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Highlights From Week 1 

Poe-Mitchell Helps Fayette County Coach Waldon Tucker Win No. 300

            Cameron Poe-Mitchell did his best to take the suspense out of Fayette County head coach Waldon Tucker’s quest for his 300^th career win last Friday night. Poe-Mitchell score four first-half touchdowns as the Tigers beat Tuscaloosa County’s newest high school, Sipsey Valley, 28-6 before a near capacity crowd at John Morgan Brown Stadium.

            Poe-Mitchell scored on runs of 6 and 47 yards and caught TD passes covering 78 and 4 yards as Tucker became just the second coach in Alabama prep football history to win 300 games in the state. Tucker now has 275 wins in the AHSAA and 300 overall counting 25 he won at non-AHSAA member school Demopolis Academy to start his career 38 years ago.

            Mitchell’s effort earned him the AHSAA Spotlight performance of the first week’s action. He edged out his own teammate Evan Sims, the Tigers quarterback who was a perfect 9-of-9 passing for 168 yards and the two TDs to Mitchell.

            Alabama High School Sports and NFHS Hall of Famer Glenn Daniel was the first prep coach to win 300. He won 302 in his long career that included five years at Pine Hill and almost four decades at Luverne.

            The win was bittersweet for Tucker. It came at the expense of his eldest son Lance, who was making his head-coaching debut for Sipsey Valley’s Bears.

            “I didn’t enjoy this. This was the hardest thing I have ever had to do,” said the elder Tucker, 300-123-3 overall. He is 275-107 in the AHSAA and 223-92 at Fayette. His team won the 1996 state 4A title at 15-0 and his 1980 Gordo team went 14-0 to win a state crown.  “I didn’t want to have to coach this game against my own son. Any wins I have belong to the players, the coaches. It’s not just me. ”

CHASE LINDSEY, RED BAY: Ran for two touchdowns covering 1 and 50 yards as Red Bay downed Sheffield 20-14 to give head coach Dale Jeffreys his 100^th career victory.

Brent Calloway, Russellville:  Rushed for a career-high 210 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in a 34-13 season-opening win over Deshler. His TD runs covered 55 and 64 yards.

JACOB KENNEDY, BERRY: The junior quarterback helped Berry get past rival Northside 38-30 with 252 all-purpose yards. Kennedy scored three touchdowns and two two-point conversions and also passed for another TD. His 65-yard punt return for a TD with 2:19 left broke a 30-30 tie and his two-point conversion gave Berry its final eight-point lead

NATHAN HUMPHRIES, CURRY: The Yellow Jackets running back rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries as Curry beat Carbon Hill 41-13. He had TD runs of 11, 24, 60 and 70 yards.

COREY ALEXANDER, PHIL CAMPBELL Rushed for 53 yards and passed for 149 – accounting for three touchdowns and a two-point conversion – to lead the Bobcats past Cold Springs 27-0.

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