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| 09/26/25 - Away | 57-16 W |
| 09/26/24 - Home | 28-21 W |
| 09/29/23 - Away | 33-26 W |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 36-33 W |
| 10/28/21 - Away | 41-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Deshler had won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 5-0 to make it five. They claimed a resounding 57-16 win over the Colbert County Indians. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 40 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Price Thornton had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 275 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of TDs on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kendrick Gunn, who rushed for 80 yards and one score on only seven carries.
As for Colbert County, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Deshler is ranked 96th).
Coyrian Campbell and Sean Blevins certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Campbell picked up 93 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Blevins threw for 100 yards and one TD on only nine passes. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Coming up, Deshler will head out to take on Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Colbert County, they will welcome Colbert Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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