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Defending Class 6A state champ Prattville is looking for a new coach.
After four years at Prattville, Jamey Dubose has resigned to become the head coach at Florence High. Dubose compiled a 45-10 record with two state championships, including a 35-34 victory over Hoover in December's 6A title game.
Daphne High School’s T.J. Yeldon is already enrolled at Alabama, but on Wednesday he had to skip class to pick-upthe state's top high school football award.
Yeldon has been named Alabama’s Mr. Football.
The running back graduated in December from Daphne High following a 2,200-yard, 31-touchdown season.
Yeldon said he arrived Wednesday confident that Hueytown quarterback Jameis Winston would win
Mr. Football. Yeldon is the first running back to win it since Carnell Williams of Etowah in 2000.
Yeldon ran for 2,196 yards this season, including two 300-yard games. As a junior, he had 1,110 yards and 18 TDs to help Daphne win a state championship.
by Jeff Fisher Alabama High School Football Huddle
Earlier this decade, Hoover made headlines for state championships and a television show on MTV.
Friday night, the Bucs made headlines for their decision to go for two, instead of a tie and possible overtime in the 6A championship game against Prattville.
Hoover head coach Josh Niblett rolled-the-dice and went for two with :47 to go in regulation after pulling within one-point of Prattville on a Connor Short touchdown run, which was his third in the game. The Prattville defense then stepped-up and stopped Short's 2-point conversion pass to Jarrett Brown at the 3-yard line for the 35-34 win.
You can watch the end of the game in the al.com highlight package below.
The win gave Prattville its first title since 2008, and a 3-2 advantage in championship game match-ups against Hoover.
by Jeff Fisher Alabama High School Football Huddle
Marion County won three straight Alabama Class 1A titles from 1971 through 1973, but it wasn't until Thursday that the Red Raiders finally returned to the state title game.
Behind game MVP Sean Wallace, Marion County rolled to a 23-12 victory over previously undefeated Linden to capture the school's fourth overall title. Wallace accounted for 185 yards in total offense; running for two scores and throwing a touchdown pass.
As a team, Marion County rushed for 322 yards in the game, giving them a new single-season state record for rushing yards as a team. The Red Raiders 6,881 yards topped the old mark held by Cordova of 6,734 yards set in 2008.
Four Red Raider players rushed for 1,000 yards this season.
