrest, TN 35, Lauderdale Co. 7
Fultondale 52, Tarrant 31
Gadsden City 34, Auburn 28
Georgiana 40, Prattville Christian 3
Hale County 44, Sulligent 14
Haleyville 43, Winston County 21
Hamilton 14, Munford 10
Hartselle 27, Pinson Valley 21
Hatton 6, Lawrence County 0
Holt 47, Akron 20
Hueytown 20, Bessemer City 7
Huffman 40, Wenonah 27
Jacksonville 27, Alexandria 19
Jemison 21, Shelby County 15 (OT)
Leeds 27, Madison Academy 24
LeFlore 26, Jeff Davis 21
Lexington 56, Shoals Christian 6
Locust Fork 47, Montevallo 0
Marbury 32, Alabama Christian 7
McAdory 49, Bibb County 31
Montgomery Academy 30, Montgomery Catholic 28
Northridge 16, Etowah 14
Northside 35, Carbon Hill 18
Ohatchee 37, Southeastern 0
Pell City 17, Walker 14
Pickens County 26, Addison 23
Phillips 36, Meek 8
Pisgah 23, Section 6
Red Bay 59, Colbert Heights 28
Selma 42, Southside-Selma 6
Shades Mountain Chr. 42, Jacksonville Chr. 34
Shades Valley 37, Florence 35
Slocomb 21, Geneva 10
Spain Park 5, Austin 3
St. Luke’s Episcopal 35, McIntosh 6
St. Paul’s Episcopal 37, Alma Bryant 6
Sylacauga 28, Chilton County 27
Talladega 21, Talladega County Central 6
Tallassee 49, Notasulga 0
Tanner 47, West Limestone 0
Theodore 42, Citronelle 7
Thomasville 24, Sweet Water 6
Thorsby 32, Holtville 7
T.R. Miller 38, Andalusia 15
Valley 21, Lanett 0
Victory Christian 49, Holy Spirit 17
West Blocton 42, Vincent 16
Wetumpka 28, Thompson 13
Wicksburg 34, Houston County 14
Wilson 47, Collinwood, TN 6