County roundup

Jacksonville, Oxford move closer to region title showdowns, Alexandria wins a shootout with Douglas; 5 other games

Calhoun County games
Alexandria 68, Douglas 34
Cherokee County 37, White Plains 7
Jacksonville 16, Oneonta 0
Oxford 35, Fort Payne 10
Piedmont 47, Wellborn 16
Randolph County 41, Pleasant Valley 14
Saks 28, Anniston 12
Spring Garden 55, Jacksonville Christian 13
Talladega County Central 44, Donoho 22
Weaver 34, Glencoe 15

By East Alabama Sports Today

ONEONTA – Ninth-ranked Jacksonville scored one touchdown on a blocked punt and set up its only offensive touchdown with another in beating Oneonta 16-0 to clinch a home game in the opening round of Class 4A playoffs.

The Golden Eagles (7-0, 5-0) scored their first shutout since Oct. 10, 2014, and improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1999 when they enjoyed an undefeated regular season and lost in the second round of the playoffs. It was the second time this year the Redskins (3-4, 2-3) had been shut out.

The Jacksonville defense recorded eight tackles for loss, including six sacks, forced 18 incomplete passes and had four takeaways. Over the last two games it has had 22 tackles for loss.

The Golden Eagles played most of the game without running back Taye Ackles. The senior was held out for precautionary reasons after getting hurt on the opening series.

Nico Richmond rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries and scored Jacksonville’s only offensive touchdown on a five-yard run with less than five minutes to play. The score came two plays after John Harris recovered an Oneonta fumbled punt inside the 10.

The Golden Eagles got their first touchdown when Harris blocked a punt and Ben Patterson recovered the loose ball in the end zone.

Jacksonville 16, Oneonta 0

Jacksonville 0 9 0 7 — 16
Oneonta 0 0 0 0 — 0

J – Preston Harvey 30 FG, 9:32 2Q
J – Ben Patterson recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed), 7:24 2Q
J – Nico Richmond 5 run (Preston Harvey kick), 4:44 4Q

OXFORD 35, FORT PAYNE 10

OXFORD – Jack Peavey, who threw a key pass on a fake punt to keep the winning drive alive last week, made the most of his first opportunity to be Oxford’s lead runner.

Taking the lead with Tye Smith-Lindsey being held out for precautionary reasons, Peavey rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as the third-ranked Yellow Jackets (8-0, 5-0) clinched a first-round playoff home game and moved a step closer to clinching the region championship.
The Jackets are 8-0 for the first time since their undefeated 1993 state championship season. The 2013 team won nine in a row.

Peavey, who transferred from Madison County when his father Scott joined the Oxford coaching staff, scored on runs of 11 and 17 yards. Quarterback Abe Peoples completed nine of 11 passes for 150 yards and two scores and ran for another. Hareem Averitte caught four passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Four-star linebacker prospect Kenney Britt Jr. led the defense with 11 tackles. Junito Allen had five tackles (all in the first half).

The Jackets can clinch their first region title since 2011 with a win at Pell City next week.

Oxford 35, Fort Payne 10

O – Jack Peavey 11 run (Keaton Borrelli kick)
O – Hareem Averitte 22 pass from Abe Peoples (Keaton Borrelli kick)
O – Abe Peoples 2 run (Keaton Borrelli kick)
O – Dave Russell 40 pass from Abe Peoples (Keaton Borrelli kick)
F – 23 FG
O – Jack Peavey 17 run (Keaton Borrelli kick)
FB – Jay Ellis 12 pass (PAT kick)

Team stats FP Ox
First downs 10 10
Rushing yds 124 140
Passes 7-11-1 9-11-0
Passing yds 55 150
Fumbles lost 1 1
Punts-avg NA 3-39.0
Penalties-yds 0-0 7-50

ALEXANDRIA 68, DOUGLAS 34

Five players found the end zone as Alexandria scored more points in the first quarter than visiting Douglas did the entire game.

The Valley Cubs (3-4, 2-3) erupted for 37 points in the first quarter. They had a 24-0 lead seven minutes into the game.

The Eagles (1-6, 0-5) have given up 60 points or more four times this season. Guntersville beat them 68-0 last week.
In addition to the 102 total points, the teams combined for more than 750 yards of offense.

