Dadeville and Montgomery Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Dadeville had to settle for second. They took a 26-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Montgomery Academy Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Eagles are ranked 78th).
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Davis McKelvey, who rushed for 102 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. The dominant performance gave McKelvey a new career-high in rushing yards. Corde Jefferson was another key rusher, gaining 144 total yards and a touchdown.
Reid Mcbride continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Montgomery Academy, throwing for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Dadeville and nudges their season record down to 3-8. As for Montgomery Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Dadeville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Montgomery Academy, they will face off against Southside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southside will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Montgomery Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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