BY TIM GAYLE
SPECIAL TO THE EAN
Public School Roundup
Billingsley 42, Calhoun 6
LETOHATCHEE — Landon Jones completed 18 of 23 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 47 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, to lead the Bears to a 42-6 rout of Calhoun in the 1A Region 4 opener for both teams on Friday.
The win was only the fourth for Billingsley in region openers over the last 11 years.
Z’londre Tyus had six receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown and added another score on a 17-yard run. Randriquis McCary led the rushing attack with 105 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries while catching three passes out of the backfield for 83 yards and a touchdown.
The Bears rolled up 511 total yards in the win.
Defensively, Lejohn Laister had three tackles, an interceptions and two passes defensed, while Kyle Boice had three tackles and an interception.
Billingsley (1-1) returns home to face Verbena at Mims Field in a region game next Friday. Calhoun (1-1) has a region game at home next Friday against Autaugaville.
Jemison 14, Marbury 9
MARBURY — Jaxon Padlo threw 9 yards to Kintre Jackson for a touchdown with nine minutes remaining to help Jemison to a stunning 14-9 win over Marbury on Friday night.
The Bulldogs struggled on offense all night but still led Jemison 9-7 before Padlo’s game-winning touchdown for the Panthers, which had lost 16 of their previous 18 games before Friday’s win.
Baylor Cannon kicked a 25-yard field goal to give Marbury a 3-0 lead a minute into the second quarter, but that was the only points the Bulldogs would score on offense all night.
Coden Cummings scored on an 18-yard run to give Jemison a 7-3 halftime lead before Jerrel O’Neal put the Bulldogs back in front with an interception return for a touchdown three minutes into the second half.
Carsyn Cobb led Marbury with 102 yards on 17 carries. O’Neal led the defense with 10 tackles, followed by Clayton McGalliard with six.
Efrain Villeda had 75 rushing yards on 19 carries to lead Jemison.
Marbury, 1-2 overall and 0-1 in 5A Region 3 play, travels to Demopolis for a region game next Friday, while Jemison, 1-2 and 1-0, travels to Shelby County.
Central-Clay County 20, Tallassee 7
TALLASSEE — Terry Heflin rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries to lead Central-Clay County to a 20-7 win over the Tigers at J.E. “Hot” O’Brien Stadium in the 5A Region 4 opener for both teams on Friday night.
Tallassee was held in check throughout the first three quarters as the Volunteers scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters to build a 21-0 lead. Darren Harris scored on a pair of 2-yard runs and Heflin scored in the second quarter on a 25-yard run.
Tallassee avoided the shutout when Tyler Ellis threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Cade Everson with 18 seconds left. Ellis completed 8 of 19 passes for 66 yards while rushing for 41 yards on 11 carries.
DJ Leonard added 40 yards on three carries and Everson had 38 yards on seven carries.
Central-Clay, 1-1 overall and 1-0 in region play, returns home to play unbeaten Elmore County next Friday, while Tallassee, 2-1 and 0-1, travels to Beauregard for a region game.
AISA Roundup
Autauga Academy 28, Bessemer Academy 0
BESSEMER — Alex Peake had a pair of touchdown receptions and a pair of interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, as the Generals rolled to an easy 28-0 win over the Rebels in the region opener for both teams.
Autauga, 2-0 overall and 1-0 in region play, returns home to play Fort Dale and Valiant Cross in a pair of region games over the next two weeks.
Bessemer, 0-2 and 0-1, will travel to Glenwood to play a region game next Friday.
Chambers Academy 49, Edgewood Academy 14
LAFAYETTE — Chambers broke out of its scoring slump, scoring three touchdowns in the first quarter and three more in the second to coast past Edgewood 49-14 in the AA Region 1 opener for both teams on Friday.
Both teams had struggled offensively to this point, with the Rebels managing only a field goal in losses to Lee-Scott and First Presbyterian, while the Wildcats were held to a touchdown in a season opening loss to Autauga.
The Rebels got 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns by Braxton Yerta, jumping on the Wildcats quickly for a 21-0 lead.
The Wildcats got a pair of touchdown passes from Austin Champion, but by then it was 35-14 in favor of the Rebels.
Champion was 3 of 12 for 106 yards and a pair of touchdowns, throwing two passes for 86 yards to JB Collier, including 74-yard touchdown pass late in the first half. He also completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Bradley Boone.
Boone led the Edgewood rushing attack with 14 yards on five carries.
Defensively, Gabe LeMaster led Edgewood with eight tackles, followed by Bradley Boone with seven, Parker Shaw with six and Bryson Boone with six.
Edgewood, 0-2 overall and 0-1 in region play, returns home to play Abbeville Christian in a big region matchup next Friday. Chambers, 1-2 and 1-0, will play host to Crenshaw Christian.
