Handley wins 4A
- Updated: December 2, 2016
Big plays power Tigers past Madison Academy for second state championship
By East Alabama Sports Today
AUBURN — Quarterback Rhett Fetner threw for 232 yards and two long touchdown plays as Handley opened a big halftime lead and crushed Madison Academy 30-7 at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the Class 4A state championship.
The Tigers (13-2) lost their first two games this season, then ran the table for their second state crown. They beat Madison Academy for the title in 2011.
Fetner, who’s also a high profile baseball prospect, completed nine of 18 passes. He had a 75-yard touchdown pass to Malik Meadows in the first quarter and a 68-yard touchdown pass to Christion Allen in the second. Allen later scored on a 20-yard fumble return.
The Tigers scored three touchdowns in the final 4:45 of the second quarter to open a 30-0 halftime lead.
The Tigers held the Mustangs (11-4) to minus-11 yards net rushing. With the Mustangs unable to get the running game going, two quarterbacks combined on 9-of-35 passes for 197 yards.
This story will be updated.
Handley 30, Madison Academy 7
Madison Academy 0 0 7 0 — 7
Handley 9 21 0 0 — 30
H – Hudson Burns 26 FG, 6:25 1Q
H – Malik Meadows 75 pass from Rhett Fetner (run failed), 0:44 1Q
H – Christion Allen 68 pass from Rhett Fetner (Hudson Burns kick), 4:42 2Q
H – Devont Houston 2 run (Hudson Burns kick), 1:18 2Q
H – Christion Allen 20 fumble return (Hudson Burns kick), 0:58 2Q
MA – Jaelin Ferdinand 24 pass from Grayson Edgemon (Sean Dorney kick), 3:12 3Q
Team stats MA Hand
First downs 7 15
Rushing yds -11 82
Passes 9-35-0 9-18-1
Passing yds 197 232
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-3
Punts-avg 9-25.9 6-34.5
3D conversion 2-15 6-13
Possession 17:33 30:27
On the cover: Handley coach Larry Strain (L) and quarterback Rhett Fetter earlier this summer at the Piedmont 7-on-7 camp.
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