TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — Prattville did not just survive a homecoming night in Class 6A Region 3. The Lions took Hewitt-Trussville Stadium apart, turning a shaky first quarter into a 63-30 statement win Friday that announced them as the region’s most high-scoring team through five weeks.
The visitors improved to 5-0 and 3-0 in region play. The Huskies fell to 3-2 and 2-1, their homecoming spoiled by an offense that piled up yards in bunches and a running game led by Marterrious “Gator” Sankey, who topped 241 rushing yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns. "I love my O-line; they played really well for me," said Lions RB Sankey. "Last week, I felt like I could have done better, so I told myself I want to come out tonight and do better. I feel like even next week, I need to play better."
"I was very proud of our offensive line," said Lions head coach Bobby Carr. "It was all about those guys up front tonight. We had a lot of movement with over 600 yards of total offense. We turned up a lot in practice this week and really challenged our guys. Iron sharpens iron; we played really well on both sides of the ball and got after it in practice this week."
What began as a trap game on the road became a second-half demolition. Prattville scored 21 points in the second quarter, 21 more in the third and 14 in the fourth after trailing 10-7 after one quarter. The Lions answered every Huskies spark with a longer, faster strike.
Hewitt-Trussville struck first. With 10:33 left in the first quarter, Daniel Williams broke a 33-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 Huskies. The home crowd had its moment. Prattville needed one series to answer. Sankey finished a drive with a 9-yard touchdown run at 7:07 of the first quarter, tying the game at 7-7.
The Huskies still led at the end of the quarter. Rivers Harbison drilled a 28-yard field goal with 2:38 remaining in the first for a 10-7 edge. That was the last time Hewitt-Trussville led.
Prattville’s defense stiffened on fourth down early in the second, and the Lions’ offensive line began to wear down the Huskies front line. Jason Crenshaw, listed as a linebacker and running back, became the short-yardage hammer. He scored from 11 yards out with 7:35 left in the second quarter for a 14-10 Lions lead. He added a 6-yard touchdown run at 2:28 of the second quarter, pushing the score to 21-10 for Prattville. "We went through some hard practices and watched a lot of film from last week to get ready for this game," said Lions LB/RB Crenshaw. "We had to learn from our mistakes and push through it. The team really came together tonight, and it was fun just to celebrate with the team on the sideline."
Will McKay then found Kolby King on a 32-yard touchdown pass with only 40 seconds left in the half. Prattville took a 28-10 lead into the locker room after 319 yards of total offense before intermission, with McKay 10-of-14 for 142 yards and a score at that point in the game. The first half told the story in miniature: Hewitt-Trussville could hit an explosive play. Prattville could sustain drives and finish them.
The Lions opened the third quarter as if the break had never happened. Sankey scored again, this time from 16 yards, at 11:27 of the third quarter for a 35-10 Prattville lead. Less than a minute later, at 10:23 left in the third quarter, McKay found Deshawn Hall for a three-yard touchdown pass play to make it 42-10 Prattville.
Hewitt-Trussville finally answered. Jack Floyd hit Jackson Martin on a 67-yard touchdown pass at 9:58 of the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 42-17. The Huskies had life for about two minutes, but McKay found C.J. Brown on a 20-yard touchdown pass at 7:59 of the third quarter, restoring a 49-17 cushion.
Prattville’s skill players were getting whatever they wanted: quick slants, designed runs, play-action shots. By the time the third quarter ended, the Lions had scored 21 points in the period to Hewitt-Trussville’s seven. The game had ceased to be competitive in the conventional sense. It had become a question of how many points Prattville would put on the scoreboard.
McKay and Christian Alexander connected on a 37-yard touchdown pass with 11:44 left in the fourth quarter, making it 56-17. The Huskies added a touchdown in the middle of the quarter to reach 56-23 on a Williams 72-yard run.
Montez Kelly then scored on a 3-yard run at 3:21 left in the game for a 63-23 lead. Jayden Berry provided the last highlight for the home side, a 66-yard touchdown run with 2:43 remaining that set the final at 63-30.
Even that play felt like a footnote. Prattville had already put the game away with methodical scoring drives and big-play passing. Why it mattered: This was not a random 63-point night against a weak opponent. Hewitt-Trussville had beaten Hoover and blown out Tuscaloosa County. Prattville had just survived Hoover 30-29 a week earlier. On Friday, the Lions looked like the more physical, more prepared team from the second quarter on. The Huskies returned only three defenders from last season, and it showed in this game, as their defense looked inexperienced.
Sankey’s 200-plus rushing night gave Prattville a complementary piece to McKay’s passing. Crenshaw’s two second-quarter touchdowns changed field position and momentum. The receiving corps — Hall, Alexander, Brown, King — created mismatches Hewitt-Trussville never solved. Prattville had 615 yards of total offense while Hewitt-Trussville had 453 yards.
Prattville QB McKay finished 15-of-22 passing for 243 yards and four touchdowns. Even with Sankey's big night, Crenshaw added 52 yards on three carries and two touchdowns, and Brown had 37 yards on seven carries. Alexander had six receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown, and King had five receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Hewitt-Trussville QB Floyd finished 16-of-24 passing for 172 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions along with 55 yards on 11 carries. Williams had 127 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns.
Carr’s group played with the confidence of a team that expects to contend in a loaded Region 3 that still includes Thompson, Vestavia Hills and Spain Park. For Floyd’s Huskies, the tape will show missed tackles in space, an inability to slow Sankey after the first quarter, and too many long scoring plays allowed once Prattville got rolling. Homecoming energy lasted about 12 minutes. After that, it was a long night in Trussville.
Prattville leaves 5-0 with a region road win that will travel. The Lions have now beaten Tuscaloosa County 62-0, Hoover by one, and Hewitt-Trussville by 33. The next tests — Spain Park, Oak Mountain, Thompson — will show whether this was a peak or a new standard. On Friday night, against a ranked region rival on the road, the standard looked very high.
