2012 Prep Spotlight Week 10
AHSAA Spotlight for Week 10
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Enterprise High School defensive back Shaq Solomon became just the second defensive back since 2007 to
intercept four passes in one game as the Wildcats closed the regular season
last week with a 58-19 win over Jeff Davis.
For his effort, Solomon edged out a
host of other top football performances to claim the AHSAA Prep Spotlight
for Week 10. Solomon
returned two of his picks for touchdowns - covering 40 and 13 yards - and
became the 19th player in state history to swipe at least four
passes in one game. The state record of five is held by three players
- Devyn Murphy of J.B. Pennington versus Falkville (2006); Phillip Williams
of Meek versus Phillips of Bear Creek (2001); and Charlie McCoy of Georgiana
vs. Florala (1981).
Ken Gamble of Woodlawn had four
swipes against Jackson-Olin earlier this season.
Solomon's effort edged out Vinemont
running back Ty Jones, Brooks quarterback Skyler Beck and Hamilton
quarterback Mitch Stults for this week's Spotlight honor.
Stults
became the state's all-time leader in all-purpose
yardage as Hamilton beat Haleyville 26-6. Stults threw for 142 yards and one
TD and rushed for 88 yards and a TD to give him 238 total yards for the game
and 11,376 all-purpose yards for his career heading into this week's Class
3A state playoffs.
He also closed out his second 10-0 season as the starter in the last
three years. He moved past previous record holder Zach Smith of Susan
Moore, who had 11,266 all-purpose yards from 2003-06 before moving on to an
outstanding career as a defensive back at Mississippi State.
Jones,
the strong Vinemont running back, had a 42-carry,
317-yard rushing performance and scored five touchdowns in a 33-24 win
over Randolph. His 300-yard effort was the seventh 200-yard plus performance
this season and gives him 2,070 yards rushing and 33 touchdowns scored
heading into the state playoffs.
His efforts are a big reason the
Eagles rebounded from a 1-9 record in 2011 to 8-2 this season.
Beck passed for 456 yards
and completed seven touchdown passes of 44, 28, 66, 6, 56 and 41 yards as
Brooks downed Colbert County 55-49. He also ran 1 yard for an eighth TD and
helped Brooks total 578 total yards.
Other top performances reported:
GEORGE PAYNE, ST. LUKE'S: Payne rushed five times for 267 yards and four
TDs (79, 31, 62 and 81 yards) in a 56-21 win over Cottage Hill Christian.
ZARRIAN GRANT, NORTHSIDE: Ran for 312 yards and five touchdowns on 14
carries with TD runs of 70, 69, 65, 47 and 56 yards in a 54-41 win over Oak
Grove. Grant also had two interceptions on defense.
JACKSON RICHARD, MADISON COUNTY: Completed
17-of-22 passes for 318 yards and three TDs in a 56-14 win at Scottsboro.
CORY GILL, COTTONWOOD:
Completed 25-of-40 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-31 win
over Rehobeth.
JAKE MADDOX, GERALDINE: The sophomore quarterback completed 5-of-7
passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-12 win over Crossville in
the Battle of Skirum Creek. It was the 91st meeting between the
teams. Maddox's TD passes covered 84, 60 and 45 yards.
LEVI MINTZ, CEDAR BLUFF: Completed 13-of-28 pass
attempts for 304 yards and five touchdowns (70, 34, 47, 9, 7 yards),
including the game-winner (7 yards) to DeAngelo Hardy with 5:18 to go
in a 34-28 win at Sand Rock. Hardy finished with four catches for 146
yards and three touchdowns.
C.J. JONES, COLLINSVILLE: Completed 20-of-36 pass attempts for 312
yards and a 35-yard touchdown to Deshawn Moore in a 33-28 loss to White
Plains on Thursday. Edward Padilla caught 10 of Jones' passes for 189
yards.
ARDARIUS STEWART, FULTONDALE: Accounted for 302 yards total offense
with five touchdowns and added a 47-yard interception return in the 49-16
win over Parrish. Stewart rushed for 123 yards on 12 carries with three
touchdowns (2, 39 and 25 yards) and caught a 35-yard scoring pass. He
completed 4-of-6 passes for 144 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown.
GARRETT BROOKS, PINSON VALLEY: Completed
26-of-42 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns (16 and 7 yards) in the
46-21 win over Briarwood Christian.
