The Anniston Bulldogs will challenge the Deshler Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anniston will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Anniston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Madison Academy, posting a 44-12 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Mustangs are ranked 90th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jabari Williams
| 11/14/25 vs Madison Academy | 157 |
| 10/17/25 vs Oneonta | 142 |
| 09/26/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 79 |
| 11/07/25 vs Fultondale | 48 |
| 09/12/25 vs Alexandria | 44 |
Jabari Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and one TD on only 13 carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards and one score. Those 157 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Anniston proved: they limited Madison Academy to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The Bulldogs didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.8.
Hamilton typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Deshler proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 31-30 photo finish over the Aggies. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since August 22nd.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Price Thornton and Mason Holloway. Thornton had a great game and threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Holloway was balling out in the loss, throwing for 251 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 35 yards and one score.
Anniston's record now sits at 12-0. As for Deshler, their record is now 11-1.
Anniston strolled past Deshler when the teams last played back in November of 2019 by a score of 30-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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