Tharptown falls 41-6
Shoals Christian opened the scoring on a 1-yard run midway through the first quarter. The Flame then added three scores in the second quarter to pull ahead 27-0.
Tharptown scored its only touchdown of the game when Brandon Cothrum hit Nathan Gray with a 29-yard scoring strike with 2:20 remaining in the second quarter.
Shoals Christian added touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to round out the scoring.
The Wildcats gained 93 yards on the ground and 85 yards through the air.
Trevor Hallmark led the Wildcats with 42 yards on nine carries. Gray had five carries for 15 yards and Jacob Parker carried the ball three times for 13 yards.
Jacob Parker completed 11-of-21 passes for 44 yards and Cothrum completed 2-of-3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Gray was the leading receiver – his touchdown was his only catch of the game. Cothrum and Kelby Hallmark each had 12 receiving yards.
Matt Austin had three catches for seven yards.
Kelby Hallmark returned three kickoffs for 66 yards.
Tharptown had eight first downs in the game and converted 2-of-9 third down plays. The Wildcats were 1-of-4 on fourth downs.
Tharptown travels to R.A. Hubbard next Friday for its final region game of the season. The game begins at 7 p.m.
THS looks to build on victory
sbeard@franklincountytimes.com
THARPTOWN - With the tight race for the final playoff berth in Class 1A, Region 8 heating up, the Tharptown football team helped its chances of earning that spot with a 28-26 victory against Brilliant last Friday.
The game was not a region contest, but if the Wildcats, Waterloo and Vina end in a three-way tie for the playoff spot, that win would help in the tiebreaker scenarios.
The Wildcats fell behind early in the second quarter, but cut the deficit to 7-6 on a 17-yard run by Nathan Gray.
Tharptown took the lead six minutes later when Gray scored on a 15-yard run. Jacob Parker scored on the 2-point conversion to push the Wildcat lead to 14-0.
Brilliant added another score but missed the extra point to cut Tharptown lead to 14-13.
The Wildcats answered with a 17-yard scoring pass from Parker to Brandon Cothrum. Tharptown missed the extra point.
Brilliant tied the game with 8:35 remaining in the game on a 4-yard run.
Tharptown got the ball first in overtime and scored on a 2-yard run by Trevor Hallmark. Parker completed a pass to Hallmark for the 2-point conversion to give the Wildcats a 28-20 lead.
Brilliant scored on its possession, but Tharptown’s Kent Allen stopped the Brilliant runner on the 1-yard line on the 2-point play to preserve the win.
The Wildcats rolled up 259 yards of total offense.
Gray led Tharptown with 98 rushing yards while Hallmark had 56 rushing yards.
Parker completed 8-of-21 passes for 103 yards. Cothrum led the receivers with 65 yards.
This week the Wildcats will travel to Shoals Christian for a rematch against the Flame.
Shoals Christian won the first meeting of the season 20-6 two weeks ago.
Both teams need this victory for playoff purposes. Tharptown needs the victory to boost its tiebreaker chances for the final playoff spot. Shoals Christian needs the victory to boost its chances for a possible region title.
The Flame are averaging 26.2 points per game and allowing 25.5 points while Tharptown is scoring an average of 17 points and giving up 37.5 points.
The game begins at 7 p.m.
Wildcats step out of region
sbeard@franklincountytimes.com
THARPTOWN – The Tharptown football team becomes a group of road warriors this week as it begins its season-ending, five-game road trip at Brilliant.
This is the first game against a non-region opponent for the Wildcats, and they have a good chance of picking up their first multi-win season since joining region play in 2008.
The Tigers have struggled on offense this season and have managed to score only 28 points in the first five games. Brilliant is allowing 40.4 points per game.
Tharptown, which has faced some high-scoring offenses in the first half of the season, will have a good opportunity to put some big points on the board.
Tharptown is averaging 14.8 points per game. The Wildcats’ season-high point total is 25 points against Waterloo.
The Tharptown defense could also have a season-best performance against Brilliant.
Brilliant’s season-high point total was 14 points against South Lamar. The Tigers have been shutout twice this year.
This will be a crucial game for the Wildcats as they still have a slim chance of earning a playoff spot if they can upset R.A. Hubbard in Week 8.
This game against Brilliant could help determine the tiebreaker if the Wildcats, Vina and Waterloo all end the season with the same number of region wins.
The game starts at 7 p.m.
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