MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA ALL STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC 2025 SUMMARY
Special teams mishaps and a 20-point second quarter propelled the Alabama All-Stars to a 40 to 10 victory over the Mississippi All-Stars in the 39th Annual Mississippi Alabama All-Star Football Classic at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Carlise-Faulkner Field, on the campus of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg on December 13, 2025. The Alabama victory was the team’s sixth win in a row and increased the Alabama series lead to 28-11 overall.
Mississippi scored first after Caleb Triplett of D’Iberville knocked the ball out of Alabama quarterback and Jackson High Landon Duckworth’s hands at the Alabama 35 and recovered the fumble. Triplett was named the Bubba Davis Mississippi Most Valuable Player as he would finish the game with 6 tackles, 1 quarterback sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a blocked punt. Mississippi QB Brandon Shettles of New Albany connected with Hattiesburg’s Tristan Keys for a 27-yard completion to the Alabama 8-yard line. The offense stalled and Hernando’s Will Uselton booted a 30-yard field goal with 4:40 to play in the first quarter and Mississippi led 3-0.
Following a punt exchange that featured a 69-yard punt by Alabama’s Hayden Chambers of Fort Payne, Alabama drove in for a touchdown as Duckworth tossed an 8-yard TD pass to Kaleb Morris of Mary Montgomery. Hayden Chambers kicked the extra point and Alabama led 7 to 3 with 8:18 left in the second quarter. On the ensuing possession, Mississippi’ s Will Uselton mishandled the snap on a punt near the goal line. Kamhariyan Johnson of Muscle Shoals blocked Uselton who punched the ball into the hands of Theodore’s Jaden Bush of Alabama who walked into the end zone for a 7-yard TD punt return. Following the Chambers extra point kick, Alabama led 14 to 3 with 6:29 to play in the half.
Leading 14 to 3, Alabama’s Ezavier “E. J.” Crowell of Jackson raced into the end zone on a 51-yard run, but a holding penalty wiped out the score. Mississippi’s Caleb Triplett blocked an ensuing Alabama punt to set up his team at the 21-yard line, but a botched snap prevented a 35-yard field goal attempt. Alabama took over on their own 32 and drove for another touchdown. Spain Park’s Brock Bradley fired a 17-yard pass to Carver’s Zion Crumpton for a score. The extra point attempt was no good following a bad snap and Alabama led 20 to 3 with 25 seconds remaining in the half.
Trailing by 17, Mississippi started the third quarter with an onsides kick, but Alabama recovered. Following a run by Duckworth and an unsportsmanlike penalty on Mississippi, Alabama tallied again as E. J. Crowell scored on a 20-yard run to the pylon. Hayden Chambers added the extra point and Alabama led 27 to 3 at the 11:00 minute mark of the third. Crowell would be named the Bubba Davis Alabama MVP as he had 64 yards on 10 carries with one touchdown.
The teams exchanged possessions on failed fourth down attempts and Mississippi launched a late drive in the quarter. Behind the rushing and passing of Eric Perry of DeSoto Central, Mississippi drove for a touchdown as Perry ran the ball in for a four-yard TD. Will Uselton kicked the extra point, and Mississippi cut the Alabama margin to 27 to 10 with 2:02 left in the third.
Entering the fourth quarter, Alabama clinched the win as Brock Bradley fired a 24-yard TD pass to Corey Barber of Clay-Chalkville. The extra point attempt was blocked and Alabama led 33 to 10 with 8:22 left in the game. Alabama added another score with 2:40 remaining as QB Landon Duckworth ran into the end zone from 3 yards out. The Hayden Chambers extra point increased the score to 40 to 10, Alabama. Prior to the scoring run, Duckworth had been intercepted in the end zone by Collin Flanigan of Oxford, but a roughing the passer penalty wiped out the turnover.
