Live score updates: Central - Phenix City defeats Carver in Alabama high school football matchup (10/11/2024)

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Central Phenix City's Cameron Coleman (8) celebrates his touchdown catch as Central Phenix City faces Thompson in the Class 7A football state championship at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Central Phenix City defeated Thompson 21-19. / Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Central - Phenix City Red Devils (6-1) defeated the Carver Wolverines (5-1) 31-26 on Friday night at Central - Phenix City High School .

The Red Devils and Wolverines combined for 51 points in the second half thanks, in part, to special teams miscues and trick plays gone wrong.

Anthony Rodgers scored his second receiving touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter to give Carver a 26-24 lead with 57 seconds remaining.

Central - Phenix City answered with a touchdown 20 seconds later. Quarterback Drew Alford found receiver Davion Bennett through traffic in the middle of the field, and he ran it in for a touchdown to give the Red Devils the win.

Score-by-sore recap below.

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Central - Phenix City vs. Carver Live Score Updates

First Quarter Updates

Central receives the opening kickoff and we're underway.

No score with four minutes remaining in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN CARVER! On 4th-and-25, Carver connects for a passing touchdown on the final play of the quarter. Anthony Rogers makes the catch in the middle of the field from a pass from Terrell Russell and scores. PAT is good.

End of 1st Quarter: Carver 7, Central - Phenix City 0

Second Quarter Updates

Central - Phenix City drives to the red zone but throws an interception.

Five minutes remain in the first half and Carver still leads 7-0.

HALFTIME: Carver 7, Central - Phenix City 0

Third Quarter Updates

Carver's Anthony Rogers gets a kickoff return for a touchdown called back for a penalty. Carver will start the second half with the ball at its 13-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN CENTRAL! Tristan Williams runs for a 16-yard touchdown. PAT is good. The game is tied at 7-7 with 8:38 remaining in the quarter.

FIELD GOAL CENTRAL! After the Carver punter mishandled the snap, Central took over deep in Wolverines' territory, but the Carver defense holds them to a field goal. Central leads 10-7 with 4:59 left to go in the third quarter.

TOUCHDOWN CARVER! Trevon Gilmer Berry runs in for a 9-yard touchdown. PAT is no good. Carver leads 13-10 with 1:31 remaining in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN CENTRAL! Terence Jackson returns a fumble for a touchdown. Carver ran a reverse pass, but the receiver was hit while he threw it, and Jackson scooped it up and scored. PAT is good. Central leads 17-13 with four seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Central’s Marquise Cooper (@dbucoop29) scoops up the botched trick play and returns it all the way for a Red Devils touchdown! 😬@RecruitDevils @On3Recruits @MaxPreps pic.twitter.com/nvHyhtjOnv

— NFHS Network (@NFHSNetwork) October 12, 2024

End of 3rd Quarter: Central 17, Carver 13

Fourth Quarter Updates

TOUCHDOWN CARVER! Tristan Norman catches a touchdown pass. PAT is good. Carver leads 20-17 with 10:01 remaining in the game.

TOUCHDOWN CENTRAL! Quarterback Andrew Alford, perhaps over the line of scrimmage but it wasn't called, finds a receiver in the end zone. PAT is good. Central now leads 24-20 with 3:33 remaining.

TOUCHDOWN CARVER! Rodgers catches another touchdown pass down the middle of the field. PAT is no good. Carver 26, Central 24 with 57 seconds remaining.

Anthony Rogers would not be denied for 6.

The Alabama commit showing once again why he is the nation’s best receiving back. pic.twitter.com/u3vzpxCNfI

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) October 12, 2024

Central has two timeouts remaining.

TOUCHDOWN CENTRAL! Alford finds a receiver in the middle of the field, and he runs for a touchdown. PAT is good. Central leads 31-26 with 35 seconds remaining.

Carver has two timeouts remaining.

Carver has the ball the its own 35-yard line with 14.2 seconds remaining.

Carver can't complete the final trick play to score in the final seconds.


Final: Central 31, Carver 26

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