Red Bay routs Tharptown 53-0 for Homecoming
The Red Bay Tigers gave their home crowd plenty to cheer about on Homecoming night, delivering a dominant performance in a 53-0 rout of the Tharptown Wildcats.
The Tigers’ offense was explosive, the defense was suffocating, and special teams were special, leading to a shutout victory that showcased the team’s depth and speed.
The night belonged to the “Jaxons” early on as the Tigers quickly jumped out to a lead.
Running back Jaxon Vinson set the tone with an electrifying 70-yard touchdown run to open the scoring. Moments later, the special teams delivered a huge play when Jaxon Swann fielded a punt and racing 60 yards through the Tharptown coverage for a touchdown.
Not to be outdone, Vinson followed up his earlier heroics with another long-distance score, finding the endzone from 67 yards out. He finished the night with 137 yards and two touchdowns while carrying the ball just three times.
The scoring frenzy continued as quarterback Jeremiah Thorn (who finished a perfect 2-for-2 for 60 yards) connected with Davien Colburn on a 50-yard touchdown pass. Colburn’s one reception was a memorable one, going the distance for the score.
The second half saw Red Bay’s ground game continue to chew up yardage. Joshua Thorn powered his way to a 36-yard touchdown run, followed by a 9-yard touchdown run by Sawyer Humphries.
Even the special teams got back in the action when Kayden Hargett took a punt back 40 yards, setting up another drive. The scoring was capped off with a final 9-yard touchdown run by Andre Brownlee, sealing the 53-0 victory.
Red Bay ended the night with 375 yards in total offense.
The Tigers look poised to carry this momentum into the rest of their season, beginning with a road trip to Decatur Heritage on Friday night.
In other games around the county: Phil Campbell got a big region road win at Carbon Hill winning 56-12. The win put the Bobcats one step closer to a playoff berth.
CONTRIBUTED/BART MOSS Red Bay’s Rhett Lockhart pursues a Tharptown runner.
The Bobcats led the Bulldogs 30-6 at halftime and led 50-6 at the end of the third quarter.
Phil Campbell amassed 467 yards of total offense. Braxton Downey led the Bobcats with 19 carries 175 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Hayston Scott completed 16 of 26 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown.
Austin Elliott had eight catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Chandler Benford and Ethan Hallman led defensively with seven tackles each.
Phil Campbell will host Gordo Friday night.
Belgreen beat Pickens Academy 34-12 to improve their record to 5-1. The Bulldogs trailed 6-0 early but led 21-6 at the half.
Rush Berryman, Logan Alexander, Zed Wilson, and Easton Mitchell all scored touchdowns.
Elijah Whitfield, Ben Wilkins, Brayden Messer, Ty Hamilton, Carlos Alban Alexander led the defense.
Belgreen will be off this week before closing out the season with games againstVictory Christian and Vina.
Vina lost to Waterloo 38-8. The Red Devils will travel to Meek Friday.
