The Russell County Warriors will face off against the Hueytown Golden Gophers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Russell County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gulf Shores, sneaking past 33-30. The win was familiar territory for the Warriors, who have now won three contests in a row.
Bryson Riggins
| 11/07/25 vs Gulf Shores | 157 |
| 10/31/25 vs Beauregard | 70 |
| 08/22/25 @ Carroll | 59 |
| 08/29/25 @ Eufaula | 54 |
| 10/17/25 vs Pike Road | 47 |
Russell County can attribute much of their success to Bryson Riggins, who rushed for 157 yards and one TD while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and Chris Lucas, who gained 192 total yards. Those 157 rushing yards gave Riggins a new career-high.
Russell County's run defense was locked in: Gulf Shores could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Qualito James for the heroic effort on defense: he. Russell County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.6.
Meanwhile, Hueytown beat Pelham 35-28 on Friday.
Hueytown had a senior duo take command as Quentrell Jackson picked up 135 receiving yards and one touchdown and Jaedyn Powell threw for 126 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Jackson is becoming a predictor of the Golden Gophers' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Hueytown now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Russell County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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