Hurricanes storm Winfield to advance

Flomaton raced to a 19-0 halftime lead Friday night in Winfield in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs and left with a 32-7 victory that sends the Hurricanes to the third round of the playoffs this Friday night at Pike County.

Tensions rose at the end of the game with the previously undefeated Pirates losing their first game of the season, but Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery said “everything's good.”

“I don't think they had really been tested before,” Vickery said. “They hadn't played in a region like we played all year.”

Despite the victory, Vickery said he didn't...