Football roundup
- Updated: October 23, 2026
Trick-play TD with 35 seconds left lifts Ohatchee over Gaston, into playoffs. Wheeler passes Alexandria to victory over rival Jacksonville. White Plains extends winning streak to six games. Pleasant Valley, Oxford, Hokes Bluff and Jacksonville Christian victorious.
By East Alabama Sports Today
GASTON — Phoenix Tuiolosega’s throwback touchdown pass to quarterback Sawyer Beegle with 35 seconds left gave Ohatchee the lead for good, and the Indians rallied to beat Gaston 29-22 on the road Friday.
The game decided which of the two teams made the playoffs. Ohatchee finished the regular season 6-4 overall, 4-3 In Class 2A, Region 6. They claimed the region’s fourth and final playoff spot.
Ohatchee’s victory also gave Wellborn (8-2, 5-2) the region’s No. 2 playoff qualifying spot. Piedmont (9-1, 7-0) won the region, and Pleasant Valley(8-2, 5-2) finished third.
Ohatchee (6-4, 4-3) trailed 22-21 after Gaston scored and converted a two-point conversion with less than five minutes to play but drove the length of the field for the winning score. Beegle threw a screen pass to Tuiolosega, who threw back to Beegle for a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Jayden Siegler led Ohatchee rushers with 146 yards and two touchdowns, and Tuiolosega added 89 yards and one touchdown run. Gus Hunter rushed for 75 yards.
Ohatchee gained 326 of its 405 total yards on the ground. Beegle completed five of 10 passes for 72 yards.
PLEASANT VALLEY 49, WEST END-WALNUT GROVE 20: Braxton Salster rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns and completed six of nine passes for 70 yards as Pleasant Valley (8-2) rounded out Class 2A, Region 6 play at 5-2 and claimed the region’s third playoff spot.
Cooper Dougal had four catches for 40 yards and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Hudson Sparks, and Dixon Duncan threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Asher Tillman.
Nic Acker rushed four times for 34 yards and had two catches for 20 yards.
Brantley Lenning led the defense with nine tackles. Ayden Pate added seven tackles, including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry, and Fabian Nevens had six tackles.
Walker Roper had five tackles and three hurries. Tillman and Logan Williams each had five tackles and a pass breakup.
Jake Barnwell was good on six of seven extra points and threw a conversion pass.
ALEXANDRIA 48, JACKSONVILLE 28: Senior Cole Wheeler completed 14 of 17 passes for 289 yards and five touchdowns, and Alexandria (8-1) 54-31-4 against archrival Jacksonville.
Wheeler, who got his first start against Jacksonville as a freshman, threw touchdown passes of 64 and 23 yards to M.J. Morris, 38 yards to Royce Trantham, 12 yards to Evan White and 40 yards to Jayden Nixon.
J.J. Beason rushed for 109 yards, including two 4-yard touchdown runs.
Jacksonville’s Cross Land completed seven of 20 passes for 175 yards. Qua McNeal rushed for a team-high 58 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown run. Justin Evans’ 44 yards included a 24-yard touchdown run, and Land rushed for 24 yards with touchdown runs of 12 and three yards.
Jacksonville finished 3-7, including four forfeits imposed by the AHSAA.
OXFORD 52, PINSON VALLEY 20: Oxford (7-2) blocked two punts for touchdowns and recovered a fumble for a touchdown on the way to finishing 5-1 in Class 5A, Region 6 play.
After an open date, the Yellow Jackets will play host to Muscle Shoals in a first-round playoff game on Nov. 6.
Quarterback Maddox Mims completed 10 of 12 passes for 88 yards, and Josh Dupree rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns. Andre Ford caught three passes for 41 yards.
WHITE PLAINS 34, ASHVILLE 0: Walker edwards completed 10 of 19 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, and White Plains (6-3) made it six wins in a row.
The Wildcats clinched their second ever playoff berth and first since 1994 last week. They’ll close out the regular season at Glencoe then go on the road to play a playoff opponent to be determined.
Antonio Woods led White Plains with 57 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of four, two and two yards. Crew Martin added 37 yards with a 1-yard touchdown.
Bryson Cheatwood caught six passes for 44 yards, and Will Graham caught three passes for 43 Yards.
HOKES BLUFF 14, GLENCOE 7: Dean Morgan threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, and Hokes Bluff made it four wins in a row to improve to 5-4, 5-2 in Class 3A, Region 6 and clinch a playoff betrth.
Glencoe fell to 4-5, 3-4.
Glencoe broke a scoreless deadlock when Mintz threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Borntrager at 9:51 of the fourth quarter.
Morgan answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Javin Norman to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:17 to play, and Morgan connected with Cole Cochran on a fake fietld goal for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left.
Morgan completed eight of 14 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 23 yards. Norman caught seven passes for 99 yards.
Mintz went 14-for-22 for 131 yards, and McMurray rushed for 72 yards.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN 36, NORTH RIVER 6: Brodie Wilkerson accounted for 184 total yards and three touchdowns, and JCA finished the regular season 6-2.
The Thunder will play host to Russell Christian on Friday in a CFA playoff game.
Wilkerson rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown and passed for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Bryson Dowdey and Jomo each caught a touchdown pass.
Dawson Wilkerson added 71 rushing yards and returned a punt 64 yards for a score. Grant Daffron returned a fumble 14 yards for a touchdown and blocked a field goal, and Cade Cates intercepted three passes.
T.J. Scott led the defense with seven tackles, and Brodie Wilkerson had six.
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