HOLLY POND, Ala. – Etowah established control in the opening quarter and pulled away after halftime Friday night, defeating Holly Pond 43-12 in the teams’ Class 3A, Region 6 finale.
The Blue Devils scored 15 unanswered points in the first quarter before Holly Pond got on the board in the second. Etowah added seven points in the period and carried a 22-6 advantage into the locker room.
Etowah put the game out of reach after the break. The Blue Devils held Holly Pond scoreless in the third quarter while adding 14 points of their own, extending the lead to 36-6 entering the fourth.
Both teams scored in the final period. Etowah added seven points and Holly Pond scored six, producing the 43-12 final.
The victory allowed Etowah to rebound from a 38-7 loss at Oneonta the previous week. The Blue Devils improved to 6-3 overall and completed region play at 6-1.
Holly Pond fell to 2-7 overall and 1-6 in Region 6. The Broncos entered Friday’s game following a narrow 17-16 road loss to Susan Moore and had already been eliminated from postseason contention.
Holly Pond will close the regular season at Falkville at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
Etowah will return home to host Douglas in a non-region game the same night.
