Football roundup
- Updated: October 17, 2026
White Plains rolls to fifth consecutive victory, clinches end to 32-year playoff drought. Cleburne County clinches first region title since 2015. Leeds tops Alexandria in battle for region title. Central-Clay, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Ohatchee and Ranburne victorious.
THURSDAY, Oct. 15
Hokes Bluff 49, Hanceville 8, FINAL
Hope Christian 48, Ellwood Christian 0, FINAL
FRIDAY, Oct. 16
Leeds 23, Alexandria 14, FINAL
Anniston 22, Lincoln 17, FINAL
Central-Clay 48, Sylacauga 20, FINAL
Cherokee County 40, Good Hope 21, FINAL
Cleburne County 56, Munford 0, FINAL
Coosa Christian 48, Lindsey Lane 0, FINAL
Victory Christian 22, Donoho 15, FINAL
Vinemont 28, Glencoe 21, FINAL
Handley 47, Childersburg 40, FINAL
Jacksonville 60, Moody 23, FINAL
Ohatchee 28, West End-Walnut Grove 25, FINAL
Oxford 23, Southside 7, FINAL
Piedmont 48, Vincent 6, FINAL
Pleasant Valley 42, Saks 14, FINAL
Ranburne 44, B.B. Comer 20, FINAL
Reeltown 58, Randolph County 0, FINAL
White Plains 35, Talladega 20, FINAL
Wadley 22, Fayetteville 20, FINAL
Ashville 21, Weaver 7, FINAL
Gaston 46, Wellborn 44, FINAL
Open: Jacksonville Christian, Spring Garden, Woodland.
By East Alabama Sports Today
TALLADEGA — How ironic that a power outage delayed White Plains’ game at Talladega on Friday, because the Wildcats turned out the lights on a dark set.
Crew Martin threw two touchdown passes, and White Plains beat Talladega 35-20 to bag the Wildcats’ fifth consecutive victory and the school’s first playoff berth in football since 1994.
White Plains (5-3) will make the playoffs for only the second time in program history. The Wildcats improved to 4-2 in Class 3A, Region 4 play and will close out region play against Ashville at home next week.
White Plains’ five-game winning streak is the longest since six in a row in 1994, and the Wildcats matched their most wins in a season since a 6-4 finish in 2003.
Second-year White Plains coach Clint Smith will take his fourth program to the playoffs. In 25 years as a head coach, he guided Trinity Christian, Saks and Jacksonville to a combined 17 playoff appearances.
“Just really proud for our team and our community,” Smith said. “Our kids have bought in and have done everything we have asked them to do. They have made this happen, and I’m super proud for them.”
Martin completed four of five passes for 130 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown pass to Trace Benson and a 54-yard touchdown pass to Carter Foster.
Martin also rushed for 67 yards.
Antonio Woods led White Plains with 76 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of one and four yards.
Jayden Murray added a 2-yard touchdown run.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 56, MUNFORD 0: Jaylen Baker completed five of six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a touchdown, and Cleburne County (8-0) clinched the Class 3A, Region 4 title.
The Tigers secured their first region title since their 10th region title and first since 2015.
Cade Shubert caught three passes for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Lyric Ware had two catches for 62 yards and returned two fumbles for touchdowns, covering 56 and 20 yards.
Alijah Ware led the Tigers with 45 rushing yards and a touchdown. Silas Hunt, Bennett Grubbs and Laken Stanley each had a touchdown run.
LEEDS 23, ALEXANDRIA 14: Cole Wheeler completed 28 of 26 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown, but Alexandria (7-1) fell in the battle for Class 4A, Region 6 supremacy.
Leeds (6–1) upped to 5-0 in region play, and Alexandria is 5-1. Alexandria is finished with region play, and Leeds plays at Lincoln next week.
Both teams will play host to a first-round playoff game.
Alexandria’s M.J. Morris caught 19 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown, and J.J. Beason rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
CENTRAL-CLAY 48, SYLACAUGA 20: Daylon Houston rushed for 280 yards and five touchdowns, and Central-Clay (5-3) upped to 3-2 in Class 4A, Region 6 play.
The Vols are tied with Moody for third and play at Moody next week.
Jer’darius Hall added 67 rushing yards, and Jeremiah Lopez completed two of four passes for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Central-Clay rushed for 405 of its 438 total yards.
OXFORD 23, SOUTHSIDE 7: Maddox Mims completed six of 10 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and Oxford (6-2) upped to 4-1 in Class 5A, Region 6.
The Yellow Jackets clinched second in the region and a home playoff game in the first round.
Andre Ford caught four passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and Eli Pesnell made three of four field goal attempts, splitting the uprights from 30, 25 and 30 yards.
Oxford finished with 222 total yards and held Southside to 130.
PIEDMONT 48, VINCENT 6: Jaxson Howard rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns, and Piedmont (8-1) upped to 6-0 in Class 2A, Region 6.
The Bulldogs will play at Wellborn (8-1, 5-1) next week in a game that will determine which team wins the region.
Howard’s touchdown runs covered 40, seven and nine yards.
Carson Cleveland had 14 yards on two carries with a touchdown, and he recovered an errant punt snap in the end zone for a touchdown. Mitch Hanson caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Isaiah Pinto.
Aliandre Wright returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown.
Cole Austin completed six of 11 passes for 84 yards and rushed for 38 yards.
PLEASANT VALLEY 42, SAKS 14: Braxton Salster rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Pleasant Valley (7-2) upped to 4-2 in Class 2A, Region 6.
The Raiders are tied for third with Gaston and beat Gaston head to head. Pleasant Valley closes out region play at West end-Walnut Grove next week, and Gaston plays host to Ohatchee (5-4, 3-3).
Salster’s touchdown runs covered six and 20 yards.
Dixon Duncan rushed for 110 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown run. Nic Acker added a 17-yard touchdown run and caught a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Cooper Dougal had two catches for 50 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown reception.
Asher Tillman, Zeb Curvin and Beckett Burns led Pleasant Valley with five tackles apiece, and Acker had four stops and an interception.
Jake Barnwell hit all six extra points and bombed four of six kickoffs for touchbacks.
OHATCHEE 28, WEST END-WALNUT GROVE 25: Jayden Siegler rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown, and Ohatchee (5-4) upped to 3-3 in Class 2A, Region 6.
The Indians need to win at Gaston next week to clinch a playoff berth.
Gus Hunter added 91 yards rushing and a touchdown Friday, and Carson Sanders completed two of five passes for 37 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown pass to Phoenix Tuiolosega.
Anthony Garcia made all four extra-point tries.
RANBURNE 44, B.B. COMER 20: Aiden Whitman rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns, and Ranburne (6-2) improved to 4-2 in Class 2A, Region 4.
The Bulldogs are tied for third with Dadeville and play host to Dadeville next week.
Whitman also caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Cason Jones and completed a two-point conversion pass.
Jack Yearwood rushed for 67 yards, and Jones rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
Sylas Thompson and Sawyer Freed led Ranburne with seven tackles apiece. Freed had two tackles for loss, including a sack, and an interception.
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