MOBILE — R.J. Gardner’s 6-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds left lifted Alma Bryant to a 24-21 win over host Davidson Thursday night and put the Hurricanes in the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
Gardner’s decisive score was set up by Makai Vongsengphachanh’s 44-yard pass to Kaleb Burrell, who caught the ball after it was tipped several times.
Bryant (3-7, 2-4 6A Region 1) rallied after Micah Spivey had hit Kingston Butler with a 47-yard TD strike to put the Warriors (0-9, 0-6) ahead 21-17 with 7:11 to go…