MOUNTAIN BROOK — The Mountain Brook Spartans (2-1) welcomed the Hueytown Golden Gophers (0-2) into Spartan Stadium on Friday night for an instant classic. After four quarters of back-and-forth play, the Spartans pulled out a 30-27 overtime win.

The deciding play came in the extra period when Cayden Hofbauer rolled out and found Sam Smith in the corner of the end zone on a 10-yard pass. The touchdown capped off a hard-fought game and sent Spartan Stadium into celebration.

“There is a very high price to pay to have this kind of feeling at the end of the game,” Mountain Brook head coach Chris Yeager said. “It takes 48 minutes of complete football to do that.”

Mountain Brook struck first on its opening drive when Hofbauer broke free on a 52-yard run for a 7-0 lead. Hueytown answered with a

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