Football Preview: Mountain Brook Spartans vs. Clay-Chalkville Cougars
Two dominant signal callers in Cayden Hofbauer and Aaron Frye are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mountain Brook Spartans will host the Clay-Chalkville Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mountain Brook fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Homewood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 27-25.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hofbauer and Kaleb Carson. Carson had a great game and rushed for 105 yards and one TD. Meanwhile, Hofbauer was balling out in the loss, throwing for 231 yards and one touchdown while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards.
Meanwhile, Clay-Chalkville faced Thompson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Cougars snuck past the Warriors with a 28-24 win. The Cougars' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Mountain Brook better keep an eye on Corey Barber. He was instrumental in Clay-Chalkville's win, picking up 149 receiving yards and a pair of scores, while also rushing for 72 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clay-Chalkville's defense and their four sacks. Keith Richmond was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Thompson's side was Quinten Lowe, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Mountain Brook's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Clay-Chalkville, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Mountain Brook couldn't quite get it done against Clay-Chalkville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 21-14. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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