Alabama will be without one of its top quarterbacks in the 2018 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic

Alabama quarterback commit Taulia Tagovailoa’s shoulder injury will keep him sidelined and out of the upcoming all-star game, according to two sources. The AHSAA confirmed Tagovailoa’s decision not to play in the game in an e-mail this afternoon to AL.com

The Thompson senior -- one of two quarterbacks selected for the Dec. 17 all-star game in Montgomery -- played with an injured throwing shoulder during last week’s 52-7 loss to Central-Phenix City in the Class 7A championship game. He threw for a career-low 44 yards in the loss, but refused to use the injury as an excuse.

“There’s no excuse and say if my arm was good I’d do this or that,” he said. “We played a great team. Sometimes you’ve got to battle through injuries. I’m sure some of their guys were battling through injuries, too. There’s no excuse. At the end of the day, it’s whether you win or lose.”

Tagovailoa will be replaced by Central-Phenix City’s Peter Parrish, an LSU commit, the AHSAA announced. The governing body also said Central-Phenix City safety Ray Thornton, a Clemson commit, won’t play in the game and will be replaced by Jackson senior and Auburn commit Nehemiah Pritchett.

Parrish threw a TD pass and ran for another in the 7A championship-game victory over Thompson.

Thornton has an unspecified injury, although he played in last week’s state title game and had a pivotal interception of Tagovailoa early in the second half.

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Tagovailoa suffered his shoulder injury, which he described as a strained labrum and rotator cuff, in the 31-28 semifinal victory over Hoover, but it wasn’t revealed until after the championship-game loss.

Tagovailoa is also scheduled to play the All-American Bowl in San Antonio and the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii, both in January. It’s unclear if the injury will prevent him from playing in those events.

"I've got to get my shoulder straight," Tagovailoa said.

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Tagovailoa finished the season with 3,728 yards, 35 TD passes and just five interceptions. In 2017, he finished 287-of-435 for 3,820 yards, with 36 TD passes and eight interceptions, even with a new set of receivers.

Auburn quarterback commit Bo Nix is the other quarterback selected to play in the all-star game, which features the top senior football players from the two states. Players are scheduled to report Wednesday and the game is set for Monday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m., at Montgomery's Cramton Bowl.

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Alabama’s roster also includes Alabama commits Christian Williams, a defensive back from Daphne; defensive lineman DJ Dale of Clay-Chalkville; Hewitt-Trussville offensive linemen Pierce Quick; Thompson offensive lineman Amari Kight of Thompson; and Hoover’s Will Reichard, who will handle punting and place-kicking duties.

Other Auburn commits include Hoover receiver George Pickens and Hewitt-Trussville receiver Ja'Varrius Johnson.

Alabama holds a 22-9 edge in the all-time all-star series, but Mississippi won 42-7 last year, the largest margin of defeat for Alabama in the series history.