Central-Phenix City pours it on in 69-15 win over Smiths Station

The nationally-ranked Red Devils passed their first road test of the season with flying colors

Central Phenix City's Brennan Core (45) celebrates after a Thompson missed field goal in the Class 7A football state championship on Dec. 6, 2023 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

	1	2	3	4	F
Central	21	14	14	20	69
Smiths	0	8	0	7	15

Central-Phenix City at Smith’s Station Live Score Updates

4th Quarter updates

- Central wins! The two teams are shaking hands at midfield, as the Red Devils walk of Smiths with a 69-15 win over the Panthers.

- Touchdown Central! Backup quarterback Bobby Coleman now has a pair of touchdown passes. His second one puts the Red Devils ahead 69-15.

- Touchdown Smiths Station! Jaylen Huff just reeled off a 40-yard touchdown run to give the Panthers their first score of the second half. It's 62-15 Central with just a few minutes remaining.

- Touchdown Central! Sophomore tailback Jayshaun Woodhouse is the latest Red Devil to find the end zone. His one-yard scoring run gives the Red Devils the 62-8 lead.

- Touchdown Central! Coleman is making the most of his action: the sophomore just hit Daylyn Upshaw on a jump ball in the corner of the end zone for the score. The extra point failed. It's Central 55, Smiths Station 8.

3rd Quarter updates

- It looks like Central has subbed in sophomore quarterback Bobby Coleman, but the Red Devils are still throwing the ball. We've reached the end of the third quarter.

- Touchdown Central! The Red Devils really started pouring it on with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Alford to Daylyn Upshaw. It's 49-8 Red Devils.

- Interception for Central! The Red Devils got a pick and a long return down to the Panthers' 10-yard line.

- Smiths Station has had the ball pretty much the whole quarter follwing the quick touchdown. They just picked up a first down via a personal foul penalty, and they are down to the Central 43-yard line.

- Touchdown Central! A Cohen Thomas interception gave the Red Devils good field position, and the Red Devils put it away with another touchdown. It's 42-8, and we should have a running clock the rest of the way.

- Both teams are back out and stretching for the second half. Smiths Station will receive the second-half kickoff.

2nd Quarter updates

- We've reached the end of the first half. It's 35-8 Central.

- Touchdown Smiths Station! Quarterback Cohen Thomas keeps it for a one-yard touchdown run, and the Panthers convert the 2-point play to make it 35-8.

- Touchdown Central! This time, quarterback Andrew Alford kept it himself for a 10-yard touchdown run. Just like that, it's 35-0 Central halfway through the second quarter.

- Turnover on downs! Smiths Station went for it on 4th-and-short at their own 27-yard line, but couldn't convert.

- Touchdown Central! Donovan Crow bounced off a couple of defenders and rumbled five yards for the touchdown, and it's all Red Devils in Smiths tonight. 28-0 Central just two minutes into the second quarter.

- Smiths Station punts it away, and Central's offense will take over at their own 40-yard line.

1st Quarter updates

- We've reached the end of the first quarter.

- Touchdown Central! A quick fumble from Smiths Station gave the Red Devils great field position, and it took just two plays for Tristan Williams to score on a 33-yard run. It's 21-0 Central.

- Touchdown Central! Andrew Alford found Devin Smith on the slant for a 30-yard touchdown pass. Central has opened up a 14-0 lead on Smiths Station here in the first quarter.

- Central faces a 3rd-and-10 at the Panther 20-yard line, but just had to burn its second timeout. It's still 7-0 Red Devils.

- Central recovers! The Red Devils recovered the ensuing kickoff, and they are back in business near midfield.

- Touchdown Central! Tristan Williams caps an 86-yard touchdown drive with a one-yard run, and the Red Devils are on the board. It's 7-0 Central midway through the first quarter.

- Central is across midfield and into Panthers territory, but they just had to burn a timeout. We're nearly halfway through the first quarter.

- Smiths Station moved the ball past midfield, but their drive stalled at the Central 43-yard line. After the punt, Central took over at their own 14-yard line.

- The Smiths Station defense held on Central's opening possession, but the Red Devils punted it deep into Panther territory.

- We're underway in Smiths, Central has the ball to start the game.

Pregame updates

- Kickoff is still a little more than 10 minutes away. We'll have updates as soon as we're underway.

- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Updates for tonight's game will appear in this space. Refresh the page for the most recent posts.

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