Players Of the Week
By JOSH BEAN
For The ASWA
The spotlight returned to the running
back position last week, as
several ball carriers enjoyed stellar
performances, but no runner shined
brighter than Berry's Terrance
Hollingsworth.
Hollingsworth logged 25 carries for
336 yards and scored four touchdowns
in a 42-33 victory over Hubbertville.
He scored on runs of 17, 25, 2 and
14 yards.
For his performance, Hollingsworth is
this week's Alabama Sports Writers
Association Offensive Player of the
Week. Hollingsworth beat out two
other finalists for the award - R.A.
Hubbard running back John Owens and
UMS-Wright running back Troy Dixon.
Owens ran for 297 yards and five
touchdowns and threw a 38-yard TD pass
on a halfback option as Hubbard won a
60-50 shootout with Phillips.
Owens scored on runs of 1, 12, 79, 55
and 37 yards.
Dixon for 217 yards and four
touchdowns and caught a TD pass in the 4A
No. 6-ranked Bulldogs' 49-42 victory
at No. 3 Thomasville. Dixon scored
on runs of 30, 4, 2 and 20 yards and
caught a 3-yard TD pass from Gunner
Roach.
Defensively, Vestavia Hills' Stuart
Jacobs is the ASWA Defense/Special
Teams Player of the Week. The senior
opened the game with an 80-yard
kickoff return that set up the first
score and later caught TD passes of
38 and 14 yards. Jacobs also scooped
up a blocked field goal and
returned it 80 yards for a score in a
45-20 victory over Huffman.
The Defense/Special Teams finalists
are Boaz's Tez Jacobs and Tallassee
kicker Nic Mullins.
Jacobs tallied 12 tackles, five
tackles for loss, three sacks and two QB
hurries in a 48-8 victory over
Columbia. Mullins kicked a 45-yard field
goal on the final play to lift the
Tigers to a 17-14 victory over
Charles Henderson.
ASWA members from Andalusia,
Anniston, Auburn, Birmingham, Brewton,
Centre, Cullman, Decatur, Dothan,
Florence, Fort Payne, Gadsden,
Gardendale, Huntsville, Grove Hill,
Mobile, Montgomery, Oneonta,
Scottsboro and Tuscaloosa submitted
nominations this week.
Other standout performances from this
past weekend:
Devin Adams, Vigor: Threw for 287
yards and four touchdown passes in the
Wolves' 28-7 win over Williamson on
Thursday. Adams threw TD passes of
21, 12 and 13 yards to Shaq Ward and
31 yards to Rodney Stafford.
Jon Wes Adcock, Woodland: Had
touchdown passes of 18, 19 and 9 yards
with the latter coming with 34
seconds as the Bobcats upset No. 1-ranked
Fultondale 25-24. Adcock threw for 98
yards and rushed for 62 more on 10
carries.
Luke Bailey, Fairview: Completed
14-of-18 passes for 150 yards and
23-yard TD, while 21 times for 137
yards and another touchdown in a
21-14 loss to Guntersville.
Bryan Bell, Fairhope: Ran for 162
yards and two touchdowns as the
Pirates remained unbeaten with a
41-28 win over Dothan. Bell scored on
runs of 30 and 78 yards.
Deion Bonton, Brooks: Scored four
touchdowns, including three in the
second half as Brooks pulled away
from Priceville for a 55-28 win.
Bonton scored on runs of 62, 4, 1 and
29 yards.
Tyler Boyd, Russellville: Rushed for
194 yards and 2 TDs in 37-14 win
against East Limestone.
Rodney Camp, Phillips: Threw four
touchdown passes, ran for another and
returned the opening kickoff for a
score. He rushed 25 times for 134
yards, was 18 of 38 for 260 yards and
TDs of 8, 12, 42 and 5 yards, and
had 160 yards in kickoff returns
including the 80 yarder for a TD.
Jordan Chunn, Madison County: Rushed
for 204 yards and three touchdowns
on 19 carries to lead the 4A, No. 10
Tigers in a 56-13 win over
Randolph. Chunn ripped off scoring
runs of 21 and 38 yards. He also led
the team with 13 tackles.
Conner Cramer, Alma Bryant: Accounted
for all five of his team's
touchdowns in a 49-35 loss to Blount.
Cramer threw for 214 yards and
three touchdowns. He ran for 123
yards on 25 carries and scored on runs
of 41 and 11.
