Shawn Bowles
Hewitt-Trussville running back Daniel Williams (2) sprints to the end-zone during a game between Hewitt-Trussville High School and Hoover on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 at Hewitt-Trussville Stadium. Photo by Shawn Bowles
Clay-Chalkville High School's football team broke in the new Cougar Stadium with a statement, racing to a 49-14 win over previously unbeaten Oxford on Friday night to improve to 4-1 overall and take sole possession of first place in Class 5A, Region 6 at 3-0.
The Cougars piled up 525 total yards while holding Oxford to negative rushing yardage on the night, minus-6 yards on 31 carries.
Nasir Ray got things started with a 53-yard touchdown run, and Oxford answered right back with a 68-yard kickoff return score from Andre' Ford to tie it at 7-7.
Cayden McGhee's 6-yard touchdown run put Clay-Chalkville back in front to stay, 14-7, and the Cougars pulled away in the second quarter behind three touchdown passes from CJ Eldridge — a 6-yarder to Kaleb Amerson, a 26-yarder to Ray, and a 65-yarder to Cayden Farris — sandwiched around another Ford touchdown catch for Oxford that briefly cut the deficit to 14. Aaron Robinson's 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Juandrae Elliott's 7-yard score in the fourth rounded out the scoring.
Eldridge finished 15 of 23 passing for 291 yards and three touchdowns, spreading the ball to four different receivers. Ray had a hand in two scores, one rushing and one receiving, and finished with 142 receiving yards on top of his 59 rushing yards. McGhee added 101 rushing yards and a touchdown. Oxford was limited to 60 total yards and 1.5 yards per play for the game, with Ethan Pate's 35-yard touchdown pass to Ford its only sustained scoring drive.
Clay-Chalkville has an open date next week. Oxford fell to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the region.
Huskies drop first region game
Prattville outlasted Hewitt-Trussville 63-30 in a shootout on Friday night, handing the Huskies their first Class 6A, Region 3 loss of the season and improving to 5-0.
The two offenses combined for over 1,000 total yards, with Prattville piling up 615 on 78 plays.
Daniel Williams opened the scoring with a 32-yard touchdown run for Hewitt-Trussville, but Prattville answered and never trailed again. Marterrious Sankey's 9-yard touchdown tied it, and after a Rivers Harbison field goal gave Hewitt a 10-7 edge, Prattville scored the game's next 21 points. Jason Crenshaw found the end zone twice in the second quarter, and Will McKay hit Kolby King for a 33-yard touchdown to make it 28-10 at halftime.
Prattville kept the pressure on after the break. Sankey's second touchdown run and a 3-yard McKay-to-Deshawn Hall score pushed the lead to 42-10 before Hewitt-Trussville answered with a 67-yard touchdown pass from Jack Floyd to Jackson Martin.
McKay connected with Chris Brown for a 20-yard score to make it 49-17 through three quarters, and McKay's fourth touchdown pass of the night, a 37-yarder to Christian Alexander, extended the lead to 56-17 early in the fourth. Williams' 72-yard touchdown run and Martez Kelly's 3-yard score traded points before Jayden Berry capped the scoring with a 66-yard touchdown run for Hewitt-Trussville.
McKay finished 15 of 22 passing for 243 yards and four touchdowns, and Sankey led the ground game with 241 yards and two scores on 31 carries. For Hewitt-Trussville, Floyd threw for 172 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice, and Williams accounted for 127 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Prattville improved to 5-0 overall and remains unbeaten in Region 3, and has an open date next week. Hewitt-Trussville fell to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the region.
XO Stats contributed to this report.
