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No. 1 Thompson Scores 31-Unanswered Points in Second Half, Blows Out No. 12 Carver-Montgomery in Alabama HS Opener

Four-star junior quarterback Trent Seaborn comes out firing in 2025 season debut, leads team to second-half turnaround

Levi Payton

Thompson four-star junior quarterback Trent Seaborn (12) bounced back from an early interception on a deflected pass and led his Warriors to 31-unanswered points in the second half.
Thompson four-star junior quarterback Trent Seaborn (12) bounced back from an early interception on a deflected pass and led his Warriors to 31-unanswered points in the second half. / Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Alabama No. 1 Thompson is set to host No. 12 Carver Montgomery in an exciting 7A season opener on Thursday.

Opening kick is slated for 8 p.m. ET at Thompson.

Thompson, the preseason No. 1 in Alabama, went 11-3 last season and won the AHSAA 7A state championship, beating Phenix City Central 21-7. They return a host of key players from that championship squad, including junior four-star quarterback Trent Seaborn – who passed for 2,675 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions as a sophomore.

His favorite target a year ago, three-star junior receiver Darion Moseley, returns after catching 53 passes for 756 yards 13 touchdowns.

Carver-Montgomery has a few more questions, but an unquestionably loaded roster of its own. Tasked with filling the shoes of graduated senior Terrell Russell Jr., senior quarterback Zion Crumpton, who only attempted one pass last season in nine games last season, is expected to take over at quarterback. He played mostly at receiver as a junior, racking up over 400 yards receiving and 100 rushing.

With both teams expected to be good on defense and in the trenches, it makes for a compelling matchup.

Follow along below as High School on SI and High School on SI Alabama will be posting live updates with scoring, highlights and other key plays in the expandable space below once the game begins.

Key Players

For Thompson:

Cameron Pritchett, jr., EDGE: Oregon commit; Four-star recruit

Trent Seaborn, jr., QB: Four-star recruit; Holds 35 Power Four offers

Peter Ramil, sr., EDGE: USF commit; Three-star recruit

Pryce Lewis, sr., WR: Three-star recruit; Holds six D1 offers

Viliami Moala, sr., DL: Three-star recruit; Committed to North Carolina

Trenton McCorvey, jr., S: Three-star recruit; Holds 14 D1 offers

Darion Moseley, jr., WR: Three-star recruit; Holds 11 D1 offers

Dedrick Kimbrough, soph., WR: Three-star recruit; Holds 18 D1 offers

For Carver-Montgomery:

Kalib Spivey, DL: Three-star recruit for the Class of 2027; Holds 20 D1 offers

Camare Jackson, sr., ATH: Holds a number of collegiate offers

Kendarius Reynolds, LB: Three-star recruit for 2026; Troy commit

Zion Crumpton, QB/WR: Mississippi State commit at wide receiver; Three-star prospect

JaMares Harris, EDGE: Holds a number of collegiate offers

Teams

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Q2

Q3

Q4

F

Carver

0

6

21

10

37

Thompson

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6

0

0

6

Carver Washington at Thompson; Live scoring, highlights, recap

First Quarter

Thompson won the toss and deferred. Carver-Montgomery began the game at its own 30 after a fair catch on the kickoff.

The Wolverines picked up two first downs on its first three plays (one pass, two runs) to get the ball inside Thompson territory.

TURNOVER! A tough break for Carver-Montgomery. Zion Crumpton broke free on a long rush up the middle, but tripped on the turf near the 13 and lost the ball on the turf as he attempted to brace himself. Thompson's Cam Pritchett pounced on the ball and took over possession at the Warriors' own 13.

Thompson showed some guts and went for it on fourth-and-1 from its own 23. The Warriors got six yards on the run up the middle and easily converted to keep their first drive alive.

INTERCEPTION! Facing third-and-long, Trent Seaborn's pass was batted in the air by a defensive lineman and intercepted by the Wolverines' Kalib Spivey. He returned it to the Thompson 43, where the Wolverines began their second drive. Seaborn's interception came one play after he was sacked for a big loss.

BIG PLAY! On an incredible punt on fourth-and-7, the Wolverines' right gunner, in the process of being tackled by the punt returner near the goal line, managed to find the football and secure it at the 1-yard line. The Warriors began their second drive needing to go 99 yards for a touchdown.

End 1: Carver-Montgomery 0, Thompson 0

Second Quarter

Thompson punted from its own end zone to begin the second quarter. The Wolverines began their third possession at the Thompson 42.

