Orange Beach Led 21-0, Then Walker Long Got a Hand on the Extra Point: Makos Beat Top-Seeded Charles Henderson 21-20 for Their First Playoff Win

Orange Beach Led 21-0, Then Walker Long Got a Hand on the Extra Point: Makos Beat Top-Seeded Charles Henderson 21-20 for Their First Playoff Win

Orange Beach beat top-seeded Charles Henderson 21-20 in the Alabama Class 4A first round, the first playoff win in school history. Walker Long deflected the extra point that would have tied it.

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Orange Beach had never won a playoff game. Last Thursday night in Troy, the Makos built a 21-0 lead on top-seeded Charles Henderson, watched it shrink to one point, and then junior Walker Long deflected the extra point that would have tied it. Orange Beach 21, Charles Henderson 20.

The Class 4A first-round game was played at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to Gulf Coast Media, and the 21-20 final is confirmed by High School On SI's Alabama playoff roundup. Orange Beach came in as a fourth seed. The win also makes Wade Waldrop the winningest coach in program history, per Gulf Coast Media.

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Quarterback Tucker Wade threw a touchdown to Verchaun Simms and found 6-foot-6 junior tight end Lee Steele for a long score off a pop pass in the first quarter. Freshman running back Jace Kidd ran for another touchdown in the second, and Wade hit Simms for the two-point conversion that made it 21-0.

A 105-Yard Pick-Six and a Deflected Kick

Charles Henderson's comeback started before halftime, when senior defensive back Amari Wingard returned an interception 105 yards for a touchdown. The Trojans scored twice more in the third quarter, the second on a quarterback keeper, but Long got a hand on the point-after try and Orange Beach held it at 21-20. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. Junior Deundrea Gray carried the ball late to run out the clock, and junior punter Evan Crochet pinned Charles Henderson deep along the way.

Orange Beach at Sipsey Valley on Friday

The Makos play at Sipsey Valley in the second round on Friday, Nov. 13, according to High School On SI. Statewide brackets and rankings are on High School On SI's Alabama bracket page. More high school football is on BallerTube's high school football page.