The 2022 high school football season in West Alabama came to a close Friday night but the second season also known as the AHSAA playoffs starts next week. Here is a look at how things wound up this week:
Fortunately, both schools already had playoff position secure entering Friday night's contest but building momentum and winning the rivalry game was still important for both sides.
The game was a tightly contested and hard fought battle right up until the end, but Hale County's brutal physicality in the run game won out by the time the final whistle blew.
Last night Hillcrest defeated some dude named Sydney Lanier 10-3 according to the Dr Pepper scoreboard, as Nassir Boyd had 130 yards rushing. Hillcrest plays the winner of Daphne-Wetumpka next week.
The Northside Rams just might be the best team Samantha has ever seen and they can prove it tonight...
The reality of West Alabama football tonite is that about 50% of high schools will be playing their final game of the season. For some, it may be the last night they ever put on a pair of shoulder pads and helmet. Normally, I stack up the match ups but not today...