Overview
- Game MVP Jaxon Penn, a Troy signee, ran for 206 yards and three touchdowns, highlighted by an 89-yard burst with 6:15 left.
- UAB signee Hudson Higgins added 195 rushing yards and two scores behind a dominant Panthers offensive line.
- Mars Hill amassed 398 rushing yards and five touchdowns while pulling away after Bayside cut the deficit to 17-14 entering the fourth.
- Bayside quarterback Davis Barnett passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns as the Admirals’ 13-game win streak ended at 13-2.
- The title game at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium was televised on the NFHS Network and ended as Mars Hill’s closest win of the season.