Spanish Fort pulls away to beat St. Paul’s as Toros, Saints, McGill-Toolen wrap up 2, 3 and 4 playoff seeds
Spanish Fort’s Brandon Marinho puts a hard hit on St. Paul’s quarterback Kenny Johnson in the first half of Friday night’s game at E.E. Delaney Stadium in Mobile. Marinho was penalized on the play. (Mike Kittrell/Call News)
By ARTHUR L. MACK
MOBILE — Spanish Fort pulled away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat St. Paul’s 27-13 Friday night at E.E. Delaney Stadium, secure the second playoff seed from 6A Region 1 and a home game in the first round of the postseason.
The Saints (8-2, 6-2) had fought back from a 13-0 halftime deficit to the tie game but the Toros (8-2, 6-2) put the game away in the fourth quarter on Caleb Chesser’s 19-yard pick-six and E.J. King’s 19-yard TD run with 1:25 left.
Spanish Fort quarterback Aaden Shamburger ran for 157 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns and was 14-of-18 passing for 73 yards.
Tate Johnston scored on a 1-yard run and a 74-yard touchdown reception for St. Paul’s, which visits Helena as the region’s third playoff seed Friday.
The Toros will host Benjamin Russell in the first round.
McGill-Toolen’s Ladarien Miller (2) breaks loose against Baldwin County Friday night at Lipscomb Stadium in Mobile. The Jackets claimed the fourth and final playoff seed from 6A Region 1 with a 41-14 win. (Scott Donaldson/Call News)
McGill-Toolen 41,
Baldwin Co. 14
BAY MINETTE — Andrew Murchison tossed a pair of touchdown passes as the Yellow Jackets rolled past the Tigers to clinch the fourth and final playoff seed from 6A Region 1.
Murchison completed 6 of 9 passes for 170 yards, throwing TD passes of 32 and 72 yards to Christopher Suggs.
Ladarien Miller added 105 yards on 13 carries and scored on a 58-yard run and a pair of 1-yard runs.
McGill-Toolen (6-4, 5-3) visits Spain Park in the first round of the playoffs.
John Vella
