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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor

Maplesville High School stepped up in classification to take on 5A Holtville High School on Sept. 27 on the road, but was handled 35-7.

Holtville built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before Maplesville quarterback Pearce Yeargan found Davarian Clark for a 28-yard touchdown connection to trim the lead to 14-7. The home team added a rushing touchdown in the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead into halftime.

Maplesville had 153 yards of offense and struggled on third down going 1-for-11. Yeargan was 11-for-22 passing for 100 yards, but threw three interceptions. Clark caught a team-high six passes for 48 yards, and Aidan Abbott caught three for 30 yards.

Maplesville played the third quarter to a stalemate, but Holtville added two more rushing scores in the fourth quarter to punctuate the 35-7 win.

The Red Devils’ defense was led by Ty Bailey with seven tackles, followed by Luke Gray and Von Woods both recording six tackles and Dee Elliot with five.

Maplesville (4-1) goes back to Class 1A in Region 4 on Oct. 4 for its next game taking on Autaugaville High School at home. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.