Mississippi long snapper Trey Russo of South Panola and Alabama center Maddox Caldwell of St. Michael were selected as the C Spire Academic Achievement Award winners. For the game, Mississippi QBs had 89 yards passing with Eric Perry completing 4-of-9 for 29 yards, 32 yards rushing and 1 rushing TD while Braden Shettles of New Albany finished 5-of-9 for 60 yards. Alabama had 156 passing yards including Landon Duckworth going 6-of-8 for 87 yards and 1 TD passing and 1 TD rushing and Brock Bradley ending with 5-of-10 passing for 69 yards and 2 passing TDs. E. J Crowell of Alabama was the leading ground gainer with 64 yards on 10 rushes plus a TD. QB Eric Perry of Mississippi led his team in rushing with 32 yards on 7 attempts. Alabama ran 49 plays for 339 yards and 21 first downs while Mississippi ran 47 plays for 140 yards and 10 first downs. Mississippi was saddled with a series single game record of 14 penalties for 147 yards.
MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA ALL STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC 2024 SUMMARY
In a game that featured seven lead changes and a late 17-point fourth quarter rally, the Alabama All-Stars defeated the Mississippi All-Stars 35 to 29 in the 38th Annual Mississippi Alabama All-Star Football Classic at Hancock-Whitney Stadium, Abraham A. Mitchell Field, on the campus of South Alabama in Mobile, AL, on December 14, 2024. The Alabama win was the team’s fifth win in a row and increased the Alabama series lead to 27-11 overall.
Alabama scored first on a 14-play, 80-yard drive consuming 6:01 minutes featuring a 16-yard pass from K. J. Lacey to receiver Carson Gill, both Saraland teammates, and a pass interference penalty on Mississippi. Lacey, named MVP for Alabama, finished with a record-setting performance of 21 passes completed on 36 attempts for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. Lacey’s totals set series game records for pass attempts, pass completions, and passing yards. On third-and-goal at the four-yard line, Lacey connected with Carver’s T. K. Norman on a scoring pass with 2:42 left in the first quarter. Alabama led 7-0 after Cleat Forrest of Alexandria booted the extra point.
Mississippi countered quickly as Mississippi MVP Deuce Knight of George County drove his team 74 yards on 6 plays in 2:07 capped off by a 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end Maddox Lynch of Warren Central. Evan Noel of St. Stanislaus missed the extra point and Alabama kept a 7-6 lead with 26 seconds left in the quarter. For the game, Knight was 17-of-23 passing for 176 yards and 1 touchdown and ran for 139 yards and 2 TDs on 14 rush attempts.
The Magnolia State squad then took a 12-7 lead at the 7:02 mark of the second quarter as Anthony Hopson of Neshoba Central recovered a fumble in the end zone on a punt attempt by Cleat Forrest. Tupelo’s Noah Gillon’s two-point conversion failed on the first lead change of the day.
MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA ALL STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC 2022 SUMMARY
2022 Despite a solid Mississippi All-Star defense that dominated three quarters of the game, the Alabama All-Stars rallied with two late fourth quarter touchdowns to win their third straight victory in the series by defeating the Mississippi All-Stars 14-10 in the 36th Annual Mississippi Alabama All-Star Football Classic at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, on December 10, 2022. The win added to the Alabama series lead at 25-11 overall.
A flurry of turnovers was the highlight of the first quarter. Southaven’s John Slaughter picked off a pass by Alabama’s Christopher Vizzina of Briarwood Christian at the Alabama 29, but an ensuing sack and fumble on Bray Hubbard of Ocean Springs by Alabama’s Klark Cleveland of Auburn gave Alabama the ball right back at the Mississippi 46-yard line. Two plays later, Alex Sanford of Oxford forced a fumble by Alabama’s Earl Woods of Hueytown which was recovered by Mississippi’s Jeleel Fleming of Vicksburg that placed the ball at Mississippi’s 34-yard line. Mississippi then drove 11 plays and 49 yards in 6:07 before Bart Edmiston of Ocean Springs drilled a 35-yard field goal to give Mississippi a 3-0 lead with 1:30 left in the quarter.
