Aliceville Defeats PCHS in Double Overtime After Scoreless Regulation

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 2:05:56 PM

Aliceville’s Kavon McGraw (11) looks for running room against the Pickens County defense.

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Aliceville and Pickens County played 48 minutes and were back where they started two hours earlier, a 0-0 gridlock. The two teams would finally began to put some points on the board in overtime and Aliceville would come away with a 14-6 win after two extra periods.

“It was just like two boxers,” Aliceville head coach Melvin Pete said. “I have to give their defense a lot of compliments. I didn’t realize how fast they were. This is by far the fastest defense we’ve faced and I don’t know if we’re going to see a defense that fast again this year.”

Both coaches said they’ve never been involved in a game that was tied 0-0 at the end of regulation.

“No I haven’t. That was a first,” Pickens County head coach Michael Williams said. “Our defense has done a lot for us lately. They’ve really been one of our best units this year and have kept us in a lot of games when the offense has struggled. They’re going to continue to lead us and hopefully lead us to more victories.”

It was a game that featured multiple defensive stops, turnovers, punts, and injuries to say the least. Pickens County entered the game with its backup quarterback, Kendall Barnes, as starter Aljaron Edwards suffered an injury last week against Marion County. Barnes then left the game in the fourth quarter, leaving the Tornadoes down to their third-string quarterback. Pickens County also had a field goal blocked in the third quarter that would have given them a 3-0 lead and possibly the win in regulation.

The first score of the game would come on a two-yard touchdown run by Pickens County’s Javian Prude, giving the Tornadoes a 6-0 lead. Pickens County missed the extra point attempt. Aliceville would answer in the second overtime, as Zavien Wilkins found the end zone for a one-yard touchdown to tie the game at 6-6. The Yellow Jackets had a chance to win the game on the two-point conversion attempt, but the attempt failed, sending the teams to a second overtime.