Brogan Gross threw five touchdown passes, but Athens couldn’t pull out a road victory against No. 6 Muscle Shoals in Friday’s Class 6A, Region 7 contest.
The teams exchanged scores throughout — with the Trojans (5-1, 4-0) holding a 35-21 halftime lead.
Unfortunately for the Golden Eagles, they couldn’t get any closer.
Xavier Edwards added a first-half touchdown run for Athens (5-1, 2-1).
Aiden Lovell and Endymion Tyus each caught a pair of touchdowns from Gross, while James Newby hauled in the other.
The Golden Eagles travel to Class 6A No. 9 Hartselle next week.