ALABASTER, Alabama, Aug. 21 — The Thompson Warriors have taken a 6-0 lead in the second quarter over the Carver Montgomery Wolverines.
The two AHSAA Class 7A programs are facing off in the season opener in Alabama. The game was delayed for more than 30 minutes due to lightning in the area, but the weather has cleared out nicely for now.
How to watch Thompson vs. Carver Montgomery football
- TV channel: N/A
- Live stream: NFHS Network
- Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
- Time: 7 p.m. CST local/8 p.m. EST
Thompson vs. Carver Montgomery will not be broadcast on traditional television, but it will be streamed live by the NFHS Network.
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
Thompson finally breaks the ice with the first score of the 2025 season. It’s a 56-yard yard Trent Seaborn-to-Dedrick Kimbrough. The PAT is off the left upright, no good.
2nd Qtr: THOMPSON 6, CARVER MONTGOMERY 0
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The second quarter is underway.
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
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The first quarter ends with an exchange of turnovers, but no points on the board yet in Alabaster. That’s the end of the first quarter.
End of 1st Qtr — CARVER MONTGOMERY 0, THOMPSON 0
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Thompson returned the favor with a turnover on Carver’s side of the field after a decent drive. Carver returned it into Thompson’s end, but the ensuing drive has stalled.
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Carver drove deep into Thompson territory, but fumbled the ball in the red zone.
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|| PREGAME ||
We’re getting close to getting kicked off in Alabaster!
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WEATHER UPDATE
We are in a weather delay due to lightning at the moment. Hoping to get things started around 7:30 p.m. CST local/8:30 p.m. EST.
Tonight’s game between Thompson and Carver-Montgomery has been delayed until 7:30 p.m. due to lightning. #ALpreps
— Tony Tsoukalas (@Tony_Tsoukalas) August 21, 2025
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A look in at the scene in Alabaster:
Our Thursday Night “Game of the Week” | Carver-Montgomery at Thompson | Sponsored by ProCom Headsets pic.twitter.com/gTMe0aJQK7
— Alabama7AFootball (@AL7AFootball) August 21, 2025
TEAM INFO …
Thompson is the No. 16 team in the The Sporting News High School Football Top 25, heading into the 2025 campaign. As noted above, it was a strange year for Thompson with three big regular season losses, all of them coming by a single-point overtime. But they managed to pull it together in Alabama’s Class 7A playoffs and win out to capture the state title.
Carver Montgomery had three losses of their own, but with all of them coming in region play, the Wolverines were left out in the cold come playoff time. They’ll be hard-pressed to find a way to win tonight, but the good news is, it won’t have any bearing on their playoff hopes.
Thompson is particularly well-stocked across the defensive line DL Viliami Moala (6-3, 340 lbs.), a North Carolina commit, and edge rusher Peter Ramil (6-5, 240 lbs.) who’s headed to South Florida.
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WEATHER AND MORE …
Alabaster is a city of about 35,000 just due south of Birmingham right off I-65 on the way to Montgomery. Pretty easy ride up from Montgomery most days.
According to the City of Alabaster’s website, it dates back to 1896 when the Siluria Cotton Mill Co. built a mill on Buck Creek in the community of Siluria. The community around the mill grew quickly, and Alabaster, which was a nearby community, was seen as “growth potential.” Later the two communities were merged.
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We’ve got that early look at your weather in the greater Birmingham area.
The Weather Channel is saying it’s 86 degrees, but they are under a Special Weather Statement in the Birmingham area. Thunderstorms passing through the area with wind gusts up to 40 mph, so it’s lookin a lot like weather could affect the evening as it did last Friday night in Georgia and earlier today in Miami, Florida.
That’s just how it goes this time of year in the South, and we’ll keep an eye on it. It is expected to clear out, for now, as we progress through the evening.
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TOP 25 AND THE GAME OF THE WEEK …
While you’re getting ready for tonight’s big game, get yourself up to speed on the preseason edition of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.
Then check out our TSN Game of the Week Recap featuring the No. 14 Milton (GA) Eagles at the No. 12 Buford (GA) Wolves on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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OUR PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS …
Finally, don’t miss out on The Sporting News Preseason All-American Teams that just debuted today!
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