Flag Football | Central-Phenix City Sets School Passing Record In First-Round Playoff Victory over Theodore
MONTGOMERY, AL – The Central-Phenix City Red Devils flag football squad, ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today, opened the AHSAA State Flag Football playoffs Monday night in top form setting a school passing record in its 46-0 win over the Theodore Bobcats in the Class 6A-7A first-round opener.
Central set the record with 317 yards and seven touchdown through the air in their win over the Bobcats. Quarterback Gerritt Griggs was 14-of-18 passing for 287 yards and seven touchdown passes. Central captured the the 6A-7A state title last season and has been ranked No. 1 nationally for most of the season this year as flag football began its first official season as an AHSAA sanctioned sport.
Eight games were played Monday night with the Wenonah Dragons, last year’s 1A-5A state champs, blanking J.B. Pennington 42-0. Other winners Monday night included, in Class 6A-7A, Alma Bryant over Smiths Station 27-12 and Dothan downing Brookwood 7-0. In Class 1A-5A, four more games were played with B.C. Rain beating Lee-Scott Academy 24-20, last year’s 1A-5A runner-up Montgomery Catholic blanking Carroll-Ozark 34-0, Moody topping St. Clair County 34-0, and Tallassee beating Satsuma 68-0.
First-round play continues this week with 13 more games in Class 6A-7A, and 11 games remaining in Class 1A-5A. A total of 14 playoff games are scheduled for Tuesday, seven for Wednesday and the remaining three games are scheduled for Thursday. Second-round matchups will kickoff next week.
AHSAA FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
First-Round Pairings
Monday’s Results
Class 6A-7A
Alma Bryant 27, Smiths Station 12
Central-Phenix City 46, Theodore 0
Dothan 7, Brookwood 0
Class 1A-5A
B.C. Rain 24, Lee-Scott 20
Montgomery Catholic 34, Carroll 0
Moody 34, St. Clair County 0
Tallassee 68, Satsuma 0
Wenonah 42, J.B. Pennington 0
AHSAA Playoff Bracket
CLASS 6A-7A
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa at Daphne, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
Davidson at Auburn, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
Enterprise at Northridge, Nov. 7, 4 p.m.
Opelika at McGill-Toolen Catholic, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
Alma Bryant 27, Smiths Station 12
Dothan 7, Brookwood 0
Central-Phenix City 46, Theodore 0
Central-Tuscaloosa at Foley, Nov. 6, 5 p.m.
Austin at Hueytown, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Spain Park at Clay-Chalkville, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Jackson-Olin at Decatur, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
Gadsden City at Vestavia Hills, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Oxford at Prattville, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
Minor at Lee-Huntsville, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Hoover at Hewitt-Trussville, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Bob Jones at Homewood, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.
CLASS 1A-5A
Francis Marion at Brewbaker Tech, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
LeFlore at B.T. Washington, Tuskegee, Nov. 5, 4 p.m.
Montgomery Catholic 34, Carroll 0
Valley at Elberta, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
B.C. Rain 24, Lee-Scott 20
Charles Henderson at Marbury, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Tallassee 68, Satsuma 0
Selma at Northside Methodist, Nov. 5, 4:30 p.m.
Moody 34, St. Clair County 0
Sipsey Valley vs. Ramsay, at Moody HS, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Midfield at Boaz, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Anniston at Greensboro, Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m.
Fultondale at Northside, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
John Carroll Catholic at Westminster Christian, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Hale County at Leeds, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
Wenonah 42, J.B. Pennington 0