The Cubs had 12 ball carriers, led by Romeo Dye’s 137 yards on three carries. Jalen Cunningham got the most carries (seven). Dye and Nate McCollum each scored two touchdowns.

Alexandria 68, Douglas 34

Douglas 0 20 7 7 — 34
Alexandria 37 13 6 12 — 68

A – Grayson Chaffin 2 run (A.J. Martin pass from Quentin Bowie), 10:45 1Q
A – Quentin Bowie 17 (Josh Tucker pass from Quentin Bowie), 9:17 1Q
A – Keenan Woodruff 20 run (Keenan Woodruff run), 5:10 1 Q
A – Josh Tucker 25 blocked punt return (pass failed), 3:22 1Q
A – Romeo Dye 48 run (Grayson Chaffin kick), 0:51 1Q
D – Payton Tinker 1 run (pass failed), 8:16 2Q
A – A.J. Martin 29 run (Grayson Chaffin kick), 6:37 2Q
D – Preston Garner 20 pass from Payton Tinker (pass failed), 3:33 2Q
A – Romeo Dye 78 run (Grayson Chaffin kick), 2:55 2Q
D – Preston Garner 4 pass from Payton Tinker (Jesus Cruz kick), 0:58 3Q
A – Nate McCollum 27 run (kick failed), 0:22 3Q
A – Nate McCollum 15 run (run failed), 6:12 4Q
D – Preston Garner 34 run (Jesus Cruz kick), 5:50 4Q
A – Travis Chastain 10 run (kick failed), 1:15 4Q

Team stats Doug Alex
First downs 10 11
Rushing-yds 30-102 31-449
Passing 14-24-1 0-0-0
Passing yds 207 0
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-0
Punts-avg NA 0-0
Penalties-yds 1-10 2-30

CHEROKEE COUNTY 37, WHITE PLAINS 7

Once sitting at 0-2, the Warriors are now on the threshold of playing for a region championship.

Cherokee County junior quarterback Tyren Dupree accounted for 258 total yards and three touchdowns as the Warriors (6-2, 5-0) remained undefeated in Class 4A, Region 5 and on track for a showdown with Jacksonville in two weeks.

Dupree ran for 122 yards and two scores on 13 carries and completed 16-of-21 pass attempts for 136 yards and a touchdown. Senior all-purpose player Jacob Graves accounted for 54 yards on nine carries with a touchdown.

It was 30-0 before White Plains got on the board with Ryan Bannister’s 70-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Jackson.

Bannister completed 7-of-18 pass attempts for 136 yards. Sophomore running back Austin Pruett posted the Warriors’ next score on a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the final.

Cherokee County 37, White Plains 7

Cherokee County 7 14 9 7 — 37
White Plains 0 0 7 0 — 7

C – Tyren Dupree 36 run (James Sewell kick)
C – Terry Stephens 4 pass from Tyren Dupree (James Sewell kick)
C – Tyren Dupree 40 run (James Sewell kick)
C – Jacob Graves 18 run (kick failed)
C – James Sewell 31 FG
WP – Jaylon Jackson 70 pass from Ryan Bannister (Charley Huey kick)
C – Austin Pruett 6 run (Luke Goss kick)

Team stats Cher WP
First downs 19 9
Rushes-yds 46-264 24-59
Passes 17-22-0 7-18-1
Passing yds 160 136
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Punts-avg 1-43.0 4-29.0
Penalties-yds 8-65 3-15

SPRING GARDEN 55, JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN 12

JACKSONVILLE — Dakota Lambert rushed for 143 yards, Quintin Downey 128 yards and quarterback Ben Ivey ran for three touchdowns as third-ranked Spring Garden improved to 7-0 for the first time in school history.

Lambert also caught two passes for 73 yards.

The Panthers (7-0, 5-0) have scored at least 40 points in every game this season. They have won the last eight meetings with JCA and have scored at least 55 in each of the last four.

SAKS 28, ANNISTON 12

Playing each other for the first time since 2009, Saks scored its first win in the series since 1996 to keep its playoff hopes alive. The 28 points are the most the Wildcats have scored in the series since their 32-31 win in 1987.

WEAVER 34, GLENCOE 15

RANDOLPH COUNTY 41, PLEASANT VALLEY 14

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