Area team receives votes in ASWA football poll
One local team received votes in the Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football poll released Sept. 12. With 34 points, Gadsden City came in as the 11th ranked team in Class 6A. The Titans defeated Lee-Huntsville, 35-20, on Sept. 6. The complete Sept. 12 poll is listed below with first place votes, current record […]
Pee named ASWA Player of the Week
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
To say that Toby Pee played a big part in Sardis’
record-setting win over Locust Fork last Friday (Sept. 7) would be an
understatement.
The senior halfback accounted for 415 yards of total offense
– 288 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries and 127 receiving yards
and two
Panthers flatten Columbia, go 2-0 on season
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
As far as Marty Smith is concerned, “garbage time” is not a part of the Southside High football lexicon.
With the host Panthers holding a 43-point lead over Class 5A, Area 7 rival Columbia last Friday, Smith pulled most of his starters midway through the third quarter to provide the substitutes some experience.
The various Panther greenhorns soon discovered just
Special teams play sparks Yellow Jackets’ region win
By Deunte Marshall/Messenger Sports Correspondent
Daniel Otwell’s 39-yard touchdown run from with a little under two minutes to go sealed the deal for
Fort Payne busts Blue Devils
By Lew Gilliland/Fort Payne Times-Journal
No. 10-ranked Fort Payne erupted for 28-unanswered points in the second quarter and cruised to a 35-18 victory over visiting Etowah in the Class 5A, Region 7 opener for both squads Friday.
Lions set scoring record in win over Locust Fork
Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter
Sardis set a school single-game scoring record in a 68-48 win over Locust Fork last Friday in the Loins’ Class 4A, Region 6 opener.
The Lions (1-1, 1-0) scored 10 touchdowns.
Sardis
Ider runs past Patriots
Courtesy of Fort Payne Times-Journal
Matthew Collins’ two kickoff returns for touchdowns propelled Ider to a 37-14 victory over visiting West End in high school football on Friday.
Collins’ first return, of 70 yards, came on the
Red Devils torch Westbrook
Courtesy of Fort Payne Times-Journal
Westbrook Christian fell to 1-1, 0-1 on the season with a 35-14 loss to Class 2A, Region 7 rival Fyffe on Friday (Sept. 7).
Randy Blackwell’s 11-yard touchdown and Levi Bates 31-yard score put No. 6 Fyffe up 12-0 in the early going.
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Sand Rock passes by Bulldogs
Courtesy of Cherokee County Herald
Sand Rock junior quarterback Dylan Mackey only completed three passes all night long last Friday against Class 2A, Region 7 foe Gaston, but those three passes were all daggers in the Bulldogs’ hearts.
Mackey threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Wildcats to a 49-6 win Gaston in the region opener for both