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Sardis taking care of region business

Sardis (2-1, 2-0) at Douglas (1-2, 0-2)

Series record: Sardis 19, Douglas 9

Last meeting: 2003 Douglas 7, Sardis 6

Last week: Sardis 45, Crossville 7; St. Clair County 30, Douglas 16

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

Before the season, Sardis High football coach Gene Hill was worried about Class 4A competition, as the Lions moved up from 3A for the first time.

Yellow Jackets wary of improved White Plains squad

White Plains (1-2, 0-2) at Glencoe (1-2, 1-1)

Series record: Glencoe 4, White Plains 0

Last meeting: 2011 Glencoe 42, White Plains 7

Last week: Piedmont 49, Glencoe 7; Weaver 20, White Plains 14

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

In Class 3A, Region 5, they just keep on coming.

One week after playing Piedmont, Glencoe faces White Plains, a team that Yellow

Southside looks to remain unbeaten

Southside (3-0, 2-0) at Fort Payne (3-0, 2-0)

Series record: Fort Payne 13, Southside 8

Last meeting: 2011 Fort Payne 52, Southside 3

Last week: Southside 27, Scottsboro 7; Fort Payne 51, Arab 21

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

It’s been well documented that Southside is 3-0 for the first time since 1996. 

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Eagles visit the Land of Lincoln

 Hokes Bluff (0-3, 0-2) at Lincoln (2-1, 2-0)

Series record: Hokes Bluff 6, Lincoln 4

Last meeting: 2007  Hokes Bluff 15, Lincoln 14

Last week: Alexandria 21, Hokes Bluff 7; Lincoln 20, Anniston 7

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

Mike Robertson sees week-to-week improvement in his team, yet a victory is still eluding Hokes Bluff.

Last week against Alexandria, the Eagles played a solid game

Bulldogs host No. 10 North Sand Mountain

North Sand Mountain (3-0, 2-0) at Gaston (0-3, 0-2)

Series record: Gaston 4, NSM 0

Last meeting: 2003 Gaston 28, NSM 8

Last week: Section 21, Gaston 14; NSM 36, Sand Rock 21

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

A young Gaston High team got a bit younger last week when freshman Jordan Douglas was thrust into the spotlight against Section.

Blue Devils set to whitewash Columbia

Columbia (0-3, 0-2) at Etowah (2-1, 1-1) Series record: First meeting Last week: Etowah 48, Brewer 8; Boaz 48, Columbia 8 By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent For the second week in a row, Etowah has a Class 5A, Region 7 home game – even though this is a Columbia home game. The Eagles must share stadium […]

Legal Notices for the week of Sept 21 – Oct 4, 2012

  MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE   Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 30, 2002, executed by Willie M. Swain and Judy C. Swain husband and wife, to HomeGold, Inc. a South Carolina Corporation, which mortgage was recorded on October 21, 2002, in Document# M-2002-4826, of […]

Gadsden City not taking Aggies lightly

Gadsden City (3-0, 2-0) at Albertville (0-3, 0-2) Last week: Gadsden City 28, Oxford 21; Clay-Chalkville 52, Albertville 7 Series record: First meeting By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent Following a huge win, football teams can have the tendency to be flat the next week. Gadsden City experienced such a victory last week, beating then-No. 8 Oxford. But Titan […]

Patriots, Warriors looking to get back on track in region

West End (0-3, 0-2) at Westbrook Christian (1-2, 0-2)

Series record: West End 7, Westbrook 3

Last meeting: 2009 Westbrook 32, West End 7

Last week: Fyffe 42, West End 6; Ider 39, Westbrook 34

By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

Don’t look now but after a couple of years absence, the West rivalry is back.

The past two years, West End was in