Josh Crawford, Edgewood: Ran for 246
yards with touchdowns of 5, 41 and
84 yards in top-ranked Edgewood's
68-42 win over No. 2 Glenwood. The
Wildcats have a state-best 22-game
winning streak since a 13-12 home
loss to Glenwood in October 2010.
Zac Crocker, Cullman: Completed
17-of-20 passes for 298 yards and five
touchdowns - three to Houston Turner,
one to Keary Thomas (58 yards) and
another to Drew Johnson (74 yards) -
in a 42-14 victory over West Point.
Aaron Dillard, Hubbertville: Rushed
23 times for 233 yards and 3
touchdowns in Friday's loss to Berry.
T.J. Fleeton, Daphne: Completed
15-of-26 passes for 198 yards and three
touchdowns as the Trojans rallied
from a 38-16 deficit to top Foley
46-45 in OT. Fleeton threw TD passes
of 15, 26 and 37 yards. He also
scored on a 1-yard run and completed
a two-point conversion pass.
Johnathan Ford, New Hope: Logged four
carries for 176 yards with TD runs
of 86 and 75 yards in a 42-0 win over
Holly Pond. In the first half, he
had three carries for 167 yards and
the two touchdowns. He also
intercepted a pass, returned a punt
for 33 yards and was 3-for-4 on
extra-point kicks with Commodores
coach James Franklin in the crowd.
Jonathan Ford, Westbrook Christian:
Passed for 316 yards and five
touchdowns in a 39-34 loss to Ider.
Jason Futrell, Wilson: Entered the
game in the second half with Wilson
trailing 7-0 and finished with 90
yards and two scores, including the
game-winner with 52 seconds to play
as the Warriors beat Rogers 12-7.
Futrell was playing with a sprained
MCL.
Adam Gaddis, Bibb County: Gained 254
rushing yards and scored four
touchdowns to lead Bibb County to a
59-13 victory over Oak Grove. Gaddis
scored on runs of 76, 17, 61 and 66
yards.
Chris Graham, Autauga Academy: Scored
five touchdowns in a 49-47 win at
Fort Dale Academy. Had 11 carries for
185 yards and four touchdowns and
returned a kickoff 75 yards for a
score.
Ty Green, Cherokee County: Rushed for
175 yards on 23 carries and scored
on TD runs of 10, 10 and 4 yards. He
also caught two passes for 46 yards
in the Warriors' 42-35 loss to
Jacksonville.
Samuel Grisham, Lauderdale County:
Rushed for 199 yards on 26 carries
from the QB position, producing
touchdown runs of 12, 1 and 11 yards in
a 35-21 victory over No. 4 Deshler.
Rodney Groce, Vincent: Gained 176
yards on nine carries in the 52-13
victory at Pleasant Valley. Groce's
total included a 65-yard touchdown
run.
Kelby Hallmark, Tharptown: Rushed for
157 yards and passed for 117 as
Tharptown won its second straight,
22-14 over Waterloo. Hallmark had a
31-yard TD pass and ran 6 yards for
another.
Dakota Harwell, Hewitt-Trussville:
Ran 28 times for 167 yards and three
touchdowns in the 28-18 win over
Woodlawn. Harwell scored on runs of 9,
7 and 7 yards, and grabbed two passes
for 45 yards.
Mikey Howard, Woodland: Rushed for
163 yards and a 9-yard touchdown on
23 carries as the Bobcats upset No.
1-ranked Fultondale 25-24.
Tamerick Jenkins, T.R. Miller: Ran
for 159 yards on 23 carries and three
touchdowns in 62-6 victory over
Excel.
Trey Kyles, Handley: Accounted for
four touchdowns in a 48-18 win over
Childersburg. Kyles finished with 12
carries for 144 yards and 3-for-7
passing for 74 yards. He had runs of
25 and 65 yards and scoring passes
of 19 and 30 yards.
Chris Manning, Section: Caught seven
passes for 122 yards and two
touchdowns (25, 58 yards) and also
had 75 yards in punt and kickoff
returns in Section's 21-14 win over
Gaston.
Julius McCall, Chelsea: Scored twice
on runs of 1 and 80 yards while
totaling 223 yards on 27 carries
despite battling illness. The Hornets
fell 37-23 to Spain Park.
Michael McCalman, Andalusia: Ran 20
times for 130 yards and TD runs of
44 and 3 yards and finished 9-of-14
passing for 160 yards and TDs of 33
and 17 yards in a 36-18 victory over
Hillcrest-Evergreen.
