MOUNTAIN BROOK — The Mountain Brook Spartans (2-1) welcomed the Hueytown Golden Gophers (0-2) into Spartan Stadium on Friday night time for an immediate basic. After 4 quarters of back-and-forth play, the Spartans pulled out a 30-27 time beyond regulation win.
The deciding play got here within the further interval when Cayden Hofbauer rolled out and located Sam Smith within the nook of the tip zone on a 10-yard move. The landing capped off a hard-fought recreation and despatched Spartan Stadium into celebration.
“There is a very high price to pay to have this kind of feeling at the end of the game,” Mountain Brook head coach Chris Yeager mentioned. “It takes 48 minutes of complete football to do that.”
Mountain Brook struck first on its opening drive when Hofbauer broke free on a 52-yard run for a 7-0 lead. Hueytown answered with a subject objective late within the first quarter and a fast landing to start out the second, taking a 10-7 lead.
The Spartans responded with two scores — a 20-yard landing run by Stuart Andrews and a 10-yard move from Hofbauer to Smith.
Hueytown trimmed the deficit earlier than halftime when Jaedyn Powell discovered Kamar Eatmon for a 25-yard landing with 44 seconds left. Powell accomplished 19 of 35 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns.
The third quarter was quiet, with Mountain Brook including the one factors on a 20-yard subject objective to increase the result in 24-17.
Midway by means of the fourth quarter, Hueytown tied the sport at 24-24 when Anthony Robinson powered in from brief yardage. Robinson carried 21 instances for 121 yards and a landing, giving the Gophers stability alongside Powell’s passing assault.
Hueytown had one final likelihood in regulation however stalled after back-to-back sacks by Brody Cooper and Skip Stuermann. That stand pressured time beyond regulation.
The Gophers had the ball first and have been stopped after three performs, settling for a subject objective and a 27-24 lead. Mountain Brook answered shortly, as Hofbauer hit Smith for his or her second landing of the night time and the game-winner.
Hofbauer completed 9-of-15 passing for 114 yards, with the time beyond regulation landing as his lone passing rating. He additionally added the early speeding landing that set the tone.
Smith caught each of Hofbauer’s landing passes, offering the spark in key moments.
Mountain Brook now turns to area play, opening on the street in opposition to Pell City. Hueytown may even start area play subsequent week, internet hosting Paul Bryant.
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