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
In and around the SEC: Week 4
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent
Alabama Week 3 recap
The Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0) traveled to Fayetteville and dismantled Arkansas, 52-0, on Saturday. The Hogs were without senior quarterback Tyler Wilson, and his replacements Brandon Mitchell and Brandon Allen failed to move the ball against the stifling Alabama defense. Arkansas committed five turnovers, including two interceptions by Allen. Alabama running
Glencoe posted a 21-0 shutout over White Plains in Class 3A, Region 5 action last Friday (Sept. 21) at GHS.
The Yellow Jackets (2-2, 2-1) visit Etowah County neighbor Hokes Bluff in Friday in a non-region game.
Etowah rolled past Columbia, 48-6, in a Class 5A, Region 7 game last Friday (Sept. 21) in Attalla.
The Blue Devils (3-1,
Yellow Jackets, Blue Devils win; Eagles come up short
Glencoe posted a 21-0 shutout over White Plains in Class 3A, Region 5 action last Friday (Sept. 21) at GHS.
The Yellow Jackets (2-2, 2-1) visit Etowah County neighbor Hokes Bluff in Friday in a non-region game.
Etowah rolled past Columbia, 48-6, in a Class 5A, Region 7 game last Friday (Sept. 21) in Attalla.
The Blue Devils (3-1,
Garden springs past Conquerors
By Deunte Marshall/Sports Correspondent
Spring Garden was on a mission last Friday (Sept. 21) to become the first 4-0 football team in school history.
Mission accomplished.
The Panthers (4-0, 3-0) defeated Coosa Christian, 35-0, in a Class 1A, Region 7 game in Gadsden.
“This is something the kids wanted,” said Spring Garden head coach Jason Howard. “I was
Fort Payne stymies Southside
By Lew Gilliland/Fort Payne Times-Journal
The Fort Payne “D” was back it again last Friday (Sept. 21), holding a strong Southside ground game to 54 yards in the first half as the No. 8-ranked Wildcats built 24-0 lead en route to a 45-20 victory in Class 5A, Region 7 high school football at FPHS.
The previously unbeaten Panthers (3-1, 2-1) finished
Thundering Herd stampedes Gaston
By Tommy Shields/Sports Correspondent
North Sand Mountain gave Gaston all it could handle and more last Friday, as the 10th ranked Bison scored on virtually every drive in a 65-38 Class 2A, Region 7 victory at GHS.
The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 0-3 in the region and 0-4 overall.
The Thundering Herd got off to a quick start,
Lions rally past Douglas
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter
Sardis kept pace in the battle for Class 4A, Region 6 supremacy by rallying for a 42-28 victory over Douglas last Friday night at Douglas.
The Lions improved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Region 6 standings as they posted their third consecutive win.
Sardis, No. 1 Oneonta and St. Clair County