In the second quarter, the teams battled back-and-forth with Mississippi’s defense holding Alabama to no points and only 20 yards of total offense for the first half. Besides the fumble recovery by Jeleel Fleming, Fleming intercepted another Alabama pass by Earl Woods to halt another drive and increase the turnover numbers to 2 interceptions and a lost fumble in the first half for the Alabama squad. Mississippi maintained the 3-0 lead at the halftime break.
In the third quarter, after forcing another Alabama punt, Mississippi went 4 plays and 73 yards in 1:52 to score the game’s first touchdown. D’Marium Perteet of South Panola raced 52 yards for the Mississippi six-pointer with 9:04 on the clock and Bart Edmiston added the extra point for a 10-0 Mississippi lead. Following an exchange of punts, Alabama drove 68 yards in 12 plays to the Mississippi 1 yard line, but a goal line stand saw Jaylen Aborom of Oak Grove recover a fumble on fourth-and-goal by Peter Woods of Thompson to thwart the Alabama scoring chance.
Alabama rallied late in the fourth quarter bolstered by a Mississippi unnecessary roughness penalty. Alabama marched 40 yards in 4 plays in 2:17 to score their first touchdown as Earl Woods tallied on a 4-yard run. Peyton Argent of Hoover booted the extra point and Alabama sliced the Mississippi lead to 10-7 with 8:42 to play in the game. Mississippi responded with a 49-yard drive that chewed up 4:47, but Bart Edmiston missed a key 38-yard field goal attempt that gave Alabama the ball at their own 21-yard line with 3:55 to play.
Alabama then drove 79 yards in 8 plays and 1:20 for the winning touchdown. Facing a fourth-and-four play at the 46-yard line, Alabama QB Christopher Vizzina connected with Prattville receiver Kameran Shanks for 33 yards to the Mississippi 21. Three plays later, Vizzina fired a perfect pass to Davion Dozier of Moody who outjumped the Mississippi defensive backs for the go-ahead touchdown. Peyton Argent added the point after touchdown and Alabama led for the first time 14-10 with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter.
Mississippi took over on its own 30-yard line with one last chance, but Mack Howard of Oxford threw an interception to T. J. Metcalf of Pinson Valley at the 32-yard line with 2:27 remaining. Alabama’s Khalifa Keith from A. H. Parker broke off a 27-yard run for a first down and Alabama ran out the clock for the win.
Defensive stars and the game’s leading tacklers received the Most Valuable Player Awards for the game. The Alabama MVP was Peter Woods of Thompson who had 6 solo tackles and 2 assists for a total of 8 tackles with 2 QB sacks and 7 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Suntarine Perkins of Raleigh was selected as the Mississippi MVP for his outstanding performance in making 9 solo tackles with 1 assist for a total of 10 tackles with 3 tackles for loss and one pass break-up.
The leading passer for Mississippi was Bray Hubbard of Ocean Springs who completed 4-of-8 for 44 yards and no interceptions. Alabama was led in passing by Christopher Vizzina of Briarwood Christian who connected on 8-of-13 passes for 80 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Alabama was led in rushing by Earl Woods of Hueytown who also split time at quarterback and gained 63 yards on 12 rushes with 1 touchdown and a 29-yard run. Mississippi was led in rushing by D’Marium Perteet of South Panola who ran for 87 yards on 6 carries including the 52-yard touchdown. The standout receivers were Mississippi’s Ayden Williams of Ridgeland who had 1 catch for 43 yards and Alabama’s Kameron Shanks of Prattville who snagged 3 passes for 88 yards.
Both defenses were the true story of the contest. Mississippi had 40 total tackles with 3 QB sacks and 14 tackles for loss with 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries along with 2 interceptions and 4 pass break-ups. Alabama racked up 55 total tackles with 5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss with 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery along with 1 interception and 2 pass break-ups. Alabama was 2-of-12 on third down conversions and 1-of-2 on fourth down with the key fourth quarter pass on the game-winning drive being the only conversion. Mississippi was 2-of-10 on third down and 1-of-3 on fourth down conversions. Mississippi had 14 first downs to Alabama’s 12, but the late rally gave Alabama the edge in offense as they ran 53 plays for 209 yards while Mississippi had 50 plays for 189 yards.