Jeremy McMullen, Aliceville: Rushed
for 249 yards on 24 carries and
scored four touchdowns in a 42-14 win
over Sulligent.
Levi Mintz, Cedar Bluff: Completed
9-of-17 passes for 243 yards and four
touchdowns (34, 51, 44 and 75 yards)
in the Tigers' 62-21 victory over
Coosa Christian.
Deonte Moore, Huntsville: Ran for 135
yards on 24 carries with five
touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Lee.
Moore scored on runs of 3, 1, 12, 1
and 1 yards.
Tyler Morgan, Spring Garden: Tallied
182 yards on 19 carries and scored
three touchdowns (59, 1 and 58 yards)
in the Panthers' 40-22 victory
over Valley Head.
Alex Morris, Ashford Academy: Rushed
for 290 yards on 28 carries and
five touchdowns in the Falcons' 49-35
win over Evangel Christian.
Joel Poe, Spanish Fort: Completed
11-of-14 passes for 238 yards and four
touchdowns as the Toros beat Gulf
Shores 56-7. Poe hit Sam Harris on
scores of 46, 28 and 5 yards and Ed
on a 63-yard screen pass.
Jarrett Pope, Clarke Prep: Carried
the ball 29 times for 213 yards and
four TDs, added 8 tackles on defense
in 50-3 win over No. 10-ranked
Jackson Academy.
Cedrix Reed, Foley: Rushed for 270
yards and scored on runs of 7, 46, 8
and 61 yard in the Lions' 46-45 OT
loss to Daphne.
Earnest Robinson, Pinson Valley:
Grabbed six passes for 163 yards,
including a 40-yard touchdown
reception, as the Indians fell 31-13 to
Walker.
Jay Rogers, Bob Jones: Ran for 241
yards and four touchdowns in a 48-42
win over Florence.
Jake Sloan, Pleasant Grove: Rushed
for three touchdowns and 75 yards to
go with his 145 yards passing - 6 of
16 -- as the Spartans beat Parker
42-21. Sloan ran for touchdowns of 1,
38 and 4 yards, and also found
Aaron Williams for a 68-yard scoring
pass.
Jason Smith, McGill-Toolen: Accounted
for 199 yards of offense and two
TDs in one half. He rushed for 81
yards on 3 carries and a TD and was
11-of-12 passing for 118 yards and a
TD in a 62-9 over Theodore.
Ty Sparks, Randolph County: Accounted
for five passing touchdowns in the
Tigers' 49-28 win over LaFayette.
Went 17-for-21 passing for 196 yards
with scoring passes of 41, 25, 2, 4
and 5.
Joe Stassen, Bayside Academy: Ran for
200 yards on 21 carries and scored
a touchdown in a 35-14 win over Opp.
Kanan Stalloworth, Beulah: Rushed for
221 yards and three touchdowns on
26 carries in the Bobcats' 41-14
victory over Dallas County.
Dominique Thomas, Jacksonville:
Scored three touchdowns in a 42-35 win
over Cherokee County. Thomas had 22
carries for 189 yards and three
touchdowns. He also had five catches
for 59 yards and a 13-yard score.
His TD runs covered 34 and 58 yards.
Racean Thomas, Oxford: Had 255 yards
and two touchdowns on 21 carries in
a 28-21 loss to Gadsden City. Thomas'
touchdown runs covered 75 and 20
yards. He also had an 83-yard
touchdown run called back on a holding
call.
C.J. Tolbert, Dadeville: Rushed for
168 yards and four touchdowns - all
in the first half - in the Tigers'
47-16 victory over Holtville.
Quinterris Toppings, Blount: Finished
9-of-13 for 265 yards and five
touchdowns in the Leopards' 49-35 win
over Bryant. Toppings' TD passes
went for 57, 44, 15 and 33 yards.
Tyler Vann, North Sand Mountain:
Accounted for four touchdowns (two
rushing, two passing) while passing
for 148 yards and running for 118
more in Class 2A No. 10-ranked NSM's
36-21 victory over previously
unbeaten Sand Rock.
Zack Walker, G.W. Long: Rushed for
197 yards and three touchdowns,
including a go-ahead 12-yarder with
9:08 to go, in a 27-24 win over
Houston Academy.
Luke Wall, Hayden: Caught 9 passes
for 187 yards, including touchdowns
of 20 and 43 yards, in a 14-13 loss
to Moody.
