CULLMAN, Ala. – Vinemont stopped Central-Florence on fourth down and ran out the final five minutes Friday night to earn its first playoff win since 1993.
Good Hope needed two overtimes to get past Fairfield, and Cold Springs broke a tie with 27 seconds left to beat Pisgah.
Those three Cullman County teams will play in the second round on Friday, Nov. 13.
Addison gives the area a fourth game after improving to 11-0, while Meek closed its season at Loachapoka.
Vinemont 16, Central-Florence 8
Josh Rhodes scored both Vinemont touchdowns in the first half, and the Eagles held the region champion Wildcats scoreless after the break in their Class 3A opener in Florence.
Jaxon Marotz recovered a fumble late in the first quarter and returned it to set up Rhodes’ 1-yard touchdown run.
Central tied the game at 8 with just under five minutes left in the second quarter.
Vinemont answered on its next possession when Rhodes scored from 16 yards out with 1:30 left in the half.
The Wildcats still trailed by eight when they faced fourth-and-short with about five minutes to play.
Vinemont held them to no gain, then picked up the first downs it needed to finish the game in victory formation.
The Eagles improved to 7-4.
Good Hope 24, Fairfield 21 (2OT)
An interception on Fairfield’s second overtime possession gave Chase Prewett a chance to win the Class 4A opener.
His field goal sent the Raiders home with their eighth win.
Good Hope led 7-0 at halftime and doubled its lead on a 15-yard run by Parker Johnson and the extra point.
Fairfield returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown and later tied it at 14 with a touchdown pass and extra point.
Karson Hollis scored on the ground for Good Hope in the first overtime, but Fairfield answered through the air to force the second. Prewett’s kick put the Raiders ahead for good.
Cold Springs 42, Pisgah 34
Ethan Day ran for three touchdowns in Bremen.
His first covered 74 yards on fourth down.
His last, a 10-yarder with 27 seconds remaining, broke a 34-34 tie and helped give Cold Springs the first 10-win season in school history.
Cold Springs trailed 26-20 entering the fourth quarter.
Brandon Chasteen tied it on a 4-yard run, and Eli Voce intercepted a pass at midfield.
Cason Alexander’s 43-yard run set up Day’s 4-yard touchdown, and Chasteen added the 2-point conversion.
Pisgah answered with a 25-yard touchdown run and a conversion to tie it again.
Cooper Johnson kept the winning drive alive on fourth down before Chasteen found Voce for 23 yards to the Pisgah 10.
Day scored on the next
snap and ran in the conversion.
Pisgah completed two passes before its final throw fell incomplete.
Day finished with 128 yards on 14 carries, and Chasteen ran for 81 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries.
Addison 55, Fayetteville 13
Elijah Roberts threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more as Addison advanced in Class 1A.
Scout Flynn caught the first touchdown, a 33-yarder, and Conner Lane intercepted a pass to set up Roberts’ 15-yard scoring run.
When Fayetteville answered with an 80-yard kickoff return, Roberts ran for another touchdown, this one from 4 yards out.
Judah Wilkins scored on a 6-yard run and caught a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Lane added a 34-yard touchdown catch and kicked seven extra points.
Roberts’ 24-yard run closed the scoring before the end of the third quarter.
Loachapoka 55, Meek 14
Loachapoka scored three times in the first quarter and took a 21-0 lead into halftime.
Meek senior quarterback Evan McCay ran for a touchdown early in the third to cut the deficit to 21-6, but the Indians scored on their next four possessions.
McCay added his second touchdown in the fourth.
The Tigers finished 7-4 after winning their final five regular-season games.
Second round Friday, Nov. 13
The AHSAA lists all four games for 7 p.m. Central. Good Hope, Vinemont and Addison are scheduled to host.
Class 4A — Deshler (9-2) at Good Hope (8-3)
Class 3A — Fayette County (9-2) at Vinemont (7-4)
Class 2A — Cold Springs (10-1) at Lexington (10-1)
Class 1A — Sulligent (7-4) at Addison (11-0)
