By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor with Sherry S. Parker.
PINSON, Ala. – The Hewitt Trussville Huskies (5-1) traveled down the road to face the Pinson Valley Indians (1-4) and returned home with a 59-7 victory.
Deuce Alston found his way into the end zone midway through the first quarter, giving the Huskies an early 7-0 lead.
Deuce Alston looks to score. Credit: Ron Burkett
Noah Dobbins added the second Husky rushing touchdown of the night just moments later to give Hewitt a 14-0 lead.
Parker Floyd connected with Dylan Cope for a third touchdown to push the Husky lead to 21-0.
Cope scores. Credit: Ron Burkett
While Hewitt continued to build their lead, adding a Hunter Curtis 31-yard field goal and Steven Fisher’s 7-yard touchdown run, the Indians could not get their offense on track.
A Dobbins 25-yard jaunt sent the Huskies into the break with a 38-0 lead.
Hewitt added a pair of touchdowns to begin the second half, a Zach Benedict 40-yard touchdown run and a Jack Lowery 33-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Martin.
The Indians scored their first and only touchdown, trailing 52-0. Derrico Freeman’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Cordae Fuller cut the Pinson deficit to 52-7.
The Huskies capped off the scoring with a Daniel Harvey 55-yard pick-six.
“I thought our guys defensively played really well, and we were able to get some third and longs early on,” head coach Josh Floyd said. “The wind was a big factor tonight.”
Parker Floyd. Credit: Ron Burkett
The Huskies used the non-region game as an opportunity to work on getting young players game experience. “We were able to use some of our depth and play a lot of different guys; we were able to play a lot of our younger guys, and that’s always good to do,” he said. “It shows we have a lot about what we have for the future.”
The Husky offense rolled up almost 440 yards while limiting the Indians to 153 yards.
Hewitt travels to Alabaster next Friday to take on region foe Thompson while the Indians have an off week.
