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Briarwood wide reciever John Campbell (3) looks back at Homewood defenders on his way to the endzone for a touchdown during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood Letterman before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood Head Coach Matthew Forester talks to the officials before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood wide receiver Sam Gardner (26) catches a pass during warmups before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood captains Wynn Falkner (55), John Campbell (3), and Gage Nasworthy (16) wait for the coin toss before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood captains Wynn Falkner (55), John Campbell (3), and Gage Nasworthy (16) before the coin toss before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood captains Canon Tutor (89), Walker Gostick (51), Ty Ford (4), and Beckham Newell (13) wait for the coin toss before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood and Homewood captians shake hands before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood runs onto the field before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood wide receiver Kamryn Foster (2) waits for a catch during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood wide receiver Beckham Newell (13) catches a touchdown pass during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood linebacker Rodregus Lambert (21) tackes the Briarwood ball carrier during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood quarterback Jamison Barnes (12) laterals the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood running back Jackson Reyer (8) runs with the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood offensive lineman Wynn Falkner (55) looks for someone to block during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood quarterback Timothy Roshell (1) throws a pass during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood quarterback Jamison Barnes (12) throws a pass during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood wide receiver John Campbell (3) celebrates a touchdown with his teammates during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood defensive back Camden Schroeter (6) celebrates an interception during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood center Austin Johnson (67) snaps the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood quarterback Jaimson Barnes (12) runs with the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood punter Harrison Hebert (49) gets a punt off during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Homewood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Homewood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Homewood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood quarterback Jamison Barnes (12) throws a pass while under pressure from Homewood linebacker Luke Serotsky (44) during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood safety Tate Burdeshaw (17 ) catches an interception during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood huddles up during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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A regiment of Homewood Patriots tackle the Briarwood running back Isaac Kerley (0) during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood running back Chappy Chapleau (0) runs with the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood quarterback Timothy Roshell (1) stretch the ball out to score a touchdown during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood offensive lineman Morgan Luster (56) comes up with a fumble during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood coach Ben Berguson and Briarwood coach Matthew Forester shake hands after a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood running back Cyn'Mauree Debruce (10) gets ways from the tackle of Briarwood linebacker Isaac Kerley (0) during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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A Briarwood student does pushups after a score during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Briarwood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Homewood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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The Homewood Marching Band performs during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood wide receiver John Campbell (3) runs with the ball during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood defensive lineman Major Moorer (95) causes a fumble during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood and Briarwood get ready for the snap during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood quarterback Jack Myers (7) throws a pass a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood quarterback Jack Myers (7) throws a pass while under pressure from Briarwood line backer Radford Anderws (10) during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood line backer Gage Nasworthy (16) looks into the backfield a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood kicker Evan Ball (91) kicks off during a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood runs onto the field before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood Head Coach Ben Berguson talks to the officials before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood wide receiver Zac King (40) catches a pass during warmups before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood warms up before a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
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Briarwood Head Coach Matthew Forester talks to his team after a game between Homewood and Briarwood on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Briarwood High School. Photo by Richard Force.
Radford Andrews intercepted a pass with 30 seconds left to seal Briarwood Christian School's 17-14 win over Homewood on Friday night.
Homewood struck first, going 80 yards on 13 plays and capping the drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Jack Myers to Beckham Newell to take a 7-0 lead with 7:47 left in the first quarter. Briarwood got new life when it recovered a muffed Homewood punt, and Evan Ball connected on a 30-yard field goal to cut it to 7-3. Homewood recovered a Briarwood fumble to close out the quarter.
Briarwood took its first lead in the second quarter when John Campbell broke free on an end-around for a 47-yard touchdown, making it 10-7 with 8:38 remaining. Camden Schroeter added an interception for Briarwood's defense later in the quarter.
Campbell struck again to open the second half, returning the opening kickoff of the third quarter 98 yards for a touchdown to push the lead to 17-7.
Homewood answered in the fourth quarter when Timothy Roshell scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 17-14 with 10:39 to play, setting up a tense final stretch. Briarwood's offense, which had struggled for much of the second half, took over with about four minutes remaining and worked the clock down before turning the ball over, but Andrews delivered the decisive defensive play when he picked off Roshell with 30 seconds left to close it out.
"I'm super proud of our offense, because they struggled the entire second half," Briarwood head coach Matthew Forester said. "The fact that the offense was able to run that thing down... I'm really proud of them."
