Two dominant backs in Ja'Kavien Collins and Nehemiah McCary are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Leroy Bears will square off against the Maplesville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Leroy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on McKenzie with a sharp 60-38 win. The victory was just business as usual for the Bears, who after 13 games remain undefeated this season.
Jace Sellers
| 11/21/25 vs McKenzie | 306 |
| 11/14/25 vs Linden | 274 |
| 09/05/25 @ McIntosh | 273 |
| 10/03/25 vs Marengo | 252 |
| 09/12/25 vs Sweet Water | 240 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leroy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jace Sellers, who threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes. Those 306 passing yards gave Sellers a new career-high. Keegan Giles helped Sellers out on the ground, rushing for 57 yards and a pair of TDs.
Leroy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ayden Tolbert and Ian White.
Meanwhile, Maplesville put their dominant defense on display in the team's seventh consecutive shutout on Friday. They breezed past Southern Choctaw to the tune of 42-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Red Devils' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Indians are ranked 166th).
Leroy better keep an eye on Pearce Yeargan. He was instrumental in Maplesville's win, rushing for 59 yards and two scores, while also throwing for 128 yards on only ten passes.
Maplesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Choctaw only rushed for 35.
Maplesville's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Leroy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-0.
Everything went Leroy's way against Maplesville in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Leroy made off with a 33-8 win. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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