<body><div> By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor MOUNTAIN BROOK – The Pinson Valley Indians traveled to Spartan Stadium in Mountain Brook for a Thursday night region showdown with the Spartans.&nbsp; Mountain Brook used a huge scoring surge in the third and early fourth quarters to stomp out the Indians by a final of 47-30. <a href="https://www.trussvilletribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> Pinson’s Derrico Freeman avoids a Spartan defender. Photo by: Damarkis Adams The fireworks got started early in the game as TJ Calhoun took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, putting Pinson up 6-0 after a bad snap on the PAT. Later in the first, Mountain Brook would get a 39-yard pass for a score to take the lead at 7-6. Not to be outdone, Indian quarterback Derrico Freeman finished off a 66-yard drive for Pinson with a four-yard score.&nbsp; The failed two-point play made it 12-7 Indians. The Pinson defense would hold strong and keep the Spartans from scoring.&nbsp; After taking over at their own 36, Freeman would throw an interception that set Mountain Brook up with good field position at the 42.&nbsp; Despite the Spartans driving deep into Pinson territory, the Indian defense stood tall and held them to a field goal, making it 12-10 Pinson. On the next kickoff, the Spartans kicked it a bit short, but the “new number two” RJ Addison took it to the house from 78 yards away to put the Indians up 18-10. With time on the clock, Mountain brook would drive and get a touchdown before the half.&nbsp; They tried for two points, but could not get it.&nbsp; The halftime score was 18-16 Pinson. Mountain Brook would waste little time scoring as they took the ball down the field and scored with 10:55 to go in the third to make it 23-18. Kaden Edwards picked off the Spartan quarterback on a fourth down try, but the Indians would have a lot of real estate to cover, as they took over inside their own 10-yard line.&nbsp; The Spartans would hold them to a punt and, with a short field, the home team would kick a field goal with 38 seconds to play in the third frame, making it 26-18 Mountain Brook. The Spartans would get the ball back after another Pinson punt and Stuart Andrews would finish the drive with a four-yard touchdown to make it 33-18 Spartans early in the fourth. On Pinson’s very next offensive play, Freeman threw the ball to a Mountain Brook defender who returned it 22 yards for a Spartan touchdown.&nbsp; Now it would be 40-18 and the home team was rolling. Pinson would not go away, however.&nbsp; Freeman would drop back to pass, but the pressure would cause him to run the ball and 85 yards later, he was celebrating in the end zone.&nbsp; Pinson narrowed the Spartan lead to 40-24 with 6:20 to play. Andrews would strike again for the Spartans, making it 47-24 with 4:26 to play, after a short run. On their next drive, the Indians would get the ball down to the 17-yard line.&nbsp; Freeman would leave the game, but the offense would not miss a beat as Jamison Green would come into the game and hit Addison for a touchdown to make it 47-30 Mountain Brook, and that would be the final. <a href="https://www.trussvilletribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_6512-scaled.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> Pinson’s Derrico Freeman waits for the Gabe Lando snap. Photo by: Damarkis Adams First-time quarterback Derrico Freeman said the following, “I think I did for my first time.&nbsp; I was a receiver, but I am trying to help the team out by doing whatever they ask of me.&nbsp; It was good to get some points on the board.&nbsp; It feels good that coach had the confidence in me.” Senior center Gabe Lando said, “All my guys played well.&nbsp; We have faced a lot of adversity that not many people would like to have.&nbsp; I am really proud.&nbsp; We played with a lot of heart.&nbsp; We lost but we played as hard as we could.&nbsp; I am proud of the young guys who stepped up in big moments.&nbsp; The offensive line and the defense.&nbsp; At the end of the day, we are a team.&nbsp; We have to build on this effort and get better next week.” “No moral victories, but I am proud of them tonight,” said James Thompson, Pinson’s coach.&nbsp; “It’s my job to fuss when we don’t get the job done.&nbsp; Those guys showed toughness and pride and grit.&nbsp; We had guys step up.&nbsp; We had three or four freshmen on the field tonight.&nbsp; We are headed in the right direction and our record is not indicative of what we have on this team.&nbsp; These guys have been through a lot.&nbsp; I just wish they had gotten into the W column.&nbsp; They will finish well.&nbsp; If you watch us practice and lift, you can’t tell our record is what it is.&nbsp; We just fight hard and next week; we get another opportunity to get a win.” Pinson falls to 1-6, 1-3 in the region.&nbsp; They will begin a three-game home stand with region foe Pell City coming to the Reservation. </div></body>

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Fast start not enough to get Pinson past Mountain Brook

By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor MOUNTAIN BROOK – The Pinson Valley Indians traveled to Spartan Stadium in Mountain Brook for a Thursday night region showdown with the Spartans.  Mountain Brook used a huge scoring surge in the third and early fourth quarters to stomp out the Indians by a final of 47-30. The fireworks got […]

Fast start not enough to get Pinson past Mountain Brook

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