The Homewood High School football team celebrated Homecoming from start to finish on Friday night.

Behind an efficient offense and a stingy defense, Homewood rolled to a 49-0 shutout over Jackson-Olin on Friday.

“I love the effort we’re playing with,” said Homewood head coach Ben Berguson. “Our defense was outstanding tonight.”

Senior quarterback Kaleb Carson set the tone early, orchestrating an eight-play drive that ended with running back Chappy Chapleau powering in for the opening score midway through the first quarter.

Following a quick defensive stop, Carson connected with David Walden for a 43-yard touchdown strike that had the Homewood (5-0, 3-0 Class 6A, Region 5) sidelines buzzing. He later fooled the defense with play action and found Landon Pettus in the second quarter, givi

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