Here’s the scoring recap from Clay-Chalkville’s first round win over Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa. The full game story will be posted later tonight.
Brian Clark scored the first TD for CCHS.
With 6:24 to play in the first quarter, Hillcrest scores on a 1-yard run by Riley Nix to tie the score at 7.
Hayden Moore hits T.J. Simmons on a 53-yard TD with 4:16 to play in the first quarter. CCHS leads 14-7.
Sidney Battle scores on a 35-yard run with 10:48 to go in the first half to put the Cougars up 21-7.
Keith Holcombe scores from a yard out for Hillcrest. CCHS leads 21-14 with 7:12 to go in the half.
Moore to Clark for 45 yards and the TD. CCHS leads 27-14 with 6:30 before halftime.
Moore to Clark for a 21-yard TD with 2:40 to play in the second quarter. CCHS leads 34-14.
Moore hits Eric Blockum on a 9-yard pass for a TD with 28 seconds left in the first half. CCHS leads 41-14.
Halftime: CCHS 41, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 14
Holcombe scores on a 2-yard run with 5:18 to go in the 3rd. CCHS 41, Hillcrest 21
Nix scores on a 1-yard run for Hillcrest. Cougars lead 41-28 with 1:20 left in the 3rd.
Nix scores on another 1-yard run for Hillcrest. With 9:22 remaining, CCHS leads 41-35.
Battle scores from 1 yard out. Moore hits Simmons for the two-point conversion. CCHS leads 49-35 with 7:05 to play.
Battle goes 64 yards for the Cougar TD. CCHS leads Hillcrest 56-35 with 22 seconds to play.
Final score: CCHS 56, Hillcrest 35. The Cougars will host Florence next week.