Hewitt-Trussville scored early and often to earn a trip to the Class 6A quarterfinals on Friday.
The Class 6A, No. 5 Huskies powered past No. 10 James Clemens with a 51-27 victory in Madison to earn the program’s first third-round playoff trip since 2023.
“It’s a huge win for us,” Hewitt-Trussville coach Josh Floyd said. “James Clemens is a really good football team. Obviously, we know Juan (Johnson) really well. He does a heck of a good job. They’re the region champs up here, so we knew it was going to be a tough ball game. Our kids played their tails off. I thought it was one of our more complete games of the year…