Football roundup
- Updated: October 30, 2026
Beason rambles as Alexandria rolls into playoffs. Cleburne County finishes off unbeaten regular season. Westbrook Christian wins showdown of headliner coaches. Central-Clay, Donoho and Hokes Bluff victorious.
This week’s scoreboard
THURSDAY, Oct. 29
Beulah 41, Woodland 34, FINAL
Childersburg 35, Saks 7, FINAL
FRIDAY, Oct. 30
Alexandria 49, Handley 14, FINAL
Southside 28, Anniston 26, FINAL
Cherokee County 42, Fairview 14, FINAL
Central-Clay 30, St. Clair County 27, FINAL
Cleburne County 62, Springville 6, FINAL
Donoho 34, Ragland 22, FINAL
Glencoe 31, White Plains 21, FINAL
Hokes Bluff 40, Munford 0, FINAL
Hope Christian 34, Fayetteville 7, FINAL
Plainview 35, Lincoln 29, FINAL
Ranburne 35, Spring Garden 7, FINAL
Winterboro 55, Randolph County 15, FINAL
Talladega 70, Montevallo 6, FINAL
Westbrook Christian 10, Fyffe 6, FINAL
CFA playoffs
Russell Christian 38, Jacksonville Christian 13, FINAL
Open: Coosa Christian, Jacksonville, Ohatchee, Oxford, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Wadley, Weaver, Wellborn.
By East Alabama Sports Today
ALEXANDRIA — J.J. Beason rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and playoff-bound Alexandria concluded the regular season with a 49-14 victory over visiting Handley on Friday.
The Valley Cubs (9-1) will play host to Hamilton in a first-round Class 4A playoff game on Nov. 6, and Handley (7-2) will play host to W.S.Neal in the Class 3A bracket.
Beason’s touchdown runs covered 48 and five yards.
Jonathan Santos added 73 yards rushing and a touchdown, and added 48 yards and a touchdown. M.J. Morris had a 4-yard touchdown run.
Cole Wheeler scored on a quarterback sneak and completed six of nine passes for 92 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Kirby.
Alexandria rushed for 373 Yards and held Handley to 233 total yards, all on the ground.
Handley’s Asa Priola rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 62, SPRINGVILLE 6: Jaylen Baker completed all six of his passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and Cleburne County finished the regular season 10-0 for the first time since 2002.
The Tigers will play host to Escambia County on Nov. 6 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Baker threw touchdown passes of 50 yards to Lyric Ware and 11 yards to Cade Shubert. Ware caught three passes for 74 yards, returned an interception 30 yards for a score and returned a punt 43 yards for a touchdown.
Alijah Ware rushed for 102 yards on six carries with touchdown runs of 17 and 74 yards, and Cainen Hughes had a 2-yard touchdown run.
WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN 10, FYFFE 6: Brody Blevins rushed for 109 yards and completed 16 of 26 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown,, and Westbrook Christian concluded a 10-0 regular season with a victory in a showdown of two of Alabama’s winningest coaches.
The Warriors will play host to Victory Christian in the first round of the Private Class A playoffs on Nov. 6. Westbrook is ranked No. 1 in Private A in the Alabama High School Athletic Association poll.
Fyffe (9-1), ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, will play host to Cleveland.
Westbrook Christian coach Steve Smith improved to 314-92 in 32 years as a head coach. He won five Class 3A state titles while at Piedmont.
Fyffe’s Paul Benefield 377-63 In 35 seasons, having won seven state titles at Fyffe.
Westbrook won Friday playing Fyffe’s game, running 59 plays to Fyffe’s 31 and holding a 31:56-16:04 edge in time of possession.
Parker Sims caught five passes for 92 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception.
Read Barber hit a 34-yard field goal, put all three kickoffs in the end zone for touchbacks and booted his lone punt for 41 yards.
Titus Jones led Westbrook’s defense with 10 tackles, including a sack. Jonathan Hersman added nine tackles added nine tackles.
CENTRAL-CLAY 30, ST. CLAIR COUNTY 27: Daylon Houston rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vols finished the regular season 6-4.
Central-Clay will open the Class 4A playoffs Nov. 6 at Deshler. St. Clair County (5-5) will open the Class 5A playoffs at Florence.
Jeremiah Lopez completed eight of 13 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Jace Boyd caught three passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. Jer’Darius Hall caught two passes for 64 yards.
HOKES BLUFF 40, MUNFORD 0: Jace Hanks rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Hokes Bluff finished the regular season at 6-4.
The Eagles will open the Class 3A playoffs Nov. 6 at Lauderdale County. Munford finished 2-8 under first-year coach Darrell Smith.
Hanks’ touchdown runs covered one and 47 yards.
Brennan Ward added 32 yards rushing, with touchdown runs of four, one and six yards, and quarterback Dean Morgan added an 8-yard touchdown run.
Munford’s Javier Curry rushed five times for a team-high 55 yards, and Livarus Embrey added 41 yards on eight carries.
DONOHO 34, RAGLAND 22: Luke Farrell rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Donoho finished 4-5 a year after going winless.
Farrell rushed for touchdowns of seven and 11 yards and threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Noah McClendon.
Daniel Storey rushed for touchdowns of 42 and seven yards.
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