Huskies charge to finish line

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The second half of the high school football regular season gets crammed into the month of October, with five Fridays on the calendar for teams to either jockey for playoff position or play out the string on an ultimately disappointing campaign.

Hewitt-Trussville is shooting for the former, as the Huskies hope the month sets them up for a sixth consecutive playoff bid. They have four region games followed by an open date to cap off the regular season.

  • Oct. 3 vs. Thompson: The Huskies have been close a few times, but have not been able to knock off Thompson since 2019. Three of the last four meetings have been tight games, and the Huskies could certainly plant themselves in the mix for the region title with a win over the Warriors. In last year’s matchup, Hewitt-Trussville lost 15-10. The Huskies cut the deficit to five midway through the fourth quarter, but Thompson ran out most of the clock after that to hold on for the win.
  • Oct. 10 at Prattville: Last year’s meeting went the way of the Huskies, as they rolled to a 49-7 win in the first matchup of the two programs. Hewitt went up 42-0 in the first half in a dominant showing. Prattville is expected to be much improved this season under new head coach Bobby Carr, who has a long history of winning at the AISA level. He had an impressive year at Carver-Montgomery last year and is attempting to put Prattville back in the upper echelon of 7A football.
  • Oct. 17 at Oak Mountain: Hewitt-Trussville thoroughly dominated Oak Mountain last fall, 63-0. The Huskies have won nine straight games against the Eagles, a team expected to be improved this fall as Shane McComb enters his third year as head coach. However, the Huskies will still be the better team on paper and will be favored to win.
  • Oct. 24 vs. Tuscaloosa County: Hewitt-Trussville has had no trouble against Tuscaloosa County in recent years and will cap off the regular season and the region slate at home against the Wildcats. Last fall, Hewitt won 49-0 to cap off a stretch of three games allowing a total of seven points to finish the regular season.
  • Oct. 31 – Open: Hewitt-Trussville plays 10 games in 10 weeks before taking its open date on the last week of the regular season. The idea is to give the Huskies a refresher heading into the playoffs. Last fall’s first round loss at Baker snapped a string of winning at least one playoff game in seven straight postseason trips.