9:57 PM, Saraland is in – again: The No. 2 Spartans whipped No. 4 Benjamin Russell 38-21 to advance to the Class 6A state championship game for the fourth consecutive season. Saraland will play No. 1 Clay-Chalkville for the title next Friday after the Cougars whipped Muscle Shoals 30-13 in the North semifinal.

Jones jumped out to a 14-0 lead and midway through the second quarter extended it to 21-0. After a fumble by Lake Wales stellar junior running back Kamari Smith, on the very next play Jones star quarterback Dereon Coleman connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to senior DJ Hicks.

The IHSA state football championships will not be played on Saturday, due to Illinois State University closing its campus.