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Spain Park High School quarterback Harrison Barker (7) carries the ball in the first half of his team's game against Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Alabaster.
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Spain Park fans after a touchdown during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Harrison Barker QB carries for a short gain during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park band members during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Kishawn Dawsey DB and Spain Park's Demillion Simms celebrate an incomplete pass during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Fans encourage the defense during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Jalen Henderson is tackled by Thompson's DJ Douglas DB during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Harrison Barker QB is brought down in the backfield during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Harrison Barker QB during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Demillion Simms, Spain Park's Colton Ledbetter LB and Spain Park's Kenyon Hines WR/LB gang tackle during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Harrison Barker QB during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Thompson's DJ Douglas DB brings down Spain Park's Jalen Henderson during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Jalen Henderson leaps for the end zone but was ruled out of bounds at the 3 during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Jalen Henderson scores during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Thompson's Shadrick Byrd RB goes down as Spain Park's Ethan Prolsdorfer OL dives to bring him down during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Josh Wallace LB brings down Thompson's Shadrick Byrd RB during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Colton Ledbetter LB brings down Thompson's Kyle Smoak WR Spaduring a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Harrison Barker QB is sacked during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park cheerleaders during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park cheerleaders during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park head coach Shawn Raney during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Thompson's JB Mitchell WR tries to shake the tackle of Spain Park's Jake Horton DE during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Joshua Stanton hauls in a long pass over Thompson's Tyreke Bivins DB during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Jalen Henderson during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
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Spain Park's Mason Pronk carries the ball during a game between Spain Park and Thompson on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Warrior Stadium in Alabaster. (Frank Couch)
ALABASTER -- An off week couldn’t help the Spain Park High School football team shore up its offensive woes.
The Jaguars created some chances against Class 7A No. 3 Thompson, but fell short in a 35-7 road loss. This marked the fifth straight loss for Spain Park (1-5, 0-4 in 7A, Region 3), and its playoff chances are all but done in far and away the toughest region in the state.
Spain Park got a 3-yard touchdown pass from Harrison Barker to Jalen Henderson late in the second quarter to cut Thompson’s lead to 21-7, but missed a fourth-down try on its next possession at the Thompson 23-yard line.
“It’s the same deal,” Jaguars head coach Shawn Raney said. “I think we were five times inside their 30 and just got seven points. We continue to kill ourselves offensively. I see our kids fighting. We are playing some really good teams, and it may not show on the scoreboard, but they’re fighting hard.
Thompson also missed on two fourth down tries in the second half.
“We’ve got to convert some of that, which has been our Achilles heel,” Raney said.
Spain Park rotated quarterbacks Mason Pronk, the senior starter, and Barker, a junior, on every series. Pronk finished 5-of-14 for 71 yards with an interception and Barker went 11-of-22 for 98 yards.
Junior receiver Kameron McDaniel was a bright spot, catching five passes for 109 yards. Senior Jalen Henderson, Spain Park’s top offensive player, finished with 14 carries for 42 yards. He exited with cramps in the third quarter and had just one carry after that, but Raney expects him to be fine going forward.
Thompson improved to 5-1, 3-1. University of Alabama quarterback commit Taulia Tagovailoa was responsible for each Warriors' touchdown. He completed 23-of-34 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns with a 3-yard rushing score. His touchdown passes went for 7, 59 and 11 yards to Michael Pettway and 7 yards to JB Mitchell.
The Jaguars host city rival Hoover next Friday.
“We’re playing quite a few young kids,” Raney said. “Just continue to work, keep our seniors with us and play hard these last four games.”
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