St. Clair County had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They breezed past the Jemison Panthers to the tune of 61-21. The Fighting Saints pushed the score to 48-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.
Landyn Smith
| 08/22/25 @ Jemison | 3 |
| 11/01/24 @ Ashville | 8 |
| 10/25/24 @ Jacksonville | 3 |
| 10/18/24 @ Lincoln | 5 |
| 10/11/24 vs Springville | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Clair County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landyn Smith, who threw for 276 yards and three TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards and one score on only six carries. Smith is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Randy Pettway, who rushed for 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Clair County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. They rushed for 114 more rushing yards than Jemison's also-impressive total of 213.
Despite the loss, Jemison still got an impressive performance from Adrian Davis, who rushed for 141 yards on only ten carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and one TD. Davis got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards. Cayvon Wade was in the mix as well, providing Jemison with two scores.
Looking ahead, St. Clair County will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Montgomery Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jemison, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 36-14 loss against Chilton County on the 28th.
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