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2025 Super Seven State Championship Summaries

 
2025 Class 3A State Championship Game
Mars Hill vs. Bayside Academy
Mars Hill
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 51   Madison Academy 27 W  
A 47   Russellville 19 W  
H 62   Colbert County 24 W  
A 55   Sheffield 8 W  
H 42   Lauderdale County 7 W  
    OPEN    
A 56   Rogers 10 W  
H 56   Elkmont 7 W  
A 55   Colbert Heights 0 W  
A 52   Clements 0 W  
A 41   Scottsboro 14 W  
H 70   Whitesburg Christian 14 W  1st Rd
H 42   Winfield 6 W  2nd Rd
H 42   Geraldine 0 W  3rd Rd
H 48   Piedmont 16 W  Semi
N 38   Bayside Academy 21 W  Finals
  
75715-0-0 173
Region Record  7-0
Bayside Academy
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 10   St. Michael 41 L  
H 41   Marbury 19 W  
A 42   Orange Beach 13 W  
H 60   Monroe County 0 W  
A 49   Flomaton 7 W  
    OPEN    
H 56   Hillcrest Evergreen 6 W  
A 25   Cottage Hill Christian 7 W  
H 35   Excel 7 W  
A 23   T.R. Miller 14 W  
H 50   Tuscaloosa Academy 0 W  
H 46   Houston Academy 7 W  1st Rd
A 47   Randolph County 7 W  2nd Rd
H 30   Montgomery Academy 13 W  3rd Rd
H 51   Southside Selma 20 W  Semi
N 21   Mars Hill 38 L  Finals
  
58613-2-0 199
Region Record  6-0
Game Summary
Mars Hill
7 7 3 21 -- 38
Bayside Academy
0 6 8 7 -- 21
 Scoring Summaries: 
Mars Hill: Jaxon Penn 2 yd rush (PAT C. Longshore) 2:25
Mars Hill: Hudson Higgins 34 yd rush (PAT C. Longshore) 2:49
Bayside: Noah Cain 1 yd rush (PAT Billy Neill) 0:48
Mars Hill: C. Longshore 26 yd field goal 3:55
Bayside: Walker Collins 6 yd reception from Davis Barnett (PAT Billy Neill) 0:27
Mars Hill: Jaxon Penn 3 yd rush (PAT C. Longshore) 9:32
Mars Hill: Jaxon Penn 89 yd rush (PAT C. Longshore) 6:15
Bayside: Noah Cain 22 yd rush (PAT Jack Wilkinson)
Mars Hill: Hudson Higgins 4 yd rush (PAT C. Longshore) 0:15
  Mars Hill Bayside Academy
First Downs 20 14
Rush/Yards 49-398 12-18
Pass/Yards 88 283
Pass att/com/int 5-8-0 22-37-0
Total Yards 57-486 49-301
Fumbles/Lost 1-1 2-1
Punt/Avg. 2-34.0 5-35.0
Penalties 8-52 9-57
Time of Poss. 29:06 18:54
Individual Stats
 Mars Hill 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Jaxon Penn25 2063
Hudson Higgins22 1952
Jesse Parker1 10
L. Frederick1 -40
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
L. Frederick 5-8-0 88 0
     
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Isaiah Owens4 720
Jaxon Penn1 16 0
Evan Austin0 0 0
      
      
     
     
     
     
 Bayside Academy 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Brennen Yamane7 330
Noah Cain2 31
Monroe Partin1 -1 0
Walker Collins1 -60
Davis Barnett1 -11 0
     
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Davis Barnett22-37-0 283 2
      
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Monroe Partin7 84 0
Walker Collins5 71 1
Brennen Yamane3 11 0
Noah Cain2 57 1
Caid Lyons2 20 0
Ladd Powers1 200
Bo Miller118 0
Bo Anderson1 2 0
Game MVP: Jaxon Penn, Mars Hill
Records:  Mars Hill (15-0); Bayside Academy (13-2)
Coaches: Darrell Higgins, Mars Hill and Barrett Trotter, Bayside Academy
Game: Played Thursday December 4, 2025 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham
 
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.