Forester also praised Andrews' game-sealing play and Campbell's speed on the kickoff return.
"Radford Andrews did a heck of a job, came from all the way across the field, found him, and made a highlight play," Forester said.
Campbell's kickoff return was a pivotal point in the game.
"He's run the fastest 100-meter dash time in Briarwood history. And so when you get somebody like that that can scoot... he's pretty doggone fast."
Jamison Barnes finished 9 of 16 passing for 42 yards, and added 18 yards rushing. Campbell was Briarwood's leading rusher despite carrying the ball just five times, finishing with 81 yards and the touchdown to go with his kickoff return score. Sam Canale caught four passes for 20 yards.
Myers completed 14 of 25 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown for Homewood, and Roshell added 83 yards passing on 6-of-15 throwing to go with his rushing score. Newell caught eight passes for 89 yards, and Kamryn Foster added four catches for 70 yards. Chappy Chapleau contributed 30 rushing yards and 31 receiving yards.
"We knew it was going to be a battle," Homewood head coach Ben Berguson said. "The story of the night was special teams. That was probably a difference in the game."
Briarwood improved to 2-0, while Homewood fell to 1-1. Briarwood hosts Westminster next week, while Homewood hosts Mountain Brook in the region opener for both teams.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) carries the ball against Gardendale's Camaree Gooden (1) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) carries the ball during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) carries the ball pursued by Gardendale's Wayne Brown (9) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Hudson Picklesimer (14) waltzes into the endzone during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Hudson Picklesimer (14) celebrates his touchdown with teammates during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea students celebrate before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea cheerleaders say the National Anthem before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea marching band entertains the crowd before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea marching band entertains the crowd before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea captains Cohen Jones (0), Cristian Madrid (52), Lane Cox (57), and Logan Strunk (8) take the field for the coin toss before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea cheerleaders lead their team onto the field before a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) hands off the ball to Wyatt Wright (2) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) punts the ball during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Gardendale's Traelin Crumb (2) is tackled by Chelsea's Andrew Long (20) and Connor Cochran (21) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) passes the ball during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Cristian Madrid (52) pressures Gardendale's Ridge Wiggins (6) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) throws the ball during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk's (8) punt is almost blocked by Gardendale's Cedric Wilson (3) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) finds an opening during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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A long pass to Chelsea's Cole Carroll (13) is broken up during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) fights for a few yards during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) is helped up by teammate Chase Morrow (55) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Massimo Santillo (37) pushes ahead during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Brycen Miller (49) kicks the extra point during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's head coach Tad Niblett paces the sidelines during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Andrew Long (20) tackles Gardendale's Camaree Gooden (1) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Gardendale's Camaree Gooden (1) avoids a tackle by Chelsea's Carter Johnson (12) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Wyatt Wright (2) looks for an opening in the line of scrimmage during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Chelsea's Logan Strunk (8) throws a short pass during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Gardendale's Tripp Smith (83) is pursued by Chelsea's Ben Christian (1) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Gardendale's Tripp Smith (83) is taken down by Chelsea's Ben Christian (1) during a game between Chelsea and Gardendale on Fri., Aug. 28, 2026, at Hornet Stadium in Chelsea, AL. Photo by David Leong.
Hornets fall at home
Chelsea fell behind after a big Gardendale second quarter and couldn't recover in a 37-15 loss on Friday night.
Chelsea and Gardendale traded first-quarter touchdowns to tie the game at 7-7, but Gardendale pulled away in the second quarter with three touchdowns, building a 27-7 halftime lead. Gardendale added a field goal and another touchdown in the third quarter to extend the margin to 37-7 before Chelsea's offense found any traction.
Quarterback Logan Strunk scored on a keeper late in the third quarter and added the two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 37-15. Chelsea recovered its own onside kick to get the ball back, but Gardendale's defense forced a turnover to end the threat and close out the win.
Chelsea fell to 0-2 with the loss and travels to Calera next week to open Class 5A, Region 4 play.
Eagles earn Kervin's first win
Oak Mountain broke the game open with 21 unanswered points across the second and third quarters and cruised to a 38-14 win over Buckhorn on Friday night at Heardmont Park.
