SARALAND — Four words have gradually become among the rarest to be uttered anywhere in Alabama, even the world:
“Pass incomplete, Jamison Roberts.”
Saraland’s public-address announcer used the phrase only five times Friday night as Roberts, who wears jersey No. 10, was nearly a perfect 10 on the 10th day of the 10th month, completing 14 of 19 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns in the No. 2-ranked Spartans’ 42-10 rout of St. Paul’s at Spartan Stadium.
Roberts — the junior quarterback who was offered by Auburn earlier this week — was 13-of-16 passing for 230 yards in the first half as unstoppable Saraland (7-0, 6-0 6A Region 1) scored on all six possessions on the way to a 42-3 halftime lead. For perhaps the first time in school history, the Saints (5-2, 3-2) agreed to a running clock in the second half.
“Jamison was razor-sharp,” Spartans coach Jeff Kelly said after collecting his 199th career victory. “That was fun to watch. We’re continuing to grow as a team. We’re getting better. St. Paul’s is a good football team and our guys kind of dismantled them a little bit tonight. I felt like the two quarters we played in the first half is probably the best we played all year long. Maybe that’s a sign that we’re improving and getting to the point where we need to be toward the latter part of the season.”…