By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com
CROSSVILLE, Ala. — In Class 5A, Region 6 play, the Boaz Pirates defeated the Crossville Lions, 46-15 on Friday night.
The Lions took the early lead when Kolby Lesley intercepted the ball. Hunter Haston connected with Antonio Quintana with 4:45 remaining in the first. The Lions successfully went for two, giving the Lions the early 8-0 lead.
After a Crossville fumble, Boaz scored with 10:46 remaining in the second. The extra point failed making the score 8-6. With 2:13 remaining in the first half, Boaz scored after another interception. The Pirates went for two, making the score 12-8. The Pirates scored on the last play of the half, on a 99-yard touchdown pass. The Pirates went for 2 but were shut down by the Lions. Boaz went into intermission with the 18-8 advantage.
Boaz scored on the second play of the third quarter on a 71-yard run. The extra point was good, giving the Pirates the 25-8 lead. With 4:16 remaining in the third, the Pirates added more points to the board with a 28-yard pass into the endzone. The PAT was good, giving Boaz the 32-8 advantage.
After a Lions fumble, with 10:48 remaining in regulation play, Boaz barrelled down the field for 80-yards to score. The PAT increased the Pirates lead to 39-8. With 5:55 remaining in the game, Boaz scampered in for their last touchdown of the night on a 67-yard drive. The PAT was good and Boaz increased their lead to 46-8. Crossville scored their final touchdown of the night, on a 66-yard run by Noah Williams to make the final score 46-15.
Crossville has an open week this week on their schedule.