Fowler-to-Scott in second OT lifts UMS-Wright to victory; Williamson and Mobile Christian roll
UMS-Wright’s Richard Scott picks up yardage against Montgomery Catholic Thursday night at Cooper Stadium. Scott caught the winning touchdown pass in the second overtime as the Bulldogs won 33-27. (Mike Kittrell/Call News)
By ARTHUR L. MACK
MOBILE — Max Fowler’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Richard Scott in the second overtime gave No. 3-ranked UMS-Wright a 33-27 victory over No. 5 Montgomery Catholic at Erwin S. Cooper Stadium Thursday night.
Scott’s touchdown reception was set up by Thomas Delong’s interception of Will Blackwell on the Knights’ possession in the second overtime.
Fowler was 19-of-31 passing for 170 yards and three touchdowns, two to Scott. Fowler also scored on a 2-yard run and Timothy Davidson caught a 5-yard TD pass for the Bulldogs (6-1, 5-0 Class AA Region 1).
“Richard Scott has really been good for us all year and when we put him out to slot receiver, it’s been really good for him,” UMS-Wright coach Sam Williams said. “Montgomery Catholic came out in the second half, ran the ball and slowed the game down. That team’s only given up 15 points a game, so to get 33 is big.”
The Knights (5-3, 4-1) were Kaiden Johnson’s 84 yards on 21 carries and Blackwell’s touchdown passes of 9 yards to Tymori Player and 12 yards to Weston Bell. Blackwell was 18-of-40 passing for 195 yards and had a 1-yard scoring run but was intercepted twice.
The Bulldogs took a 27-24 lead in the first overtime on Donald Urquhart’s 27-yard field goal. Montgomery Catholic tied it on its overtime possession on Joao Pedro Costa’s 27-yard field goal.
Williamson 42,
Citronelle 7
Thad Wilder was 21-of-27 passing for 402 yards and four touchdowns while Nathaniel Mitchell had 165 yards on 13 carries, including a 78-yard touchdown run, as the No. 1-ranked Lions thrashed the host Wildcats.
Jayden Rogers, Derek Godbolt, Jacob Massey and Jakenyon Allen each had a touchdown reception for Williamson (6-0, 4-0 4A Region 1). Rogers had five receptions for 112 yards, Godbolt four receptions for 103 yards and Allen seven receptions for 101 yards.
Jordan Jackson had a 14-yard touchdown run and Ellis McGaskin had 12 tackles for the Lions, who have allowed only 25 points all season.
“Defensively, we started off a little slow because we tried to put some younger kids in and get them some experience,” Williamson coach Antonio Coleman said. “That was the focus of this game and then we got better.”
The Lions led 21-7 at halftime and held Citronelle (5-2, 2-2) scoreless the rest of the way. The Wildcats’ only score came on Tim Rivers’ 4-yard TD run in the second quarter.
Williamson hosts No. 3-ranked Vigor in a showdown on Oct. 16.
— Arthur Mack
Mobile Christian 42,
St. Luke’s 7
Cameron Roberts was 16-of-21 passing for 266 yards and six touchdowns as the No. 4-ranked Leopards put the Wildcats away in the second half.
Hakeem Winston hauled in four receptions for 102 yards and four touchdowns of 20, 44, 4 and 34 yards, Dwight King caught scoring passes of 6 and 16 yards and Tristan Aragon added 90 yards on 10 carries for Mobile Christian (7-1, 5-0 Class A Region 1).
Talon Safiran led all rushers with 103 yards on 22 carries and tossed a 20-yard halfback pass to Ryan Keys for a touchdown at the end of the first quarter for St. Luke’s (4-3, 3-2).
Matt Foster had four sacks and King had an interception for the Leopards.
— Robert Ladnier
Spanish Fort 31,
Theodore 7
