Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.) at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Zach Thomas, Hewitt-Trussville
File photo by Joe Boyd
Josh Floyd would end his first regular season as Hewitt-Trussville head coach on a very high note with an upset over No. 23 Clay-Chalkville Friday night. Floyd, who was lured to Alabama after winning four state titles in 10 years at Shiloh Christian (Springdale, Ark.), saw his team fall to 5-4 on the season with a 38-24 home loss to national power Hoover last week. Junior quarterback
Zac Thomas threw for 244 yards but was stung by a season-high two interceptions. Meanwhile, Clay-Chalkville (9-0) piled up 625 yards of total offense in a 45-20 rout of Gardendale that wrapped up a disputed Class 6A, Region 6 championship. Middle Tennessee State-committed running back
Terrelle West led the Cougars with 224 rushing yards and two touchdowns,
according to al.com.
Sign up to provide live scoring updates from this game via QwixcoreJust the facts: From 1996-98, Floyd passed for 10,606 yards and 147 touchdowns while playing for current Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn at Shiloh Christian. … Clay-Chalkville, which averages more than 48 points per game this season, would break a state record if it scores at least 20 points this week. The Cougars are tied with Hoover (2001-04) with 56 straight games scoring 20 or more points.
Mitch Stephens: Clay-Chalkville 35, Hewitt-Trussville 21
Kevin Askeland: Clay-Chalkville 35, Hewitt-Trussville 21
Jamie DeMoney: Clay-Chalkville 38, Hewitt-Trussville 17
Stephen Spiewak: Clay-Chalkville 21, Hewitt-Trussville 14
Leland Gordon: Clay-Chalkville 42, Hewitt-Trussville 14
Colin Ward-Henninger: Clay-Chalkville 31, Hewitt-Trussville 21
