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Hoover edges Thompson with game-winning field goal

IMG_8358by: Andy Villamarzo14 hours agoAndy_Villamarzo
Hallway art for the Hoover Buccaneers high school football team.
(Hoover Bucs Football on Facebook)

Last year’s epic meeting between the two Alabama powerhouses needed overtime as the Thompson  Warriors edged out the Hoover Buccaneers, 27-26, in overtime. This time, however, things would end a little differently.

The Buccaneers’ place kicker James Bryant went into the history books, knocking down a 55-yard field goal with time expiring and leading Hoover to a thrilling 33-30 victory over Thompson at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on Friday night.

The last couple of meetings between the two teams have kept fans at the edge of their seats and Friday night played out no different.

Hoover struck first on a 8-yard CJ Cowley touchdown run, but Thompson would quickly answer right back with a score of their own, a 13-yard scamper from quarterback Trent Seaborn.

Both teams traded scores as Seaborn gave the Warriors lead on a touchdown pass towards the end of the first quarter.

The Buccaneers battled back to take a 20-16 lead into halftime, capped with a Bryant field goal to send them into intermission with the four-point advantage.

Thompson took the lead back with 9:19 remaining in the third period after a 6-yard Urijah Casey touchdown run. Hoover answered with a touchdown of their own, a 12-yard run by JR Mosley.

After field goal makes knotted the game at 30-30 with less than a couple minutes remaining, Hoover was able to get near midfield and game Bryant a chance with just five seconds. The rest is history as Bryant’s kick just went over the uprights, sending the stadium into pandemonium.

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