Bessemer City hasn't had much luck against McAdory recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tigers will head out to take on the Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Bessemer City's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so McAdory's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bessemer City proved they can win big on October 3rd (they won by 44) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 19-16 win over Northridge. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted against the Jaguars since October 24, 2019.
Lamarrion Gooden
| 10/17/25 vs Northridge | 179 |
| 08/29/25 vs Woodlawn | 173 |
| 09/12/25 vs Central | 141 |
| 09/05/25 @ Brookwood | 132 |
| 08/30/24 @ Woodlawn | 130 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bessemer City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lamarrion Gooden, who rushed for 179 yards and one TD. Those 179 rushing yards gave Gooden a new career-high. Brandon Gooden Jr was another key passer, throwing for 160 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Bessemer City's run defense was locked in: Northridge could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Jeremiah Atkins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Bessemer City didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Meanwhile, while McAdory put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Paul W. Bryant. The Yellowjackets blew past the Stampede, posting a 37-0 win. Considering the Yellowjackets have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bessemer City's record is now 6-1. As for McAdory, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bessemer City was taken down by McAdory 37-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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