Blue Devils Lead All-Region Squad
The Etowah Blue Devils placed 8 players and a coach on the Class 5A, All-Region 7 team, with 3 more players given honorable mention. Sam McCorkle was named Class 5A, Region 7 Coach of the Year as he continued to steer the Etowah Blue Devil football program in the right direction with a consecutive playoff […]
Troup Ices Glencoe
Haley Troup nailed a 3-point shot with 4:24 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Southside a 6-point lead over rival Glencoe. The Yellow Jackets fought their way back to within 2 points, but were forced to foul – sending Troup to the line three times in the final minute of the game. The seventh […]
Panther Grapplers Slam Titans
The Southside Panthers showed the Gadsden City Titans why they have one of the top varsity wrestling programs in the state – dominating the visitors 7 matches to 3. Noah Bradford started things off right for the Panthers, pinning 103-pound foe Kevin Griffith. Hannah Gladden tried her hand at the Panthers in the second bout. […]
Westbrook Whips West End
Westbrook outscored West End 17-9 in the third quarter of Tuesday night varsity action en route to a 63-53 victory. The Warriors and the host Patriots exchanged the lead for most of the first half before superb rebounding by Westbrook and tons of missed shots in the lane by West End in the third quarter […]
Yellow Jacket Cagers Outpace Rival Eagles
Glencoe’s Chris Tinker winked and smiled at head coach Ryan Barkley as he connected on 2 of 2 free throws with 6.7 seconds remaining in the game, sealing a 51-46 win over rival Hokes Bluff on December 2. Glencoe’s Daniel Warren stole the ball at half-court and shot a layup as time expired to close […]
Poovey Pours 27 on Hokes Bluff
Glencoe and Hokes Bluff dueled to a draw in four quarters before the Lady Jackets outpaced the Lady Eagles in overtime, 67-62, in Class 3A, Region 10 play last Friday, Dec. 2 at Hokes Bluff. Glencoe’s Laura Poovey led all scorers with 27 points, nine of which came during the four minute overtime period to […]
Glencoe Fellas Rout Sardis by 21 points
The Glencoe Yellow Jackets used hot shooting and aggressive defense to defeat the Sardis Lions, 56-35, December 5 at Glencoe. “Everyone gave maximum effort, and they just played Glencoe basketball,” said coach Ryan Barkley. Austin Hancock led the Jackets with 15 points, while C.J. Feemster led the Lions with 13 points. Feemster scored Sardis’ first […]
Lady Jackets Tame Lions
Glencoe used great defense in the final minutes of the game to preserve a 48-33 win over Sardis. Laura Poovey continued to lead the Lady Jackets in scoring, netting 13 points in the win. Kameron Carter led the Lady Lions with seven points. Glencoe opened the game with a 10-0 run. Selena Tarvin scored Sardis’ […]
Westbrook Christian
Westbrook Christian placed five players on the All-Class 2A Region 6 football team. John Mayfield, Jonathan Ford, Chase Ingle, Clay Templeton and Ethan Lake were named to the first team. Lance Hughes, Dan Weaver, Jake Kilgo, KaJuan Birt, Michael Dillashaw and Hayden Hendrick were given honorable mention. Westbrook finished the 2011 football season with a […]