Football roundup
- Updated: September 18, 2026
Cleburne County rolls to first 5-0 start since 2007. Alexandria, Piedmont and Westbrook Christian stay unbeaten. Jacksonville tops Central-Clay in Land’s return. Hunter powers Ohatchee to victory, and White Plains gets first win. Ranburne rolls, and Hope Christian ups to 3-0 in region play.
THURSDAY, Sept. 17
Jacksonville Christian 34, Victory (Tuscaloosa) 6, FINAL
FRIDAY, Sept. 18
Alexandria 47, Sylacauga 21, FINAL
Leeds 61, Anniston 28, FINAL
Cherokee County 19, Guntersville 7, FINAL
Cleburne County 59, Ashville 7, FINAL
Mars Hill Bible 41, Coosa Christian 14, FINAL
Glencoe 50, Hanceville 0, FINAL
Oneonta 48, Hokes Bluff 14, FINAL
Hope Christian 26, Victory Christian 21, FINAL
Jacksonville 28, Central-Clay 14, FINAL
Moody 49, Lincoln 37, FINAL
Ohatchee 45, Vincent 40, FINAL
Clay-Chalkville 49, Oxford 14, FINAL
Piedmont 54, Gaston 6, FINAL
Ranburne 35, Horseshoe Bend 7, FINAL
Lanett 40, Randolph County 7, FINAL
West End-Walbut Grove 40, Saks 6, FINAL
Southside 41, Pinson Valley 19, FINAL
Spring Garden 69, Ragland 46, FINAL
Handley 28, Talladega 13, FINAL
Loachapoka 27, Wadley 12, FINAL
Childersburg 54, Weaver 15, FINAL
Wellborn 58, Pleasant Valley 35, FINAL
Westbrook Christian 48, Decatur Heritage 0, FINAL
White Plains 35, Munford 0, FINAL
Wintcrboro 62, Woodland 25, FINAL
Open: Donoho
By East Alabama Sports Today
Covering Friday’s games involving area teams from sideline to sideline, goal line to goal line.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 59, ASHVILLE 7: Jaylon Baker completed nine of 13 passes for 230 yards and four touchdowns, and Cleburne County is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2007.
The Tigers are 3-0 in Class 3A, Region 4.
Lyric Ware caught five passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns and had a 72-yard kickoff return. Cade Shubert had three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, and Kobe Hale returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown.
Randall Brown rushed for a team-high 54 yards on six carries, and Alijah Ware had 34 yard on eight carries and a touchdown.
The Tigers held Ashville (1-4, 0-3) to 27 total yards.
ALEXANDRIA 47, SYLACAUGA 21: Cole Wheeler completed all 13 of his passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns, and Alexandria mounted a big second half after trailing 21-14 at halftime.
The Valley Cubs rose to 4-0 overall, 3-0 in Class 4A, Region 6.
Evan White’s 41-yard interception return for a touchdown got Alexandria’s 21-point third quarter started, and Wheeler connected with White for an 85-yard touchdown pass on the other side of J.J. Beason’s 5-yard touchdown run.
Wheeler also threw touchdown passes of 89 yards to Beason and 16 yards to M.J. Morris and rushed one yard for a touchdown, and Ashton Brunner returned a fumble one yard for a touchdown.
Corey Owens rushed for a team-best 58 yards, and Beason added 55.
Sylacauga is 2-3, 0-3.
JACKSONVILLE 28, CENTRAL-CLAY 14: Cross Land connected on 17 of 21 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown in his return off of an AHSAA-imposed two-game restitution, and Jacksonville (3-2) improved to 3-0 in Class 4A, Region 6.
The AHSAA found that Land, who transferred from Auburn, played the season’s first two games while ineligible and imposed a forfeit on Jacksonville’s 34-8 victory over Piedmont. He also played in a 31-21 loss at Oxford.
He sat out of Jacksonville’s victories over Lincoln and Sylacauga.
Land’s touchdown pass went to Qua McNeal, who caught three passes for 36 yards.
Hughley rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for a team-high 48 yards. Jaden Jones rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. B.J. Collins returned a punt 56 yards for a score.
Central-Clay’s Daylon Houston rushed for 102 yards, and Jer’Darius Hall completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to Kamden Mullins. Hall also returned a blocked punt five yards for a touchdown.
The Vols fell to 2-3, 1-2.
PIEDMONT 54, GASTON 6: Jaxson Howard rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and Piedmont (5-0) upped to 3-0 in Class 2A, Region 6. Howard’s touchdown runs covered two, one and 12 yards.
Isaiah Pinto added 67 yards rushing, including a 19-yard touchdown run.
Cole Austin completed seven of eight passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Bentley Chander, a 58-yarder to Carson Sanders, a 32-yarder to Carson Cleveland and a 70-yarder to Mason Morrow.
Zyien Dupree had Gaston’s lone touchdown, a 4-yard run.
WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN 48, DECATUR HERITAGE 0: Brody Blevins completed 14 of 16 passes for 184 yards and for touchdowns, and Westbrook Christian (4-0) upped to 3-0 in Private Class A, Region 4.
Parker Sims had four catches for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Cordell Martin added three catches for 64 yards and a touchdown, and one touchdown, and Sam Legg caught a 15-yard touchdown pass.
Blevins also rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown.
Read Barber hit both of his field goals, 55 and 35 yards. He also hit all six extra points and kicked all seven kickoffs for touchbacks.
OHATCHEE 45, VINCENT 40: Gus Hunter rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns, and Ohatchee (3-2) improved to 2–1 in Class 2A, Region 6.
Jayden Siegler added 118 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Sawyer Beegle hit on three of six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown pass to Kaleb Brunner.
Vincent fell to 1-4, 0-3.
WHITE PLAINS 35, MUNFORD 0: Jayden Murray rushed for a team-best 66 yards, and Antonio Woods added 52 as the Wildcats moved to 1-3 on the season, 1-2 in Class 3A, Region 4.
Woods had two 2-yard touchdown runs, and Will Graham had a 29-yard touchdown run.
Quarterback Crew Martin added a 3-yard touchdown run and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Bryson Cheatwood. Walker Edwards completed three of four passes for 33 yards.
Munford is 1-3, 1-2.
RANBURNE 35 , HORSESHOE BEND 7: Jack Yearwood carried nine times for 75 yards and a touchdown, and Ranburne (?-1) improved to 2-1 in Class 2A, Region 4.
Aiden Whitman ran nine times for -67 yards and a touchdown, and Ranburne finished with 228 rushing yards.
Cason Jones completed three of five passes for 103 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score. Asher Brown had two catches for 90 yards and a touchdown.
HOPE CHRISTIAN 26, VICTORY CHRISTIAN 21: Kainen Bozeman accounted for 147 yards in total offense and two touchdowns, and Hope (3-1) improved to 3-0 in Private Class A, Region 3.
Bozeman rushed 15 times for 83 yards and a touchdown and completed four of 10 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Aziah Amberson rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
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