On senior night at the Pit, the Bauxite Miners rose to the occasion Friday, beating the CAC Mustangs 55-35. The win clinched the No. 2 seed in the 2-4A Conference and home-field advantage in the first round of the 4A playoffs.
Wyatt Foreman broke through the CAC defense for a 22-yard touchdown run that opened the scoring with 6:12 left in the first quarter.
The Miners’ defense stopped the Mustangs on their first drive, and Eli Perry powered in from 10 yards out to make it 14-0. CAC answered when quarterback Jackson Plumlee hit Hoover Brogdon for a 75-yard touchdown, cutting the lead to 14-7.
Perry scored again on a 9-yard run to make it 21-7. After another defensive stop, Bauxite added a touchdown, but the extra point was blocked. The Miners led 27-7 at halftime.
The Mustangs’ defense opened the third quarter with a key fourth-down stop. The CAC offense followed with a trick play: junior receiver Lucas Beck threw a double pass to fellow receiver Brogdon behind the Miners’ defense for a 25-yard touchdown. That cut the lead to 27-14 with 8:42 left in the third quarter.
Bauxite punted on its next possession, and the momentum had swung to CAC. Then Miners junior defensive lineman Lane ...