JONATHAN
FORD, WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN:
Completed
15-of-31 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 10 times for
110 yards in the Warriors' 28-21 win over Hokes Bluff to finish with 295
total yards.
PRESTON KENT, SUSAN MOORE: Rushed for 231 yards
and three TDs on 28 carries and caught five passes for 45 yards in a 39-6
victory over J.B. Pennington.
JEFFREY PATRICK, CHEROKEE: Rushed for 258 yards
and three touchdowns in a 48-22 victory over Waterloo.
KAMRYN PETTWAY, PRATTVILLE: Ran for 209 yards
and scored four TDs (three rushing, one receiving) in a 57-36 win at
Northview.
TREY PRESTRIDGE, OAK GROVE: Rushed for 242 yards
on 29 carries in the 54-41 loss to Northside.
ROBERT LANGHAM, LEE-HUNTSVILLE: Caught four
touchdown passes in Lee's 80-0 win over Butler.
MICHAEL BARRON, MOODY: Completed 9-of-13 passes
for 133 yards and two TDs and ran 12 times for 63 yards as Moody downed
Southside-Gadsden 33-14.
MARQUESE BANKS, W.S. NEAL: Ran 19 times for 289 yards and six
touchdowns in W.S. Neal's 66-20 victory over Millry.
RESHAD LOUIE, SHADES VALLEY: Totaled 412 total
yards offense and five touchdowns in the 47-45 win over Pelham. Louie passed
for 299 yards and four TDs (37, 82, 62 and 42 yards) and ran for 113 yards
on 13 carries with a 1-yard TD.
CODY O'TOOLE, ONEONTA: Completed 18-of-23 passes
for 264 yards with four touchdowns and an interception in a 50-6 victory
over Mortimer Jordan.
ELI BEALL, PELHAM: Ran for 202 yards on 33
carries and three TDs (2, 13 and 8 yards) in the 47-45 loss to Shades
Valley.
PEYTON GILLILAND, BOAZ: The Pirates freshman
rushed for 200 yards on 22 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 80 and 4
yards in the Pirates' 38-35 win over Sardis. Gilliland also had two catches
for 30 yards.
DARICE ALLEN, CARROLL: Rushed for 290 yards and
two touchdowns as the Eagles beat Dale County 43-14.
RANDY BLACKWELL, FYFFE: The senior
running back carried 19 times for 162 yards and five touchdowns in a
49-20 victory over rival Plainview. Blackwell scored his team's first four
TDs on runs of 68, 4, 5 and 4 yards as the Red Devils built a 28-7 lead in
the first half and added a 12-yard TD in the second half.
JORDAN LAKE, WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN:
The senior running back became Westminster's first
2,000-yard career rusher with 100 yards on 11 carries in a 28-7 win over
Shoals Christian. He finished with 2,021 career rushing yards.
ZACH WALKER, G.W. LONG: Rushed for 183 yards with three touchdowns
(14, 14, 49 yards), had an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, plus
eight tackles and a fumble recovery on defense in the Rebels' 49-34 win over
Barbour County.
JOHNNY GORDON, BARBOUR COUNTY: Caught six passes
for 160 yards and two touchdowns (80 and 45 yards), returned a kickoff 85
yards for a touchdown and led the Jaguars defense with 11 tackles in a 49-34
loss to G.W. Long.43-14.
SETH ROBERTS, ARITON: Roberts had 13 tackles and
two sacks in the Purple Cats' 35-19 win over Zion Chapel.
DEVONTA WILLIAMS, ASHFORD: Recorded 15 tackles
in a 26-12 win over Houston County.
DEMARCUS JOHNSON, CLEMENTS:
Johnson returned two interceptions 20 and 70 yards for
touchdowns, recovered a fumble and rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown as
the Colts beat Pope John Paul II 28-7 for their first win.
LEO ARAGON, BOAZ: The junior placekicker booted a 20-yard field goal
as time expired to give Boaz a 38-35 win over Sardis. Aragon was also
perfect on all five PATs.
GAVIN BRYANT, JACKSON: Made 15 tackles in a
31-21 loss at Thomasville.
JONATHAN WALTON, BAYSIDE ACADEMY: Blocked a
punt, returned a punt for a touchdown and scored three rushing touchdowns in
a victory over Satsuma.
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ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Ron Ingram / Director of Communications
/ 334-263-6994
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.