Kentrell Tolbert opened the scoring with a 69-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to make it 7-0. He added a 12-yard score to open the third, and Clay Mills followed with a 59-yard punt return touchdown to push the lead to 21-0. Buckhorn answered when Israel Cooper returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, but Oak Mountain answered right back, with Charlie Vacarella finding Okoye Walker for a 48-yard touchdown pass. Tolbert capped the third-quarter surge with a 48-yard touchdown run on the final play of the period, making it 35-7.
Joseph Junkin added a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter before Buckhorn's Joshua Friend caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Parker Turley to set the final margin.
Tolbert finished with 248 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Vacarella completed 4 of 8 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown, and Judson Sachs added 55 yards on 12 carries. Peyton Gamble had a strong night on defense with two tackles for loss and two sacks.
Turley threw for 139 yards and a touchdown for Buckhorn, and Cooper caught four passes for 63 yards to go with his kickoff return score.
Oak Mountain improved to 1-1 and travels to Spain Park next week to open Class 6A, Region 3 play.
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Spain Park TE Connor Greb (3) scores a touchdown during a game between Bessemer City and Spain Park on August 28, 2026, at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, AL. Photo by Todd Lester
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Spain Park defender Jaylen Mosley (2) intercepts a pass during a game between Bessemer City and Spain Park on August 28, 2026, at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, AL. Photo by Todd Lester
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Spain Park defender Jaylen Mosley (2) returns an interception during a game between Bessemer City and Spain Park on August 28, 2026, at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, AL. Photo by Todd Lester
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Spain Park running back CJ Davis (11) runs for a touchdown during a game between Bessemer City and Spain Park on August 28, 2026, at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, AL. Photo by Todd Lester
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Spain Park defenders Micah Hale (14) and Kaiden Stevenson (12) combine to make a tackle during a game between Bessemer City and Spain Park on August 28, 2026, at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, AL. Photo by Todd Lester
Jags run away with shutout win
Spain Park's defense made sure its offense had plenty of time to find a rhythm on Friday night.
The No. 9-ranked Jaguars overcame a sloppy first half and erupted after halftime to defeat Bessemer City 35-0 at home, improving to 2-0 on the season.
Spain Park's defense kept the Purple Tigers off the scoreboard while limiting them to 10-of-33 passing and 170 total yards of offense and forcing two turnovers.
"Hats off to the defense," Spain Park head coach Tim Vakakes said. "That's two weeks in a row they have played really good football."
The Jaguars struggled to generate much offensively, managing just one first down on their first three drives before being further hampered by a muffed punt.
Spain Park's best drive of the first half ended with a fumble inside the red zone with 8:44 remaining in the second quarter, as Vakakes later described the offense as needing to "stop shooting itself in the foot."
Dwight Beckford then intercepted a pass later in the quarter, giving the Jaguars the ball near midfield with a chance to extend their lead before halftime. Spain Park went three-and-out, but the defense continued to give the offense opportunities.
Micah Hale got a piece of a Bessemer City punt with 45.8 seconds remaining, setting Spain Park up at the Purple Tigers' 28-yard line. The Jaguars needed just one play to finally find the end zone.
Nash Davis connected with Barrett Price on a 28-yard touchdown pass, with Price taking the skinny post near the 10-yard line and racing through defenders to give Spain Park a 7-0 lead with 37.4 seconds left in the half.
The Jaguars entered halftime with just 108 yards of total offense, but the defense had limited Bessemer City to 74 yards and kept the Purple Tigers scoreless despite Spain Park's mistakes.
The second half was a different story for the home offense.
Spain Park scored on the first play of a possession following another defensive turnover when Jaylen Mosley intercepted a pass that was thrown behind a receiver. Mosley took the ball off the receiver's back and returned it 20 yards, setting up CJ Davis' 15-yard touchdown run with 9:14 remaining in the third quarter.
On third-and-26 of the next possession, Nash Davis scrambled away from pressure before finding Connor Greb near the original line of scrimmage. Greb did the rest, sprinting away for a 51-yard score to make it 21-0 with 5:43 left in the third.
Hudson Hibbard added another touchdown later in the quarter, completing a stretch in which Spain Park scored four times and needed just 11 plays to do it.
Greb capped the scoring with a spectacular touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Davis lofted a pass downfield, and Greb tracked it down for a touchdown, giving the Jaguars five consecutive scoring possessions and a 35-0 advantage with 10:45 remaining.
Next week, Spain Park hosts Oak Mountain to begin region play.
"We have to be clicking out of the gate as we get into region play," Vakakes said of his offense needing to find its tempo earlier. "We're going to keep pushing them and holding them to a high standard, but we have to get there."
