Joe Gaither

Aliceville will continue its journey in the Class 2A Quarterfinals next week as the Yellowjackets hit the road for the first time in the playoffs. Aliceville will travel to play the Pisgah Eagles (10-2, 6-1), who finished second in region behind perennial power Fyffe. The Eagles were considered the No. 8 school in the AHSAA Rankings to close out the season while the Yellowjackets entered the playoffs ranked No. 4.

Aliceville now has Falkville (7-4, 4-2) coming to town for round two. The Blue Devils finished second in Region 8 and dominated Collinsville 42-7 in round one.

Fortunately, both schools already had playoff position secure entering Friday night's contest but building momentum and winning the rivalry game was still important for both sides.

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Burton hauled in two receptions for 40 yards on four targets, bringing his season total to 20 receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns for the Tide this year.

The Crimson Tide is extremely fortunate to have Young at the helm, especially on an evening which it mustered 44 rushing yards (sack adjusted). Without his special ability to direct traffic and find the open men down the field the outcome could have turned out a lot different on this homecoming weekend.

Alabama played the game without Seth McLaughlin, DJ Dale, Justin Eboigbe, Deontae Lawson, Jaheim Oatis and Kendrick Blackshire. The Tide hopes to get its roster healthy as it rolls into the BYE week.

The Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1) took care of business on Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium by beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3, 2-3) by a pedestrian score of 30-6. The Tide was dominant defensively throughout the evening, keeping the Bulldogs off the scoreboard until the game's final play.

Bibb County's regular season is over and they are locked into the second seed in the region. They will host a home playoff game on Nov. 4 against either Jacksonville or Munford.