Friday night at Rip Hewes Stadium, the Dothan Wolves closed out the 2024 season with 37-31 win over Godby out of Tallahassee, Florida. The win gives the Wolves a 5-5 record and sends the seniors out with a home victory in their final game. Running back A.J. Alexander had a big night scoring four touchdowns and unofficially had 299 yards. A late field goal by Godby with 20 seconds remaining made the score 37-31, but a onside kick recovery by Tanner Johnson sealed the win.
A total of 21 points were scored in the first quarter with the Wolves reaching the endzone first when Alexander scored a 76-yard touchdown with 8:17 to go up 7-0. Godby responded on their next possession when quarterback Lazarus Chambers found Demaris Bunion for a touchdown to make the score 7-7 with 6:23 in the quarter. Dothan responded quickly with another long touchdown run by Alexander. This time it was for 54 yards to give Dothan a 14-7 lead with 4:26 in the first quarter. Neither team would score in the second quarter and at halftime the Wolves held a 14-7 lead.
In the second half both teams would combine for 47 points. Dothan took a two-score advantage with 7:26 in the third quarter when Alexander scored his third touchdown of the game to make it 21-7. Alexander scored on a six-yard touchdown on a direct snap. The score was setup when Godby was unable to secure a punt, and the ball was recovered by Asim White. Godby got within 21-14 with 4:25 left in the third when running back Demyric Bentley scored on a 13-yard run.
To open the fourth quarter, Jaden Barnes connected with T.J. Vickers on a trick play for a 43-yard touchdown with 11:51 left in the game. Alexander followed with a run for a successful two-point attempt to make the score 29-14. Chambers would then find Tylan Vickers on a 30-yard passing touchdown with 9:50 remaining to make the score 29-20. Godby was unsuccessful on the point after attempt due to a bad snap. That mistake kept the game as a two-score advantage for Dothan.
Dothan was in a position to run the clock out, but a bad snap resulted a touchdown for Godby. Jaylen Lawson scored a 25-yard touchdown with 4:34 remaining. Tylan Vickers scored on the two-point conversion to make the score 29-28. Alexander would once again extend the Dothan lead when he scored on a 55-yard touchdown run. T.J. Vickers add two more points to make it 37-28 with 2:50 left in the game. Godby add the late field goal with 20 seconds left to make it 37-31 before the onside kick recovery by the Wolves.
The Wolves end the season with a record of 5-5 and will now look towards the off-season. Make sure to listen to the final “Jed Kennedy Coaches Show” this Thursday night at 8 p.m. on 96.9 The Legend. It will also be available as a podcast on Wiregrass Daily News or wherever you listen to podcasts. Just search “Dothan High School Football”.
