The Purples celebrate after Bowling Green’s AJ Woodard (1) recovered a fumbled punt return in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Christopher Sweeney (4) catches a pass beside Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Ryder Sandidge (9) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Deuce Bailey (2) runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Trevy Barber (3) dodges a tackle by Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kirk LaGrange (12) as he runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

The Purples reach to tackle Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kanyon Johnson (1) as he runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Jaxen Smith (6) hangs onto the leg of Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kanyon Johnson (1) to tackle him in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Deuce Bailey (2) snaps the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Trevy Barber (3) runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Christopher Sweeney (4) catches a pass from Deuce Bailey (2) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Ayden Sadler (25) hangs onto the ball as Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Ryder Sandidge (9) tackles him in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Hudson Nottmeier (21) dodges a tackle by Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Ryder Sandidge (9) as he runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Nick Graham (42) pushes into the end zone for a touchdown in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Brandon Gurley (12) sacks Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kanyon Johnson (1) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’sGrayson Newman (14) tackles Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Ryder Sandidge (9) as he runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Grayson Newman (14) tackles Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Louie Ampry (5) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Braden Widener (91) punts the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Deuce Bailey (2) throws the ball to Hudson Nottmeier (21) as Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Skylar Minton (7) moves in for the tackle in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Ayden Sadler (25) hangs onto the ball as Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Ryder Sandidge (9) and Clayton Gunkel (15) tackle him in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Jaxen Smith (6) runs the ball in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Deuce Bailey (2) and Trevy Barber (3) get tackled by Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kanyon Johnson (1) and Kirk LaGrange (12) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Nick Graham (42) pushes into the end zone for a touchdown in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)

Bowling Green’s Trevy Barber (3) celebrates scoring a touchdown with Mekhi Axson (55) in the Purples’ 35-7 win over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)