Corey Ward, Hayden: Completed 22 of
41 passes for 332 yards with two
touchdowns and one interception in a
14-13 loss to Moody.
Kyle White, Macon-East: Had 289 yards
rushing and scored six touchdowns
in a 42-21 win at Hooper.
Blake Williams, Hale County: Rushed
for 199 yards on 10 carries and
scored four touchdowns in Hale
County's 41-21 victory over Cold Springs.
Williams scored on runs of 9, 34, 39
and 25 yards.
Ronald Yarbrough, Sheffield: Carried
four times for 154 yards, including
TD runs of 51, 55 and 20 yards in
62-7 win against Phil Campbell.
LaDarius Young, Saks: Broke open a
scoreless first half with three
second-half touchdowns as the
Wildcats went on to win 28-6 over Susan
Moore. Young's touchdowns covered 59,
79 and 3 yards, and he finished
with 250 yards on 21 carries.
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
Rashad Carter, Gadsden City: Picked
up a fumble and went 65 yards for
the game-winning touchdown in the
Titans' 28-21 victory over No. 8
Oxford in the Times' Game of the
Week.
Matthew Collins, Ider: Finsihed with
six tackles and two passes
interceptions, setting up a field
goal with one and returning the other
52 yards for a touchdown, in a 39-34
victory at Westbrook Christian.
Collins, who also plays fullback,
carried 25 times for 173 yards and
touchdowns on 5 and 15 yards.
Dylan Cline, McAdory: Led the Yellow
Jackets defense with 10 tackles,
including two sacks, in the 41-7 win
over Central-Tuscaloosa.
Cedric Cooks, John Essex: Had 18
tackles, 2 interceptions and a rushing
TD.
Tyrone Cosby, Clay Central: Had a
96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown
to break open what was then a tight
game. Cosby also had 10 carries for
94 yards.
Cody Daughtry, Piedmont: Posted eight
tackles and recorded a sack in the
Bulldogs' 49-7 victory over Glencoe.
Damien Davenport, McIntosh: Had 17
tackles and two sacks in a 32-12
victory over J.U. Blacksher.
Brady Edge, SMCA: Made 14 tackles and
recovered a fumble in a 49-28 win
over Eastwood. Also ran for 130 yards
and a touchdown.
Reuben Foster, Auburn: Recorded eight
tackles - three for a loss -
rushed five times for 16 yards and
two touchdowns and blocked two punts
in the Tigers' 48-7 win over Smiths
Station.
Dontress Green, Mortimer Jordan:
Recorded six tackles and recovered two
fumbles in the Blue Devils' 42-16
victory over Curry.
Exavyer Jackson, Piedmont: Posted a
pair of sacks and had seven tackles
from his nose tackle spot. He also
scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown
in the Bulldogs' 49-7 victory over
Glencoe.
Rondaius Johnson, Spain Park:
Returned an interception 75 yards for a
touchdown that broke a 23-all tie in
the 37-23 win over Chelsea.
Jamarcus June, Luverne: Returned a
kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown,
plus had two TD passes, in a 20-16
win at Highland Home.
Demetrius Kemp, Demopolis: Had a
90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown,
added a rushing TD, and tallied nine
tackles.
Justin Lucas, Notasulga: Gained more
than 150 all-purpose yards, scored
three touchdowns and recorded 20
tackles in the Blue Devils' 52-0 win
over Verbena.
Nic Mullins, Tallassee: Kicked a
45-yard field goal on the final play to
lift the Tigers to a 17-14 win at
Charles Henderson.
Stephen Roberts, Opelika: Intercepted
two passes and recorded eight
tackles - six solo - in a 37-7 win
over No. 10 Central. His second pick
went for an 85-yard touchdown on the
last play of the first half to give
the Bulldogs a 30-0 lead.
Jesse Seals, Addison: Returned a
62-yard punt for a score and set up
another one of the Bulldogs' scoring
drives with a 35-yard return later
in the contest. He also booted six
XPs.
Devante Snell, Clarke County: Had two
interceptions and returned a
fumble 70 yards for a touchdown also
had seven tackles in 33-14 win over
Monroe County.
Courtney Wilbanks, Restoration
Academy: Recorded 10 tackles, including a
sack to lead the defensive effort,
while also running Ran for 138 yards
and three touchdowns - 4, 68 and 7
yards -- in the Bulldogs' 42-20 win
over Coosa Valley.
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