UMS-Wright nips McGill-Toolen; Saraland’s Roberts passes for 444

 

 

By ROBERT LADNIER

MOBILE — UMS-Wright quarterback Max Fowler ran for pair of second-half touchdowns to lead the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs to a 20-17 win over No. 2-ranked McGill-Toolen Friday night.

Fowler scored on an 11-yard run in the third quarter and a 1-yard plunge in the fourth for UMS-Wright (8-1, 7-0), which won the private school Class AA Region 1 title.

Fowler was 16-of-26 passing for 209 yards and hit eight receivers. Richard Scott ran for 89 yards on 10 carries.

Seth Demouey ran for 111 yards on 16 carries while Davis Fisher was 7-of-9 passing for 52 yards for the Yellow Jackets (7-2, 6-1), which captured the second playoff seed from the region.

Bud Urquhart kicked field goals of 21 and 40 yards in the first half for the Bulldogs, while Ollie Pioroux nailed a 34-yard field goal and LaDarien Miller ran for a 1-yard score as McGill-Toolen took a 10-6 lead into halftime.

Bo Miller scored on a 4-yard run with 3:54 left to help the Jackets pull within a field goal.

 

 

 

Saraland 56,

Spanish Fort 14

 

Jamison Roberts was 21-of-27 passing for 444 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting, No. 4-ranked Spartans crushed the Toros to secure the second playoff seed from 5A Region 1.

Roberts added a pair of TD runs for Saraland (8-1, 6-1), which has scored 50-plus points in seven straight games.

“Jamison was the difference in the game,” Spartans coach Jeff Kelly. “What he was able to do, delivering the ball accurately and on time, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense.

Roberts tossed touchdown passes to Deuce Scott (78 yards), Chris Cunningham (2 and 80 yards) and Larry Pettway (34 yards).

— John Vella

 

Vigor 43,

Satsuma 7

 

PRICHARD — Demetris Johnson scored on runs of 3 and 7 yards and Anthony Gill completed 11 of 13 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown as the No. 1-ranked Wolves cruised past the visiting Gators to clinch the 4A Region 1 title.

Terrell Prince had a 35-yard touchdown reception, Jhi Brown had a 14-yard touchdown run and backup freshman quarterback Britton Burrell threw TD passes of 4 yards each to Levet Jones III and Carl Dees III for Vigor (8-1, 5-1 4A Region 1).

The Wolves’ defense held Satsuma (4-5, 1-5) to 3 yards of total offense in the first half and 20 yards rushing for the game.

“I knew Satsuma would do some things schematically that would challenge our mental approach as far as knowing where to line up and not get out-leveraged,” Vigor coach Renardo Jackson said. “We moved the ball pretty well, so it was a great win for us. We’re playing pretty consistent on defense right now. We’ve got a lot of seniors on that side of the ball and when they’re focused, they’re hard to move the ball against.”

— Arthur Mack