BIG PLAY! Viliami Moala got a big sack on second down and eventually helped set up a fourth down and a punt. Thompson took over at its own 20 early in the second quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! Trent Seaborn atones for the earlier interception and fired a 57-yard strike to Dedrick Kimbrough for the game's first touchdown. The PAT hit the upright and bounced out. Thompson moved in front 6-0 with 9:27 left in the second quarter.

Thompson's defense stepped up again and forced another punt with 5:42 left in the first half, but the Warriors went three-and-out. Junior punter Ethan Black flipped the field, pinning the Wolverines back at their own 21 with less than 5 minutes left in the first half.

KEY PLAY: On a short run by Wolverines quarterback Zion Crumpton, a Thompson defensive lineman appeared to make a swipe with his leg near the pile and the head official immediately threw a flag for a personal foul and appeard to send the player off the field. Either way, it erased a first down and gave the Wolverines a first down in Thompson territory.

TOUCHDOWN! Wolverines quarterback Zion Crumpton faked a handoff and ran 16 yards up the middle to tie the game 6-6 with 34 seconds left in the first half. The PAT was no good.

Thompson made things interesting at the end of the half. Beginning its final drive at the Warriors' 40, Seaborn quickly got them to the Wolverines' 19 with 15 seconds left. On the final play of the half, he escaped a free rush off the left end, circled to his left and made a fantastic throw to the back left corner of the end zone, but the catch couldn't be made and the teams jogged into the half tied 6-6.

Halftime: Carver-Montgomery 6, Thompson 6

Third Quarter

TOUCHDOWN! Thompson took the second-half kick and went down the field in a hurry. Trent Seaborn completed a 40-yard receiver screen down to the Wolverines' 16 and then completed a lob pass to the left side to senior receiver Trey Knight for a touchdown. The PAT was good from 30 yards after a penalty. Thompson moved in front 13-6 with 10:55 left in the third quarter.

TURNOVER! Thompson's Viliami Moala pounced on a loose ball to give possession back to the offense in Wolverines territory.

TOUCHDOWN! The turnover resulted in points. Two plays after converting a fourth down on a penalty, the Warriors found the end zone again on an 8-yard run by Urijah Casey and a PAT by Black to make it 20-6 with 9:07 left in the third quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! Another quick Warriors drive resulted in KJ Jackson scoring on a 6-yard run. The PAT was successful, making it 27-6 with 2:49 left in the third quarter.

The third quarter ended with the Wolverines driving at Thompson's 17.

End 3: Thompson 27, Carver-Montgomery 6

Fourth Quarter

TURNOVER! On the first play of the fourth quarter, the Wolverines gave the ball back to Thompson. That could have been the dagger.

TOUCHDOWN! Trent Seaborn couldn't find a receiver he liked, so he ran 13 yards off the right end for his first rushing touchdown of the season. The PAT made it 34-6 with just over 8 minutes remaining in regulation. This game was a tale of two halves.

INTERCEPTION! Another miscue by the Wolverines gave the ball back to Thompson at Carver-Montgomery's 15-yard line on a Damonte Tabb pick.

FIELD GOAL! Thompson's Ethan Black booted a 29-yard field goal from the left hash to make it 37-6 with 6:16 remaining in regulation.

FINAL: Thompson 34, Carver-Montgomery 6

Recap

It was a tale of two halves for both teams on both sides of the football. What looked like a Week 1 slobberknocker at halftime quickly turned sideways when the Warriors went on the warpath in the third quarter, outscoring the Wolverines 21-0 and seemingly putting the game out of reach.

Despite allowing an early score on a convincing drive by the Wolverines, Thompson's defense got better and better as the game went along and finished the game riding a wave of momentum.

Considering it was Week 1, aside from a few players getting banged up, things went about as well as they could have for the Warriors. The Wolverines can learn plenty from the second half, but if they get back to being the team they were in the first half of this game they will be winners most weeks.

Records: Thompson 1-0; Carver-Montgomery 0-1

Next: Thompson travels to Grayson next Friday. Carver-Montgomery travels to Percy Julian on Friday.

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Levi Payton
LEVI PAYTON

Levi’s sports journalism career began in 2005. A Missouri native, he’s won multiple Press Association awards for feature writing and has served as a writer and editor covering high school sports as well as working beats in professional baseball, NCAA football, basketball, baseball and soccer. If you have a good story, he’d love to tell it.

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